by General Aviation News Staff | May 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect the corroded aileron cable during recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power caused by fatigue cracking and fracture of the crankshaft due to severe wear of the bearings. Read...
by William E. Dubois | May 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Human Factors, NTSB, Opinion, Pilots
The two shattered links of the accident chain were not adjacent, as they so often are. The first came during an otherwise diligent preflight. The second was a skipped memory item from the emergency checklist that, otherwise, would have saved the day. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania, is expanding the reach of its Aviation Management program into the Philadelphia region at Wings Field Airport (KLOM). Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation education, Aviation News, Briefings, flight training, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
Epic Flight Academy and Seminole State College of Florida (SSC) in Sanford have signed an agreement that allows Epic-trained pilots to transfer their certifications as college credit toward a degree at SSC. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | May 1, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before initiating a descent in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. Read...
