Five deaths in three crashes at the 14-20 March Sun 'n Fun fly-in - after just four fatal accidents in the previous 21 events - marred a show which otherwise indicated that the small-aircraft market is maturing, with a resurgence in production aircraft and an expansion of kit-built designs into new niches. Karen Walker and Graham Warwick report from Lakeland, Florida.
Source: Flight International
The January incident at Ellsworth AFB resulted in the destruction of the $450 million bomber and a rare quadruple ejection of the crew, who were attempting to execute an instrument landing during poor weather.
Investigators probing the fatal Bombardier CRJ200 crash at Kathmandu will inevitably focus on the extraordinary attitude the aircraft developed as it lifted off from runway 02. Nepal’s civil aviation regulator states that the captain survived the 24 July accident but the first officer, and the 17 other occupants, did not. ...
A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Nepalese carrier Saurya Airlines has crashed during take-off from Kathmandu airport, with fatalities among those on board.
