by Casey Dubose | Sep 3, 2024 | Accident, Oregon Accident
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, a tragic aircraft accident occurred near Troutdale Airport (TTD/KTTD) in Fairview, Oregon, resulting in the deaths of three individuals. The incident involved a twin-engine Cessna 421C Golden Eagle, registered as N421GP, which crashed...
by Chris Rusing | Jul 31, 2024 | Accident, Hawaii Accident, Washington Accident
A Robinson helicopter accident on June 29, 1992, involving the inflight break-up of the helicopter prompted the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch a special investigation into Robinson R22 and R44 helicopter main rotor control accidents. The Federal...
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 Chris Rusing | Jul 15, 2024 | Aviation Law, Florida Accident, General Aviation
On July 10, 2024, at approximately 14:15 EDT, a Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II in visual flight conditions with two people on board, crashed into a lake north of runway 27L while performing a “touch-and-go” at North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (F45) in West...
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...
by Robert Hedrick | Jun 24, 2024 | Accident, Aviation Law, General Aviation
On Tuesday, June 17, 2024, at approximately 4:23 p.m., a U.S. registered aircraft N245T, a twin-engine Cessna 421C, crashed near Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field (SBS) in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The aircraft struck the ground in a southerly direction just...
by Casey Dubose | Jun 9, 2024 | General Aviation, Washington Accident
The world mourns the loss of Maj. Gen. William A. Anders, a legendary figure in the realms of space exploration and aviation in the Pacific Northwest, who tragically passed away on Friday morning at the age of 90 when the aircraft he was piloting crashed in the waters...
by Robert Hedrick | May 24, 2024 | Accident, California Accident, General Aviation
We earlier reported about this accident with limited information including weather and some flight path data. The accident, which occurred on March 30, 2024, involved a privately owned TBM 700, N960LP, which took the lives of a married couple who were the only...
