Aircraft: Cessna 152. Injuries: None. Location: Miami, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot had logged 29 hours, including two hours of solo flight time. The accident happened on his second solo flight.
VFR into IMC kills two
February 7, 2014 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Morgan, Utah. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: There was no record of the non-instrument pilot obtaining a weather briefing prior to departure into mountainous terrain. Weather information at the time of the flight reported mountain obscuration and precipitation.
Stall leads to crash
February 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Cessna Turbo 182. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Lebanon, N.H. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot took off from runway 36. A few minutes later when the plane was about a half mile from the runway at an altitude of 1,500 MSL, the pilot advised air traffic control that he needed to return to land.
Loss of engine power brings down motorglider
February 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Pipistrel Virus. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Ray, Mich. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: A witness reported that the motorglider engine did not sound normal during the preflight run-up or takeoff.
Drugged pilot crashes stolen airplane
February 4, 2014 by 4 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Fresno, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: At the time of the accident the 52-year-old pilot did not possess a valid pilot’s certificate. [Read more...]
Unusual attitude leads to crash
February 3, 2014 by 4 Comments
Aircraft: Cessna Turbo 206. Injuries: 2 Fatal, 2 Serious. Location: Show Low, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The private pilot, who did not have an instrument rating, and three passengers took off before dawn. [Read more...]
Snow snags Aviat
January 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Aircraft: Aviat A-1. Injuries: None. Location: Somerset, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot attempted a takeoff on a snow-covered runway. [Read more...]
Bad bounce for Cessna
January 30, 2014 by 1 Comment
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The student pilot was on a solo flight. During the approach to land, the plane touched down hard and bounced twice.
Power-loss landing results in off pavement landing
January 29, 2014 by 8 Comments
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Chehalis, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a flight review. While performing a simulated engine-out forced landing at a non-controlled airport the pilot did not manage the glide profile in a manner that allowed him to glide all the way to the approach end of the runway.
Landing gear collapses on touchdown
January 28, 2014 by 2 Comments
Aircraft: Luscombe 8A. Injuries: None. Location: Umatilla, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land in the tailwheel airplane. When it touched down it drifted to the left.
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