Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
aviation accidents
Carb ice leads to Taylorcraft’s forced landing
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an accumulation of carburetor ice, resulting in an off-airport landing and substantial damage to the airplane.
Cessna 185 hits boat
Probable Cause: A recreational boat crossed in front of the airplane’s path during landing on the water which resulted in the airplane colliding with the boat.
Pre-buy flight goes awry
Probable Cause: The sport pilot’s poor decision to allow a non-certificated pilot to land the airplane which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
Fuel exhaustion leads to crash
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
VFR into IMC deadly for GA pilots in under three minutes
A new review of research into general aviation accidents unearthed a startling statistic: Pilots without an instrument rating lose control of their aircraft within 178 seconds of entering IMC.
Unstable approach bends Piper
Probable Cause: The pilot’s unstable approach and improper configuration of the flaps during a go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
Pilot hits fence on his private airstrip
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a fence during takeoff.
Separated tailwheel spring, crosswind bad combination for Piper pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, after the right tailwheel spring separated.