JACKSON, Miss. – A plane crash here Tuesday evening killed three of Civil Air Patrol’s Mississippi Wing members – Col. John E. Tilton Jr., former member of Civil Air Patrol’s Board of Governors and Alabama Wing and Southeast Region commander;... Continue Reading →
Wind gust bends LSA
Posted on November 14th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: FlightDesign CTSW. Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Fullerton, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot, who was practicing landings, aborted the first two approaches because the airplane was too high and fast. On the third landing, he descended... Continue Reading →
Currency flight ends with crash
Posted on November 13th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Theodore, Ala. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a night currency flight in marginal VFR conditions. The 164-hour pilot did not file a flight plan or obtain a weather... Continue Reading →
Unsecured load results in flat spin
Posted on November 12th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Mooney 20R. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Hollister, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot departed for an 11-hour ferry flight across the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft had been outfitted with a ferry fuel system in the form... Continue Reading →
Over-water approach ends badly
Posted on November 11th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Piper Malibu. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Destin, Fla. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The instrument-rated pilot m who had logged 407 hours, was attempting to execute a GPS approach over water at night. The published minimums for the... Continue Reading →
Clogged fuel filter brings down Tiger
Posted on November 8th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Grumman Tiger. Injuries: None. Location: Navada, Texas. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, the airplane was at cruise flight at 3,000 feet when the engine sputtered and lost power. Attempts to restore engine power were... Continue Reading →
Failure to refuel leads to engine failure
Posted on November 7th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Winter Haven, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot reviewed the weather prior to departing on the 416-nautical mile cross-country flight. He fueled the airplane with 30.1 gallons of fuel the morning... Continue Reading →
VFR into IMC proves fatal
Posted on November 6th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Piper Comanche. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Norfolk, Neb. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The non-instrument rated pilot departed on a night cross-country flight in marginal VFR. When the airplane did not show up at its destination, a search... Continue Reading →
CFIT for Mooney pilot
Posted on November 5th, 2012 by Janice Wood
Aircraft: Mooney M20. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Copake, N.Y. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The accident flight happened at night. The phase of the moon was waxing crescent with only 22% of the moon’s visible disc illuminated. The 1,410-hour... Continue Reading →
Primer out, airplane down
Posted on November 4th, 2012 by Meg Godlewski
Aircraft: Luscombe 8A. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Schaumburg, Ill. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to a witness on the ground, the airplane took off and had climbed to about 150 feet above the runway when the engine quit.... Continue Reading →
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