The pilot of the Beechcraft Sierra was attempting to takeoff from the airport in Peyton, Colo. He had logged 71.4 hours, of which 6.1 were in the Beech Sierra.When the plane reached the rotation speed, he applied back pressure and the plane lifted off. When it reached an altitude about 50 feet AGL, the stall […]
NTSB Accidents
Continued flight into IMC kills one
The former Air Force pilot, 75, had logged more than 16,560 hours at the time of the accident. He took off from Fort Lauderdale in the Cessna 340 on an IFR flight plan.Four minutes after takeoff during an assigned climb to 4,000 feet, he advised the departure air traffic controller that the airplane was having […]
Poor approach, poor landing
The accident happened during an approach to the airport in Chiloquin, Ore. The pilot, who told investigators he had landed at the airport more than 100 times, maneuvered the airplane on a higher-than-normal approach to avoid tall trees on the runway’s approach path. The plane touched down at an excessive ground speed and began to […]
Carb ice brings down Stinson
The pilot of the Stinson 108 was practicing takeoffs and landings at Elkton, Ky. He landed, then taxied back for another lap in the pattern. This time he chose to do a touch and go. The plane landed on the first third of the runway, then he applied full power for takeoff. The plane did […]
Simulated emergency results in real accident
The pilot of the Beech Musketeer was undergoing a flight review at the airport in La Grande, Ore. There was a passenger in the back seat. As the airplane overflew the airport, the CFI simulated an engine failure by pulling the throttle to idle. The pilot initiated a spiral descent to traffic pattern altitude and […]
Wrong frequency, wrong runway
The student pilot reported that he was flying the Piper Cherokee from Oklahoma to California in pursuit of employment opportunities. During that trip, he attempted a night landing at an unattended airport in Cottonwood, Ariz., in order to refuel. During the approach he was unable to activate the runway lights via radio. He made one […]
VFR into IFR kills two
The private pilot had logged 175.7 hours, including18.1 hours in the Cessna 182 prior to the crash. He obtained an abbreviated weather briefing, filed an IFR flight plan and took off on a cross-country flight to Fredericksburg, Texas. The pilot was accompanied by his wife. The purpose of the flight was to celebrate their wedding […]
Slow approach leads to fatal stall
The private pilot of the Cessna 170, 59, had logged 476.2 total flight hours, including 432.1 hours in the Cessna 170, including 3.75 hours in the previous 90 days. A friend of the pilot said he saw the Cessna 170 enter the traffic pattern at the airport in Auburn, Calif., but didn’t watch the full […]
Cub strikes power lines
The instructor pilot and a student were flying in the Piper J3-Cub near Selma N.C., when the CFI attempted to make a landing on a grass strip. During the approach the Cub collided with unmarked power lines and flipped over. The airplane came to rest on the ground upside down, resulting in minor injuries to […]