Accidents

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

May 28, 2011 - 6:10 AM
June 2011 Accidents
<b>Preliminary Report: Indian Helicopter Crash Claims Five</b> <b>Eurocopter AS350B3, Luguthang, India, April 30, 2011–</b>The Ecureuil (Squirrel) was dest
May 24, 2011 - 8:19 AM
Controller Found Innocent in Brazilian Midair
In an unexpected verdict announced late last week, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found air traffic controller Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos not g
Recovery crews pull the remains of Flight 447’s avionics bay from the South A...
May 23, 2011 - 11:40 AM
Airbus, BEA Deny Reaching Conclusions about Air France Flight 447
Both Airbus and the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses) have denied reaching any conclusions about the <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-ch
The AF447's cockpit voice recorder lay on the seabed before search teams iden...
May 9, 2011 - 7:43 AM
Investigators Hope Recovered Flight Data and Cockpit Voice Recorders Shed More Light on AF447 Crash
Airbus, Air France and many others, both within and outside the aerospace industry, eagerly await the results of an analysis of the flight data and cockpit
May 2, 2011 - 5:50 AM
Investigation continues into G650 crash
The investigation continues into <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-test-airplane-crashes-in-new-mexico-29249/
Apr 30, 2011 - 8:50 AM
Judge Promises Verdict Soon in Brazil Midair Trial
A Brazilian judge heard testimony last month, via video link, from the two American pilots of the <a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=8_51560071
Apr 28, 2011 - 10:50 AM
G650 Deliveries Still Planned for 2011 Despite Crash
After getting peppered with questions from investor analysts yesterday about how the <a href="http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/gulfst
Apr 28, 2011 - 3:40 AM
No U.S. Bizjet Fatalities in 1Q, but Increase Globally
In the first quarter of this year U.S.-registered business turbine aircraft suffered three more accidents and two more fatalities compared with the same p
Search teams found large pieces of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447 at t...
Apr 15, 2011 - 10:15 AM
AF447 Investigators Prep for A330 Wreck Recovery, Question Previous Searches
Investigators from the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses) are preparing to recover the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, the <a href="news/singl
Apr 7, 2011 - 11:00 AM
NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash
The flight-test <a href="news/single-news-page/article/gulfstream-g650-test-airplane-crashes-in-new-mexico-29249/">Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,