Preliminary Reports

The airplane was destroyed by impact and a post-crash fire at 1535 Eastern time. Instrument conditions prevailed. The Private pilot and passenger received fatal injuries. An airport employee stated that the weather at the time was light rain, fog and mist, and that winds were light and favoring Runway 4. The employee stated that he […]

The airplane sustained substantial damage when it nosed over during landing. The pilot stated, “As I descended, I was not able to see as well as normal. As we touched the ground, we bounced a little, then touched down. The front wheel broke off, which caused the nose of the airplane to go into the […]

The airplane sustained a collapsed right main landing gear at 1300 Central time while landing. Visual conditions prevailed; the Private pilot reported no injuries. On the initial takeoff, after raising the gear, the pilot noticed the gear in-transit light remained on. After troubleshooting, the pilot continued on to the practice area to do some air […]

At 1325 Mountain time the airplane was destroyed when it impacted terrain. Visual conditions prevailed for the aerobatic performance flight. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. According to several witnesses, the pilot was exiting a loop, in a westerly direction, close to the ground. As the airplane descended and completed the loop, the wings began to shake back and forth. One witness reported that it appeared as if the airplane was rocking. The airplane impacted the…

At approximately 1115 Central time, the aircraft was destroyed when it impacted terrain; the Airline Transport pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed. At 1111:04, the pilot told ATC, “…were at one-one thousand; like to get down lower so we can get underneath this stuff.” Shortly after its pilot received a clearance to 3000 feet, the aircraft was observed in a nose-down spiral with parts separating from it. The witness stated it…

The aircraft collided with wires during the initial takeoff climb at about 0926 Mountain time. The Private pilot, an Airline Transport pilot-rated passenger and another passenger sustained fatal injuries; a post-crash fire destroyed the airplane. Visual conditions prevailed.A pilot-rated witness observed the airplane flying low and slow, just clearing treetop height. Its nose was high and tail low when it made a hard right banking turn towards the north and the ground; a large plume…

At approximately 0755 Central time, the airplane was destroyed when it impacted terrain following a loss of control during takeoff and initial climb. The Instrument-rated Commercial pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed.A pilot-rated witness observed the accident airplane performing a normal climbout when it suddenly pitched upward and into a steep roll to the left. Although the witness did not see the actual impact, he did see the airplane trying to…

The airplane was substantially damaged at about 0915 Central time when it impacted trees during a landing attempt. Visual conditions prevailed; the Student pilot received minor injuries. The accident occurred during the pilots first supervised solo flight.According to the observing instructor, during the landing attempt and while on short final, it appeared the airplane was […]

At 1132 Eastern time, the airplane was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain following an inflight breakup. The Private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Instrument conditions prevailed.While receiving flight following, the pilot asked the controller for a radar vector. The controller asked the pilot to state his present heading, to which the pilot […]

The airplane was destroyed when it collided with terrain following a loss of power from both engines during takeoff at 1000 Central time. The Private pilot and sole occupant sustained minor injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. The accident flight was the first after maintenance was performed on the nose landing gear.The pilot reported that the preflight […]