Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
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$8.7 million expansion project begins at KPQL
Designed to boost the capacity for industrial and commercial development at Mississippi’s Trent Lott International Airport, the North Apron Expansion and Taxiway Connector Project includes construction of a new concrete aircraft parking apron and connector taxiway and taxiway lighting rehabilitation.
Cirrus introduces instrument rating program
The Instrument Rating Program, designed by Cirrus instructor pilots, combines self-study content with in-person flight training, according to company officials.
Proposed ADS-B bill will protect general aviation
The Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act will do nothing to harm aviation. It will, however, safeguard a pilot’s privacy while ensuring that ADS-B — a safety tool required by the FAA for aircraft operating in controlled airspace and funded by pilots — is used for its intended purpose and not for economic gain.
New restaurant opens at KSGU
The Jet-A-Way Café has opened at the Million Air FBO at St. George Regional Airport.
A-10 Warthog welcomed home
Fairchild-Republic A-10C, tail number 79-0087, made its return to Hagerstown, Maryland, Sept. 22, 2025, where it joins the largest collection of Fairchild aircraft anywhere in the world at the Hagerstown Aviation Museum.
New Global War on Terror wing opens at Warhawk Air Museum
The new wing is a clear acknowledgement that history does not belong to a receding past alone, but is as current as those who served, and continue to serve, the armed forces of the United States in its efforts to counter terrorist activity.
Young Eagles unveils Mission 2.5
The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles program is asking pilots to help it reach 2.5 million Young Eagles flown by July 2026 with the “Mission 2.5” campaign.
Piedmont Airlines donates aircraft and engines to university
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, one of the few Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation with an FAA-certified Airframe and Powerplant program, welcomed its first class of 15 students in August 2025.