Accident Probes

Hop turns deadly as pilot battles coastal fog, swirling winds and unforgiving terrain. Did he take the task too lightly?

Never established on the localizer, the twin pilot nonetheless descends below minimums and finds only trees

Veteran pilot with a host of qualifications but little time in type puts Baron on path to loss of control during night IFR approach

Low-time Saratoga pilot launches toward home as growing storm creates a one-sided battle – and a one-winged airplane

Pilot had been there, done that. On this VFR trip the weather forecast was good enough – and it was wrong

Pattern errors and a tight turn put inexperienced Grumman pilot into a coffin corner from which he cant escape

Chieftain pilot shows a little misunderstanding, then a lot, when engine fails during climb – or did it?

Partial panel after vacuum failure overwhelms pilots desperate attempt to get down from IFR on top.

The quest for the sensation of speed led two young flight instructors on a buzz job through the mountains – with predictable results

At 12:01 CST, a Cessna 172P collided with a Cessna 172M during touchdown at Brainerd-Crow Wing County Regional Airport. The pilot of the 172P stated that he had made a call on the common traffic advisory frequency and did not hear any other traffic in the area. A witness stated that he saw the 172P overtake and land on top of the 172M, which had completed its touchdown on runway 23….