This February 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: Sparks, Nev. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: According to the pilot, he was descending to the airport with […]
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$11.35 million: What will it cost you?
By DALE FORTON. Dec. 18, 2011: One of the largest air crash disaster verdicts was handed down by a Philadelphia jury, which awarded $11.35 million in compensatory damages to Dr. Robert Marisco Jr. and his fiancee Heather Moran, both of Akron, Ohio, in an action against Winner Aviation Corp. I must first state I am […]
Gear collapses on landing
This February 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: None. Location: Aurora, Colo. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: Shortly after takeoff when the pilot attempted to retract the landing […]
Spatial disorientation kills two
This February 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 Malibu. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Belleville, Illinois. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The pilot had flown to an airport to receive training […]
Fuel contamination brings down twin
This February 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 Twin Comanche. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Amarillo, Texas. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: According to witnesses, the airplane took off and was […]
Aerobatic practice kills two
This February 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: Yakovlev Yak 52. Injuries: 2 Fatal. Location: Redlands, Calif. Aircraft damage: Destroyed. What reportedly happened: The 27-year-old pilot, who held a commercial pilot certificate, […]
Luscombe escapes during hand propping
This February 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: Bellanca 7ECA, Luscombe. Injuries: None. Location: Canon, Ga. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The pilot of the Bellanca was sitting in the cockpit […]
VFR pilot attempts flight in IMC
This January 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: 1 Minor. Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The non-instrument-rated pilot received a preflight weather briefing and […]
Carb icing brings down Cessna 150
This January 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 150. Injuries: None. Location: Doylestown, Pa. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The accident flight was the first flight since an overhauled engine […]