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NTSB Identification: ATL84FA090 For details, refer to NTSB microfiche number 24501A Accident occurred FEB-01-84 at LORIS, SCAircraft: BEECH 23, registration: N6141N Injuries: 4 Fatal. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF TAKEOFF WAS ABOUT 1930 EST. THE ROUTE OF FLT BEFORE 2000 EST WASNOT KNOWN. AT APRX 2005, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNSURE OF HIS POSITION. […]

NTSB Identification: ANC89IA019 For details, refer to NTSB microfiche number 37657A Nonscheduled 14 CFR 135 operation of CAPE SMYTHE AIR SERVICEIncidentoccurred NOV-22-88 at DEADHORSE, AKAircraft: CESSNA A185F, registration: N20752 Injuries: 1 Uninjured. ACFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES DURING LANDING. THE PILOT COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER GETTINGOUT OF THE AIRPLANE. BLOOD SAMPLES, TAKEN FROM THE PILOT THREE HOURS […]

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association421 Aviation WayFrederick, MD 21701 January 23, 1997 Contact: Warren Morningstar 301-695-2162 warren.morningstar@aopa.org   Air Safety Foundation Says Carbon Monoxide Accidents Rare But Deadly Offers Safety Advice FREDERICK, MD – The AOPA Air Safety Foundation says accidents caused by carbon monoxidepoisoning are extremely rare, but recommends pilots install inexpensive CO detectors […]

Asis the case with many of my columns on AVweb, a reader who wrote andasked for an article on the Ercoupe inspired this one. Our reader had this tosay: You should do an article on the Ercoupe. What other plane can you buy for less than $15,000 that cruises at 110 mph, burns less than […]

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration PRIORITY LETTER AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE REGULATORY SUPPORT DIVISIONP.O. BOX 26460OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA73125-0460 DATE: January 9, 1998 98-02-05 This priority letter Airworthiness Directive (AD) is prompted by reports of thepotential for carbon monoxide gas to leak into the cabin heating system and the cabin ofcertain Cessna Model 172R airplanes. This […]

Top 10 AviationNews Stories | Awards of Distinction | FinalFlights The Top 10 Aviation NewsStories of 1999 10.TheDecline In Airline Service/Air Rage For too long, the huddled masses of the flying public have had no recourse against ill treatment handed out by airlines, but after a particularly trying season that found pax trapped on planes […]

No, I haven’t changed my mind about theusefulness (and the dangers) of the classic early descent to MDA and flying along levellooking for the runway, nor the usefulness (and the dangers) of doing CANPA, the so-called”Constant Angle Non Precision Approach” when appropriate. But my previous column obviously needs a little follow-up. Like theseven blind men, […]

A VIP secretary named SlaterPreferred acting much laterAs he covered his chinHe spoke with chagrin“I’m responsible for many a crater.” — And the winner of AVweb‘s Poetry Contest …

Winteris finally getting a grip here at the virtual airport. Airplane owners aresniffing the air and have set up engine heaters. Lots of hangars have airplanesplugged into wall sockets, as owners hope their steeds will start on the coldmornings without damaging the engine. The regulars here at the Lounge arestarting to look forward to our […]

First of all, congratulations on getting down safely. What was that last200 feet like? We were about a hundred and fifty feet from touchdown and to have a landinggear come through your windshield and the windshield come flying into your lapis kind of a strange sensation. The airplane on top didn’t really push us downthat […]