Nearly 25,500 People Attended The Convention And Exhibition In Las Vegas
The NBAA’s 2013 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2013) concluded Thursday, marking three days filled with robust exhibitor and attendee participation, a number of news-making announcements from products and services providers, and other exciting show features.
Preliminary Report Indicates All Three Tires Were Inflated And Showed No Abnormal Signs Of Wear
Witness reports from an accident in Santa Monica, CA involving a Cessna Citation indicated that the airplane appeared to "blow a tire" on landing, causing it to veer off the runway and impact a hangar. The accident and ensuing fire resulted in the fatal injury of the four people on board the airplane. But the NTSB's preliminary report does not indicate that there was a problem with the tires on the airplane.
No Patient On Board When Aircraft Went Down In A Wooded Area
A medical helicopter that went down in a wooded area of Tennessee en route to pick up a patient Tuesday made an unusual course change prior to the accident, according to the NTSB. No reason for that course change was given.
The pilot of an Australian firefighting airplane was fatally injured when the aircraft went down in a remote and rugged area of New South Wales while water-bombing a wildfire south of Sydney.
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