This March 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: Grumman Yankee. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Golden, N.M. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The private pilot and passenger were commuting to work by […]
NTSB Accidents
Failure to lean mixture, headwinds bad combination
This March 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 Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Firebaugh, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot took off with about 45 gallons of fuel onboard. […]
VFR into IMC kills three
This March 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 182. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Carrollton, Ga. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had logged 168 hours, including about 70 hours […]
Sealant contributes to fatal accident
This March 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: Stewart P-51. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Ocala, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The 80-year-old pilot, who had logged 13,917 hours, also held […]
Solo flight ends in bounce
This March 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 152. Injuries: None. Location: Crystal River, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student pilot was on the second leg of her […]
Night flight ends with a bang
This March 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 172. Injuries: None. Location: Cleveland, Miss. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot and a CFI were on an instructional night flight. […]
Piper stalls on takeoff
This March 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 Super Cub. Injuries: 2 Serious. Location: Wood Lake, Neb. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the passenger, the airplane lifted off […]
Fatigued pilot crashes on approach
This March 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: DA-40. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Arcata, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot held a commercial certificate with ratings for airplane single […]
Poor inspection leads to gear failure
This February 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 Comanche. Injuries: None. Location: Mineral Wells, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane’s annual inspection was done 18 days before the […]