aviation accidents

The Beech A36 departed on the accident flight, and after flying 1 hour, 18 minutes using fuel from the left tank, the pilot switched fuel tanks, and the engine lost power. A passenger reported that there was a strong headwind, so the pilot was diverting for fuel. Attempts to restore power were unsuccessful. During the […]

The Cessna 182 pilot was flying down a glacier near Cooper Landing, Alaska, for an extended period of time at a low power setting without the carburetor heat on. Near the toe of the glacier, he attempted to add power to level the plane, but the engine did not respond. He said that their altitude […]

The CFI of the Beech 76 reported that he and the student pilot had intentionally shut down and secured the right engine for training purposes, however they were unable to get it restarted. The instructor then flew the airplane back to the airport in Fort Pierce, Florida, and extended the landing gear while on a […]

The pilot of the Lake LA-4 amphibian stated that the airplane was properly configured for landing on a lake near Chapin S.C., with the landing gear retracted and the flaps extended. The approach was normal, however, he heard a loud bang immediately after touchdown and felt a lateral force in the cockpit. He then observed […]

The pilot reported that during the takeoff run, just before liftoff from a frozen, snow-covered lake in Tanana, Alaska, the ski-equipped Piper PA-18 bounced over a snow drift. The pilot applied corrective action, however, rudder control inputs were momentarily unresponsive and the left wing tip hit the snow-covered lake. The pilot regained rudder authority and […]

Witnesses reported that the pilot/owner/builder of the experimental, amateur-built, turbine-engine-powered Lancair IVP had been troubleshooting the landing gear and electrical system on the day of the accident. After working on the airplane, he made an uneventful flight. Later that day, he departed on a flight with two other certificated pilots aboard. About 40 minutes later, […]

The owner/pilot of the Cessna 120 regularly made roundtrip flights between his home airport and another airport about 25 miles to the northwest. A north-south mountain range, with peaks ranging between 8,300 and 9,400 feet above mean sea level (msl), separated the two airports. Due to the limited climb capability of the airplane, on each […]

The pilot reported that after landing at the airport in Glendale, Ariz., and during the turn onto a taxiway intersection, he inadvertently raised the landing gear lever by mistake, rather than the adjacent flap lever. The left landing gear collapsed, which caused the left wing tip to strike the ground. The impact resulted in substantial […]

The pilot’s friend reported that he planned to fly his recently purchased twin-engine Aerostar 601P over his friend’s home near Aurora, Colo., to show it to him and another friend. The pilot’s friends and several other witnesses reported observing the pilot performing low-level, high-speed aerobatic maneuvers before the plane collided with trees and then terrain. The […]