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NTSB Accidents

Distracted pilot ditches Piper in the Gulf of Mexico

By NTSB · September 12, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to manage the available fuel supply which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

Ag pilot seriously injured when plane hits tower after he is blinded by the sun

By NTSB · September 9, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an antenna tower while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight while flying directly toward the sun.

Cylinder failure fatal for three

By NTSB · September 7, 2022 ·

A total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure in a cylinder, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude.

Passenger retracts flaps during go-around

By NTSB · September 5, 2022 ·

An inadvertent retraction of the flaps during a go-around by the pilot-rated passenger, which caused the airplane to settle onto the runway with the landing gear retracted.

Insufficient planning leads to fuel exhaustion

By NTSB · September 2, 2022 ·

The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a collision with trees and terrain.

Two seriously injured when Cessna 170 stalls on takeoff

By NTSB · September 1, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

Searey sinks after hitting wave from a boat

By NTSB · August 31, 2022 ·

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a water takeoff after an encounter with the wake from a boat.

Familiarization flight ends in crash

By NTSB · August 29, 2022 ·

The pilot’s misjudgment of the airplane’s speed and altitude during the landing approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident were his access to a limited set of flight controls, his obstructed vision due to his seating position, and the pilot’s decision to return to the relatively constrained runway following a perceived anomaly of the airplane’s flaps.

Attempt to takeoff from the middle of the runway goes awry

By NTSB · August 26, 2022 ·

The pilot’s decision to attempt a takeoff from the middle of the runway in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and runway excursion.

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