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Monotony, fatigue bad combination for ag pilot

By General Aviation News Staff · June 28, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during a low-level aerial application
flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue.

Discovery flight ends in crash

By General Aviation News Staff · June 27, 2025 · 2 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was his delayed decision to initiate a go-around.

Mechanic’s failure leads to oil starvation

By General Aviation News Staff · June 25, 2025 · 17 Comments

Probable Cause: The mechanic’s failure to properly secure the oil suction screen plug during recent maintenance, which resulted in an oil leak and subsequent loss of engine power due to oil starvation.

Hard landing breaks plane, injures two

By General Aviation News Staff · June 21, 2025 · 1 Comment

Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and hard landing, which resulted in the left axle fracturing from bending overstress.

Stall fatal for two

By General Aviation News Staff · June 20, 2025 · 9 Comments

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.

Do you know what to do if you encounter a dust devil?

By General Aviation News Staff · June 19, 2025 · 2 Comments

In a video, an NTSB meteorologist Paul Suffern notes that dust devils have been present in more than 170 accidents the NTSB has investigated since 1982.

Human Factors: Hidden wear and tear

By William E. Dubois · June 18, 2025 · 12 Comments

When a pilot crashes his new plane on the same day he bought it, NTSB investigators discovered the smoking gun for the accident was a part that pilots can’t see during a preflight.

Broken crankshaft gear leads to crash

By General Aviation News Staff · June 18, 2025 · 7 Comments

Probable Cause: The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the crankshaft accessory drive gear.

Loss of control fatal for two

By General Aviation News Staff · June 14, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

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