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““A PERSONAL MATTER”A PERSONAL MATTER” Analysis of GA Fatal AccidentsAnalysis of GA Fatal Accidents


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Brian PooleBrian Poole

Office of Accident Office of Accident InvestigationInvestigation

Federal Aviation Federal Aviation AdministrationAdministration


What Is An Aircraft What Is An Aircraft Accident? Accident?


Aircraft Accident:Aircraft Accident:

An Occurrence Associated With the An Occurrence Associated With the Operation of an Aircraft Which Takes Place Operation of an Aircraft Which Takes Place Between the Time Any Person Boards the Between the Time Any Person Boards the Aircraft With the Intention of Flight and Until Aircraft With the Intention of Flight and Until Such Time as All Such Persons Have Such Time as All Such Persons Have Disembarked, and in Which Any Person Disembarked, and in Which Any Person Suffers Suffers Death or Serious InjuryDeath or Serious Injury, or in Which , or in Which the Aircraft Receives the Aircraft Receives Substantial DamageSubstantial Damage


Serious Injury:Serious Injury:

An Injury Which (1) Requires Hospitalization for An Injury Which (1) Requires Hospitalization for More Than 48 Hours, Commencing Within 7 Days More Than 48 Hours, Commencing Within 7 Days From the Date the Injury Was Received; (2) Results From the Date the Injury Was Received; (2) Results in a Fracture of Any Bone (Except Simple Fractures in a Fracture of Any Bone (Except Simple Fractures of Fingers, Toes, or Nose); (3) Causes Severe of Fingers, Toes, or Nose); (3) Causes Severe Hemorrhages, Nerve, Muscle or Tendon Damage; Hemorrhages, Nerve, Muscle or Tendon Damage; (4) Involves Any Internal Organ; or (5) Involves (4) Involves Any Internal Organ; or (5) Involves Second or Third Degree Burns or Any Burns Second or Third Degree Burns or Any Burns Affecting More Than 5 Percent of the Body SurfaceAffecting More Than 5 Percent of the Body Surface


Substantial Damage:Substantial Damage:

Damage or Failure Which Adversely Affects the Damage or Failure Which Adversely Affects the Structural Strength, Performance, or Flight Structural Strength, Performance, or Flight Characteristics of the Aircraft, and Which Would Characteristics of the Aircraft, and Which Would Normally Require Major Repair or Replacement of Normally Require Major Repair or Replacement of the Affected Component. Engine Failure or Damage the Affected Component. Engine Failure or Damage Limited to an Engine Cowling, Dented Skin, Small Limited to an Engine Cowling, Dented Skin, Small Punctured Holes in the Skin Fabric, Ground Damage Punctured Holes in the Skin Fabric, Ground Damage to Rotor or Propeller Blades, and Damage to Landing to Rotor or Propeller Blades, and Damage to Landing Gear, Wheels, Tires, Flaps, Engine Accessories, Gear, Wheels, Tires, Flaps, Engine Accessories, Brakes, or Wingtips are not Considered “Substantial Brakes, or Wingtips are not Considered “Substantial Damage”Damage”


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General Aviation AccidentsGeneral Aviation Accidents1997-20011997-2001

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Accidents 1845 1904 1906 1838 1721

Fatal Accidents 350 364 340 343 321

Fatalities 631 624 619 594 553

*Preliminary dataSource: NTSB


Homebuilt Aircraft AccidentsHomebuilt Aircraft Accidents1997-20011997-2001

1997 1998 1999 2000 *2001

Accidents 177 226 219 226 186

Fatal Accidents 59 61 61 46 45

Fatalities 72 79 79 68 58

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General Aviation Fleet, Activity and General Aviation Fleet, Activity and Fatal Accidents By Type of OperationFatal Accidents By Type of Operation

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Flight Hours Fatal Accidents

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General Aviation Personal General Aviation Personal Flying Fatal Accidents Flying Fatal Accidents

Breakdown ofBreakdown of Broad Causes 1995 - 1999 Broad Causes 1995 - 1999

Personnel - 1044 Pilot - 998 Others (Aboard) - 4 Others (Not Aboard) - 55

Aircraft - 173 Propulsion System and Controls - 131 Airframe - 21 Systems/Equipment/Instruments - 19

Environment - 19Weather - 9Object (Trees, Wires) - 6Terrain/Runway Conditions - 4


Primary Causes of General AviationPrimary Causes of General Aviation Fatal Accidents Fatal Accidents

Weather – Attempted VFR into IMC conditions

Maneuvering flight– Maneuvering during low slow flight– Buzzing or low level aerobatics

Approach– Improper IFR approach– Steep turn/stall

Test flying homebuilt aircraft Fuel mismanagement Midair collisions


Accident DescriptionAccident Description

WhenWhen WhereWhere WhatWhat WhoWho WhyWhy NTSB Probable CauseNTSB Probable Cause


What Caused This Accident? What Caused This Accident?


How Could This AccidentHow Could This Accident Have Been Prevented? Have Been Prevented?


Accident InformationAccident Information

Date: July 4, 1993

Time: 8:05 PM MDT

Location: Philip, South Dakota

Aircraft Type: Avid Flyer, N42CJ

Injuries: 1 Fatality 1 Serious Injury



Pilot InformationPilot Information

Age: 51

Certificates: Student Pilot

Medical: Third Class

Total Time: 88 Hours

Time in Type: 85 Hours

Time Last 90 Days: 44 Hours

Occupation: Businessman






NTSB Probable CauseNTSB Probable Cause

The pilot’s selection of The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff unsuitable terrain for takeoff and the pilot inadvertently and the pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane.stalling the airplane.



Date: August 7, 1993

Time: 1:45 PM EDT

Location: Wadesboro, North Carolina

Aircraft Type: Midget Mustang, CFYSJ

Injuries: 1 Fatality




Age: 67

Certificates: Airline Transport Pilot - MEL Commercial Pilot - SEL Instrument Rating

Medical: Second Class

Total Time: 3,663 Hours



Occupation: Retired Navy








The pilot’s intentional flight into The pilot’s intentional flight into IMC without the proper IMC without the proper instrumentation which resulted in instrumentation which resulted in the pilot’s loss of aircraft control the pilot’s loss of aircraft control and in-flight breakup of the and in-flight breakup of the airplane.airplane.



Date: April 23 , 1994

Time: 2:04 PM EDT

Location: College Park, Maryland

Aircraft Type: Beech Sierra, N93535

Injuries: 4 Fatalities




Age: 26

Certificates: Commercial Pilot - SEL - MEL Instrument Rating





Occupation: Unknown







The pilot’s improper flare and The pilot’s improper flare and delayed recovery from the bounced delayed recovery from the bounced landing. Factors contributing to the landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to accident were the pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear during the retract the landing gear during the aborted landing; the exceeded aborted landing; the exceeded allowable gross weight; and the allowable gross weight; and the unfavorable wind conditions.unfavorable wind conditions.



Date: May 9, 1996

Time: 12:50 PM EDT

Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire

Aircraft Type: Lake LA-4-200, N5040L





Age: 61

Certificates: Commercial Pilot - SEL - SES Instrument Rating





Occupation: Retired





The pilot’s failure to maintain The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in control of the airplane. Factors in this accident were: the pilot’s lack this accident were: the pilot’s lack of currency in type and model of currency in type and model airplane, and not following the airplane, and not following the requirement for the pilot to have a requirement for the pilot to have a flight instructor onboard during flight instructor onboard during water landings.water landings.



Date: June 3, 1996

Time: 4:41 PM EDT

Location: Winslow, Maine

Aircraft Type: Cessna 320, N78KA




Age: 41

Certificates: Airline Transport Pilot - SEL - MEL



Time in Type: Unknown

Time Last 90 Days: Unknown

Occupation: Unknown







The pilot’s continued flight into The pilot’s continued flight into known adverse weather known adverse weather conditions, and his loss of aircraft conditions, and his loss of aircraft control, which resulted in an control, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain uncontrolled descent into terrain (river). The known icing condition (river). The known icing condition was related factor.was related factor.



Date: June 19, 1996

Time: 8:10 AM EDT

Location: Springboro, Ohio

Aircraft Type: Piper, PA-31 Navajo, N62852





Age: 41

Certificates: Private Pilot - SEL - MEL Instrument Rating





Occupation: Doctor





The pilot’s impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs which led to spatial disorientation and a loss of aircraft control. The weather was a factor.



Date: October 27, 1996

Time: 2:55 PM EST

Location: Merritt Island, Florida

Aircraft Type: Kitfox Clasic IV, N11LG





Age: 53

Certificates: Commercial Pilot - SEL - MEL





Occupation: Unknown





The failure of the pilot to The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed above stall maintain airspeed above stall speed.speed.



Date: February 27, 1997

Time: 7:45 PM CST

Location: Houston, Texas

Aircraft Type: Quickie II, N89WL





Age: 30

Certificates: Private Pilot - SEL





Occupation: Businessman







The loss of engine power due to The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel pilot’s improper fuel management.management.



Date: June 10, 1998

Time: 5:40 PM EDT

Location: Delaplane, Virginia

Aircraft Type: Beech F33A, N6033U




Pilot InformationPilot InformationAge: 73

Certificates: Private Pilot - SEL Instrument Rating





Occupation: Unknown






The pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision The pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision that lead to VFR flight into instrument that lead to VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Also casual meteorological conditions. Also casual was the pilot’s failure to maintain was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance resulting in adequate terrain clearance resulting in collision with mountainous terrain. collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were low clouds, Contributing factors were low clouds, fog, mountainous terrain, obscuration, fog, mountainous terrain, obscuration, low altitude flying and the pilot’s self-low altitude flying and the pilot’s self-induced pressure.induced pressure.



Date: November 21, 1998

Time: 5:43 PM EST

Location: Edgewater, Maryland

Aircraft Type: RV-6, N956DB





Age: 56

Certificates: Private Pilot - SEL - MEL Instrument Rating





Occupation: Actor







The pilot’s failure to maintain The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. Contributing to the the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s accident was the pilot’s unfamiliarity with the geographic unfamiliarity with the geographic location and dark night conditions.location and dark night conditions.



Date: August 11, 2001

Time: 7:20 PM EDT

Location: Rohrersville, Maryland

Aircraft Type: Piper Arrow, N2869F




Pilot InformationPilot InformationAge: 57

Certificates: Private Pilot - SEL





Occupation: Retired Military Dental Technician





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