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1 month ago | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
The Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 was climbing out after departure from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport when a lightning strike disabled its electrical system, prompting the flight crew to declare an urgency and return to the airport. The airplane landed with three hard touchdowns, then veered off the runway in flames.
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2 months ago | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
The Bell 407 was 32 seconds into a nighttime repositioning flight when the 13,800-hour commercial pilot commented on the dark night conditions; less than a minute later, he lost control of the helicopter during an initial climb from a field in Croydon, New Hampshire, U.S. The 70-second flight ended when the 407 crashed into the field, killing the pilot, who was the only occupant. The helicopter received substantial damage.
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Feb 20, 2025 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
Using ultraviolet light to disinfect an aircraft cabin could significantly reduce the transmission of disease among passengers on commercial aircraft, according to a report by U.S. researchers.1You Must Be an FSF Member to Have Full Access to This Article Your membership includes access to the Foundation’s journal, AeroSafety World, keeping you updated on the latest safety news and information. Please login to access this article.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
The Bell 407 had just lifted off from an offshore energy production platform in the Gulf of Mexico when it suddenly rolled right, crashed into the helideck, and dropped into the water. The pilot and all three passengers were killed, and the helicopter was substantially damaged, according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
A 1.25-m (4.10-ft) tool was left inside an engine on an Airbus A380 after maintenance and remained there for nearly a month as the airplane completed 34 flights, accumulating 294 flight hours, before it was discovered at the next scheduled maintenance check, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
The MD Helicopters MD500D had just departed from Wanaka (New Zealand) Aerodrome when it broke up in flight and spun to the ground, bursting into flames. The pilot and two passengers were killed in the Oct. 18, 2018, accident, and the helicopter was destroyed. You Must Be an FSF Member to Have Full Access to This Article Your membership includes access to the Foundation’s journal, AeroSafety World, keeping you updated on the latest safety news and information.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
The Columbia Helicopters Boeing CH-47D Chinook had dropped several bucketloads of water on an out-of-control fire in a central Idaho (U.S.) forest when the helicopter suddenly climbed and yawed left as its two-member crew attempted to refill the 2,600-gal (9,842 L) bucket in the Salmon River. The helicopter then suddenly pitched nose down and plunged into the river.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
The pilots of the de Havilland DHC-8 failed to recognize, before their bounced landing, that substantial variations in the airplaneās power settings had created an unstable approach; the landing damaged the airplaneās lower fuselage. You Must Be an FSF Member to Have Full Access to This Article Your membership includes access to the Foundation’s journal,Ā AeroSafety World,Ā keeping you updated on the latest safety news and information.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
Two near collisions at U.S. airports in 2023 might have been avoided with improved technology, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. In an abbreviated final report issued last week, the NTSB cited a âlack of critical safety technologyâ as a probable cause of an incident in Texas; in the abstract of a final report on the New York incident, the board recommended development of an alerting system to warn pilots if a runway or taxiway is occupied.
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May 20, 2024 | 
flightsafety.org | Linda Werfelman
Seconds after liftoff, the cabin manager of a Link Airways Saab 340B pressed the emergency call button and told the flight crew that they needed to return to Canberra Airport in the Australian Capital Territory because âa passenger was hit,â according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).
