This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Dakota. Injuries: 1 Minor. Location: Dorrington, Calif. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: While the airplane was level at 15,000 feet in instrument meteorological conditions, the engine began losing power. [Read more...]
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Cherokee. Injuries: None. Location: Titutsville, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The purpose of the flight was for the student pilot to perform a night cross-country under the supervision of a CFI. [Read more...]
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: BD-5. Injuries: 1 Serious. Location: Burlington, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. [Read more...]
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Portland, Ore. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: Prior to flight, the pilot looked inside the fuel tanks and noted that they appeared to be full, however, he did not recall how far down the fuel was from the fuel cap.
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Zenair CH701 Injuries: 2 Minor. Location: Lonsdale, Minn. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The pilot departed from his private airstrip with a passenger for a local flight.
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Piper Pacer. Injuries: None. Location: Valley, Wash. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The pilot elected to land in a recently mowed field at his parent’s farm.
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cessna 210. Injuries: 1 Fatal. Location: Aiken, S.C. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: There was no record of the pilot, who did not have an instrument rating, obtaining a weather briefing or filing a flight plan. The pilot was on a VFR cross-country flight when an air traffic controller advised him that a broken line of weather with moderate-to-heavy precipitation existed and extended almost to the destination airport.
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Cirrus SR22. Injuries: 3 Fatal. Location: Agua Dulce, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed.
What reportedly happened: The private pilot did not have an instrument rating. The airplane departed the airport and flew in a northerly direction towards the mountain pass that was along the airplane’s planned route of flight to the northeast. About 12 minutes later, the plane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in mountainous terrain [Read more...]
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Beech 36TC Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Rienzi, Miss. Aircraft damage: Destroyed
What reportedly happened: Prior to departure, the pilot contacted the flight service station controller to file an instrument flight rules flight plan. During the conversation, the briefer asked the pilot, “Do you require the latest adverse weather conditions?” The pilot replied, “No, that’s why we are getting out of here.”
This October 2010 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
Aircraft: Beech A35. Injuries: 1 Fatal, 1 Serious. Location: Blue Diamond, Nev. Aircraft damage: Substantial.
What reportedly happened: The accident happened during a cross-country flight. The pilot flew the airplane about 1.5 hours with the right fuel tank selected. When the engine lost power, she switched the fuel selector to the left tank, [Read more...]
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