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SAFETYUS: NTSB has evidence Learjet 60 began to break up before impact in FloridaAt its first media briefing the NTSB gave a timeline of the final minutes of Learjet 60 N722BD. Aurora Aviation operated the flight under Part 135, a cockpit voice recorder was likely installed and weather at 35,000 feet is a focus.yesterday · 4 min read

SAFETYUS: Learjet 60 crew reported ice at FL350 and minus 47 degrees before Florida crash, NTSB investigation under wayA day after the Learjet 60 N722BD crash in Palm Beach County, NTSB investigators are at the scene. What the crew told Miami Center, what investigators are doing now and what the FAA says about ice at minus 47 degrees.yesterday · 5 min read

SAFETYUS: Nine killed as Bahamas-bound Learjet 60 crashes near homes in Palm Beach County, FloridaN722BD was en route from Austin to North Eleuthera when the crew reported ice, turbulence and an overspeed. The jet fell from FL350 to 8,750 feet in 76 seconds and hit a road in a residential area. All nine on board died.2 days ago · 7 min read

SAFETYUS: Five survive as small plane crash-lands in rocky field on Hawaiian island of KauaiOne person was taken to hospital after a Gippsland GA-8 came down near Waimea. The fire chief said the pilot reported an engine noise and looked for a place to land. The FAA will investigate.3 days ago · 3 min read

SAFETYNew Zealand: light aircraft flies into hangar at Ardmore Airport, fuel leakingFire crews, police and ambulance staff responded to Ardmore Airport in Auckland on Sunday 1 November 2026 after a light aircraft flew into a hangar. Fire and Emergency New Zealand reported a fuel leak of unknown quantity.3 days ago · 1 min read

SAFETYIndia: six killed as helicopter returning from Badrinath crashes near JoshimathAn Airbus AS350 B3 operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing the pilot and five passengers. The AAIB will investigate and the operator's fleet has been grounded.4 days ago · 6 min read

SAFETYUnited States: three killed as two helicopters collide near McMinnville airport in OregonA Robinson R22 on an instructional flight and an Airbus AS350 collided near McMinnville Municipal Airport on 29 October 2026. A flight instructor, a student pilot and the pilot of the second helicopter were killed. The NTSB is investigating.5 days ago · 4 min read

SAFETYUnited States: pilot puts Piper into treetops after engine failure at night, wife and dogs surviveWhen the engine of their Piper PA-32 quit over North Carolina in the dark, Dustin Davis had about six minutes. He found no field, only trees: slowed to just above the stall and nose-high, the aircraft ended up hanging in a tree six feet above the ground. He, his wife and their two dogs walked away with minor injuries.12 days ago · 5 min read

SAFETYUnited States: Why A-10 pilots ran the air conditioning at full cold in Alaskan wintersA former US Air Force A-10 pilot explains why Alaska winters meant a cockpit on full cold, how the system built ice in its own ducts and why forgetting the windscreen defog once cost him a landing. What it teaches about packs, defog and cold weather checks in civil aircraft.12 days ago · 6 min read

SAFETYGermany: Pegasus A321neo turns the wrong way onto runway at FrankfurtA Pegasus Airlines Airbus A321neo turned north instead of south as it entered the Startbahn West at Frankfurt. ADS-B data shows it moved about 700 metres the wrong way before leaving the runway. How crews are meant to confirm runway and direction.14 days ago · 5 min read

SAFETYFrance: BEA links 20 light aircraft accidents to flying on the back side of the power curveTwelve of those accidents were fatal. Pilots often believed their engine was losing power while they were flying in the second regime. What the power curve is, where it goes wrong at take-off, in a go-around and in the mountains, and what the BEA suggests for pilot training.14 days ago · 9 min read

SAFETYUnited States: JetBlue pilots report fistfight on Boston to Dublin flight, crew continues to IrelandShortly after take-off from Boston, the pilots of a JetBlue flight to Dublin reported a fistfight near the lavatories. Passengers asked to turn back, but ADS-B data shows the A321neo flew on to Ireland without a detour. What a captain can and must do in that situation.15 days ago · 4 min read