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: Pitts Special. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Cleveland, Texas. Aircraft damage: Fatal. What reportedly happened: According to witnesses, the 87-year-old private pilot was known for […]
NTSB Accidents
Carb ice brings down plane
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: Piper Super Cub. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Surfside, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The airplane was used to tow banners. During the […]
S-turn goes bad
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: Socata TBM700. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Kennesaw, Ga. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged 975 hours, including 44 in […]
Slippery airplane thwarts owner
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: Stits Playboy. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: St. Louis, Mo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The 2,500-hour private pilot was taking off from a […]
Equipment confusion leads to poor 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: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Edgewater, Md. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot departed on a cross-country flight. He had flown Cessnas […]
Overloaded plane crashes
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: Glastar SH-4. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Kenai, Alaska. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The airplane was built by the pilot from a kit, […]
Long landing results in swim
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 182. Injuries: None. Location: Metaline Falls, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that upon arriving at his intended destination […]
Low altitude, steep bank fatal combination
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: Lancair IV-P. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Hollywood, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The instrument-rated pilot, who had logged 1,255 hours, was the […]
Student no match for wind gust
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: Evektor-Aerotechnik SportStar. Injuries: None. Location: Arlington, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The winds at the time of the accident were from 280° […]