This September 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 175. Injuries: None. Location: Rio Blanco, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a remote 2,100-foot […]
NTSB Accidents
Return to the air fatal for RV-6 pilot
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: RV-6. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Caldwell, Idaho. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to a family member, the airplane had sat on the […]
Poor fuel management leads to off-airport landing
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Mooney M20F Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Suffolk, Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, when he took off the fuel […]
Oil filter failure brings down Cessna
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 210K. Injuries: None. Location: Show Low, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was in cruise flight when the engine oil […]
Cub runs out of fuel
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper J5A Cub. Injuries: None. Location: Holland, Mass. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot didn’t check the fuel before the flight. Shortly […]
Engine failure leads to off-airport landing
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Pawnee. Injuries: None. Location: Bainbridge, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was performing a training aerial application over a farm […]
Landing proves fatal for two
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Beech Sierra Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Sylva, N.C. Aircraft damage: destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had logged 1,382 hours, a majority in the […]
Open cowl, bad landing
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 170. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Anchorage, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Witnesses reported that shortly after the airplane took off, the […]
Carb ice suspected in loss of power
This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Taylorcraft BCS-65 Injuries: None. Location: Boulder, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the engine lost power shortly after takeoff. […]