On January 4, 2010, a brand-new Cessna 172S, registration N5118J, departed Bangor International Airport in Maine on what was planned to be the first leg

On June 21, 2024, a Cessna 172N departed Brooksville, Florida, on what was supposed to be a routine instructional flight. The airplane, registration N734XT, was

On the evening of June 6, 2023, a Dassault-Breguet Falcon 10, registration N87RT, departed Atlanta for what should have been a routine Part 91 flight

On August 30, 2022, a routine instructional flight in a Cessna 172N turned into an off-airport emergency landing that left one person seriously injured and

A Backyard Landing That Went Wrong On July 9, 2025, a privately operated helicopter was involved in an accident near Inlet, New York, during what

On October 27, 2023, a Cessna T206H, registration N915DV, departed Vernal, Utah, on what was intended to be a routine personal flight to Cedar City,

On September 12, 2023, a Thrush Aircraft LLC S2R-T660, registration N710TY, was involved in a fatal accident near Ardoch, North Dakota, during an aerial application

On August 5, 2023, a Nanchang China CJ-6A, registration N4184G, was involved in a fatal accident near Peyton, Colorado, during what was intended to be

On October 30, 2023, a Piper PA-46-350P, registration N510KC, lifted off from McCook, Nebraska, just after noon local time. The flight was a Part 91

On the morning of July 21, 2025, a Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee, registration N4187U, lined up on Runway 9 at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport in

On the morning of November 25, 2022, a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet, registration N15VJ, departed Indianapolis Regional Airport (MQJ) in Greenfield, Indiana, on an IFR

On the afternoon of April 13, 2023, a single-seat Junior Ace, registration N5545, departed from a private airstrip in Ash Flat, Arkansas, for what appeared

On October 4, 2024, a 1943 Boeing E75, registration N1612M, departed a private grass strip near Sanger, Texas, on a personal Part 91 flight. The

On October 17, 2022, an experimental, amateur-built Peryera Aventura II, registration N32856, launched from North Perry Airport (HWO) in the Miramar/Hollywood, Florida area for what

On July 2, 2017, a North American T-28A, N9103F, was lost during a short reposition/diversion and approach into Moorhead Municipal Airport (JKJ) in Moorhead, Minnesota.

This mishap didn’t start with a dramatic weather system or an unexpected diversion. It began with a routine multi-engine training flight. A Piper PA-34-200 Seneca,

This accident started out like countless personal flights out of Sunriver Airport in central Oregon. The pilot, a 63-year-old ATP with a deep aviation résumé,

On the morning of April 29, 2019, a Robinson R44 on a Part 135 sightseeing flight around Oahu entered clouds over Kailua, encountered rapidly changing

On a warm June evening in 2019, a Piper PA-28-180, N9754J, headed out from Conroe-North Houston Regional for what was supposed to be a straightforward

On the last day of 2019, a Mooney M20S, N602TF, lined up on runway 18 at Johnson County Executive Airport in Olathe, Kansas. The plan

On a clear June evening in 2019, an experimental Titan II, N4362V, was flying low over open fields near Summerville, Oregon. Witnesses on the ground

This accident involved an experimental Bushby Mustang II, N24GL, that crashed just off the departure end of runway 36 at Peter Prince Airport in Milton,

Setting the Scene This accident took place on the afternoon of October 17, 2019, near New Salem, North Carolina. A Bell 206B, registration N167AG, was

A Routine Flight That Never Reached SealyOn May 28, 2019, a Cessna R172K, registration N2583V, departed Seminole, Texas (Gaines County Airport) just before dawn. The

Setting the SceneThis one started like a routine aerial survey and ended in a backyard in Madeira, Ohio. The airplane was a Piper PA-31-350, twin-engine

If you’ve flown around Houston in winter, you know how fast that sky can go from benign gray to “where did the horizon go?” That’s

The flight looked routine at the start. Mid-day on February 8, 2020, a Beechcraft F33A Bonanza, N6665U, arrived at Granbury Regional (GDJ) in central Texas.

The setup on this one was straightforward. A 43-year-old student pilot launched on his second solo cross-country in a Cessna 172M, N1870V, from Napa to

If you’ve flown off grass, you know the airplane talks to you a little differently. It rolls longer, it feels a touch more reluctant to

This accident took place late morning at Torrance’s Zamperini Field (TOA) on November 30, 2022. Two pilots—both familiar with the airport—launched to do some pattern

Setting the SceneThis one took place at Galt Field (10C) in Wonder Lake, Illinois, late on a clear November afternoon. A 2017 Extra EA300/LC, registration

Setting the SceneThis one started as a simple hop home on an IFR flight plan after a long day. Three people boarded a Cessna 172S—registration

This one involved a classic Alaska trap: a pretty river, a low pass, and a cable you can’t see until it’s too late. On November

If you’ve flown helicopters long enough, you’ve done that short hop after maintenance where you’re tuned into every sound and vibration. That was the plan

If you’ve flown enough simple out-and-backs, you know how they’re supposed to feel: light, predictable, and honestly a little boring. That’s what this Beech H35

Setting the StageOn a warm June morning in South Carolina, an RV-9A turned final for Saluda County Airport (6J4). The plan was a straightforward full-stop

This one took place on a dark January evening over Auburn, Nebraska. A Cessna 150H, N22859, departed Lincoln for some pattern work at a quiet

This one started like a lot of springtime cross-countries: a long push southbound to Sun ’n Fun, a stubborn headwind, and a pilot trying to

This one started as a simple Saturday hop: Aero Country (T31) up to Sherman Municipal (SWI) in a well-worn Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche. Weather was

The first lesson in a new airplane is supposed to be simple: learn the machine, feel the controls, and keep the stakes low. On October