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Small Plane Crashed near Steamboat Springs Airport; No Injuries Reported

A small plane crashed into a snowy field near Steamboat Springs Airport, Colorado, on January 22.

It is believed that the 1959 Beech K35 aircraft lost power shortly after taking off from the airport.

The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.


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Pilot Killed as Civil Air Patrol Plane Crashes into Downtown Anchorage Buildings

A Civil Air Patrol (CAP) plane clipped an office building and crashed into a commercial building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, early morning on December 29.

Authorities said the Cessna 172, piloted by Doug Demarest, 42, of Anchorage, crashed into the Brady Building and the nearby Whale Building before igniting a fire.

Demarest, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was first lieutenant with the CAP.

No one on the ground was injured.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.


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Medical Helicopter Crashes in Arizona; 2 Killed, 1 Injured

A medical helicopter crashed near Apache Junction, Arizona, on December 15.

The helicopter, operated by Air Methods, was flying from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Globe when it went down.

There were three crew members aboard at the time; two of them were killed. The deceased were identified as the pilot David Schneider, 51, of Gilbert, and flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, of Mesa.

The third crew member, identified as the paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, of Gilbert, was critically injured.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.


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Pilot Killed as Small Plane Crashes in Iowa

A small plane crashed in the median of Interstate 29, north of downtown Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 10.

The Piper Malibu Meridian single-engine plane had just taken off from Eppley Airfield when it started experiencing some issues. Authorities said the pilot radioed to the airport and sought permission to return for an emergency landing, however, the plane clipped a power line and went down.

The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as John Rogers, 65, of Omaha.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.


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Two Killed as Small Plane Crashed at Apple Valley Airport

An L39 jet crashed at Apple Valley Airport in San Bernardino County, California, on December 6.

Authorities said the plane caught fire after the crash.

Two people were killed in the crash. One of them has been tentatively identified as Michael (Mike) Mangold, 60, who was an aerobatics champion for Red Bull.

The airport was shut down following the accident.

The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.


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2 Killed as Small Plane Crashed into Lake in Orlando

A Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed into Clear Lake in Orlando, Florida, on November 20.

The six-seater aircraft, carrying two people, took off from Orlando Executive Airport but crashed just fifteen minutes later into the lake located off Rio Grande Avenue.

Both occupants of the plane, including a man who appeared to be in his 50s and a teenage girl, were killed in the crash.

Authorities said the plane was en-route to Gainesville, Texas, at the time.

The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.


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Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash near Pickens County Airport

A single-engine Piper Tomahawk aircraft crashed near the Pickens County airport, Jasper, Georgia, on October 8.

The incident happened when the plane, carrying a student pilot, was attempting touch-and-go landings at the airport.

The pilot Michael Joseph Hughes, of Blairsville, was killed in the crash.

According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator Todd Gunther, “The airplane was then observed to go into what someone described as an aerodynamic stall, the nose pitched down and the airplane appeared to spin to the left until it disappeared behind trees.”


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Small Plane Crashed at Granbury Municipal Airport; 2 Killed

A single-engine plane crashed at Granbury Municipal Airport in Hood County, Texas, on September 24.

Authorities said the plane went down and burst into flames just a few hundred yards from Granbury High School.

There were 2 people aboard at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.

The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.


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Small Plane Crashes in Berks County Cornfield

A small plane crashed into a cornfield in Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on September 21.

The plane ended up in an upside down position near 1600 block of Route 100. According to a witness Tyler Moyer, “We heard the engine stall, and then it started back up… The farmer was still picking the corn. The farmer didn’t even notice it, and the dust was flying everywhere from the tractors and stuff,”

The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was injured and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the cause of crash.


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Single-Engine Beechcraft Crashed in North Carolina; 3 Killed

Beechcraft BonanzaA single-engine plane crashed and caught fire near Horneytown, in the south of Kernersville, Forsyth County, North Carolina, at 12:12 P.M on September 7.

The Beechcraft A36 was en-route to Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina, from Sarasota, Florida, at the time.

The airport’s director Kevin Baker said the pilot was communicating a problem to ATC before the crash, but could not explain it.

The FAA and NTSB were investigating the crash.

According to an NTSB spokesperson, 3 people lost their lives in the accident.


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Small Plane Crashed in Colorado Mountains; 5 Killed

mountainA twin-engine plane crashed in San Juan Mountains, in the north of Silverton, Colorado, at around 4:15 P.M on September 6.

The immediate cause of Cessna 310 crash is not yet known.

At least 5 people lost their lives in the crash.

San Juan County Sheriff’s office and NTSB are investigating.

NTSB Recommends More Sophisticated Flight Tracking Technologies

NTSBIn the wake of recent aviation tragedies, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued new recommendations, on January 22, aimed at enhancing the flight tracking technologies.

In a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the NTSB said, “Recent events have highlighted that recovering flight data can be costly and difficult when an accident occurs in a remote area, outside radar coverage.” To prevent such difficulties, the NTSB has recommended installation of tamper-resistant location transmission devices in all aircrafts.

Furthermore, the NTSB called for regulations mandating that the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of all commercial airliners be equipped with low-frequency underwater beacons capable of being easily located.

Cockpit video recorders and longer lasting batteries on the beacons are also among other recommendations submitted for consideration by the FAA.


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FAA has Authority to Regulate Drones: U.S. Aviation Safety Board

On November 18, the U.S. Aviation Safety Board ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration has the authority to regulate drone flights.

According to the ruling, the FAA has the power to hold the operators of unmanned aircrafts accountable, when they are using them recklessly. The decision came after the FAA appealed a ruling of an NTSB judge that overturned a $10,000 FAA fine against Raphael Pirker.

In 2011, Pirker remotely operated his 56-inch foam glider to make an aerial video for the University of Virginia. According to the FAA, he operated the aircraft in a reckless manner and at one point, a person had to duck out to avoid it.

Pirker appealed the fine, saying that his glider was only a model aircraft and therefore, should not be held under the FAA regulations about manned aircrafts. In March, an NTSB judge ruled that FAA has no authority to regulate the unmanned aircrafts.

Following the new decision, the Raphael Pirker case will be again sent to an administrative law judge who will determine if the aircraft was operated recklessly.

4 Injured as Navion Aircraft Crashed in Alaska

Atigun Pass

A single engine Navion aircraft crashed near the summit of Atigun Pass in northern Alaska, before 1:45 p.m. on August 24.

Clint Johnson, the NTSB Alaska Region chief, said on Monday, “Four individuals on board, injuries ranged from serious to critical, and they were medevaced last night.” Johnson said the initial information revealed that the pilot was taking his 3 passengers on a cruise flight from Fairbanks to Bettles, Deadhorse, Barter Island and then back to Fairbanks. The authorities believe that the passengers were from Canada.

The cause of crash is not known at the moment. “Whenever the pilot’s health allows, we want to be able to talk to him to get it first-hand what exactly took place. However his injuries are probably not going to allow us to do that for probably the next couple of days,” Johnson said.

The NTSB is investigating.


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NTSB to Participate in Annual Aviation Event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin

NTSB to Participate in Annual Aviation Event in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
July 22, 2014
WASHINGTON – National Transportation Safety Board Member Earl Weener and NTSB senior aviation investigators will participate at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014, the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on July 28 – August 3.

General aviation accidents account for the majority of aviation-related deaths in the United States and continue to be a safety priority for the NTSB. General aviation safety has been an issue area on the NTSB’s Most Wanted List since 2011, and numerous safety recommendations have been issued to address our safety concerns.

During the week-long event, Member Weener and NTSB staff will conduct presentations on accident case studies and lessons learned and various safety issues, including aeronautical decision-making and weather hazards for GA pilots, which is currently on the Most Wanted List. They will also meet with members of the public who visit the NTSB exhibit in the Federal Pavilion and will be featured on EAA Radio daily.

“Participation at the Oshkosh airshow has become a staple for NTSB investigators and staff,” said NTSB Acting Chairman Christopher A. Hart. “This annual event provides us with an extraordinary opportunity to meet face-to-face with a large number of general aviation pilots and share lessons learned from our investigations with the aviation community.”

In an effort to raise additional awareness, the NTSB has issued numerous safety alerts aimed at reducing accidents. Theses safety alerts include:

• Thunderstorm Encounters;
• In-Cockpit Next Generation Radar Mosaic Imagery;
• Prevent Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude ;
• Reduce Visual References Require Vigilance; and
• Is Your Aircraft Talking to You? Listen!

Media requests for interviews with Member Weener or any of the NTSB staff should be emailed to Keith Holloway, NTSB Public Affairs Officer.

NTSB Denies Petition on 1996 Crash of TWA Flight 800


The National Transportation Safety Board today denied a petition for reconsideration of its findings in the investigation of the 1996 crash of TWA flight 800.

The petition was filed in June 2013 by a group called The TWA 800 Project. Petitioners claimed a “detonation or high-velocity explosion” caused the crash.

“Our investigations are never ‘closed’,” said Acting Chairman Christopher A. Hart. “We always remain open to the presentation of new evidence.”

Before responding to the petition, NTSB staff met with the petitioners’ representatives and listened to an eyewitness who described what he saw on the night of the accident. After a thorough review of all the information provided by the petitioners, the NTSB denied the petition in its entirety because the evidence and analysis presented did not show the original findings were incorrect.

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Plane Crash in Arizona Kills 2

2 South Carolina residents were killed after their small plane crashed in northern Arizona.

Charles Trotter, 47, of Liberty, SC and Dakota Jacks, 15, from Pickens, SC were aboard the plane which took off from Las Vegas on June 20. It then landed in Page for a while and departed again at about 1:30 p.m. Authorities said that the last contact with the pilot was established off a Navajo Mountain tower, shortly after the plane took off from Page. Coconino County Sheriff’s office confirmed that the pilot had not filed a flight plane.

According to Sgt. Aaron Dick from Coconino County Sheriff’s office, the deputies received a report of missing, South-Carolina-bound 1961 Mooney M20B plane at about 7:30 a.m. on June 22. The Civil Air Patrol Wings started the search operation, extending over Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. He also said that they were notified about possible wreckage in Peach Canyon, Navajo Nation, at about 1:40 p.m. On June 22.

A sheriff’s deputy was then sent to the area, in a department of Public Safety helicopter, who located the wreckage of the missing plane. The bodies of both the pilot and the passenger were also found with the wreckage.

Trotter was piloting the time at the time of crash. His family later released a statement which said, “Charles Michael Trotter, 47 years old, died doing what he loves-flying his plane. Devoted husband, loved his wife, loved flying, and loved Jesus. Now he is at home with his Lord and Savior. May he rest in peace.”

Dakota was a friend of Trotter’s family; he attended Pickens High School and Pickens View Wesleyan Church.

The NTSB is investigating the cause of accident.

Alaska Passenger Jet Almost Collided with Cargo Plane Over Fire Island

AlaskaAccording to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a passenger jet and a cargo plane had a ‘near miss’, after they were recorded to be less than a quarter mile apart over Fire Island, New York, on May 27.

The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 was about to land at the runway #15 of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at about 3:08 p.m. when the air traffic controllers asked the pilot to ‘go-around’. The instruction was given to avoid a Sand Point-bound Ace Air Cargo Beechcraft 1900, which was taking off from the airport.

The passenger jet swerved off towards right; the cargo plane also took off and turned in the same direction. Above Fire Island, the aircrafts crossed each other at the same elevation within a quarter mile distance.

The Alaska airlines flight 135 landed without incident and all 143 passengers and 5 crew members remained unharmed.
NTSB has launched an investigation, led by a senior air traffic control specialist, based in Washington D.C. According to NTSB spokesperson Clint Johnson, “He’s going to be reviewing radar data, he’s going to be reviewing the conversations between the two pilots, the two flight crews and air traffic control and also looking at policies and procedures to look and document the circumstances that led up to this incident.”


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The ‘Near Midair Collision’ at the Newark Airport Prompts FAA to Take Action

The April 24’s incident where two passenger planes were noticed to be in a near-collision situation midair at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, has led to changes in the landing and takeoff protocols of the airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration said in recent statement, “The FAA has investigated the recent air traffic incident at Newark and has taken steps to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.”

According to the new rules administered by the FAA, the east-west Runway 29 will not be used for arrivals simultaneously with another plane taking off from north-south Runway 4R.

On April 24, a United flight and an ExpressJet flight came at a distance of 200 feet horizontally at the intersection of these two runways. The NTSB’s initial report termed the incident as ‘a near midair collision’.

This post is an update of: Two Passenger Planes ‘Nearly Collided’ Midair in New Jersey Says NTSB’s Report


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Two Passenger Planes ‘Nearly Collided’ Midair in New Jersey Says NTSB’s Report

According to a preliminary report released by the NTSB, two passenger planes ‘nearly collided’ mid-air last month near Newark Liberty Airport, New Jersey.

The incident happened on April 24 when a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registered to United Airlines was about to land at the airport while an Embraer ERJ145 aircraft belonging to ExpressJet flight was taking off. At about 3pm, the distance between the two planes was recorded to be only 200 feet laterally, and 400 feet vertically.

The report revealed that “The local controller recognized that the spacing was insufficient and instructed the B737 to go around. He provided traffic advisories to both the B737 and the ERJ145 pilots and instructed the ERJ145 pilot to maintain visual separation from the B737. The ERJ145 pilot responded that he was going to keep the aircraft’s nose down. The B737 overflew the ERJ145 at the intersection of runways 29/4R”.

There were 47 passengers and 3 crew members aboard the ExpressJet flight while the United flight was flying with 155 passengers and 6 crew members on board.


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NTSB Releases Details of Travis Air Show Plane Crash

The NTSB has issued the preliminary investigation report on May 4’s Stearman biplane crash at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California.

The plane crashed when the 77 year old pilot, Edward Andreini, was attempting a ribbon cutting stunt during the Thunder Over Solano air show.

According to the report, “The planned maneuver consisted of a total of three passes…The first two passes were successful, but on the third pass, the airplane was too high, and did not cut the ribbon. The pilot came around for a fourth pass, and rolled the airplane inverted after aligning with the runway. The airplane contacted the runway prior to reaching the ribbon, slid inverted between the ground crew personnel holding the poles, and came to a stop a few hundred feet beyond them.”

The report also revealed that within 50 seconds of coming to rest, the plane’s right side was completely engulfed by flames but the firefighters took 3 to 4 minutes before they arrived at the scene to extinguish the fire.

This post is an update of ‘Biplane Crashed during Thunder Over Solano Air Show in California; Pilot Killed

Home-built Experimental Aircraft Crashed in Fountain County: Pilot Killed

experimental planeCharles Coffing of Covington, a 72-year-old man, was killed in a small plane crash in Fountain County, Indiana , near the Rob Roy covered bridge, north of Terre Haute.

The accident happened at 1:30 p.m. on May 9.

First-responders told that there was no sign of fire at the scene. Officials said that the plane was a home-built experimental aircraft approved by the FAA.

One of the eye-witnesses said that the plane “came down nose first into the ground.”

The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the reasons of the crash.

Engine Fault Caused Palatka Plane Crash: NTSB

PalatkaThe National Transportation Safety Board has released the preliminary report on Palatka plane crash incident that happened on March 21.

According to the report, the pilot was preparing to land when he saw other planes passing by. So he altered the plane’s position in order to provide sufficient space between his and other planes heading to the runway. However, when he finally attempted to go around and screwed the throttle in, the engine stopped working.

The Cessna LC41-550FG was carrying two persons: the 73 year old pilot Richard Carrara and 71 year old Malcolm Clevenstine. Clevenstine died March 22, while the pilot has survived with serious injuries.

This post is an update of ‘ Private Cessna Airplane Crashes near Jacksonville

Asiana Airlines Plane Crash Update: Plane was Flying too Slow

sanfranciscoRecent documents released by the federal investigators reveal Asiana Airlines’ stance on the San Francisco plane crash that happened on July 6, last year.

The documents are a part of the report submitted by Asiana Airlines to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In the report, the airline has acknowledged that the slow speed of plane was probably a cause of accident, and the irregularities in the Boeing 777-200ER’s autothrottle contributed to some extent. The plane’s navigation equipment was showing the autothrottle to be upholding the set speed, when in fact the equipment had disabled the minimum airspeed protection function of the aircraft.

Boeing has maintained in their report submitted to the NTSB that all the components and functions of the aircraft were working properly and did not contribute to the crash.

The incident happened when the flight was en route from Taipei to San Francisco. Three lives were lost while 200 were injured.

Recently Asiana Airlines admitted the pilot was flying too slowly.

The post is an update of:
Breaking News: Asiana Airlines Crash in San Francisco
NTSB Issues Investigative Update on Crash of Asiana Flight 214
Before Crash, Asiana Airlines Told to Revamp
Update on Asiana Crash
Asiana Crash Updated
Asiana Flight 214 Investigative Hearing Postponed
Automated Cockpit Props up Undertrained Pilots


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Former MD, NTSB Criticizes Malaysia’s Handling of Airplane Disappearance Crisis

According to Peter Goelz ,former managing director of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Malaysia has not abided by the protocols of the Convention on International Air Transportation, in handling the Malaysia Airlines’ (MAS) MH370 disappearance crisis.

In a recent interview, he regarded Malaysia’s conduct in this case as ‘the worst he has ever seen’.

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