AARF

The post NTSB: Test Drive Gone Wrong In Westwind Astra appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

70 Years ago today: On 10 January 1954 a BOAC DH-106 Comet crashed into the sea off Elba, Italy, killing all 35 occupants. Date: Sunday 10 January 1954 Time: 11:00 Type: de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 Operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC Registration: G-ALYP MSN: 06003 First flight: 1951-01-09 (3 years ) Total airframe […]

The post Today in History appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

The post Tuesday the 9th of January, 2024 appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

By Jeff Toquinto Editor’s Note: North Central West Viriginia Airport Deputy Director said the FAA has completed their investigation and the runway is once again open. The runway opened around 5:30 p.m., Jan. 8. North Central West Viriginia Airport Director Rick Rock said a general aviation aircraft spun off the runway early Monday afternoon and the plane […]

The post Twin Engine Plane’s Landing Gear Woes Results in Plane Going Off Runway; Pilots Uninjured in Incident appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

Photo: Transport Prosecutor’s Office In Norilsk, a passenger plane skidded off the runway At Norilsk International Airport in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, a Nordstar Airlines Boeing 737-800, operating a Krasnoyarsk-Norilsk flight, skidded off the runway after landing. This happened today, January 9, at 9:47. Nordstar Airlines told Prospekt Mira that after landing the plane rolled off the […]

The post In Norilsk, a plane with 169 passengers skidded off the runway appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

A door plug fell out of an Alaska Airlines flight Friday, NTSB officials said. By Kevin Shalvey The focus of the investigation into Friday’s midair emergency on an Alaska Airlines flight is focused on the single aircraft, but could be broadened as the National Transportation Safety Board learns more, board Chief Jennifer Homendy said. “However, […]

The post Alaska Airlines emergency: Fittings at the top of the door plug fractured, NTSB chair says appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

The Pilot Transmitted “We Got A Problem” Before Impacting Terrain Location: Christoval, TX  Accident Number: CEN24FA064Date & Time: December 14, 2023, 12:18  Local Registration: N188PCAircraft: Pilatus PC-12/45  Injuries: 2 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal A Pilatus PC-12 was destroyed in an accident near Christoval, Texas on December 14th, 2023. The crash caused fatal injuries to […]

The post NTSB: Preliminary Report in December Pilatus Crash Published appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

21 Years ago today: On 9 January 2003 a Peruvian TANS Fokker F-28 collided with a mountain while on approach to Chachapoyas, Peru, killing all 46 occupants. Date: Thursday 9 January 2003 Time: 08:45 Type: Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 Operator: Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva – TANS Registration: OB-1396 MSN: 11100 First flight: 1975-11-13 […]

The post Today in History appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

Here are the stories to start the week… Of note, the announcement that the Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage door plug that came off the Alaska Airlines B-737 Max 9 shortly after departure from KPDX has been found. It should be noted that this was a plug, not a door. A manufacturer will sometimes put […]

The post Monday the 8th of January, 2024 appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

By CNN Newsource By Paradise Afshar and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of a section of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage said Sunday the lost piece has been found – a key element in the investigation of what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression,” as certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft are […]

The post Missing part of Alaska Airlines plane is found in Portland, Oregon, NTSB says, as new details emerge about the aircraft appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

By Gergana Krasteva A jet was forced to turn around 20 minutes into a flight after ‘the cockpit filled with smoke’. The Virgin Atlantic A330-300 reportedly declared an emergency after taking off from Manchester Airport at about 1pm on Sunday. Flight VS77 reported a technical issue and turned around while over the Irish sea en-route to the […]

The post Plane makes emergency landing as ‘smoke fills cockpit’ minutes after take-off appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

The plane flipped and crashed on an island located on the Great Barrier Reef, with authorities confirming 10 people on board the aircraft were injured. Blake Antrobus Ten people, including a teenage girl, have been injured after a plane flipped and crashed on a luxury island near the Great Barrier Reef. Wild pictures from the […]

The post Ten injured after light plane overshoots runway, flips and crashes on Lizard Island appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

Helicopter Departed Normal Cruise Flight With An Abrupt Increase In Altitude, Followed By A Dive Location: Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania Accident Number: ERA22FA105 Date & Time: January 11, 2022, 12:55 Local Registration: N531LN Aircraft: Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC135 P2+ Aircraft Damage: Substantial Defining Event: Unknown or undetermined Injuries: 1 Serious, 3 None Flight Conducted Under: Part 135: Air taxi & […]

The post NTSB Final Report: Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC135 P2+ appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

Flight Instructor Advised The Pilot Not To Return To 7s5 Because Of The Low Visibility  Location: Independence, OR Accident Number: WPR24FA057Date & Time: December 16, 2023, 16:54 Local Registration: N3992LAircraft: Cessna 172G Injuries: 3 FatalFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal On December 16, 2023, about 1654 Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172G […]

The post NTSB Prelim: Cessna 172G appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

Airplane Entered An Inadvertent Aerodynamic Stall, Impacted The Ground On The Main Landing Gear, Skidded About 20 Ft, And Flipped Over Location: Searcy, AR Accident Number: CEN24LA066Date & Time: December 11, 2023, 18:50 Local Registration: N113DTAircraft: Vans RV6 Injuries: 2 MinorFlight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation – Personal On December 11, 2023, about 1850 […]

The post NTSB Prelim: Vans RV6 appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.

35 Years ago today: On 8 January 1989 a British Midland Boeing 737-400 crashed near Kegworth following engine failure and shutdown of wrong engine, killing 47 out of 126 occupants. Date: Sunday 8 January 1989 Time: 20:25 Type: Boeing 737-4Y0 Operator: British Midland Airways – BMA Registration: G-OBME MSN: 23867/1603 First flight: 1988-10-06 (3 months) […]

The post Today in History appeared first on ARFFWG | ARFF Working Group.