NTSB Accidents

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the stationary airplane during taxi.

Probable cause: The flight instructor’s decision to continue to taxi the airplane to the parking area with a known brake malfunction, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent impact with a parked airplane. 

Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in the biplane being low and striking trees.

Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the subsequent forced landing on a rough/soft field.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent hard landing while demonstrating a short-field landing and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a depression in a dirt runway during takeoff, which resulted in a tail strike.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.