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Insufficient grease leads to airplane damage

By General Aviation News Staff · July 26, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: A loss of directional control during the landing roll due to the left wheel seizing from insufficient grease in the left wheel bearing.

Blocked fuel tank vent leads to fuel starvation

By General Aviation News Staff · July 25, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The blockage of the left fuel tank vent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident of the pilot’s failure to use his checklist to address the loss of engine power.

Distracted pilot crashes while landing

By General Aviation News Staff · July 23, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath during final approach, which resulted in a collision with the approach lights short of the runway. Contributing was the pilot’s distraction due to the cabin door opening.

Takeoff goes awry on significantly shorter runway than planned

By General Aviation News Staff · July 19, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate airplane performance before taking off from a significantly shorter runway than originally planned for.

Fuel exhaustion ends flight to Oshkosh

By General Aviation News Staff · July 18, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

Human Factors: A tragic celebration

By William E. Dubois · July 17, 2025 ·

A flight to celebrate a dad earning his private pilot certificate ends tragically. What can we learn from it?

Water in fuel brings down Piper

By General Aviation News Staff · July 16, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination (water).

Inadequate 100-hour inspection leads to in-flight fire

By General Aviation News Staff · July 12, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: An in-flight fire that resulted from an inadequate 100-hr inspection, which failed to detect and correct improper electrical cable routing in the engine compartment.

Forced landing fatal for pilot

By General Aviation News Staff · July 11, 2025 ·

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to feather the left propeller following the loss of engine power.

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