FAA Office of Aviation Research Report Index

February 28, 2015

The following documents were obtained from the FAA.  Although not all about aircraft accidents, this serves as an interesting guide…

N71MC — Hudson Mid-Air Collision (08-08-2009)

February 28, 2015

On August 08, 2009, a midair collision occurred between a sightseeing helicopter and a single-engine plane over the Hudson River. Below…

USS Minneapolis St. Paul, Four Sailor Deaths, 12/29/2006

February 28, 2015

Four crew members were washed overboard by heavy waves on 29 December 2006 in Plymouth Sound, England as the ship…

Collision between USS Hartford and the USS New Orleans, March 20, 2009

February 28, 2015

Background The USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision was a collision between the United States Navy Los Angeles-class submarine…

USS San Francisco (SSN-711) Crash, January 2005

February 28, 2015

Background On 8 January 2005 at 02:43 GMT, San Francisco collided with an undersea mountain about 675 kilometers (364 Nautical…

4,000 tons of shells explode in Central Russia, October 2012

February 28, 2015

According to RT.com: More than 4,000 tons of shells exploded near a military testing ground some 40 kilometers from the…

Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska C-17 Crash, 06/28/2010

February 28, 2015

On 28 July 2010, at approximately 1822 hours local time (L), a C-17A, Tail Number 00-0173, executed a takeoff from…

KAL (Korean Air Lines) 007, September 1983

February 28, 2015

Introduction Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was a Korean Air Lines civilian airliner that was shot down by Soviet interceptors…

Friendly fire strike in Afghanistan – June 2014

February 28, 2015

In June of 2014, the mainstream media reported the following story: Five NATO troops and an Afghan soldier were killed…

NIGER/IRAQ Uranium Story and Ambassador Joe Wilson

February 26, 2015

The following collection consists of documents concerning the alleged attempts by Iraq to purchase uranium from Niger and the role…