Accidents/NTSB

Cherokee Six Crashes NHRA Finals, Four Hurt

All four people aboard a Cherokee Six that crashed into California parking lot on Sunday survived with minor to moderate injuries. The plane hit a few cars and a motorhome at the Pomona Fairplex, which was hosting the National Hot Rod Association drag race finals. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. local time. Thousands of […]

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Pilot Ignored Night Takeoff Warning In Fatal Catalina Crash

Investigators released new details surrounding the fatal crash of a Beech 95-B55 at Catalina Airport on Oct. 8, revealing that the pilot ignored warnings not to take off after dark. The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) preliminary report states that the incident unfolded after a flight instructor and two student pilots became stranded at Catalina […]

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Update: HondaJet Hits Car, Five Dead

Five people died in the collision of a HondaJet with a car in Mesa, Arizona, about 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday. The plane was reportedly taking off from Falcon Field when it overran the runway and crashed into the car on a street bordering the airport. There were five people on the aircraft but it’s not […]

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Pilot Talking To ATC As Helicopter Hit Tower

The pilot of a Robinson R-44 that hit a radio tower in Houston on Oct. 20 was talking to ATC when it happened according to the NTSB’s preliminary report. The helicopter was on a commercial sightseeing flight when it struck the 1,003-foot tower about 900 feet. All four on the helicopter were killed and the […]

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Passenger Lands Cessna 150 After Pilot Incapacitation

A woman passenger made a hard landing in a Cessna 150 on Friday evening, Oct. 18, at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (KGVL) in Gainesville, Georgia, after the pilot was incapacitated. Sadly, the pilot later died, according to the Aviation Safety Network, though it is unclear whether his death resulted from the hard landing, the medical […]

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Aerobatic World Saddened By Chuck Coleman Accident

The aerobatic community is mourning the death of Chuck Coleman, who died in the crash of his Extra 300 during a performance at an airshow at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico. Coleman was a highly experienced aerobatic pilot, instructor and performer with more than 10,000 total hours logged. The California-based engineer flew more […]

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Investigation Underway Following Crash Near Catalina Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a crash involving a twin-engine Beechcraft 95-B55 that occurred shortly after takeoff from Catalina Airport in California on Tuesday, killing all five on board. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, the bodies of five adults were discovered at the crash […]

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Wife Took Over When Pilot-Husband Incapacitated

Inside Edition is reporting that it was the non-pilot wife of an incapacitated King Air C90 pilot who took the controls and successfully landed the twin at Bakersfield Meadows Field on Oct. 4. The program is identifying Las Vegas real estate agent Yvonne Kinane-Wells as the woman who managed to navigate the complex twin to […]

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Rhinebeck Board Member Killed In Crash

One of the most dedicated volunteers at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in upstate New York was killed in the crash of a replica Fokker D VIII during an airshow on Saturday. Brian Coughlin died at the scene after the monoplane caught fire and crashed about 3 p.m. The Sunday airshow was canceled as investigators from […]

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