NTSB Accidents

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the airplane before a hand propeller start, which resulted in the airplane moving forward and colliding with maintenance equipment.

Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent loss of control due to spatial disorientation.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off with known electrical issues, which distracted him and led to a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

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

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

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.

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

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