This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper Lance. Injuries: None. Location: Sedona, Ariz. Aircraft damage: Minor. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was attempting to land, said he flew the […]
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Student pilot hits tree on takeoff
This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 150. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Keller, Wash. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was to spot […]
Down-draft bends Cub
This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Piper J3C-65. Injuries: None. Location: Warrenton, Va. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged about 200 hours, including 125 in […]
Low-level aerobatics kill two
This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: North American AT-6. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Destin, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who had logged more than 1,920 hours, […]
Cessna stalls on takeoff
This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 152. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Venice, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot earned his private pilot certificate in 1982, but […]
First flight, last flight
This July 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Zenith CH601 Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Kapowsin, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: A family member reported that the pilot had […]
Pilot forgets to bring up flaps
This June 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 152. Injuries: None. Location: St. Charles, Mo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was practicing touch and goes. During the last […]
NTSB studies how to improve general aviation safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In spite of improvements to commercial and corporate aviation safety records, the general aviation accident rate has been stubbornly resistant to safety initiatives, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said as she opened a two-day gathering to evaluate the current state of GA safety and consider if something should be […]
Too much crosswind, not enough rudder
This June 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 185. Injuries: None. Location: Bryce Canyon, Utah. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot was departing from the airport and the winds […]