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| 09.14.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers Model SD360. 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 condition on an...
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| 09.14.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 03, 2009 Suffolk, VA MOONEY M20F N3549N A/c made forced landing and collided with trees. Pilot was flying around for an hour before began "buzzing" his house. One serious Made a series of...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Preliminaries on Navion In-Flight Breakup
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its preliminary report on the mid-flight breakup of a Navion general aviation aircraft in Adrian, OR, which killed all three people on board the aircraft. The report fails to explain why the aircraft...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Laptop Searches to Continue at U.S. Borders
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is developing new guidelines for searches of computers and other electronic data storage devices at U.S. border crossings. The DHS announcement comes a day after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Safety & Technology Trends
Chris Hart Now NTSB Vice Chair President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's vice chairman. Hart was sworn in as a member of the NTSB on August 12 to a term that ends December 31, 2012...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Security Shortlines
Alleged Swindler Who Faked Death Sentenced to Four Years in Prison The Indiana man who bailed out of a Piper PA-46 Malibu and allowed it to crash in an attempt to fake his own death was sentenced to 51 months in a federal prison, and ordered to pay more than...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (Jetstream) Model 410. 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...
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| 08.31.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks August 01, 2009 West Point, VA BEECH B90 N1999G A/c operated by Rampart Aviation substantially damaged during skydive flight from Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (FYJ). Flight departed and climbed to 14,000...
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| 08.26.2009 |
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One More Day to Sign Up
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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NTSB Revises Hudson Mid-Air Assessment; NATCA Off Crash Probe
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have modified their preliminary report on the Aug. 8 midair collision of a small fixed-wing aircraft and a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River. They now say the air tour helicopter struck by...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Safety on Par at Network & Regional Carriers
U.S. regional airlines and their mainline air carriers live by the same aviation safety standards, according to senior airline executives who recently testified before a Senate aviation panel. The congressional hearing was held in the wake of the Feb. 12...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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FOD Finder in Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the first commercial airport in the world to link a day and night camera to its existing Tarsier Foreign Object Debris (FOD) radar detection system. The new camera upgrades the airport's 24-hour automated runway debris...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Aeronautical Forensic Archiving Keeps Flying Safe and Confident
San Diego-based Forensic Imaging and Archiving (FIA) has introduced Aeronautical Forensic Archiving (AFA), which provides quality assurance by photographically documenting aircraft inspections, maintenance and/or repairs. AFA creates a permanent archive of an...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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He Sounded Like 'Mickey Mouse'
A Cirrus SR-22 crashed July 30, 2009 in Ravenswood WV after the pilot---the sole occupant---apparently lost consciousness and flew hundreds of miles past the destination airport in Indiana. Air National Guard F-16 pilots who scrambled to intercept the errant...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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The Airplane was "Upside Down."
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continue to probe the July 8, 2009 crash of a CESSNA 421C (N4467D) that killed the pilot and four passengers. The Cessna 421C was destroyed after it impacted the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, about 25...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Safety Webinar Examines the Issues
This year has seen some of the worst controversies surrounding aviation safety in more than a decade as analysts debate the impact of such accidents as Colgan Flight 3407, the subject of Senate hearings yesterday, as well as Air France 447. For that reason...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Safety Rules & Regs
18th Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 206/EUROCAE WG 76 Plenary. The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a meeting of RTCA Special Committee 206: Aeronautical Information Services and Meteorology Data Link Services. The meeting will be held...
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| 08.24.2009 |
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Accidents & Incidents
Date Aircraft Type Narrative Death/Injury Remarks July 11, 2009 Masizo del Roraima, Venezuela BEECH A36 N354RA The wreckage was located on the "Ilu - Tepuy" mountain, within the sector of Masizo del Roraima, Bolivar, Venezuela. Pilot had filed a...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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Hudson Mid-Air Under Intense Media Glare
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators continue to probe the Aug. 8 mid-air collision of a Piper Saratoga and a sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and five Italian tourists over the Hudson River, killing all nine people aboard both...
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| 08.17.2009 |
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DOT IG Has Issues with FAA Grants
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded $36.3 million in economic stimulus money to low-priority airport construction projects, according to a watchdog report. Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin Scovel also concluded that the FAA...
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