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Insect in pitot tube causes accident

By NTSB · May 10, 2019 ·

Equipment Failure NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: Innacurate airspeed indications due to contamination of the pitot-static system with insect remains, which resulted in a high approach and landing speed and subsequent runway overrun.

Maintenance flight goes awry

By NTSB · May 9, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid trees during low-altitude flight.

Pilot loses control while landing in the rain

By NTSB · May 8, 2019 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of runway visibility during landing in rain, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of situational awareness and subsequent loss of airplane control.

Piper hits truck while landing

By NTSB · May 7, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during approach, which resulted in an impact with a semi-truck.

Familiarization flight ends fatally

By NTSB · May 6, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s mistaken entry into a canyon surrounded by steep rising terrain while at a low altitude for reason

Fuel starvation ends instructional flight

By NTSB · May 3, 2019 ·

Fuel Starvation NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. 

Detached rudder cable brings down Piper

By NTSB · May 2, 2019 ·

Accident Report Maintenance Error

Probable cause: The loss of yaw control due to an inadequately compressed rudder swage, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and led to the separation of the forward right rudder cable.

Loss of engine power leads to student’s forced landing

By NTSB · May 1, 2019 ·

Accident Report - Undetermined

Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence. 

Post-maintenance flight fatal for pilot

By NTSB · April 30, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to identify the alternate runway, to perform a timely precautionary landing, and to maintain airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the left engine due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined based on the postaccident examination.

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