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NTSB Accidents

Cessna 177 hits deer on takeoff

By NTSB · September 2, 2019 ·

Animal Encounter NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: A collision with a deer on the runway during the takeoff roll.

Banner towing flight goes awry

By NTSB · August 30, 2019 ·

Equipment Failure NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The ground crew’s incorrect hook up of the banner, which resulted in a nose-over.

Pilot loses control during precautionary landing

By NTSB · August 29, 2019 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an off-airport precautionary landing on a dirt road with an uphill gradient.

Fuel exhaustion abruptly ends student pilot’s solo cross-country flight

By NTSB · August 28, 2019 ·

Fuel Exhaustion NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, the subsequent total loss of engine power, and a forced off-airport landing.

Crosswind landing bends plane

By NTSB · August 27, 2019 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

Pilot hits fence after aborted takeoff

By NTSB · August 26, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to land the airplane with insufficient runway remaining after realizing the airplane wasn’t climbing.

Pilot fails to compensate for tailwind, hits trees on landing

By NTSB · August 23, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a runway overrun.

Cessna 180 flips after landing on glassy water

By NTSB · August 22, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare while landing on water with glassy water conditions, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

Fuel exhaustion fatal for two

By NTSB · August 21, 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.

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