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Title: In-Flight Separation of Vertical Stabilizer, American Airlines Flight 587, Airbus Industrie A300-605R, N14053, Belle Harbor, New York, November 12, 2001
NTSB Report Number: AAR-04-04, adopted on 10/26/2004 [Summary]
Title: In-Flight Engine Failure and Subsequent Ditching, Air Sunshine, Inc., Flight 527, About 7.35 Nautical Miles West-Northwest of Treasure Cay Airport, Great Abaco Island, Bahamas, July 13, 2003
NTSB Report Number: AAR-04-03, adopted on 10/13/2004 [Summary]
Title: Collision With Trees on Final Approach Federal Express Flight 1478 Boeing 727-232, N497FE Tallahassee, Florida July 26, 2002
NTSB Report Number: AAR-04-02, adopted on 6/8/2004 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2004-910402
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Uncontrolled Descent and Impact with Terrain, Eurocopter AS350-B2 Helicopter, N169PA, Meadview, Arizona, August 10, 2001.
NTSB Report Number: AAB-04-02, adopted on 6/3/2004 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Loss of Control and Impact with Terrain, Canadair Challenger CL-604 Flight Test Airplane, C-FTBZ, Wichita, Kansas, October 10, 2000.
NTSB Report Number: AAB-04-01, adopted on 4/14/2004 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Loss of Pitch Control During Takeoff Air Midwest Flight 5481 Raytheon (Beechcraft) 1900D, N233YV Charlotte, North Carolina January 8, 2003
NTSB Report Number: AAR-04-01, adopted on 2/26/2004 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2004-910401
Title: Loss of Control and Impact With Terrain Aviation Charter, Inc. Raytheon (Beechcraft) King Air A100, N41BE Eveleth, Minnesota October 25, 2002
NTSB Report Number: AAR-03-03, adopted on 11/18/2003 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2003-910403
Title: Loss of Pitch Control on Takeoff, Emery Worldwide Airlines, Inc., McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F, N8079U, Rancho Cordova, California, February 16, 2000
NTSB Report Number: AAR-03-02, adopted on 8/5/2003 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2003-910402
Title: Aircraft Accident Report: In-Flight Electrical System Failure and Loss of Control, Jet Express Services, Raytheon (Beechcraft) Super King Air 200, N81PF, Near Strasburg, Colorado, January 27, 2001.
NTSB Report Number: AAR-03-01, adopted on 1/15/2003 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2003-910401
Title: Aircraft Accident Report: Loss of control and Impact with Pacific Ocean, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N963AS, about 2.7 Miles North of Anacapa Island, California, January 31, 2000
NTSB Report Number: AAR-02-01, adopted on 12/30/2002 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2002-910401
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM, N807BB, Minden, Nevada, July 13, 1999
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-06, adopted on 9/27/2002 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Executive Airlines, British Aerospace J-3101, N16EJ, Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania, May 21, 2000
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-05, adopted on 8/26/2002 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, Boeing 737-300, N668SW, Burbank, California, March 5, 2000
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-04, adopted on 6/26/2002 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Gulfstream III, N303GA, Aspen, Colorado, March 29, 2001
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-03, adopted on 6/11/2002 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Cessna 335, N8354N near Hillsboro, Missouri October 16, 2000
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-02, adopted on 6/5/2002 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: EgyptAir Flight 990 Boeing 767-366ER, SU-GAP, 60 Miles South of Nantucket, Massachusetts, October 31, 1999
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-01, adopted on 3/13/2002 [Full Text | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2002-910401
Title: Aviation Accident Report: Runway Overrun During Landing, American Airlines Flight 1420, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, N215AA, Little Rock, Arkansas, June 1, 1999
NTSB Report Number: AAR-01-02, adopted on 10/23/2001 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2001-910402
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Collision with Terrain of Big Island Air flight 58, near Volcano, Hawaii, September 25, 1999
NTSB Report Number: AAB-01-02, adopted on 9/26/2001 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Ground Impact of American Airlines 1340, Chicago, Illinois, February 9, 1998
NTSB Report Number: AAB-01-01, adopted on 5/14/2001 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aviation Accident Report: In-flight Breakup Over the Atlantic Ocean Trans World Airlines Flight 800 Boeing 747-141, N93119 near East Moriches, New York July 17, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-00-03, adopted on 8/23/2000 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2000-910403
Title: Aircraft Accident Brief: Crash of Sunjet Aviation, Learjet Model 35, N47BA Aberdeen, South Dakota, October 25, 1999
NTSB Report Number: AAB-00-01, adopted on 11/28/2000 [Full Text | PDF Document]
Title: Aircraft Accident Report: Crash During Landing Federal Express, Inc. McDonnell Douglas MD-11, N611FE Newark International Airport Newark, New Jersey July 31, 1997
NTSB Report Number: AAR-00-02, adopted on 7/25/2000 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2000-910402
Title: Controlled Flight into Terrain Korean Air Flight 801, Boeing 747-300, HL7468 Nimitz Hill, Guam August, 6, 1997 DCA97MA058
NTSB Report Number: AAR-00-01, adopted on 1/13/2000 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2000-910401
Title: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994
NTSB Report Number: AAR-99-01, adopted on 3/24/1999 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB99-910401
Title: In-Flight Icing Encounter and Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain, Comair Flight 3272, Embraer EMB-120RT, N265CA, Monroe, Michigan, January 9, 1997
NTSB Report Number: AAR-98-04, adopted on 11/4/1998 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB98-910404
Title: Aircraft Accident Report In-Flight Fire/Emergency Landing Federal Express Flight 1406 Douglas DC-10-10, N68055 Newburgh, New York September 5, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-98-03, adopted on 7/22/1998 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB98-910403
Title: Aircraft Accident Report Uncontrolled Impact with Terrain Fine Airlines Flight 101 Douglas DC-8-61, N27UA, Miami, Florida August 7, 1997
NTSB Report Number: AAR-98-02, adopted on 6/16/1998 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB98-910402
Title: Uncontained Engine Failure Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 McDonnell Douglas MD-88, N927DA Pensacola, Florida July 6, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-98-01, adopted on 1/13/1998 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB98-910401
Title: Aircraft Accident Report In-Flight Fire and Impact With Terrain Valujet Airlines Flight 592 DC-9-32, N904VJ Everglades, Near Miami, Florida May 11, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-97-06, adopted on 8/19/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-910406
Title: Aircraft Accident Report Uncontrolled Flight Into Terrain ABX Air (Airborne Express) Douglas DC-8-63, N827AX Narrows, Virginia December 22, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-97-05, adopted on 7/15/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-910405
Title: Aircraft Accident Report Runway Collision United Express Flight 5925 and Beechcraft King Air A90 Quincy Municipal Airport Quincy, IL November 19, 1996 (Revision 9/5/00)
NTSB Report Number: AAR-97-04, adopted on 7/1/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-910404
Title: Aircraft Accident Report Descent Below Visual Glidepath and Collision with Terrain Delta Air Lines Flight 554 McDonnell Douglas MD-88, N914DL LaGuardia, New York, October 19, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-97-03, adopted on 8/25/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-910403
Title: Aircraft Accident Report In-Flight Loss of Control and Subsequent Collision with Terrain CESSNA 177B, N35207 Cheyenne, Wyoming April 11, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-97-02, adopted on 3/11/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-910402
Title: Aircraft Accident Report Wheels-Up Landing Continental Airlines Flight 1943 Douglas DC-9 N10556 Houston, Texas February 19, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-97-01, adopted on 2/11/1997 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB97-910401
Title: Ground Spoiler Activation in Flight/Hard Landing, Valujet Airlines Flight 558 Douglas DC-9-32, N922VV Nashville, Tennessee, January 7, 1996
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-07, adopted on 11/11/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910407
Title: In-flight Loss of Propeller Blade Forced Landing, and Collision with Terrain Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Flight 529 Embraer EMB-120RT, N256AS, Carrollton, Georgia, August 21, 1995
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-06, adopted on 11/26/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910406
Title: Collision with Trees on Final Approach American Airlines Flight 1572, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N566AA, East Granby, Connecticut, November 12, 1995
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-05, adopted on 11/13/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910405
Title: Runway Departure During Attempted Takeoff, Tower Air Flight 41 Boeing 747-136, N605FF, JFK International Airport, New York, December 20, 1995
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-04, adopted on 12/2/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910404
Title: Uncontained Engine Failure/Fire Valujet Airlines Flight 597 Douglas DC-9-31, N908VJ, Atlanta, Georgia, June 8, 1995
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-03, adopted on 7/30/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910403
Title: In-flight Icing Encounter and Loss of Control Simmons Airlines, d.b.a. American Eagle Flight 4184 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) Model 72-212, N401AM, Roselawn, Indiana October 31, 1994; Volume 1: Safety Board Report (Revision 9/13/02)
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-01, adopted on 7/9/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910401
Title: In-flight Icing Encounter and Loss of Control Simmons Airlines, d.b.a. American Eagle Flight 4184 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) Model 72-212, N401AM, Roselawn, Indiana October 31, 1994; Volume II: Response of Bureau Enquetes
NTSB Report Number: AAR-96-02, adopted on 7/9/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-910402
Title: Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain Flagship Airlines, Inc., dba American Eagle Flight 3379, BAe Jetstream 3201, N918AE Morrisville, North Carolina December 13, 1994
NTSB Report Number: AAR-95-07, adopted on 10/24/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-910407
Title: Runway Collision involving Transworld Airlines Flight 427 and Superior Aviation Cessna 441 Bridgeton, Missouri November 22, 1994
NTSB Report Number: AAR-95-05, adopted on 8/30/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-910405
Title: Uncontrolled Collision with Terrain Air Transport International Douglas DC-8-63, N782AL Kansas City International Airport Kansas City, Missouri February 16, 1995
NTSB Report Number: AAR-95-06, adopted on 8/30/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-910406
Title: Crash during Emergency Landing Phoenix Air Learjet 35A, N521PA Fresno, California December 14, 1994
NTSB Report Number: AAR-95-04, adopted on 8/1/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-910404
Title: Flight into Terrain during Missed Approach USAir 1016, DC-9-31, N954VJ Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina July 2, 1994.
NTSB Report Number: AAR-95-03, adopted on 4/4/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-910403
Title: American Airlines Flight 916
NTSB Report Number: AAB-02-07