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New AOPA video examines crash that killed one of its own

by | Oct 4, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20251023, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, NTSB, Pilots

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Institute (ASI) has released a new video examining an accident in Lake Placid, New York, on Oct. 1, 2023, that took the lives of former NFL player Russ Francis and AOPA’s own Richard McSpadden. Read...

Early Analysis on Baron crash released

by | Aug 8, 2025 | #Aircraft, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots

“In Early Analysis: Baron B55 Crash in Monterey, CA, we appear to have a loss-of-control incident that could have happened because of spatial disorientation,” said AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President Mike Ginter. “The weather was clearly IMC,...

More than 5,000 pilots take part in safety campaign

by | Apr 19, 2025 | #Aircraft, 20250508, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Associaiton, AOPA, Aviation News, aviation safety, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots

In the wake of recent high-profile general aviation accidents in New York and Florida, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Air Safety Institute reports that more than 5,000 pilots have already participated in the National Pause for General Aviation...

Accidents up in 2021, but increase in flight hours creates downward trend

by | Nov 21, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231214, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots

The report notes an increase in total accidents from 1,050 in 2020 to 1,124 in 2021, including 202 fatal accidents. However, 4 million additional flight hours — compared to the previous year — helped offset the increase in accidents, according to AOPA officials. Read...