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Engine control unit malfunction leads to seized engine

By NTSB · November 28, 2019 ·

Equipment Failure NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The engine’s excessive cylinder head temperatures and the subsequent seizing of the engine, which resulted from an engine control unit that caused the engine’s fuel-air mixture to be too lean.

Hard landing bends 172

By NTSB · November 26, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

Fuel starvation leads to Mooney crash

By NTSB · November 25, 2019 ·

Fuel Starvation NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in an intermittent loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

Backcountry landing damages RV-9’s wings

By NTSB · November 22, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable taxiway, which resulted in the wings striking hidden fence posts.  

Failure to maintain yaw control ends in crash

By NTSB · November 21, 2019 ·

Loss of Control NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

Pilot’s first landing in Pietenpol ends in nose-over

By NTSB · November 20, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive rudder and brake applications during landing, which caused the airplane to nose over.

GA fatalities up in 2018

By General Aviation News Staff · November 19, 2019 ·

381 were killed in GA accidents in 2018, compared to 331 the year before.

Piper stalls during takeoff from industrial truck yard

By NTSB · November 19, 2019 ·

Pilot Error NTSB Accident Report

Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed during the short field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.

Bird comes ‘out of the sun’ to hit Cessna 172

By NTSB · November 18, 2019 ·

Animal Encounter NTSB Accident Report

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

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