Almost 42,000 square feet of aircraft storage space will open at KVDF by the end of the year thanks to $6.4 million in private infrastructure investment.
Aircraft
New Investigative Data Added to NTSB Aviation Accident Dashboard
The NTSB has updated its Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard to include investigative findings, offering deeper insight into what causes aviation accidents. This enhancement replaces the standalone General Aviation Dashboard, providing a streamlined, searchable resource for analyzing U.S. aviation safety trends.
Control Confusion Leads to Runway Excursion
Probable Cause: The commercial pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing was the student pilot’s application of brakes during the takeoff roll and the failure of both pilots to maintain a positive transfer of controls.
Picture of the Day: Hangar Flying With a Young Eagle
Rob Stapleton submitted this photo and note: “Gael Morales, 9, gets an explanation of instruments and controls of a 1979 Cessna 182 during a Young Eagles event by Dave Wampole, 81, a pilot and aircraft owner who is a member of EAA Chapter 620. Wampole, a retired sixth grade teacher, keeps his plane at a hangar at Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) that is a teaching area for Miami-area Young Eagles projects and flights.”
Human Factors: Know Thy Airplane
What can we learn from an accident that happened while taking kids up for their first flights by a pilot who didn’t have full knowledge of the airplane’s systems and a mechanic who missed a clogged fuel line?
Everybody Loves Air Shows
As part of the FAA’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday, the agency recently posted a video on YouTube looking at where air shows began. The National Air & Space Museum’s Aviation Historian Dorothy Cochrane walks us through the Thomas W. Haas “We All Fly” gallery to discuss the moment when general aviation truly took off.
Grant Awarded to Develop Camping Area at 37N
The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has awarded a grant to help build a camping area at Garrison Dam Recreational Airport (37N) in North Dakota.
Short Wing Piper Club Heads to KGXY for 2026 Convention
The Short Wing Piper Club holds its 2026 convention June 22–26 at Greeley-Weld County Airport (KGXY). The event features mountain flying, warbird rides, and technical tours of Univair and BAS Parts Sales.
Unexpected Stop on Taxiway Bends Two Planes
Probable Cause: The inability of the Boeing 75 pilot to anticipate that the Piper would stop earlier on the taxiway which resulted in the on-ground collision.