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Astra executive jet unstable approach: captain didn’t respond to go-around call before fatal Virginia terrain collision

An Astra executive-jet flight ended in a fatal terrain collision after the aircraft carried out an unstable approach to Hot Springs, Virginia, with the crew failing to set the altimeter pressure reference and the captain not responding to a go-around call. The sequence underscores approach-management and crew-communication breakdowns.

2026-05-15T03:56:05.615496-07:00

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NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

2026-05-15T03:54:56.643280-07:00

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Dash 8-300 takeoff abort linked to pilots’ misunderstanding during rotation

2026-05-15T01:29:08.654784-07:00

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Chicago jury awards $49.5M to family of 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash victim

2026-05-14T05:28:04.529166-07:00

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Astra executive jet unstable approach: captain didn’t respond to go-around call before fatal Virginia terrain collision An Astra executive-jet flight ended in a fatal terrain collision after the aircraft carried out an unstable approach to Hot Springs, Virginia, with the crew failing to set the altimeter pressure reference and the captain not responding to a go-around call. The sequence underscores approach-management and crew-communication breakdowns.

2026-05-15T03:56:05.615496-07:00

Astra executive jet unstable approach: captain didn’t respond to go-around call before fatal Virginia terrain collision

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NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots The NTSB reports one in four fatally injured pilots in the US tested positive for potentially impairing drugs. More than half of the tested pilots had at least one drug detected, and potentially impairing drugs were found in 28.6% of cases, underscoring ongoing concerns about medical and substance-risk controls.

2026-05-15T03:54:56.643280-07:00

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

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Dash 8-300 takeoff abort linked to pilots’ misunderstanding during rotation Investigators determined that a De Havilland Dash 8-300’s post-V1 takeoff abort was driven by a misunderstanding between the two pilots during rotation. The crew reduced rotation rate to address a possible bird strike, but the investigators found the abort stemmed from crew coordination breakdown rather than a confirmed bird impact.

2026-05-15T01:29:08.654784-07:00

Dash 8-300 takeoff abort linked to pilots’ misunderstanding during rotation

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Passengers sue Delta and Spirit over wing-tip collision during boarding at Cleveland Passengers—including two young children—who were injured when a Delta Air Lines aircraft’s wing tip struck the wing of a Spirit Airlines jet as they were boarding have filed negligence lawsuits against both carriers. The claims allege liability tied to the boarding-phase aircraft-to-aircraft contact at Cleveland.

2026-05-14T08:26:18.865154-07:00

Passengers sue Delta and Spirit over wing-tip collision during boarding at Cleveland

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ATSB: R44 power-loss and ditching handled safely through effective training, RPM management Australia’s ATSB report on a Robinson R44 helicopter incident in Whitsunday says the pilot safely managed power loss and a subsequent ditching outcome by applying training-led techniques, with particular emphasis on proper RPM management during the emergency sequence.

2026-05-14T05:30:41.401295-07:00

ATSB: R44 power-loss and ditching handled safely through effective training, RPM management

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TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023) Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says a Helijet Sikorsky S-76 flight in October 2023—2 crew and 12 passengers—encountered lightning in overcast, conductive conditions. Investigators conclude the strike was likely helicopter-induced, temporarily taking out all electronic displays and destroying a tail-rotor blade before the plunge.

2026-05-14T05:30:36.889974-07:00

TSB: Helijet Sikorsky S-76 lightning likely helicopter-induced, triggering display failures and tail-rotor damage (Oct 2023)

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Chicago jury awards $49.5M to family of 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash victim A federal jury in Chicago ordered Boeing to pay $49.5 million in damages to the family of Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old nonprofit global health worker killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash. The verdict adds another high-profile financial outcome to the MAX litigation landscape.

2026-05-14T05:28:04.529166-07:00

Chicago jury awards $49.5M to family of 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash victim

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11 survivors rescued after King Air crash off Florida coast; spent hours on life raft before US military/Coast Guard recovery A Beechcraft King Air 300 (Panama-registered HP-1859) crashed into the Atlantic about 80 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, leaving 11 survivors stranded on a life raft for hours. U.S. Coast Guard responders and Air Force reservists conducted a multi-hour search and rescue before the survivors were found.

2026-05-13T13:57:45.341154-07:00

11 survivors rescued after King Air crash off Florida coast; spent hours on life raft before US military/Coast Guard recovery

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Astra executive jet unstable approach: captain didn’t respond to go-around call before fatal Virginia terrain collision

NTSB finds potentially impairing drugs detected in 28.6% of fatally injured US pilots

Dash 8-300 takeoff abort linked to pilots’ misunderstanding during rotation

Chicago jury awards $49.5M to family of 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash victim

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