The pilot and passenger departed on a flight near Galveston, Texas, in a North American P51D, a vintage warbird. After departure, radar tracked the flight along a bay in a southwestern direction. A witness reported that he heard the airplane overhead heading south and then saw it slowly turn north and appear to descend at […]
NTSB Accidents
Cessna 210 hits fence during forced landing
About 35 minutes into the cross-country flight, the Cessna T210M’s engine lost power, and the airplane started to descend near Scipio, Utah. Although the engine lost power when the airplane was flying directly over, and in line with, a wide road, which would have provided ample space for a safe landing, the pilot was unable […]
Flight into icing brings down Sportsman
A review of air traffic control recordings indicated that, after the Glasair Sportsman GS-2 crossed over the mountains, the pilot checked in with the Denver terminal radar approach controller and expressed concern about the weather at her destination airport. After receiving weather for a closer airport, which included visibility 1.5 miles in mist with a […]
Fan’s impetuous flight to Nashville ends fatally
The non-instrument-rated pilot rented the airplane in Canada and filed a VFR flight plan for a cross-country flight to a destination in Canada. The flight was not approved to leave Canada. The flight plan was subsequently closed and investigators could not determine the flight’s last departure point and time. The wreckage of the Cessna 172 […]
Malfunctioning fuel pump brings down Pitts
The pilot flew the Pitts S1S for about 30 minutes and then returned to the airport in Wellington, Kansas, for landing. As the plane approached the airport, the engine lost power, and the pilot made a forced landing short of the runway. Fuel was found onboard, and it was not contaminated. Testing of the engine’s […]
Failure to remove frost brings down Piper
The Piper PA 18-150 pilot was attempting to takeoff from a public street in Wasilla, Alaska, but the airplane would not climb, and struck a light pole, sustaining substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot stated that he failed to remove heavy frost from the airplane prior to the takeoff attempt. The […]
Fuel exhaustion bends Aeronca
According to the pilot, the Aeronca 65 was fueled the day prior to the accident and flown 246 miles. Prior to the accident flight, which was 213 miles, he added approximately two gallons of fuel to the main fuel tanks, which provided about 13 total gallons of fuel on board for the flight. While enroute […]
Crosswind contributes to RV-12 crash
During the landing flare to a private field, the RV-12 encountered a crosswind from the southwest. The wind pushed the airplane to the north and it landed prematurely on a high berm located to the north of the runway in Hatley, Wis. The landing gear collapsed and the airplane was damaged by the post-impact fire. […]
Large wave hits Lake
According to the Lake LA-4 pilot, he made a pass over a lake near Monticello, Ky., in search of a landing site with the least amount of boat traffic. After an uneventful water landing, he began to water taxi the airplane. He and his passenger then noticed a large wave approaching at a 45° angle […]