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Flight After Maintenance Bends Bellanca
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the oil filter adapter when replacing the oil filter adapter gasket which resulted in the filter becoming loose, resulting in the loss of engine oil, and the subsequent total loss of engine power.
Globe Aircraft Draws a Pair of Aces
A peek into the past unveils the story of how two World War II heroes brought their magic to the Globe Swift after the war.
Four Seriously Injured When Fuel Starvation Leads to Accident
Probable Cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power on the left engine due to fuel starvation.
Why I Love Tailwheel Flying
I’ve long believed tailwheel flying is more than just a gear configuration. It is a discipline, a mindset, and in many ways its own culture within aviation.
Pilot Crashes After Ignoring Go/No-Go Decision Point
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and failure to abort the takeoff at the predetermined decision point.
An Everyday “Oops” Destroys a Mooney
What can we learn from a pilot who experienced a fire from a battery in his portable ADS-B unit?
Delayed Use of Carb Heat Leads to Accident That Seriously Injures Pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat which resulted in the loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
Why Are My Oil Temperatures So Low?
A reader reaches out to our engines expert about very low oil temperatures in his Van’s RV-8.