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Trump Points to Possible Cause of Navy Aircraft Crashes

Full investigation of South China Sea incidents is now underway.

Aft view of the Citation damage to its empennage. [Credit: NTSB]

Expectation Bias Contributes to Texas Runway Collision

NTSB final report cites distracted pilots and an inoperative cockpit voice recorder played a role in a 2023 ground collision at Hobby Airport.

Navy Helicopter, Fighter Jet Go Down in South China Sea

All crewmembers were rescued.

The Piper Cherokee that crashed September 28, 2022, in Pennsylvania was largely destroyed in a postcrash fire. [Credit: NTSB]

Illegal CFI Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter After Fatal Crash

Man whose certificates were revoked for ‘lack of demonstrated competence’ continued to instruct, leading to a 2022 accident that killed a student pilot.

Air Force, FBI Investigating Mysterious Crash Near Area 51

FAA ordered pilots to avoid the area due to ‘national security.’

Critical Learning From Potomac Midair: Why ADS-B In Is Non-Negotiable

NTSB hearing on tragic collision highlighted numerous issues that different organizations had failed to address over many years.

Almost two years to the day, the NTSB has released the final report on the investigation into the crash of the Cessna 177RG that killed Richard McSpadden (pictured), the head of AOPA’s Air Safety Institute and former NFL player Russ Francis. [Credit: AVweb]

NTSB Blames Partial Power Loss and Abrupt Maneuver for Fatal Cessna Crash

Final report details 2023 accident that killed AOPA’s Richard McSpadden and former NFL player Russ Francis.

The investigation suggested it was a crew fault, with the FAA and maintenance personnel suggesting we hadn’t sumped the fuel to check for water. ...This was not true. [Image: Joel Kimmel]

Fueling Speculation: Sumping for Safety Still Critical to Preflight Checklist

Instructor recounts a flight where an emergency landing revealed the critical importance of meticulous preflight checks.

NTSB investigators inspect wreckage of CRJ-700

Family of D.C. Crash Victim Sues American, FAA, U.S. Army

Other relatives are expected to join the lawsuit over the fatal midair collision.

Firefighters from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue stand by to extinguish any fire that erupts from a small airplane that crashed Tuesday, October 3, 2023, into a home in Newberg, Oregon. The plane never caught fire, but two people aboard the craft died and another was injured. [Credit: Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue]

Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Flight School Accident

Oregon family seeks $15M in compensation after a Piper Seminole crashed into their home.