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The in-flight failure of a servo flap led to the fatal crash of a K-1200 into an Oregon river, the NTSB says.
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Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
The in-flight failure of a servo flap led to the fatal crash of a K-1200 into an Oregon river, the NTSB says.
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
The BK117 struck the surface of the Southern Ocean during a nighttime flight after its pilot mistook fog for higher clouds, the New Zealand TAIC says.
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Flight Ops, News
The DHC-2 pilot and the water taxi operator realized only seconds before the crash that they were about to collide, the TSB says.
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Human Factors, News
The pilot had conducted similar steep climbing turns after takeoffs in the past, the TSB said.
by Linda Werfelman
Ethiopian authorities cite MCAS activity in fatal 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX.
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, In Memoriam, News
The ATSB says operators of small passenger aircraft should consider installing TAWS.
by FSF Editorial Staff
Accident Investigation, Flight Training, Maintenance Matters, News
Indonesian accident investigators say a recurring autothrottle problem and the pilots’ inadequate UPRT contributed to the fatal crash of a Boeing 737.
by Linda Werfelman
The NTSB says the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer actuator had separated.
by FSF Editorial Staff
2010 FSF Press Releases, Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
The TSB cited a weak steel pin in the fatal crash tied to the separation of a Bell 212’s rotor blades and assembly.
by Linda Werfelman
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
The pilots of an EC-130 air tanker likely were unaware of other crews’ decisions to stop operations at a nearby fire site because of high winds, the ATSB says.
by Linda Werfelman