NTSB Accidents

Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control during a soft-field takeoff.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach altitude, which resulted in a collision with a fence.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a power transmission wire.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a positive climb rate after takeoff in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper planning for landing on a wet grass airstrip, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and a runway excursion.

Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue flight in mountainous terrain with downdraft conditions, which necessitated a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.

Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight due to his failure to perform preflight weight and balance calculations, which affected the airplane’s takeoff performance, and his subsequent decision to abort the takeoff with too little runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.