Accident Analysis

2012 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!

  • era11fa218 ( December 27, 2012,) — A little out of the way
  • cen11fa253 ( December 14, 2012,) — A matter of inches
  • wpr12fa031 ( December 6, 2012,) — Not again
  • cen12la059 ( November 16, 2012,) — One missed step
  • era12fams1 ( October 31, 2012,) — Lost
  • cen12fa108 ( October 18, 2012,) — It's later than you think
  • 120926in-a-fix ( September 27, 2012,) — In a fix
  • anc11fa069 ( September 19, 2012,) — Fatal haste
  • era12fa093 ( September 6, 2012,) — Testing the untested
  • era12fa030 ( August 17, 2012,) — Don't look now
  • cen12fa101 ( August 2, 2012,) — Nighttime VFR into IMC proves deadly
  • wpr11fa059 ( July 19, 2012,) — Overweight and off balance
  • wpr11fa354 ( July 2, 2012,) — Too long, too far
  • cen10fa028 ( June 15, 2012,) — Severe weather leads to King Air's in-flight break up
  • era11fa222 ( June 1, 2012,) — Almost impossible
  • wpr11fa239 ( May 4, 2012,) — Over and under
  • era10fa140 ( April 20, 2012,) — Too much too fast
  • anc11fa037 ( April 6, 2012,) — It's not that different
  • cen11fa428 ( March 16, 2012,) — No room to maneuver
  • WPR11LA094 ( March 2, 2012,) — Invisible obstacles
  • era11fa107 ( February 17, 2012,) — Piling on
  • cen11fa247 ( January 20, 2012,) — Just wait
  • era11fa165 ( January 20, 2012,) — Not just an attitude
  • era11fa036 ( January 6, 2012,) — Lessons Lost


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