Taking Off With Controls Locked Proves Fatal For Pilot
The pilot of a Van’s RV-8 made one simple mistake that cost him everything.
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A Bad Weather Report Leads To A Fatal Crash On A Snowy Flight
A visual flight rules-only pilot diverted to an airport reporting good VFR visibility. The info was dead wrong.
No Red Line: The Tragic Crash Of A Mustang II in Georgia
The pilot was one-half of the Twin Tigers airshow team. The passenger was his partner’s 13-year-old son.
A Neglected 172 Turns Toxic
Flight tracking showed the Skyhawk doing 13 ever-tightening turns. Investigators found the cause in the wreckage.
Citation Pilot Crashes After Argument With Girlfriend
The unplanned flight was a short one with a tragic conclusion.
NTSB Finds Wealth Of Failures Leading To Boeing B-17 Crash In Connecticut
The crash on a living flight experience mission killed seven and made national headlines.
After The Accident: Piper Navajo Crashes After Fuel Starvation
The chain of causal events was so long and complex that investigators struggled to sort it all out. But the fatal crash itself was far from inevitable.
Commuter Craft Innovator Experimental Test Flight Accident
A prototype of the composite canard aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a flight test that never should have happened.
After The Accident: GoPro Helps NTSB Determine Extra 300 Crash Cause
The digital cam was lost for two years, but once it was found, it helped inform the NTSB’s conclusions on this shocking crash.
After The Accident: Birds Take Down A Cessna Citation
Even the NTSB understands that some accidents are impossible to avoid, like this one.
