Accident Analysis

2010 ePilot Accident Reports

AOPA Air Safety Foundation

ASI's Accident Reports in AOPA ePilot

On this page, the AOPA Air Safety Institute will present accident reports documenting a specific accident cause on a biweekly basis. Come back often to learn more.

Reports are sorted by NTSB number (where applicable). Dates in parentheses present the date they were published in AOPA ePilot. Would you like to receive these reports and other news involving general aviation on a regular basis? Sign up for AOPA ePilot!

  • CEN10FA070 (December 17, 2010)—Two die ‘taking a look’
  • ERA09LA139 (December 3, 2010)—Practice power line inspection ends in wire strike
  • CEN09FA377 (November 19, 2010)—So near and yet so far
  • CEN09LA611 (November 5, 2010)—Amphib cartwheels on takeoff
  • CEN10FA011A/B (October 15, 2010)—Too close for comfort
  • CEN10LA043 (October 1, 2010)—Low-altitude aerobatics kills two
  • WPR09FA316 (September 17, 2010)—Go-around gone wrong
  • DFW08FA111 (September 3, 2010)— Mystery crash kills three
  • CHI08LA080 (August 20, 2010)— Nowhere to turn: Scud runner loses control near wind farm
  • WPR09FA116 (August 5, 2010)— Comanche owner's first trip ends with in-flight breakup
  • WPR091A202 (July 16, 2010)— Loss of elevator proves deadly on test flight
  • CEN09MA019 (July 2, 2010)— Unseen Danger
  • WPR09LA323 (June 25, 2010)— Too much of a good thing?
  • CEN09FA070 (June 4, 2010)— Dangerous shortcuts
  • WPR09FA096 (May 18, 2010)— Deadly Pressure
  • NYC08FA260 (May 6, 2010)— Experience no match for the storm
  • WPR09FA146 (April 15, 2010)— Too tired to think
  • CEN09FA147 (March 30, 2010)— Low altitude, out of practice a deadly combination
  • WPR091A378 (March 16, 2010)— Ramp queen flies again—briefly
  • SEA08FA078 (March 04, 2010)— Two missed approaches are one too many
  • CHI08FA132 (February 19, 2010)— Running on air
  • NYC08FA189 (February 5, 2010)— Touch-and-go leads to tragic spin for CFI, student
  • LAX08FA144 (January 13, 2010)— Gear down and locked proves fatal

ePilot Accident Report Archives

December 31, 2010