The following documents were obtained from the FAA. Although not all about aircraft accidents, this serves as an interesting guide to the reports generated by the Office of Aviation Research. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aviation Research Report Index for April 1995 (the date on which the Office was established within the FAA) to April 2001 [66 Pages, 9.42mb]
Author: John Greenewald
On August 08, 2009, a midair collision occurred between a sightseeing helicopter and a single-engine plane over the Hudson River. Below are documents obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Teterboro Airport Audio (42mb, .MP3) Teterboro Airport Traffic Control Tower, Clearance Delivery, Partial Transcript (PDF) Teterboro Airport Traffic Control Tower, Local Control, Full Transcript (PDF) Newark Airport Traffic Control Tower, Class B Airspace, Partial Transcript (PDF) Image of Hudson Midair Radar Hits (JPG)
Four crew members were washed overboard by heavy waves on 29 December 2006 in Plymouth Sound, England as the ship was exiting HMNB Devonport on the surface following a port call. This resulted in the deaths of Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Higgins (Chief of the Boat) and Sonar Technician (Submarines) 2nd Class Michael Holtz. After the preliminary investigation, Commander Edwin Ruff, the Commanding Officer, received a punitive letter of reprimand and was relieved of command. (Source: Wikipedia) Department of the Navy Documents The following documents were released under the FOIA to the Military Times. CFFC Response to FOIA…
Background The USS Hartford and USS New Orleans collision was a collision between the United States Navy Los Angeles-class submarine USS Hartford (SSN-768) and the United States Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans (LPD-18) on March 20, 2009. It occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, between Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. A US Navy investigation into the collision found that the the Hartford was solely to blame for the accident. According to the Navy, the accident was caused by poor, lax leadership on the submarine and a failure to adequately prepare…
Background On 8 January 2005 at 02:43 GMT, San Francisco collided with an undersea mountain about 675 kilometers (364 Nautical Miles, 420 statute miles) south-east of Guam while operating at flank (maximum) speed and more than 200 feet (61 m) deep. The collision was so serious that the vessel was almost lost — accounts detail a desperate struggle for positive buoyancy to surface after the forward ballast tanks were ruptured. Twenty-three crewmen were injured, and Machinist’s Mate Second Class Joseph Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, Ohio, died on 9 January from head injuries. Other injuries to the crew included broken…