NTSB official: Doomed medical helicopter lacked safety features recommended by expertsOctober 8th, 2009 NTSB: Medical helicopter lacked safety featuresWASHINGTON — A medical helicopter that crashed in South Carolina last month, killing three crew members, lacked safety features recommended by experts, a federal official said Thursday. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson told The Washington Post for a story posted on its Web site that the helicopter did not have night-vision equipment or a system to warn the crew that it was flying too close to obstacles or the ground.
Investigators say no sign of pre-crash failure or damage before fatal SC helicopter accidentSeptember 30th, 2009 No malfunction before SC medical helicopter crashGEORGETOWN, S.C. — Federal safety investigators found no indication that a medical helicopter malfunctioned before crashing, killing all three crew members on board, and hope to find witnesses who saw it come down in coastal South Carolina.
Federal official: No sign of pre-crash failure or damage before fatal SC helicopter accidentSeptember 30th, 2009 Feds: No sign of pre-crash 'copter failure, damageGEORGETOWN, S.C. — Nothing indicates that a medical helicopter malfunctioned before it crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, a federal official said Sunday.
NTSB: Medical transport helicopter crashes in SC, killing 3; no patients were aboardSeptember 26th, 2009 NTSB: 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical transport helicopter that was damaged last year crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three people on board, authorities said Saturday.
Medical helicopter hit poor weather in SC, was trying to land before crash that killed 3September 26th, 2009 Crashed helicopter ran into poor weather in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, had run into bad weather and was trying to land at a nearby airport, federal safety investigators said Saturday.
NTSB: Medical transport helicopter crashes in coastal SC, killing 3; no patients aboardSeptember 26th, 2009 Crew of 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical transport helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, was damaged last year after scheduled maintenance on the aircraft was delayed, authorities said Saturday.
Pennsylvania man seriously burned in August crash at Teterboro Airport dies from injuriesSeptember 5th, 2009 Pilot injured in Teterboro, NJ, crash diesLIVINGSTON, N.J. — The pilot of a small plane that burst into flames after crashing at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey last month has died from his injuries.
NTSB: Air traffic controller didn't warn plane in Hudson midair collision of traffic aheadAugust 27th, 2009 NTSB: Controller didn't warn plane in midair crashWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials say an air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River that there were other aircraft in his path. The accident earlier this month near New York City killed nine people.
Feds to release more details on SC Learjet crash that killed 4, injured drummer and DJAugust 7th, 2009 More details due on SC celebrity Learjet crashCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal investigators plan to release more information about a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people and injured drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM.
Pilot, passenger killed in small plane crash near Mammoth Lakes in CaliforniaJuly 9th, 2009 2 die in plane crash near Calif.'s Mammoth LakesMAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.
Final report blames seatbelt latch, improper check for 2007 Snowbird crashJuly 7th, 2009 Final report released in Snowbird crashMOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan — A faulty seatbelt and the failure of an Air Force pilot to properly check he was strapped in led to the fatal crash of a Snowbird jet two years ago in Montana. In its final report into the May 2007 crash, the Air Force notes that Capt.
Pilot just missed runway and died in small plane crash at Minnesota airportJune 17th, 2009 Pilot killed in Minnesota plane crashCRYSTAL, Minn. — Authorities say the pilot of a small airplane was killed trying to land in pouring rain at a Minnesota airport.
Report blames deadly collision of Ariz. medical helicopters on both pilotsMay 9th, 2009 NTSB: Ariz. medical chopper crash pilots' faultFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The pilots of two medical helicopters that crashed in midair, killing seven people, are both to blame for failing to see and avoid each other near a hospital, federal investigators said Friday.
NTSB: Control cables reversed on cargo plane that crashed in Ohio last year, killing 3May 8th, 2009 NTSB: Cables reversed in fatal Ohio plane crashCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Federal investigators say control cables were reversed on a cargo plane that crashed last year in Ohio, killing all three crew members. A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report says elevator trim cables were reversed.
NTSB report says small plane broke apart before San Diego crash that killed 2April 21st, 2009 NTSB says plane broke apart before SoCal crashSAN DIEGO — A small plane broke apart in flight before it crashed almost two weeks ago near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, killing two people, according to federal investigators. A preliminary report released Monday by the National Transportation Safety Board said the single-engine Piper Comanche broke apart while making an "uncontrolled descent" and smashed into a hillside, where it caught fire.
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