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Crashes Involving Single-Engine General Aviation Airplanes

Published 2015-07-15 From National Transportation Safety Board 1 author

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Examines the safety record of single-engine general aviation airplanes from 1982 through 2013 in the United States. Identifies persistent failure modes (loss-of-control in flight, controlled flight into terrain) and offers training-focused recommendations.

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB

Keywords

general aviation
loss of control
CFIT

Citation: National Transportation Safety Board (2015). Crashes Involving Single-Engine General Aviation Airplanes. National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB Safety Studies ID SS-15/01. https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-studies/Pages/SS-15-01.aspx ↗