Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during an approach for landing.
NTSB Accidents
Bounced landing bends Bellanca
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway light.
Fatigue failure leads to forced landing
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 6 cylinder exhaust valve rocker boss.
Pilot crashes while planning out his own runway
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from obstacles during the simulated landing approach which led to a collision with a fence and a building.
Open canopy starts accident chain
Probable Cause: An emergency landing on uneven terrain that resulted in the loss of directional control during landing.
Gusting crosswind, unfamiliar airplane bad combination for Cessna 305 pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a noseover. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of familiarity with the airplane.
First flight after a year ends in fuel exhaustion
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion.
Pilot accidentally moves fuel selector to off
Probable Cause: Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s incorrect movement of the fuel selector valve to OFF, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
Failure to see and avoid by both pilots leads to midair collision
Probable Cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid while en route, which resulted in a midair collision.