NTSB Finds Learjet Elevator Pieces Miles From Impact Site
Investigators confirmed the control surface separated before impact, but its role in the fatal crash remains undetermined.
Investigators confirmed the control surface separated before impact, but its role in the fatal crash remains undetermined.
Air Force investigators found that improperly secured flight control hardware and a missed inspection preceded the jet’s breakup over Alabama.
Investigators are also working to determine whether the aircraft carried a cockpit voice recorder.
The National Guard helicopter made a precautionary landing after a rotor blade strike interrupted a nighttime rescue mission.
Flight-tracking data shows a rapid descent after crew reported icing and turbulence.
Flight instructor, student pilot and another pilot died after two helicopters collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport.
A fatal Cessna 210 accident shows how repeated success can erode safety margins.
Preliminary report describes earlier water bucket problems and the helicopter’s final moments before impact.
The crew made the decision after receiving unsafe landing gear indications.
Actor Donnie Wahlberg was among eight people aboard the business jet, which struck an airport perimeter fence after an aborted takeoff.