The pilot intentionally leaving the airplane unoccupied during the engine start.
NTSB Accidents
Flight into IMC proves fatal for three
The pilot’s loss of aircraft control during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were turbulence and icing conditions.
Pilot hits sign when crosswind landing goes awry
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Lancair’s first flight ends fatally
A loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
Flight into turbulence ends tragically
The pilot’s poor in-flight weather evaluation, which resulted in flight into a level 6 thunderstorm.
CFIT after failure to climb
The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude and his failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse course in a box canyon.
Worn brakes contribute to poor landing
A total failure during landing roll of the right brake caused by severely worn shoes.
VFR into IMC leads to crash
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control.
Failure to line up with runway fatal
The pilot’s misjudgment of distance and altitude during a night approach for landing, resulting in a collision with wires and the ground.