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NTSB Accidents

Distracted pilot hits parked helicopter

By NTSB · February 3, 2020 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing due to being distracted by another airplane and her delayed initiation of a go-around, during which the right wing struck a parked helicopter.

Crosswind forces plane into lamp post

By NTSB · January 31, 2020 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting tailwind conditions.

Takeoff in snow bends Cessna 185

By NTSB · January 30, 2020 ·

Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

Pilot inadvertently puts gear up while landing

By NTSB · January 29, 2020 ·

Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent landing gear retraction during approach.

Checking phone leads to crash

By NTSB · January 28, 2020 ·

Probable cause: The pilot’s diverted attention to his phone while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in collision with terrain.

Quartering tailwind flips Cessna 170

By NTSB · January 27, 2020 ·

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper wind correction inputs while taxiing with a quartering tailwind.

J-3 bent when control stick’s handgrip slips off

By NTSB · January 24, 2020 ·

Equipment Failure NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The control stick handgrip separation from the control stick resulting in the airplane pitching forward, which resulted in hard landing.

Gyroplane damaged by pilot error

By NTSB · January 23, 2020 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff in gusting wind conditions with insufficient rotor rpm.

Car hits Maule on taxiway

By NTSB · January 22, 2020 ·

Probable cause: The ground vehicle driver’s decision to drive on an active taxiway at night and failure to yield to taxiing aircraft, resulting in a collision with a taxiing aircraft.

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