Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to conduct the flight despite the fuel gauges indicating that there was insufficient fuel for the flight, which resulted in the low amount of fuel in the right tank
VFR into IMC fatal for two
Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off at night and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. which resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane. Contributing to the
Deer hits plane during landing roll
Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with a deer during the landing roll.
Student freezes on landing
Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to relinquish the flight controls, which resulted in a hard landing.
Practice ends when pilot hits corn stalks
Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of situational awareness during the approach over a corn field, which resulted in collision with corn stalks.
First solo after long period of not flying goes awry
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.
Pilot and CFI forget to extend landing gear
Probable cause: The pilot’s and flight instructor’s failure to extend the landing gear.
Stinson crashes after brake seal fails
Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing due to the failure of the right brake seal.
Mechanics install aileron control cables backwards
Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the aileron control cables and subsequent failure to verify proper aileron functionality following the maintenance, which resulted in roll control that was opposite of that commanded by the pilot, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he did not verify that the aileron movement matched the control yoke input.