This April 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 AA-1B. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Chesnee, S.C. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: A witness watched the airplane fly over his house and […]
NTSB Accidents
Aerobatics practice kills one
This April 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: Curtiss Wright P-40N. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Mastic Beach, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot’ s son, he and […]
Low roll puts RV in trees
This April 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-8. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Angleton, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The ATP-rated was taking part in a formation flight. His plane […]
Improper pedal installation leads to crash
This April 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: Champion 7HC. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Centre, Ala. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to witnesses, the airplane lifted off and reached an […]
Pilot attempts takeoff in directionally challenged airplane
This April 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 Navajo. Injuries: None. Location: Newark, N.J. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot aborted a takeoff because he was unable to maintain […]
Flight in MVFR fatal
This April 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: Maule M-4-220C. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Hungry Horse, Mont. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The private pilot’s logbooks revealed that he had a […]
Pilot distracted by turbulence
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: None. Location: Sedona, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: While making a VFR approach to a full-stop landing, the pilot […]
Road landing goes bad
his 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: Aviat Husky. Injuries: None. Location: Beaver, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land on a road. As the […]
Failure to check fuel leads to fuel exhaustion
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 210. Injuries: 2 Serious. Location: Madera, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was entering the traffic pattern at his home […]