Aftermath

Routine post-maintenance check flight turns catastrophic.

Sometimes the multiplication of eyes and minds does not prevent fatal airplane accidents.

Discussing dangers does not make them go away.

NTSB investigation reveals spatial disorientation, but the full story offers deeper insights into a tragic accident.

Rotorcraft are like another country because they do things differently there.

Combination of factors—contamination, ground effect, and upward acceleration—all pushed toward a stall.

Maybe it was engine trouble, or maybe it was just a bad guess.

Most important obligation of an airplane owner is to know when not to use it.

In this fatal accident case, it really was a doctor, and it really was a Bonanza.

A deteriorating situation in the air can quickly become an emergency for a pilot.