by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 14, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, aviation accidents, Aviation News, EAA, Experimental Aircraft, Experimental Aircraft Association, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots
While the rate of accidents based on flight hours will not be available until the FAA releases general aviation survey data in 2024, the total number of accidents over the past year in experimental aircraft was the lowest on record, EAA officials noted. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 13, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231005, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
The pilot’s intentional flight into terrain as an act of suicide. Read More
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 12, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231109, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, News, NTSB, Pilots, Reno Air Races
The pilot directly behind the two planes that crashed told NTSB investigators that the planes were not where he expected them to be. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231005, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents, Pilots
The pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Oct 10, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231019, Air Safety Institute, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, aviation accidents, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, People, Pilots
The aviation community is remembering Richard McSpadden, senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s Air Safety Institute, who died in a plane crash Oct. 1, 2023, near Lake Placid, New York. Read...
by William E. Dubois | Oct 9, 2023 | #Aircraft, 20231005, aviation accidents, Aviation News, flying, General Aviation, Human Factors, NTSB, Opinion, Pilots
A pilot low on fuel passes up three airports to save 20 cents a gallon on avgas. It turns out to be an expensive mistake. Read...
