The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse course in a box canyon.
NTSB Accidents
Worn brakes contribute to poor landing
A total failure during landing roll of the right brake caused by severely worn shoes.
VFR into IMC leads to crash
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control.
Failure to line up with runway fatal
The pilot’s misjudgment of distance and altitude during a night approach for landing, resulting in a collision with wires and the ground.
Fuel mismanagement leads to off-airport landing
The pilot’s improper fuel management during the landing approach, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and a forced off-airport landing.
Forced landing follows crankshaft failure
A failure of the crankshaft idler gear, which resulted in a total loss of engine power while maneuvering.
Failure to use carb heat lands plane in a ditch
The failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight.
150 hits house at end of runway
The pilot’s improper preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to abort the takeoff. The tailwind and a short runway were contributing factors.
New prop throws off pilot’s fuel calculations
Loss of engine power resulting from fuel exhaustion due to the pilot’s failure to refuel the aircraft en route.