by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 6, 2021 | 20210812, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The student pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion onto rough terrain. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 4, 2021 | 20210812, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain due to his impairment from alcohol consumption. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Aug 2, 2021 | 20210812, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the floats, which led to his subsequent attempt to depart from a lake with damaged floats and led to a loss of roll control and the right wing impacting the water. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 23, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent emergency landing and collision with a tree. Read...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 22, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff roll due to distraction by the passenger window being unsecured, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway distance marker. Contributing to the accident was pilot’s failure to ensure...
by General Aviation News Staff | Jul 21, 2021 | 20210701, aviation accidents, Aviation News, General Aviation, NTSB, NTSB Accidents
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate spacing from the lead airplane while landing following revised landing instructions, which necessitated that the pilot conduct an improper landing flare and resulted in a hard landing. Read...