aviation accidents

Probable cause: The flying pilot’s excessive maneuvering of the airplane at a slow airspeed, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ operation of the airplane over its maximum allowable gross weight.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude.

Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to contaminants in the fuel system that decreased the fuel flow, the source of which could not be determined.

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper pretakeoff planning, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a short-field takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird during the approach.

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following a descent into clouds.

Probable cause: The pilot’s complacency during the en route phase of flight, which resulted in fuel mismanagement and a subsequent gear-up landing.

Probable cause: The airplane’s left main ski’s collision with a submerged frozen sand berm.