Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
aviation accidents
Student bends Legend Cub
Probable cause: The student pilot’s incorrect brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
RV-8 crashes into tree after pilot over corrects during landing roll
Probable cause: The pilot’s overcorrection with the right rudder during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.
Buzzards hit Beech A36
Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a flock of birds.
Plane hits car after improper maintenance
Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the throttle linkage attachment hardware, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power when the hardware separated in flight.
Stuck shoe bends Luscombe
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.
Failure to issue NOTAM blamed in crash
Probable cause: The airport’s failure to issue a NOTAM regarding the deployment of the traffic monitoring camera system before the accident, which resulted in the airplane striking the camera system during a short-field approach and landing.
Fuel exhaustion leads to crash
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that sufficient fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Piper pilot hits trees while trying to land
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath on approach for landing, which resulted in impact with trees. Contributing to the accident was a partial, temporary loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined bec






