by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 10, 2021 | 20211209, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and hit a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the parking brake for reasons that could...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 9, 2021 | 20211209, Aviation News, Briefings, EAA, Experimental Aircraft, Experimental Aircraft Association, General Aviation, homebuilt aircraft, News
The Experimental Aircraft Association will hold a week-long series of free presentations on everything you need to know to build your own aircraft. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 8, 2021 | 20211209, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel inspection. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 6, 2021 | 20211209, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The student pilot’s inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Dec 5, 2021 | 20211209, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The airplane’s impact by a bird during the initial climb. Read More
by Dan Johnson | Dec 5, 2021 | #Aircraft, 20211209, Aviation News, faa, General Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Opinion, Pilots, Splog, sport pilot
What’s the latest on the FAA’s plan to update the Light-Sport Aircraft rules? Our LSA expert, Dan Johnson, breaks down what we know as of the end of 2021. Read...