by General Aviation News Staff | May 28, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The partial loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel’s failure to ensure that the ignition harnesses were properly secured and the pilot’s inappropriate pitch control inputs, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 19, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other resulting in a collision on the airstrip. Contributing was the pilots’ failure to announce their intentions over their radios as they were taking off and landing. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 10, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The stabilator trim rod assembly separated from the stabilator link assembly due to a missing connecting bolt, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control of the airplane. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 10, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Aviation News, Feature, flying, General Aviation, Pilots
It’s rare to see a Fairchild 24 flying these days. But in South Texas, two friends are flying their Fairchild 24s together in hopes they can help keep aviation’s golden age alive. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 10, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 7, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to remove the wheel chocks before engine start which resulted in the inadvertent contact with the propeller while the engine was running. Read...
