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NTSB Accident Reports—February 2024

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

Photo: McKinney Fire Department
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Multiple incidents involved complete or partial loss of engine power, necessitating forced or precautionary off-airport landings.
  • Pilot errors such as distraction during taxi, incorrect control inputs, and inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) contributed to several accidents.
  • Several ground or water collisions occurred, including impacting airport infrastructure, an automobile after a runway overrun, and a recreational boat during a water landing.
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November 7, 2023, Jackson, Mich.

Aero Commander 500B

At 1510 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when both of its engines lost power in cruise flight and the pilot force-landed it off-airport. The solo pilot was uninjured. The airplane was being operated as a FAR Part 135 on-demand cargo flight.

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