Probable Cause: An in-flight bird strike which resulted in an engine compartment fire that ultimately destroyed the airplane.
NTSB Accidents
Maintenance Error Leads To Cessna 150 Engine Failure
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve, which allowed the valve to drop into the cylinder and resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Pilot Crashes His New Plane on First Familiarization Flight
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Crosswind Causes Fatal Crash
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel airplane during takeoff from a narrow runway with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
Unstabilized Approach Causes Substantial Damage To Beech 58
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and airspeed on final approach, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the airplane.
Taxiing Mooney Sustains Double Wingtip Strike At Airport Crowded by Oshkosh Traffic
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate wingtip clearance while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the ambiguous nonstandard parking at the time of the incident.
Cracked Spark Plug Ends Banner Towing Flight
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power resulting from cylinder detonation and a cracked spark plug, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.
Fuel Contamination Proves Fatal for Three
Probable Cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a single-engine go-around. Also contributing to the accident was fuel system contamination, which resulted in detonation and a total loss of left engine power.
VFR into IMC Fatal for Three
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.