Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to secure the seat’s position in the seat rail, which resulted in a loss of directional control and nose over.
aviation accidents
Pilot freezes when plane hit by downdraft
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for prevailing wind conditions during the landing approach, which resulted in the airplane contacting the ground short of the runway.
Failure of connecting rod leads to total loss of engine power
Probable Cause: A failure of the No. 2 connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
Early Analysis on Baron crash released
“In Early Analysis: Baron B55 Crash in Monterey, CA, we appear to have a loss-of-control incident that could have happened because of spatial disorientation,” said AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President Mike Ginter. “The weather was clearly IMC, with clouds below 1,000 feet.”
Fuel starvation brings down 172
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
Human Factors: A pilot’s last words
What can we learn from a sightseeing flight that proved fatal for a young pilot and his girlfriend’s brother?
Sight-seeing flight fatal for two
Probable Cause: The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent rapid descent into terrain.
Pilot’s attempt to break in new engine ends in crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Student pilot crashes Kitfox in field
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff that resulted in an impact with terrain.