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| 11.02.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
FAA Approves AWOS AV All Weather, Inc. (AWI) has been granted approval for an Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) Type AV (Altimeter and Visibility). AWI has been designing and producing various AWOS Types for over 20 years including AWOS Types A, I...
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| 11.02.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Teledyne Continental Motors O-470, IO-470, TSIO-470, IO-520, TSIO-520, IO-550, and IOF-550 Series Reciprocating Engines; Correction Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting airworthiness directive (AD) 2009-19-06, which...
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| 11.02.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Oct 01, 2009 Dayton, OH DUSENBERRY MARK J 1905 WRIGHT FLYER N3635N 1905 Wright Flyer, collided with terrain following loss of control shortly after taking off from Huffman Prairie Flying Field at...
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| 10.26.2009 |
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Pilot Error Caused 2007 Medical Flight Fatal Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently ruled that pilot mismanagement of an abnormal flight control situation caused the fatal crash of a medical transport near Milwaukee. On June 4, 2007, a Cessna Citation 550 (N550BP) impacted Lake...
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| 10.26.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Police Chopper Shot Down in Brazil Two Brazilian policemen were killed after their helicopter came under fire from gang members below them and crashed. The pilot struggled to put the helicopter down safely after being shot in the leg by suspected...
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| 10.26.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus A310-203 and -222 and A300 B4-620. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe...
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| 10.26.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 02, 2009 Kurnoon, India BELL 430 VT-APG Government of Andhra Pradesh Gad helicopter crashed enroute to Chitoor, India from Hyderabad, India. There were 2 crew members and 3 passengers, including the...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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U.S. Transportation Fatalities Fall in 2008
Transportation fatalities in the U.S, decreased by almost 10 percent in 2008 from 2007, according to preliminary figures released by the National Transportation Safety Board. This marks the third consecutive year of decreasing transportation fatalities...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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Selected Remarks of NTSB Chairman Debbie Hersman/Safety Standdown
I'd like to take the opportunity to recognize Bombardier's leadership because this seminar has grown as one of the premier events for disseminating safety information to pilots, mechanics, and managers of business jets and turboprops. It has been over a dozen...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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More Flight Delays on the Horizon
Lengthy airline delays have doubled since1990 and will get worse as the U.S. economy recovers, according to a recently released Brookings Institution report. On-time performance has improved lately because airlines have cut capacity during the recession. But...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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Overloading Likely Cause Of West Virginia Accident
The NTSB has released its preliminary findings in an aborted takeoff in Fairmont, WV that injured four people, two of the seriously. Investigators found that the Beech Q36 (N57S) was 192 pounds over maximum gross weight at the time of the attempted departure...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regulations
Airworthiness Directives; Boeing 747. Final rule. SUMMARY: This AD requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the fuselage frames in section 41, and corrective actions if necessary. This AD results from reports of cracking in fuselage frames made of 2024...
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| 10.19.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks Sept 07, 2009 Quincy, FL PIPER PA-11 N4778M A/c substantially damaged after collision with terrain after takeoff from Quincy Municipal Airport. One fatality, one serious According to Sheriff's Office, a/c...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Fewer Close Calls on Runways
The number of serious runway incursions at U.S, airports was cut in half during Fiscal Year 2009, according to he Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). There were 12 serious incursions in FY 2009, which ended Sept. 30, with only two involving commercial...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Pilots Stand Down
The 13th edition of Safety Standdown, Bombardier's annual safety seminar, took place in Wichita, KA September 28 to October 1. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, and NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen delivered opening remarks at...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Part 135 Pressure Cooker
Aviation Today recently conducted a webinar entitled Part 135 Operations: How to Handle the New Pressures. With the recent indictment of five Platinum Jet executives for illegal Part 135 operations, the stakes for operating without a Part 135 certificate just...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Manufacturers Discuss US-Mexico Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement
Mexican aerospace companies will gather in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, October 20 -22, at the Offshore Group's Aerospace Manufacturing in Mexico Conference. Ricardo Dominguez Quijano of the Mexican Professional Aeronautical Engineers Association will discuss the...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Onboard Fire Before Everglades Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a Piper PA-32R-301T (N2467Y) was on fire when it crashed into the Everglades on Sept. 20. All four people on board were killed, including the pilot, his wife, their son and a friend of the pilot. The group...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Rosekind Nominated for NTSB The White House has nominated Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., an expert on fatigue and its effects on productivity and safe flight operations, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The nomination was announced...
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| 10.12.2009 |
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Safety Rules and Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Model A300, A310, and A300-600. Final rule. SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to certain Airbus Model A300 and A310 series airplanes. That AD currently requires replacement...
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