Mid-Air Collision In California Claims Two Lives And Leaves Three Others Injured

May 3rd, 2013 | Aviation accident

May 3, 2013 A Mid-Air Collision that occurred between two single-engine airplanes in Los Angeles County, California, earlier this week was responsible for claiming the lives of two people and leaving three others injured. Reports indicate the crash occurred at around 2:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon, roughly 8-miles northeast of Ventura, California. According to an… Read More

Senate Hearing Held On Aviation Safety Initiatives

April 19th, 2013 | Aviation articles

April 19, 2013 Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an aviation safety hearing. During the proceedings, officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) give testimony regarding the status of certain safety initiatives being undertaken to prevent Commercial Aviation Accidents. The two hot topics at Tuesday’s hearing seemed to… Read More

NTSB Cites Pilot Error As Cause of Arkansas Aviation Accident

March 1st, 2013 | Aviation accident

March 1, 2013 Data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that pilot error is the leading cause of Aviation Accidents in the United States today. In fact, pilot error was listed as the cause of a crash that occurred in Perryville, Arkansas, in November 2011. According to KHOU News, the accident happened at around 4:00… Read More

Georgia Airplane Accident Leaves Five Dead And Two Injured

February 22nd, 2013 | Aviation accident

February 22, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary findings into the cause of an airplane accident that claimed the lives of five passengers and left two others seriously injured Wednesday night. According to The Plain Dealer, the crash occurred at the Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport, just outside Augusta, Georgia. Reports indicate the Hawker Beechcraft… Read More

United States Records Increase In Fatal Business Flights Last Year

February 1st, 2013 | Aviation accident

February 1, 2013 Data collected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that while the United States saw an overall decline in the number of nonfatal Aviation Accidents involving business jets last year, there was an significant increase in fatal accidents involving these aircraft. According to an article… Read More