Probable cause: The pilot’s intentional low-altitude operation, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from unmarked utility wires.
aviation accidents
Fuel exhaustion leads to forced landing at a farm
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
Fuel exhaustion leads to forced landing on interstate
Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Excessive side loads breaks tailwheel
Probable cause: Excessive side loads imposed on the tailwheel A-frame during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a separation of the tailwheel and the subsequent loss of directional control.
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Homebuilt’s first flight ends in crash
Probable cause: The structural failure of both wings’ leading-edge slats, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
Piper crashes after loss of engine power
Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Bad landing bends Bellanca
The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during landing, which resulted in an unintended touchdown before the chosen landing area.
Fuel mismanagement leads to forced landing
Probable cause: The pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel starvation to both engines and their subsequent loss of engine power.