Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

GIV accident
Apr 8, 2015 - 1:10 PM
NTSB Docket Reveals Cockpit Warning Before GIV Crash
NTSB releases 800 pages of documents surrounding last year's Gulfstream crash in Bedford, Mass.
Apr 7, 2015 - 8:57 AM
Helicopter Crash Kills Two
The LongRanger was on a firefighting mission for the U.S. Forest Service.
Apr 6, 2015 - 9:56 AM
Business Aviation Fatalities Down in First Quarter This Year
Fatalities in turbine business airplane accidents dropped 37 percent, to 17 in the first three months of this year from 27 in the same period last year.
Apr 4, 2015 - 10:19 AM
Accidents: April 2015
Preliminary, final and factual reports
Apr 3, 2015 - 9:15 AM
FDR Confirms Germanwings Co-pilot Set Autopilot For Crash
Information recovered from the A320's descent confirmed that co-pilot Andreas Lubitz set the autopilot for a fatal controlled flight into the French Alps.
Apr 2, 2015 - 11:26 AM
Investigators Find Germanwings Flight Data Recorder
French prosecutor says A320 co-pilot was definitely conscious at the time of the crash.
Apr 1, 2015 - 9:21 AM
Experts Expect Germanwings FDR Will Yield Useable Data
Locating the unit's memory module could present a bigger challenge
Mar 31, 2015 - 4:48 PM
Lufthansa Insurers Prepare to Cover Germanwings Costs
Lufthansa's insurers have set aside $300 million to cover anticipated costs for the Germanwings costs as French prosecutors prepare a criminal case.
Mar 30, 2015 - 3:54 PM
AIN Blog: Germanwings Tragedy Prompts Reflection on MH370 Loss
The fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is still unexplained, but questions have been raised as the role of its pilot-in-command, Captain Zahari.
Mar 27, 2015 - 3:02 PM
AIN Blog: Response to Germanwings Tragedy Does Not Inspire Confidence
Stunned by the Germanwings crash, the air transport industry's response has not been coherent or convincing.