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Crash on takeoff kills pilot and his cousin

By NTSB · January 23, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to perform a steep turn at low altitude, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

Loss of control while landing fatal for Cirrus pilot

By NTSB · January 22, 2019 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s uncoordinated flight control inputs and subsequent inadvertent cross-control aerodynamic stall in the airport traffic pattern that resulted in a loss of control and uncontrolled descent with insufficient altitude for recovery.

Unforecasted icing conditions leads to hard landing for Cessna 182

By NTSB · January 21, 2019 ·

Accident Report-Icing

Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with unforecast icing conditions, which led to structural icing that obscured the pilot’s vision, an aerodynamic stall, and a subsequent hard landing.

Pilot dies when Buccaneer hits power lines

By NTSB · January 18, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while flying at low altitude.

Fatal crash caused by pilot’s medical condition

By NTSB · January 17, 2019 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of vision during cruise flight, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to fly with a known medical condition.

Deep snow bends Cessna 180

By NTSB · January 16, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to land on a snow-covered airstrip with a tundra tire-equipped airplane, which resulted in a nose-over.

Cessna 150 crash caused by fuel exhaustion

By NTSB · January 15, 2019 ·

Fuel Exhaustion NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

New homebuilt crashes due to fuel starvation

By NTSB · January 14, 2019 ·

Fuel Starvation NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: A failure of the right fuel tank to supply fuel to the engine for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

Mooney pilot’s VFR flight into IMC proves fatal

By NTSB · January 11, 2019 ·

Controlled Flight Into Terrain NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s controlled flight into mountainous terrain while attempting to operate under visual flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).

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