This July 2008 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 Sundowner. Injuries: None. Location: Schaumburg, Ill. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing landings in a crosswind. Several went well, […]
NTSB Accidents
Bambi takes out a Mooney
This July 2008 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 M20K. Injuries: None. Location: Howell, Mich. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to takeoff from a rural airport at […]
Water landing goes awry
This July 2008 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: STOL UC-1 Twin Bee. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Bunnell, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The CFI and student pilot were practicing touch […]
Low level flight ends badly
This July 2008 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-6A. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Sierraville, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had logged 167.8 hours total flight time, including 68.8 […]
Gusting crosswind gets better of Cessna
This July 2008 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 195. Injuries: None. Location: Lansing, Ill. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land in winds that were from […]
‘Too much energy’ ruins landing
This July 2008 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: Pipistrel Virus 912. Injuries: None. Location: Bend, Ore. Aircraft damage: Substantial What reportedly happened: The pilot was attempting to land in his powered glider. […]
Accelerated stall kills two
This May 2008 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: American AA-1C. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Philadelphia. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The instructor and student pilot had completed one touch-and-go landing and […]
Poor fuel management leads to accident
This May 2008 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: 5 Minor. Location: Millinocket, Maine. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged 154 hours, including 16 in […]
IMC, lack of weather briefing prove fatal
This May 2008 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 Six. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Cruso, N.C. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The non-instrument-rated private pilot departed for the cross-country flight […]