NTSB Accidents

A witness reported that the pilot made a radio transmission announcing his intention to perform a rolling maneuver in the RANS S10. He and another witness stated that they then saw the airplane roll through an inverted position and then transition into a steep, high-speed dive. The left wing separated from the fuselage and the […]

The Sonex had just departed the airport in Wellington, Fla. One witness reported that during the initial climb the engine “sputtered,” and another reported that it “backfired.” The pilot made a steep turn back toward the airport, but the airplane stalled and spiraled to the ground. The pilot died in the crash. The plane was […]

The CFI and student pilot had completed the first leg of a night cross country flight and were departing back to their home airport. During the takeoff roll at the airport in Saluda, S.C., a deer ran onto the runway, colliding with the Piper PA-28-140’s right wing. The CFI assumed control of the airplane from […]

Prior to the flight, the pilot removed an insulating blanket and heat source from the Piper PA-16 and conducted his preflight inspection. Following a normal engine run up, he initiated takeoff from the airport, where he thought the airplane seemed sluggish and that the rate of climb didn’t feel normal. He determined that the engine […]

The pilot stated that, before the flight, he conducted a preflight inspection but that he did not verify the fuel level in each fuel tank of the Beech A45. During the initial climb, the engine lost power, and he then performed a 180° turn toward a field adjacent to the runway in Hollister, Calif. About […]

The Beech 95-B55 was inbound to the airport in LaGrange, Ga., conducting an instrument approach in visual meteorological conditions, when the pilot announced its position over the airport’s common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). Witnesses described the airplane’s approach as fast and stated that it never touched down. The engines then rapidly accelerated to full power […]

The flight was the first flight in the Cessna P210N since its annual inspection, which occurred about six weeks before the accident. The pilot conducted a thorough preflight inspection and run-up. Before takeoff, he added full power with the brakes applied, and, after noting no abnormal engine or instrument indications, he took off. When the […]

The pilot reported that, during the approach to landing, the RV-9A’s propeller stopped spinning, but that the engine continued functioning normally. He subsequently made a forced landing to a field near Apopka, Fla. During the landing, the plane flipped over and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and vertical […]

According to the pilot, he was practicing an engine out maneuver to a landing on the water in the Piper PA-18-150 near Lake Wales, Fla. At 500 feet mean sea level, he “cut” the engine power and turned the carburetor heat to full on. As he neared the water, he started to flare when the […]