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Installation Error
The NTSB cited a mechanic’s likely failure to correctly install attaching hardware as the probable cause of the fatal crash of an S-61N during a training flight.
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‘Disconnected’
A bearing failure in the tail rotor of an AW169 caused a loss of yaw control that led to the fatal crash, the AAIB says.
Accident Investigation, loss of control, News
‘Critical Errors’
The NTSB faulted actions by a Challenger flight crew that led up to the fatal loss-of-control crash.
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Out of Touch
The fatal R-22 crash near an Australian swamp prompted the ATSB to call on single-pilot operators to keep a PLB close by.
Accident Investigation, News, Safety Recommendation
Closing the Book
The TSB has closed the last three open recommendations stemming from its investigation of the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
In-Flight Breakup
The in-flight failure of a servo flap led to the fatal crash of a K-1200 into an Oregon river, the NTSB says.
Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, News
Misinterpretation
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.
Accident Investigation, Flight Ops, News
‘Too Late … for Evasive Action’
The DHC-2 pilot and the water taxi operator realized only seconds before the crash that they were about to collide, the TSB says.
Accident Investigation, Human Factors, News
An ‘Altered Perception of Risk’
The pilot had conducted similar steep climbing turns after takeoffs in the past, the TSB said.
Uncommanded Inputs
Ethiopian authorities cite MCAS activity in fatal 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 MAX.