by Robert Hedrick | Dec 19, 2025 | Accident, Aviation Law
At 10:15 a.m. on December 18, 2025, a Cessna 550 Citation II, registered as N257BW, crashed eight minutes after takeoff from runway 10 at Statesville Regional Airport, identified as KSVH. The flight was planned to fly to the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport in...
by Robert Hedrick | Jul 15, 2024 | Accident, General Aviation
By Robert Hedrick and Kerry Kovarik As we predicted shortly after this accident, the NTSB preliminary report supports our suspicion that an engine issue was in fact involved in this accident. The planned flight route for the Cessna 421, N245T, a light twin-engine...
by Robert Hedrick | Jul 14, 2024 | Accident, Hawaii Accident
We are shocked but not surprised to hear of yet another deadly Robinson R-44 crash, N144KW, this time just off the North Coast of Kauai on July 11, 2024. Our hearts go out to the families of the two passengers and pilot who were on the sight-seeing flight operated by...
by Robert Hedrick | Jun 28, 2024 | Accident
Another tragic Robinson R-44 accident has struck Washington. This one occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m. on June 19, 2024, near Bluestem, Washington. The pilot was a very experienced retired commercial pilot and flight instructor. The passenger was a rated airplane...
by Robert Hedrick | Jun 27, 2024 | Alaska Accident, General Aviation
On June 18, 2024 a Piper PA-18 Super Cub (FAA Registration Number N645DT) crashed into Crescent Lake, located approximately 80 miles south of Anchorage on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula. The aircraft sunk in deep water. The flight instructor and student rated pilot did not...
