Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed after liftoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
aviation accidents
Carb ice leads to loss of engine power
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power as a result of carburetor ice. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to effectively use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.
Missing fuel cap leads to fuel exhaustion
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Cessna 195 bent when pilot’s seat slides backwards during takeoff
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.
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?