FAA incident reports
234,323 FAA reports of aviation accidents and incidents, from the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS) through its Aviation Safety Information Portal. An incident falls short of an accident: a bird strike, say, or a gear-up landing without substantial damage. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one.
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Accident 20230809018899ACessna 152 · Manati, PROn August 9, 2023, the accident aircraft departed fernando l. ribas dominicci airport (tjig), san juan, PR under visual flight rules with the purpose of flight instruction. On board was flight instructor and student pilot. While enroute cruising at 1500 MSL,…Accident 20230809017419ABell OH-58A · Stratford, CAOn August 9, 2023, an OH-58 helicopter crashed while in the process of dispensing agricultural pesticides. The PIC of the accident helicopter described what he thought was an engine failure that occurred during an agricultural turn. Conducted an interview…Accident 20230809014929ACessna 172R · Princeton, NJStudent pilot stated he was practicing take off and landings. After two normal take offs, the student practiced a soft field take-off, the first time he did so without his flight instructor. During rotation, the student pilot stated that the aircraft veered…Accident 20230809013769ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Sevierville, TNRoughly 3 feet off the ground the instructor was practicing hover autos with the student. Upon entry with throttle off the aircraft started yawing left and their decent was faster than expected. The student pulled up on the collective to keep them from…Incident 20230809013669ILynch John N Glastar · Eugene, ORAirplane lost power on climb out. Pilot was able to land in dried fescue field. No damage. No injuries.Incident 20230809013519IMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Tucson, AZ[privacy data omitted] 0N aug. 9, 2023 operating as [privacy data omitted], ktus to ksan. On initiatal taxi out from A17 crew noticed emergency vehicles blocking taxiway A16 and a and was advised by tower to "hold position". Grd control asked crew if some of…Accident 20230809012229AEipper Formance Mxii · Holly Hill, SCPilot stated as follows: the original plan for the afternoon was to do a few high speed taxi and get used to the aircraft on the ground. On the first run I pulled the nose up a little and then tried to ease the rear wheels up. When I added a little power the…Accident 20230809008789APiper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AKAircraft crash involving pilot with one passenger departed uncontrolled airfield at donkey creek Alaska located northeast of Skwentna Alaska en route to drop off a hunting party via shellabarger pass located near southwest border of denali national park.…Accident 20230808021789AJohn R Wilhite JV Special · Roanoke, TXArrived on scene 08/08/2023 at approx 1130L. Took a statement from the pilot who was not injured. He stated "sequence of events and time line for incident/ accident that happened on this date, August 8, 2023, at approximately 0930 hours, (central time).…Accident 20230808020879ABoeing A75N1(PT17) · Red Lodge, MTDescription of the deviation: [privacy data omitted], A stearman airplane, took off from the grass strip, rwy 16 at the Red Lodge Airport, kred, in Red Lodge, MT. Only 100 yards after the departure end of the runway, over a steep hillside sloping down from…Accident 20230808020189AAir Tractor AT-802 · Gilman City, MOAt the end of a manuver at the edge of the cornfield heading south, the pilot initiatated a climb out with a right turn. Resulting in a stall of the right wing. The aircraft impacted the ground coming to rest in a soybean field and consumed by fire.Incident 20230808015419IPiper Comanche · Fullerton, CA08/08/2023- Aircraft depart ful R24, departed right downwind. Upon leveling off at 2500 heading east pilot reported "yoke started to jackhammer back and forth (pitch)". Pilot turned back towards ful, attempted to contact tower, but due to violent pitching up…Incident 20230808015039ICessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLOn August 08, 2023, at 2311 UTC the pilot of a Cessna 172 (CE-172) aircraft struck the taxiway light on taxiway tango ("t") with the left main landing gear near the hold short area for runway 7R at Daytona Beach International Airport (kdab). The weather was…Incident 20230808014539IGrumman G-44A · Columbiana, ALStudent allowed final approach speed to decay. CFI did not recover in a timely manner, allowing airplane to touch down in a "crab". Left sponson struts buckled due to sideload.Accident 20230808012759AReynolds Ronald B Team Acft Z-MAX · Rigby, IDAfter completing [privacy data omitted] aircraft annual condition and maintenance inspection, the pilot took off from U56 RUNWAY19 at approximately 1825 local time on 8/8/2023. As the aircraft climbed to an approximate altitude of 100'-150' AGL, the aircraft…Accident 20230808012749APiper PA-28-180 · Richfield, UTThe commercial rated pilots while ferry flying an unfamilair airplane to the new owner had an engine failure due to fuel starvation. The pilots noticed that the fuel gauges indicated empty and decided to continue the flight based on fuel useage calculations.…Incident 20230808012719ICessna 180B · Marble, COAfter landing and while taxiing to park at Marble Airstrip, an unimproved field in Marble, CO., Cessna 180B experienced a loss of directional control due to a wind gust. This resulted in the aircraft exiting the taxi area into some willows. The aircraft…Incident 20230808012709IPiper PA-28R-201 · Englewood, COOn August 8, 2023 at 6:22PM MDT, a Piper cehrokee arrow lost directional control while conducting touch and go landings on runway 35L. The loss of directional control resulted in the aircraft departing the runway to the left, damaging an airfield light, and…Incident 20230808012329IGrumman G-164 · Applegate, MIWhile conducting crop spraying operations the pilot lost situational awareness during a turn around and came in on the wrong side of a tree line/hegde row than he was expecting to. Although he was aware of the power lines, being on the wrong side of the hedge…Incident 20230808010909IPiper PA-28-180 · Gardner, KSThe pilot departed on 18 from kukl and climbed to cruise altitude at which point he activated the autopilot direct to kixd. He then called the kixd tower from about 10 miles to the southwest and was instructed to report 4 miles southwest of kixd and expect…Incident 20230808010009IAirplane Factory Sling LSA · Torrance, CAThe aircraft experienced a runway overrun after landing/touchdown. The flight instructor/pilot in command (PIC) reported that their intent was to touchdown within the first 1,000 feet of the 3,000-foot. While on final the PIC noticed that they were not…Accident 20230808009919APiper PA-25-235 · Hartington, NEThe pilot arrived at the field, in which aerial application was scheduled to occur, located 2.3 miles northeast of Hartington municipal airport at an elevation of 1342 feet mean sea level. The pilot had made a low reconnaissance flight around the field, prior…Incident 20230807021849ICessna 172M · Miami, FLPilot's narrative: On day August 7, 2023, I was clear to land on the runway 9R with some crosswind, right traffic pattern short final keeping center line nose correction to the right to speed set for final approach flaps set, for crosswind landing technique,…Accident 20230807021359ACessna 150 · Caddo Mills, TXThe pilot had been flying in the airport traffic partern for approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident. After several takeoffs and landings at the airport, this last takeoff resulted in a steep decent and crash into a taxiway. The aircraft came to a stop…Accident 20230807019459ACessna 182Q · Aurora, ORDuring a normal landing pilot stated he bounced and went around. After second landing was uneventful, he taxied to parking and noticed damage to the propeller. Upon futher inspection substancial damage to firewall and floorboard were found.Incident 20230807015909IBeech 35-A33 · Bandon, ORAircraft flew uneventfully from kttd to S05 via koth flew a left hand pattern and landed on runway 34. Landing was very smooth and had slowed to near taxi speed when suddenly the nose gear unlocked andretracted and the propeller hit the runway near the…Accident 20230806021909AVan Grouw R / Cantrell L White Lightning · Las Vegas, NMThe pilot departed boulder, co after topping off the fuel enroute to espanola, NM (E14). After approximatley 2.0 hours of flight, the engine began to lose power. Pilot began a turn back to Las Vegas, NM (klvs), approximately eight NM. The aircraft continued…Incident 20230806018559ICessna T210N · Truckee, CAOn August 6, 2023, at approximately 1247 PDT, pilot was conducting a personal 14 CFR 91 flight arriving at ktrk. On approach pilot did not get a green light indicator for gear down and locked. An attempt was made to cycle the gear, which indicator remained in…Accident 20230806013489AGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Davis, CAOn August 6th, 2023, the pilot ws dusting field when he reported that the engine failed while making a pass at approximately 50' AGL. Aircraft contacted the ground near the east end of the field, nosed over and caught fire. NTSB will be conducting the engine…Accident 20230806010939ACessna 172S · Waco, TXThe pilot was completing a solo cross country flight towards his hour and landing requirements to obtain a commerical pilot certificate. Upon arrival at his destination airport, the pilot was attempting a landing on RUNWAY19 at Waco Regional Airport (kact).…Accident 20230806010821ASikorsky S-64E · Cabazon, CAOn 08/06/2023 (08/07/2023 UTC) a bell 407 helicopter and CH-54A helicopter separately departed the cal fire base located in hemet, CA engaged in fire support activities being operated in the vicinity of Cabazon, CA is visual meteorological conditions. Around…Accident 20230806010812ABell 407 · Cabazon, CAOn 08/06/2023 (08/07/2023 UTC) a Bell 407 helicopter and CH-54A helicopter separately departed the cal fire base located in hemet, CA engaged in fire support activities being operated in the vicinity of Cabazon, CA is visual meteorological conditions. Around…Accident 20230806010809ATaylorcraft F21 · Holliday, TXOn August 6, 2023, at 2015 CDT, a Taylorcraft F21 aircraft, registered to private owner, impacted terrain 250 ft. short of the filed intended to land due to loss of power on short final at open field of private property in Holliday, TX. The aircraft was being…Accident 20230806008899ABell 206L-3 · Carthage, ILThe aircraft was facing north on e county rd 1200N approximately 5.25 miles from Carthage city center. The lat/long of the accident scene is: 40 degrees 22 minutes 14 seconds north and 91 degrees 03 minutes 08 seconds west as shown on google maps. The…Accident 20230805022559ABoeing CH-46E · Springerville, AZOn August 5, 2023, at 1520, a Boeing CH-46 helicopter, [privacy data omitted], was performing firefighting operations under contract with the bureau of land management (blm) in response to the corduroy fire, under the operational control of the us forest…Accident 20230805014309ANanchang China CJ-6A · Peyton, COOn August 05, 2023 at approximately 1205 MDT an aircraft crashed roughly one mile north of meadow lake airport (fly), Colorado resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot and substantially damaging the aircraft. There were no passengers onboard and no persons,…Accident 20230805011339AHughes 369D · Elberon, VAAircraft departed new kent county airport (W96) at 0858EDT and flew to wakefield municipal airport (kakq) landing at 0928EDT. The crew was utilizing kakq as the daily landing zone for conducting airborne spray system operations on power line insulators.…Accident 20230805010539ACessna T210M · Yellow Pine, IDThe engine had 1.3 hours since rebuild by the oem. The dom reported trouble attaining the proper engine parameters, requiring 15-20 separate test runs to calibrate the differential pressures. The day of the accident just prior to the certificate holder (ch)…Incident 20230805009579IPiper PA-28-140 · Shreveport, LAPilot landed at dtn Shreveport at around 1000, pilot made landing, taxing to his hangar at the end of R14. Pilot noticed deer on the runway, and then one jump out in front of the aircraft and the damage made the aircraft wooble down the runway. Damage to the…Accident 20230804022609ACessna 185 · Katmai Park, AKAircraft was landing at X-Wind Lake Strip near moraine creek in Katmai national park. After touching down on rough terrain hard breaking was applied causing the aircarft to nose over. Three passengers' onboard no injuries. The airstrip is used on a regular…Accident 20230804021859ACessna 172P · Pembroke Pines, FLUnauthorized part 91 air tour flight crashed shortly after takeoff from runway 10R at hollywood North Perry Airport (hwo). Three souls on board, a CFI rated PIC and two passengers. PIC and one front seat passenger sustained fatal injuries as a result of the…Accident 20230804020409AReich Gordon Glastar · Idaho City, IDThe aircraft crashed due to unknown circumstances while Attempting to takeoff in the southwest bound Direction. The aircraft impacted two treesAccident 20230804019569ACessna 172M · St. Thomas, VIOn August 4, 2023, at around 9:17PM local time, a Cessna 172M, serial number 17262719, was flying under 14 CFR part 91, on an instrument flight plan from bqn to stt. Aircraft was fueled to capacity at bqn. [privacy data omitted]Departed bqn airport at 7:33PM…Accident 20230804017549APiper PA-12S · Igiugig, AKPilot departed lake hood airport, AK for planned 231 NM flight to Igiugig airport, AK in PA-12S aircraft resulted in forced landing on tundra, 8 NM short of destination airport due to rough running engine and eventual engine stoppage. During landing attempt,…Accident 20230804016869AKolb Firestar II · O'Brien, FLAn unregistered ultralight was found Stuck in trees 40 feet above ground after departing FL10 The pilot had fallen through the windshield and was Fatally injured.Accident 20230804015379AJamros Robert L JR Challenger II · Port Orange, FLAircraft departed (7FL6) after arriving from (kded) with no reported problems and on climb at approxiametly 950 feet AGL the engine lost power with no apparnt indications or warnings. Pilot reported three restarts were attempted with no success, and then…Incident 20230804011179IBeech S35 · North Las Vegas, NVThe PIC of this aircraft stated that he had not flown for 4 months prior to this incident because the aircraft was in maintenance. The PIC was unfamiliar with the pattern at vgt and said the increased chatter coming from the tower, due to increased traffic in…Incident 20230804011169ICessna 172S · Hondo, TXOn 4 August 2023, at approximately 1500 CST, aircraft [privacy data omitted], a Cessna model 172S experienced winds causing the aircraft to drop and land short of runway 17L. Nose landing gear (NLG) contacted edge of runway, collapsed NLG, and induced…Incident 20230804010699IBeech A35 · Orcas Island, WAOn August 4, 2023, 1125 hrs, at eastsound airport (kors), Beechcraft A-35, landing gear did not extend when pilot in command (PIC) attempted to lower the landing gear. Following several unsuccessful attempts to lower the landing gear, PIC performed the…Incident 20230804010459ICessna 172M · Kasigluk, AKPIC explained they were taxiing for take off from Kasigluk in gusty wind conditions, at least 25KTS. They were pulling out of the ramp area and planning to back-taxi on runway 17. They taxied out and remember hearing a "ping", but thought it was gravel…