Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
aviation accidents
Fuel exhaustion leads to remote forced landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
First solo goes awry
Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Gear up landing bends plane
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing and a runway overrun.
Experimental biplane crashes into trees
Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the biplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with trees.
Cub pilot hits hangar during tailwheel training
Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Bad weather leads to hard forced landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to depart in unfavorable weather conditions, which resulted in a hard, forced landing.
Overpriming engine leads to fire
Probable cause: The student pilot’s overpriming of the engine and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an engine fire.
Fuel exhaustion leads to forced landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.