Accidents

Preliminary and final accident reports, January 2024

All passengers and crew of the destroyed JAL Airbus A350-900 survived

Reports that the jet's wreckage was found might not be accurate

An investigation did not find mechanical failures

NTSB faults pilot, instructor in 2022 fatal accident

Slow airspeed and strong crosswind led to mishap

The pilot and passenger were killed in the accident

Preliminary and final accident reports, December 2023

Total accidents rise, but so do overall flight hours

Veering off of or overrunning runways is a leading cause of business jet accidents

Runway incursions involving business jets are on the rise as crews misunderstand line up and wait instructions

A Raytheon Hawker 850 hit a Cessna Mustang landing on a crossing runway

Business aviation professionals urged to consider indemnity liability insurance

European business aviation group will push for safety excellence at annual meeting

Preliminary and final accident reports, November 2023

Cargo ops account for 22 percent of lower 48 Part 135 crashes

McSpadden had been on air-to-air photography mission

While there were no injuries, the Hawker 850XP and Citation Mustang suffered substantial damage

Preliminary and final accident reports, October 2023

24 people died in N-numbered bizjets in first nine months of 2023

The aircraft was on an emergency return to Lake Placid Airport

Yorkshire helicopter ambulances hit by lasers three times in one week

Sikorsky S-92 gets jammed under I-12 in Louisiana while being transported by truck

Aviation security expert believes crash was no accident

Sound came from rear prior to fatal accident

Body of second crew member recovered

Duplex bearing failure lead to 2018 AW169 crash

Firefighting helicopters took different routes around terrain before collision

Preliminary and final accident reports, September 2023

Main federal agency looking into accident as criminal case