Fuel starvation - engine failure with fuel still on board - is one of the most preventable emergencies in general aviation, caused most often by a missed tank switch.
PatternCross-country fuel exhaustion accidents rarely start with bad planning - they start when a reasonable-sounding shortcut replaces a calculation mid-flight.
PatternAA587's 2001 crash revealed that Va protects against single control deflections, not rapid alternating inputs - a gap that cost 265 lives and reshaped pilot training.
TowerTwo 2023 near-misses at major U.S. airports are driving FAA runway status light expansion and a renewed push for the airport diagram briefing every pilot should be doing.
TowerThe Army's investigation into the January 29, 2025 Reagan National midair collision identifies three systemic failures that every pilot operating in shared airspace should understand.
TowerAn NTSB investigation into a Cessna 421 crash traces dual engine failure directly to misfueling and a rushed preflight fuel check.
TowerPlan continuation error - the unconscious drive to keep flying despite worsening conditions - is the cognitive trap behind dozens of fatal VFR-into-IMC accidents in the NTSB database.
PatternA European flight school has equipped 35 training aircraft with flight data recorders, spotlighting a 70-year data gap that has hampered GA safety analysis.
TowerLibyan prosecutors arrested two pilots after a Cessna Citation Latitude crash at Misrata International Airport, alleging both flew while intoxicated.
TowerCarbon monoxide from cracked exhaust systems kills GA pilots silently every year - and no regulation currently requires a detector that costs less than $50.
TowerThe 2023 Citation V ghost flight over Virginia is a stark reminder that pressurization loss at cruise altitude can incapacitate a crew in minutes - with no intervention possible from the ground.
TowerNTSB Vice Chairman Thomas Graham retires October 2, dropping the safety board to its three-member legal minimum with no confirmed replacement in sight.
TowerHow metal fatigue tore the roof off Aloha Flight 243 at 24,000 feet in 1988 - and what it means for every pilot today.
TowerThe NTSB says a cheap electronic CO detector could prevent recurring fatal poisonings from cracked exhaust shrouds in piston aircraft.
TowerA cracked exhaust can pipe deadly carbon monoxide into your cockpit - here's why the NTSB says an active CO detector should never leave the panel.
TowerNTSB blames excess weight and low airspeed for the Bering Air Cessna Caravan icing stall - here's what pilots should learn.
Tower