26 Mar Learjet 23 – N432EJ Engine compressor stall in icing conditions; ditched in Lake Michigan. PROBABLE CAUSE: pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿattemptedÿoperationÿw/known... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 707-131 – N742TW TWA Flight 159 (New York - Cincinnati - Los Angeles) departed the ramp at Cincinnati at 18:33. As the Boeing 707 was taxiing to runway ... Continue reading
26 Mar Convair CV-880-22-1 – N821TW TWA flight 128, a Convair CV-880, crashed while on approach to Covington Airport, Kentucky, USA, killing 70 occupants; 12 survived the ... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 745D Viscount – N7465 On rollout after landing the nose wheel steering jack twin relief valve failed due to fatigue. This caused severe oscillations, enough ... Continue reading
26 Mar Learjet 23 – N822LJ Nosed over after a very heavy landing. The pilot selected the wrong runway relative to the wind conditions and did not level off proper... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers 745D Viscount – N7429 The Viscount overran the runway, coming to rest down a 20 feet embankment, 120yds from the runway end. PROBABLE CAUSE: "Pilot in comma... Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I – N861H The Gulfstream departed Minneapolis at 10:34 CDT for a company pilot training flight in clear weather. An engine fire forced the crew t... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing 727-22 – N68650 Piedmont Flight 22, a Boeing 727, took off from runway 16 at Asheville Municipal Airport in North Carolina, USA for an IFR flight to Ro... Continue reading
26 Mar Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I – N205M While approaching Harrisburg-York State Airport, the airplane encountered rain showers. After touchdown at 105 knots with a 9 knots qua... Continue reading
26 Mar Boeing B-17G – N5237V FIRE RETARDANT DROP ON GIFFORD PINCHOT NATL FORE ST. VIS GRTLY REDUCED BY SMOKE. Continue reading