A Beautiful Day Ends in Tragedy The day started like many others for the 73-year-old private pilot, who had logged over 400 total flight hours,

The Flight That Wasn’t Meant to Be It was a clear afternoon on March 8, 2024, when a Cirrus SR22 took off from Shelter Cove

On a quiet spring evening in April 2023, a routine dinner flight turned tragic off the coast of Venice, Florida. A seasoned pilot, his friends,

On a clear spring morning over the Gulf of Mexico, a routine fish-spotting flight ended in heartbreak. What began as a standard aerial observation mission

On a calm summer morning in June 2023, a sightseeing flight over the scenic waters near Beaver Island, Michigan, ended in heartbreak. What began as

On the evening of April 2, 2023, what began as a routine medical mission ended in tragedy near Chelsea, Alabama. An Airbus EC130 T2 helicopter,

On a sunny afternoon in Palm City, Florida, what should have been a routine personal flight ended in tragedy. The pilot of a Commander 114TC,

The Morning Flight That Never Reached the Coast On the quiet morning of June 17, 2023, a seasoned pilot and his passenger set out from

In the world of aviation, it’s often the routine flights that sneak up with unexpected surprises. On April 30, 2025, in Bethany, Oklahoma, one such

On a quiet summer morning in Mooresburg, Tennessee, the stillness of dawn was broken by the low hum of a vintage airplane. It was August

An Island Tour Turned Tragic On the idyllic island of Kauai, Hawaii, what began as a scenic helicopter tour ended in a tragic in-flight breakup

The Final Flight On a hot summer afternoon in Southport, North Carolina, a seasoned pilot took off in his beloved Mooney M20R for what was

A Beautiful Morning in Mulberry April 2, 2024, dawned clear and calm in central Florida. Over at South Lakeland Airport in Mulberry, a quiet hum

A Routine Night Flight in Unforgiving Conditions On February 24, 2023, a Guardian Flight Pilatus PC-12 lifted off from Reno-Tahoe International Airport just after 9

Setting the Scene On April 26, 2023, a seemingly routine personal flight from Leesburg, Florida to Winder, Georgia ended in tragedy. A Cessna 177B, tail

The Morning Departure It was an early summer morning on June 2, 2023, when a 69-year-old private pilot prepared his bright red Van’s Aircraft RV-7,

A beautiful morning over Montana turned tense in an instant for one experienced pilot when his newly purchased twin-engine Cessna P337H suffered a partial engine

On a clear June afternoon in 2024, a twin-engine Cessna 421C was soaring westward over the Colorado Rockies. Its destination: Ogden-Hinckley Airport in Utah. But

It was supposed to be a solemn and memorable tribute. A flight over Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest to honor a departed loved one, ashes to

The Charter That Shouldn’t Have Flown On a chilly February evening in 2024, a routine on-demand charter flight turned fatal over the desolate terrain of

A Clear Day for Flying It was a bright September afternoon in the desert skies over Borrego Springs, California. A sleek, single-seat aerobatic airplane, tail

On a warm September afternoon in Tennessee, a pilot’s passion for flight and precision led him into the skies over the Cumberland River. What began

Departure with a Routine Rhythm It was a routine cargo run over the vast Alaskan expanse—just another flight for a young but qualified commercial pilot

A Familiar Plane, an Unfamiliar Night It started as a laid-back Saturday plan. The 38-year-old private pilot, who had just completed a flight review two

On a sunny August morning in 2022, the skies over Bealeton, Virginia, were alive with the hum of vintage aircraft. It was a day like

A Thanksgiving Journey Turns Tragic On the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2023, a family of three departed Las Cruces, New Mexico, for what was supposed to

Into the Valley: How a Circling Approach Claimed Two Lives Anh was 33, and flying had become her passion. She started out as a flight

A Night Flight with a Seasoned Hand On the night of April 6, 2015, a Cessna 414A Chancellor took off from Indianapolis, Indiana, en route

A Bright Morning in Pedro BayJuly 20, 2024, started like many serene mornings in the remote expanses of Alaska. The DeHavilland Beaver U-6A, a rugged

A Mission Over the Lakes On a warm June day in 2008, a Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub lifted off from Placid Lakes Airport in Florida.

An Antique with Attitude The Stearman B75N1 isn’t just any old airplane—it’s a warbird, a trainer from a bygone era. Built in 1942, this model

On a calm August morning in the skies over Manhattan, Montana, what started as a routine instructional flight in a classic taildragger quickly turned into

On a clear autumn evening in October 2023, a highly experienced pilot lifted off from a small California airstrip with a single passenger onboard. What

On a warm July afternoon in 2024, what was supposed to be a routine instructional cross-country flight turned into a tragic and mystifying accident near

When flying into mountainous terrain, the skies can look deceptively calm. But as this tragic accident over Big Bear, California, reminds us, the real danger

I’ve sometimes heard the saying that “fuel is cheap—crashes are not.” Unfortunately, that wisdom played out the hard way on a quiet spring day in

On a foggy March night in Port O’Connor, Texas, a private helicopter lifted off from a road near its owner’s home. Minutes later, it lay