Monday, September 26, 2022

Cessna 750 Citation X, N901UP: Incident occurred September 25, 2022 at Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL), Cleveland, Ohio

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Cleveland, Ohio

Aircraft struck a bird on landing damaging left wing leading edge slat. 

Wheels Up Partners LLC


Date: 25-SEP-22
Time: 21:45:00Z
Regis#: N901UP
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 750
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: No Injuries 
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: ON DEMAND
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: GAMMA JET
Flight Number: GAJ901
City: CLEVELAND
State: OHIO

Mooney M20J 201, N2210W: Incident occurred September 23, 2022 at Abilene Regional Airport (KABI), Taylor County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Lubbock, Texas

Aircraft on landing and was observed with the gear up, instructed to go around, pilot touched the runway multiple times before departing, entered traffic pattern again with the gear extended and landed. 


Date: 23-SEP-22
Time: 17:13:00Z
Regis#: N2210W
Aircraft Make: MOONEY
Aircraft Model: M20J
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: ABILENE
State: TEXAS

Cessna 414, N745EP: Incident occurred September 26, 2022 at Augusta Regional Airport (KAGS), Richmond County, Georgia

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia 

Aircraft landed and gear collapsed.  


Date: 26-SEP-22
Time: 13:21:00Z
Regis#: N745EP
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 414
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 2 No Injuries
Pax:  0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: ON DEMAND
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Flight Number: AIRKNK
City: AUGUSTA
State: GEORGIA

AUGUSTA, Georgia (WJBF) — A aircraft with landing gear failure led to multiple flights delayed Monday morning at Augusta Regional Airport.

According to an airport spokesperson, the incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. and led to three commercial flights being delayed, but no flights were canceled.

“We were able to clear the aircraft safely to our ramp,” said the spokesperson, “There were no injuries with this incident.”

There was no damage to the runway.

Those flights affected were eventually able to land within an hour, and the airport is back on schedule with arrivals and departures.

Boeing 737-924, N32404: Incident occurred September 24, 2022 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH), Houston, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas

Aircraft landed and post flight inspection revealed damage to right landing gear and flaps. 

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Date: 24-SEP-22
Time: 14:05:00Z
Regis#: N32404
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: 737
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  2 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 121
Aircraft Operator: UNITED AIRLINES
Flight Number: UAL1654
City: HOUSTON
State: TEXAS

Piper PA-28RT-201, N2919U: Incident occurred September 23, 2022 near South Valley Regional Airport (U42), West Jordan, Utah

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City, Utah

Aircraft struck a bird, shattered windshield injuring pilot.  


Date: 23-SEP-22
Time: 02:30:00Z
Regis#: N2919U
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28RT
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Flight Crew: 1 Minor Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: SALT LAKE CITY
State: UTAH

Plane companies told to hold on to records in DeSantis, migrant lawsuit

Lawyers representing a group of migrants who were flown to Martha’s Vineyard earlier this month are asking two aviation companies to hold onto any documents related to flights from Texas to Massachusetts as part of a federal lawsuit.

Boston-based Lawyers for Civil Rights sent letters Thursday to Vertol Systems and Ultimate JetCharters, two companies that allegedly handled a pair of flights from San Antonio, Texas, to the island off the coast of Massachusetts. The legal group filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that seeks an injunction on future flights and alleges both violations of Constitutional rights and federal law.

Attorneys for the migrants are asking the two plane companies to keep flight logs, passenger lists, communications with the DeSantis administration, contracts with the state of Florida, and any payments received for the work.

Florida public records show the state’s Department of Transportation paid $615,000 to Vertol Systems on Sept. 8, a week before the group of Venezuelans arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, and another $950,000 on Sept. 19 for a “relocation program of unauthorized aliens.”

Lawyers for Civil Rights said the $950,000 paid to Vertol Systems was “for additional flights, though these were reportedly canceled on or after the day” the lawsuit was filed in Massachusetts.

The Tampa Bay Times reported earlier this week that Vertol Systems is focused on training pilots for the military and running helicopters. But the company, the newspaper reported, is not a stranger to the DeSantis administration — Larry Keefe, the state’s “public safety czar,” represented the company in lawsuits from 2010 to 2017.

DeSantis has maintained that sending migrants to New England highlighted the difficulties communities face at the southern borders as a result of federal immigration. But local and national Democrats have decried the move as a “stunt” that used people to score political points.

When the lawsuit was originally filed last week, DeSantis Communication Director Taryn Fenske said “activists” were using “illegal immigrants for political theater.”

“If these activists spent even a fraction of this time and effort at the border, perhaps some accountability would be brought to the Biden Administration’s reckless border policies that entice illegal immigrants to make dangerous and often lethal journeys through Central America and put their lives in the hands of cartels and coyotes,” Fenske said in a statement.

Attorneys for the migrants allege a group of five unnamed defendants helped the DeSantis administration “target” and “induce” migrants onto planes from Texas to Massachusetts after promising employment and financial assistance.

“Defendants and their unidentified accomplices designed and executed a premeditated, fraudulent, and illegal scheme centered on exploiting this vulnerability for the sole purpose of advancing their own personal, financial and political interests,” the lawsuit reads.

Fenske said migrants were asked to sign a consent form before boarding the planes. In a copy provided to MassLive, a person can sign to “agree to be transported by the benefactor or its designated representative to locations outside of Texas, including in sanctuary states.”

The English portion of the form points to travel from Texas “until the final destination of Massachusetts,” though that language was not in the Spanish section of the document.

A judge ruled last week that the migrants could keep their identities anonymous after their lawyers argued the group had received numerous threats.

Lawyers for Civil Rights Executive Director Iván Espinoza-Madrigal said the migrants “continue to receive hate messages and death threats that are arriving in the office of Lawyers for Civil Rights, that have arrived at Alianza Americas.”

Judge Allison Burrough, a President Barack Obama nominee, is presiding over the case.



Biden’s watchdog in the skies can’t ground Air DeSantis 

There’s probably little the Federal Aviation Administration can do to stop DeSantis from continuing the flights, people familiar with the agency’s legal authorities say.

The company that Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis used to send dozens of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard operates charter flights under approvals granted by federal transportation regulators who have almost absolute power to regulate safety in the skies.

But there’s probably little the Federal Aviation Administration can do to stop DeSantis from continuing the flights, people familiar with the agency’s legal authorities say — even though President Joe Biden and other Democrats have condemned the flights as cruel publicity stunts.

The same laws that give the Federal Aviation Administration its vast sway over air safety also restrict its ability to intrude otherwise into the operations of charter companies. And the migrant flights probably don’t violate the FAA’s regulations, former agency officials say, despite accusations that DeSantis and his operatives violated the migrants’ civil rights.

The FAA itself has shown little eagerness to join the fray. When asked to discuss the bounds of the agency’s authority on DeSantis’ gambit, a spokesperson said only: “The FAA’s mission is safety.” The agency’s parent, the Department of Transportation, referred back to the FAA’s statement.

The predicament showcases some of the limits on Biden’s authority to counter the increasingly brash moves of Republican governors who are sending undocumented immigrants to heavily Democratic communities. Besides DeSantis, governors using the tactic include Greg Abbott of Texas, who has bused thousands of migrants to cities such as Washington, New York and Chicago in recent months, as well as Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey.

The governors have said they’re calling attention to what they charge is the failure of Biden’s border policies.

A civil rights law firm filed a federal class-action suit against DeSantis on Tuesday over the two planeloads of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, who landed on Martha’s Vineyard on Sept. 14 after being transported from Texas. Multiple Democratic elected officials have urged the Justice Department to investigate the Florida governor’s actions, while Biden has accused Republicans of “playing politics with human beings, using them as props.”

But the FAA is not best equipped to lead that fight, people knowledgeable about the agency say.

“I don’t see FAA in this at all,” said one former agency official, who spoke on condition of anonymity so that he could speak freely about the agency’s business.

For a charter service to operate, the FAA has to deem its fleet airworthy and the company’s maintenance and operations practices adequately safe. Only then does the agency issue a certificate saying it can carry passengers for hire.

The DOT must separately issue a certificate saying the company has adequate financial backing to serve consumers.

If a charter company flies for hire without either of those approvals, the FAA considers it a “rogue operator” that it “works aggressively to identify and shut down,” according to the agency.

That doesn’t necessarily offer it much leverage over Ultimate JetCharters, the company that conducted the Martha’s Vineyard flights as a subcontractor for Vertol Systems Co. Ultimate JetCharters received federal approval to carry passengers for hire in 1984, according to the National Air Transportation Association, an industry trade group.

Vertol, an Oregon-based flight and maintenance training and aviation support services company, received $615,000 from the state of Florida to facilitate the flights. The funds were part of a $12 million budget allocation the Florida Republican-led Legislature approved to transport migrants.

The former FAA official said nothing that’s come to light about the migrant charters indicates that any problems arose related to the “safety of flight” — meaning the ability to ensure that passengers arrive at their destination without their plane crashing. The FAA has in the past suspended or revoked charter companies’ ability to operate for having inadequately licensed and trained pilots, using aircraft that the agency had not approved for use, ignoring rules limiting pilot flight hours and other violations.

The FAA has some authority to regulate what commercial airplanes carry, and to punish operators that don’t follow the rules. But those rules primarily involve cargo, particularly hazardous materials such as lithium batteries.

If a charter company breaks other laws in the course of transporting goods or people, that would likely fall to either DOJ or the Department of Homeland Security.

DOJ declined to comment on whether it was investigating or otherwise pursuing action related to the charter flights. A spokesperson for DHS did not respond to a request for comment.

Former FAA chief counsel Sandy Murdock said the agency would ground a charter company for issues unrelated to air safety only if another law enforcement body has gotten involved. For instance, if a person used a charter flight to smuggle drugs, the FAA would not be in a position to revoke the charter company’s operating certificate until the DOJ brought charges, he said.

In general, he said acting on issues not directly related to a plane’s safety to fly is a high bar for the agency to meet — and that’s why it doesn’t happen often.

“The agency has rarely used collateral statutes to ground or revoke or suspend the operator’s certificate,” said Murdock, now a legal adviser at JDA Aviation Technology Solutions. “The theory would be that the operator showed such a disregard for another law that it can be inferred that its disregard of that statute would likely extend to the aviation safety requirements.”

Murdock said that in such an instance, it would be “absolutely critical that the operator was aware of the charterer’s illegal intentions.”

Senate Homeland Security Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who said he plans to speak with DHS about the migrant flight issue, acknowledged that the FAA’s power to intervene is limited. For example, he said, the agency would not have the authority on its own to ground a flight of migrants heading from one state to another.

When asked if any laws should change in light of the migrant flights, Peters responded: “I’d have to spend more time thinking about that.”

Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), who serves on the Commerce Committee that oversees the FAA, was likewise unsure whether Congress needs to change any laws in an attempt to curtail or prevent the situation.

“What Governor DeSantis is doing is disgusting. And he and other Republican governors are using political decisions to treat people like garbage,” Luján said. “And that’s what this is all about. So looking at specific rules or changes, I don’t know what’s going to change their behavior. That’s what needs to be evaluated.”

The first former FAA official observed that DOT does have a broad-based consumer protection authority that it can use to enforce rules and hand out penalties based on “unfair or deceptive practices,” but that it may not apply in this case.

The plaintiffs in this week’s civil rights suit allege that DeSantis and other Florida officials used “false promises and misrepresentations” to get the asylum-seekers onto the plane for Massachusetts, including by offering them $10 McDonalds gift cards and making “false promises and false representations” of employment, housing and educational opportunities.

Even so, “I don’t know if you could argue that this was treating consumers improperly [because] the statute says unfair [or] deceptive practices — ordinarily that’s like, you told me the ticket was going to be $200 and instead you charged me $220,” the former official said.

“That’s consumer protection, but this is not really what the controversy is about,” the ex-official said, adding that in this case the state of Florida, not the migrants themselves, paid for the flights.

Hy-Tek Hurricane, N9632N: Accident occurred September 24, 2022 at Sanderson Field Airport (KSHN), Shelton, Mason County, Washington

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Seattle, Washington

Aircraft crashed south of runway for unknown reasons. 


Date: 24-SEP-22
Time: 17:16:00Z
Regis#: N9632N
Aircraft Make: HYTEK
Aircraft Model: HURRICANE
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Flight Crew: 1 Minor Injuries 
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: SHELTON
State: WASHINGTON

Commissioners to submit comments to Federal Aviation Administration over ‘too tall’ wind tower




Carbon County, Wyoming  -  The Carbon County Commissioners will submit comments to the Federal Aviation Administration regarding a too tall wind tower east of Medicine Bow that is part of the Boswell Springs project.

Commissioner Sue Jones brought the matter up at the board’s meeting last week, saying that the FAA had reached out for comment over the tower.

The 170-turbine project is located on a roughly 21,600-acre parcel of land east of Medicine Bow and 10 miles north of Rock River, near the Wheatland Irrigation District. The installation is accessible via Fetterman Road.

Commissioner Jones said that the tower should be made to comply with FAA rules because of the small aircraft that use the airport at Medicine Bow or which are flying routes across southern Wyoming. Commission Chairman John Johnson agreed that small planes fly the area.

Commissioner John Espy also expressed concerns about the risk that Tower 52 poses to aircraft. Espy seconded a motion made by Jones to respond to the FAA request for comment.

The Boswell Springs Wind Energy project has a spotted history. First developed by a Boulder, Colorado, company, Canada-based Alterra Power Corporation bought the uncompleted installation in 2017 with a 20-year agreement to sell all the electrical output to Rocky Mountain Power.

Alterra developed the site through a shell company, Boswell Springs, LLC. In 2019, Rocky Mountain sued Boswell Springs in 2019 claiming it was stiffed out on a $19.2 million project fee. Details of the lawsuit have been closely guarded by the two companies, although legal proceedings delayed construction.

Carbon County Commissioners unanimously approved the motion to respond to the FAA with the comment that the “too tall tower” be made to comply with legal standards for height.

Piper PA-28RT-201, N81898: Incident occurred September 25, 2022 at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport (KRKS), Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Denver, Colorado

Aircraft landed gear up.  


Date: 25-SEP-22
Time: 22:00:00Z
Regis#: N81898
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28RT
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: ROCK SPRINGS
State: WYOMING

Cessna 150L, N7471G: Accident occurred September 25, 2022 in Lyman, Skagit County, Washington

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Seattle, Washington

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances into trees on a mountain side.

https://registry.faa.gov/N7471G

Date: 25-SEP-22
Time: 13:23:00Z
Regis#: N7471G
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 150
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: LYMAN
State: WASHINGTON





CONCRETE, Washington  — Two men who were aboard a plane that crashed near Lyman, Washington, were found unharmed, and the wreckage was located Monday morning.

The Cessna 150L airplane left Mears Field Airport in Concrete on Sunday at 2:12 p.m., according to the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office learned at 7:50 p.m. that the airplane did not show up at Kyles Airport in Arlington, Washington,  as expected.

The plane was last seen by another pilot near Sedro-Woolley, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) aviation emergency services flew a Cessna over the area and tried to locate a signal from the plane on Sunday evening. WSDOT picked up a locator beam around midnight near Lake Cavanaugh.

Wildfire smoke prevented a low-level night search, and the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office's search and rescue team asked for additional resources to help with the search during the day.

The sheriff's office's rescue helicopter flew towards Lake Cavanaugh on Monday at 7:30 a.m. to continue the search.

WSDOT found the helicopter wreckage shortly after, according to the sheriff's office.

The plane's two occupants, who were 78-year-old and 79-year-old brothers, heard the helicopter noise and called "mayday" on their handheld radio at about 8 a.m. 

The men had walked nearly a mile from the crash site along a creek bed to a clearing in the woods, the sheriff's office said. They saw the rescue helicopter overhead and directed it to their location using their radio. The pair blended into the foliage making them difficult to spot from the air, according to WSDOT.

The sheriff's office's rescue helicopter found the men and hoisted them to safety.

Both men were exhausted but didn't appear to have any serious injuries, the sheriff's office said. They were reunited with their families after being medically cleared.

An investigation into what caused the crash is underway. 

Robinson R22 Beta II, N252SC: Accident occurred September 26, 2022 near Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ), Mesa, Arizona

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona

Rotorcraft crashed while performing auto rotations and there was a post crash fire. 

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Date: 26-SEP-22
Time: 15:10:00Z
Regis#: N252SC
Aircraft Make: ROBINSON
Aircraft Model: R22
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Flight Crew: 1 Minor Injuries 
Pax: 1 Minor Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: INSTRUCTION
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 91
City: MESA
State: ARIZONA






SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY, Arizona -- Two people walked away miraculously unharmed after an apparent helicopter crash landing in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in the East Valley early Monday morning.

The crash was first reported north of the Loop 202 Red Mountain freeway along Power Road in east Mesa, near the Granite Reef dam recreational area, around 8 a.m.

A short time later, Salt River Police and Fire crews located the crash site of a Robinson R22 Beta II helicopter along the Beeline Highway (SR-87) near the Arizona Canal. 

The Federal Aviation Administration said the crash happened about 4.5 miles north of the Falcon Field Airport in Mesa.

Aerial video of the crash site shows a wrecked helicopter in a desert area with debris scattered around the crash site. 

Two people were on board.

Tribal police told the Associated Press that both the pilot and their passenger walked away without any injuries.

Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee, N7063R: Fatal accident occurred September 22, 2022 in Sisters, Oregon

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Stein, Stephen

The National Transportation Safety Board traveled to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entities: 
Dee Rice; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Oregon 
Piper Aircraft Company; Vero Beach, Florida
Lycoming Engines; Williamsport, Pennsylvania 

Location: Sisters, Oregon
Accident Number: WPR22FA354
Date and Time: September 22, 2022, 14:39 Local
Registration: N7063R
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On September 22, 2022, about 1439 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N7063R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Sisters, Oregon. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The pilot used an online flight planning tool for his enroute and destination performance planning. Data retrieved from the online tool showed that the pilot had planned to depart a private strip in Llano, California about 0700 and then fly a succession of waypoints and fuel stops while enroute to his final destination of Curtis, Washington (0WA2). The data did not include any flight tracking information such as global position system coordinates. His planned route of flight comprised the following waypoints (in the reported order): Rosamond, California (L00), Sanger, California (9CA7) followed by a stopover in Jackson, California (JAQ). Fuel records from the JAQ airport showed that the pilot purchased 25 gallons of 100 low lead aviation grade gasoline at 0953. The pilot’s subsequent waypoints included Nevada County, California (GOO) followed by Sisters, Oregon (6K5) where the pilot purchased another 29 gallons of fuel at 1400. According to an airport surveillance video, the pilot departed 6K5 about 1410. He had planned to fly through Scappoose, Oregon prior to landing at his final destination.

A witness located about 0.50 nm north of the accident site heard the airplane during its final moments. The witness reported that between 1430 and 1445 she heard a small airplane that was flying close to her that caught her attention. She heard a “thud” sound approximately 30 seconds later at which point she began to look for the airplane. The witness stated that the engine sounded smooth and continuous prior to impact. Another witness, who was located about 1,000 ft from the accident site, stated that he heard the airplane impact the ground about 1439.

According to both witnesses, the ground visibility was low due to thick fog at the time of the accident.

The airplane came to rest on a 60° slope on the northeast side of South Cinder Peak in the Jefferson Wilderness at a field elevation of about 6,500 ft mean sea level. All four corners of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. The first point of impact (FPI) was about 500 ft from the top of the peak and was marked by a large ground scar about 6 feet wide. The main wreckage was located down the hill about 20 ft northeast of the FPI and was comprised of both wings, the fuselage and empennage. The engine was collocated with the FPI.

The right and left ailerons were attached to their respective wings, which remained attached at the carry through spar. Both wing leading edge surfaces were crushed chordwise and the leading edge skin forward of the fuel tanks exhibited evidence of hydraulic deformation. The right and left wingtips had separated from their respective wings. The airplane fuselage and cabin were crushed beneath the wings and could not be identified due to their orientation at the accident site. The empennage was inverted, which exposed the anti-servo tab and both stabilators. The vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly were crushed, but remained partially attached to the empennage. Several airframe fragments were distributed along the slope of the peak, below the main wreckage.

The wreckage has been retained for further examination.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper 
Registration: N7063R
Model/Series: PA-28-140 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: IMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KRDM,3084 ft msl 
Observation Time: 13:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 34 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 21°C /6°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 13 knots / , 310°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.11 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Sisters, OR (6K5)
Destination: Curtis, WA (0WA2)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal 
Latitude, Longitude: 44.569412,-121.80544 (est)

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.


Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.  

Date: 23-SEP-22
Time: 17:15:00Z
Regis#: N7063R
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax:  0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: SISTERS
State: OREGON





The family of a Washington man who died in a plane crash deep in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness say they’re facing a $25,000 to $50,000 bill to remove the plane’s debris from a steep mountainside far from any road.

Wayne Wirt, 67, of Chehalis, Washington, died about 4:15 p.m. September 22 when his Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee crashed just south of Mount Jefferson on a high peak during a solo flight between California and Washington.

Wirt, who built movie sets in southern California before retiring to Chehalis years ago, leaves behind a wife and three children who now bear the cost of paying to have the plane’s debris removed from a location that’s extremely difficult to access.

“This heavy cost falls on (the) family to cover,” wrote April Winters, Wayne’s daughter-in-law, on a GoFundMe page set up to help raise the money.

She said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Linn County Sheriff's Office are looking into what caused the crash.


Pilot Wayne Wirt, left, of Chehalis, Washington, died in a plane crash in late September in Mount Jefferson Wilderness.  



MARION FORKS, Oregon (KTVZ) – The Linn County Sheriff's Office has released more details about the search for and discovery of a single-engine plane that crashed east of Marion Lake, between Mount Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack.

Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan reported late Friday that on Thursday at 4:14 p.m., Linn County dispatch received information an airplane went down in the area of Mount Jefferson. Hikers in the area reported hearing what sounded like an airplane engine followed by a loud crash.

Two hikers were on the Pacific Crest Trail when they heard the crash and said they could smell fuel but did not see an airplane. The report was followed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) contacting dispatch and saying they had an airplane radar that disappeared over the Mount Jefferson Wilderness Area.

Around 6:25 p.m. Thursday, the AFRCC called back and said they confirmed radar showed a small plane go down and provided a general area.

Linn County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, along with a Life Flight helicopter, were activated to search for the downed airplane. Life Flight flew the area but was not able to identify a crash site due to weather conditions. Additional air resources (the U.S. Coast Guard) also responded and were unable to locate a downed plane.

While crews were searching, the AFRCC advised they had received a report of a missing/overdue aircraft. The missing aircraft was a Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee from Llano, California (a town in Los Angeles County).

On Friday at around 9 a.m., a Coast Guard helicopter flying search patterns during the daylight located the crash site east of Marion Lake between Mount Jefferson and Three Fingered Jack.

The sheriff said Linn County Search and Rescue teams hiked into the area and set up camp near the crash location. Rescuers confirmed the pilot was deceased, as the crash was not survivable. The identity of the pilot has not been released at this time.

The investigation is ongoing as the Linn County Sheriff’s Office coordinates with the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Deschutes County Dispatch Center, Life Flight, the US Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, and National Transportation Safety Board with this investigation.

"Our sincerest condolences go out to the friends and family of the individual during this difficult time," the Coast Guard said.

Cessna 180A Skywagon, N9728B: Fatal accident occurred September 25, 2022 in Skwentna, Alaska

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in Whiskey Lake, Alaska 


Date: 25-SEP-22
Time: 23:09:00Z
Regis#: N9728B
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 182
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax:  0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: SKWENTNA
State: ALASKA

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.

 Janell Rude



On September 25, 2022 at 3:51 pm, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of a plane crash on Whiskey Lake near Skwentna. 

The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center dispatched an Air Force rescue team to the site. 

The rescue team located the plane with the sole occupant deceased.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers flew to the scene aboard DPS HELO 3 and located the Cessna 180A Skywagon fully submerged in the lake.

The deceased pilot, 67-year-old Anchorage resident Janell Rude was recovered by a joint effort involving both the Troopers and military rescue swimmers already on scene.

Next of kin has been notified, and the remains will be sent to the State Medical Examiner for autopsy. 

The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration have been notified.


Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin, N129MM: Fatal accident occurred September 18, 2022 at Reno Stead Airport (KRTS), Washoe County, Nevada

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Reno, Nevada

Aircraft crashed during the Reno Air Races Jet Gold Class.  

HGA LLC


Date: 18-SEP-22
Time: 22:45:00Z
Regis#: N129MM
Aircraft Make: AEROVODOCHODY
Aircraft Model: L-29
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal 
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: AIR SHOW
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
City: RENO
State: NEVADA

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.



A pilot from Paso Robles died Sunday in a fiery plane crash during the Reno Air Racing Association’s Stihl National Championship Air Races. 

Aaron Hogue was a managing owner of the family business, Hogue Inc., which sells weapons accessories and knives. 

“We can confirm that during the jet gold race on the third lap there was a fatal incident at outer pylon 5 today. There will be an investigation conducted by NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration),” the Reno Air Racing Association wrote on Twitter.

A video of the jet gold race on YouTube shows Hogue and another pilot flying neck and neck, but during the third lap, something goes awry, Hogue’s plane pulls off the course and crashes into the ground.

Hogue was flying an L-29 Super Defin during the crash, according to Flying Magazine. He was named the Reno Air Races’ Rookie of the Year in 2021. 

“While we cannot change this tragedy, I would ask everybody to think, pray and honor Aaron for his passion for life and certainly his passion for air racing,” Fred Telling, CEO and chairman of the Reno Air Racing Association, said at a Monday news conference, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. 

Telling said Hogue’s family was at the race and witnessed the crash, according to the Gazette Journal.

Hogue has flown planes since he was 16 and received his introductory flight license in 1987, according to his bio in Racing Jets Inc. 

The jet that crashed was one of five that make up what Hogue’s company called the Hogue Air Force, according to its website.

“Hogue Air Force is a byproduct of the company’s decades of success, a team comprised of the four Hogue Inc. partners — Aaron Hogue, Patrick Hogue, Neil Hogue and Jim Bruhns,” the website says. “Each are private pilots and utilize the following range of aircraft for advertisement, management and travel.”

The converted Czechoslovakian-made aircraft, named Ballista, holds the record at the Reno Air Races for the fastest lap speed of over 540 mph, according to the Hogue Air Force site.

Hogue is the second San Luis Obispo County air racing pilot to die in a plane crash this month. Veteran pilot Sherman Smoot died after his air racing plane crashed in Kern County during a tuneup flight for this year’s Reno Air Races.

Titan Tornado II, N709RD: Fatal accident occurred September 17, 2022 near Patch O Blue Airport (FD02), Citra, Marion County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area.  


Date: 17-SEP-22
Time: 22:51:00Z
Regis#: N709RD
Aircraft Make: EXPERIMENTAL
Aircraft Model: TITAN II
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal 
Pax: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: CITRA
State: FLORIDA

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.

Rolando Alberto Diaz
JANUARY 6, 1958 – SEPTEMBER 17, 2022



Rolando Alberto Diaz, 64, of Orlando, passed away on September 17, 2022.

He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on January 6, 1958, to Rolando Octavio Diaz and Felicita Vidal.

Rolando graduated from Dr. Santiago Veve Calzada High School in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, received a BA from Southern Illinois University, and an MBA from Colorado Technical University.

He married his college sweetheart, Wanda Socorro Recio, on March 30, 1979.

Rolando was a US Naval Aviator who proudly served for eighteen years. After retiring from the military, he began his career as a commercial airline pilot with American Eagle Airlines before transitioning to his position at Delta Air Lines, where he flew for twenty-three years.

He was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Airline Pilots Association. Throughout his life, he enjoyed piloting light aircraft, cycling, windsurfing, hang gliding, candle making, photography, remote control airplanes, and Fortnite.

Rolando is survived by his wife Wanda; daughters Carmen Marilia and Sonia Marie; son Ruben Alberto; granddaughters Maribel Elise and Julia Marie; and sisters Evelyn Vianette and Amarylis Lidiana.

Service will be held at Family Funeral Care on Monday, September 26, 2022, at 3:00pm. Come dressed in business casual attire, preferably in black or navy blue. In lieu of flowers, please consider making charitable donations to the Gary Sinise Foundation in support of veterans and first responders. https://www.garysinisefoundation.org

A livestream of the prayer service can be viewed here:



Rolando Alberto Diaz






MARION COUNTY, Florida — Marion County Sheriff's Office and Marion County Fire Rescue worked through the night to locate a deadly plane crash in northeastern Marion County Saturday night.

According to MCSO, the private plane crashed in a heavily wooded area between Citra and Orange Springs Saturday evening. Both occupants of the plane died in the crash. MCSO are investigating and the FAA has been notified of the crash.

In a statement, the FAA said:

"A single-engine Titan II crashed in a wooded area near Highway 318 in Citra, Fla., shortly before 7:00 p.m. local time Saturday. Two people were on board," FAA said in a statement.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide additional updates. Neither agency identifies people involved in aircraft accidents."

As the investigation is still ongoing, the aircraft's registration number has not yet been released.

Due to the crash happening in a remote, forested location, responders were seen on ATV's and the Marion County Sheriff's Office helicopter was used in the search overnight. We saw deputies and fire rescue crews staging their search in the area of E Hwy 318 and NE 217th Street Road late Saturday night.

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, N117EC: Incident occurred September 19, 2022 in Smiths Station, Lee County, Alabama

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Alabama and NW Florida

Aircraft declared an emergency and landed on a highway.  

Rambana & Ricci, P.L.L.C.


Date: 19-SEP-22
Time: 21:18:00Z
Regis#: N117EC
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: A36
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 0 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: SMITHS STATION
State: ALABAMA






LEE COUNTY, Alabama (WTVM) - An emergency plane landing on an Alabama highway is causing lane closures and slow traffic.

According to ALEA, the right westbound lane of US 280 near the 117-mile marker in Lee County is currently blocked.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones says a single-engine aircraft experienced electrical problems causing the emergency landing.

There were no injuries in the incident and no damage to the aircraft.

ALEA Highway Patrol Division says the plane has been removed from the roadway. The highway is now back open.

Piper PA-22-135 Tri-Pacer, N3604A: Accidents occurred September 19, 2022; July 04, 2020; Incident occurred June 17, 2020

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska

September 19, 2022:  Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances on top of mountain, Iliamna, Alaska.  


Date: 19-SEP-22
Time: 05:12:00Z
Regis#: N3604A
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: ILIAMNA
State: ALASKA

Aviation Accident Final Report - National Transportation Safety Board 

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Swenson, Eric

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
David C Longan; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Juneau, Alaska

Investigation Class: 3

https://registry.faa.gov/N3604A 

Location: Soldotna, Alaska 
Accident Number: ANC20LA064
Date and Time: July 4, 2020, 15:23 Local
Registration: N3604A
Aircraft: Piper PA22
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Part(s) separation from AC
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Analysis

In cruise flight, the private pilot heard and felt a “pop” emit from the airplane. He immediately noticed the airplane descending but verified he still had elevator continuity. Unable to maintain altitude, the pilot made an emergency landing on a nearby paved road; however, the airplane landed hard, and the main landing gear collapsed.

Postaccident examination revealed control continuity, but it was noted that the adhesive adhering the fabric above the windscreen had separated.

FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 74-17-04 applies to certain Piper airplanes, including PA-22 series airplanes that are covered with cotton or linen, and was issued to prevent the sudden failure of the material at the top of the windshield by requiring the installation of a reinforcement metal strip. Because the accident airplane was covered in a heavy-duty polyester material, the hardware specified in the AD was not required for installation on the airframe nor was it installed.

It is likely that the adhesive adhering the fabric above the windscreen delaminated and disrupted the airflow over the airplane. It was not determined why the adhesive failed/delaminated. 

Probable Cause and Findings

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The delamination of the fabric material from the fuselage above the windscreen due to failed adhesive, which resulted in disrupted airflow and a subsequent hard landing. 

Findings

Aircraft Fuselage main structure - Failure
Personnel issues Aircraft control - Pilot
Aircraft Landing flare - Unknown/Not determined

Factual Information

On July 4, 2020, about 1523 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-22 airplane, N3604A, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Soldotna, Alaska. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The pilot reported that once established in a cruise flight configuration, around 1,300 ft mean sea level (msl), he heard and felt a “pop” emit from the airplane. He immediately noticed the airplane was descending and verified that he still had elevator continuity by looking back at the empennage. The elevator was not “stuck”, but he was unable to maintain altitude. He made an emergency landing on a nearby paved roadway, but during the touchdown, the airplane landed hard and the main landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, both wing struts, and the fuselage.

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector examined the airplane after recovery and reported that the flight control cables were intact, and that flight control continuity was established. The inspector noted that the area above the windscreen where the fabric was connected to the fuselage had separated. He also indicated that the fabric did not tear; rather, the adhesive that held the fabric to the structure delaminated. FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 74-17-04, dated April 11, 1977, and applicable to certain Piper airplane models, including PA-22 series airplanes, that are “covered with cotton or linen at the critical area on top of the windshield” where the fabric attaches to the structure was issued to prevent the sudden failure of the material at the top of the windshield by requiring the installation of a reinforcement metal strip. The accident airplane was covered in Ceconite 101, a heavy-duty polyester material. The AD hardware was not installed on the airframe of the accident airplane nor was it required to be.

History of Flight

Enroute Part(s) separation from AC (Defining event)
Enroute Loss of control in flight
Emergency descent Attempted remediation/recovery
Landing Hard landing

Pilot Information

Certificate: Private 
Age: 32, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land
Seat Occupied: Left
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 4-point
Instrument Rating(s): None 
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None 
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: Class 3 With waivers/limitations 
Last FAA Medical Exam: June 14, 2017
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 336 hours (Total, all aircraft), 237 hours (Total, this make and model), 258 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 73 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 31 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N3604A
Model/Series: PA22 135 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1953
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal 
Serial Number: 22-1864
Landing Gear Type: Tailwheel
Seats: 2
Date/Type of Last Inspection: Annual 
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2000 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: C91 installed, activated, did not aid in locating accident
Engine Model/Series: O-320B
Registered Owner: 
Rated Power: 150 Horsepower
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC) 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PASX, 113 ft msl 
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 14:56 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 298°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear 
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 8 knots / 
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual:  /
Wind Direction: 280° 
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual:  /
Altimeter Setting: 30.05 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 24°C / 13°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Sterling, AK (AK84)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Homer, AK (HOM)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 15:17 Local
Type of Airspace: Class G

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 60.45,-150.93333(est)

Location: Soldotna, AK
Accident Number: ANC20LA064
Date & Time: 07/04/2020, 1523 AKD
Registration: N3604A
Aircraft: Piper PA22
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal

On July 4, 2020, about 1523 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-22 airplane, N3604A, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Soldotna, Alaska. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The pilot reported that once established in a cruise, level flight configuration, around 1,300 ft mean sea level (msl), he heard and felt a "pop" that appeared to emanate from somewhere in the airplane. He said that the airplane then began a shallow, uncommanded descent, and the elevator began to "flutter." The pilot noted that the elevator was not "stuck", but he was unable to maintain altitude. The pilot subsequently selected a paved, rural neighborhood road as an emergency landing site. During touchdown, the airplane landed hard, and the main landing gear collapsed, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing, both wing lift struts, and the fuselage.

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector examined the airplane after recovery and reported that flight control continuity was established. The inspector noted that the area above the windscreen, where the fabric was connected to the fuselage, had separated. He also indicated that the fabric did not tear, rather the adhesive that held the fabric to the structure failed, and a portion of the fabric peeled aft.

Picture from Scene (Photo courtesy of Alaska State Trooper) 

FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 74-17-04, applies, in part, to Piper PA-22 series airplanes. In short, the AD provides instructions for installing a reinforcement metal strip to avoid a sudden failure of the fabric at the top of the windscreen where the fabric attaches to the channel.

Picture of fabric above the windshield (Photo courtesy of the FAA) 

An NTSB wreckage and maintenance logbook examination, to include historical AD compliance, is pending. 

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N3604A
Model/Series: PA22 135
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PASX, 113 ft msl
Observation Time: 2256 UTC
Distance from Accident Site: 3 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 24°C / 13°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 8 knots / , 280°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility:   10 Miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.05 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Sterling, AK (AK84)
Destination: Homer, AK (HOM)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 60.450000, -150.933333 (est)


Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Fairbanks, Alaska

June 17, 2020: Aircraft wheel departed upon takeoff at at Bettles Airport (PABT), Alaska.

Date: 17-JUN-20
Time: 08:15:00Z
Regis#: N3604A
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: 22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: BETTLES
State: ALASKA

Valmet L-90TP Redigo, N275RX: Incident occurred September 19, 2022 at Yuma Marine Corps Air Station/Yuma International Airport (KNYL), Arizona

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona 

Aircraft while departing, approximately 200 feet in the air, the engine quit and landed in the dirt. 

Blue Air Training Corporation


Date: 19-SEP-22
Time: 23:45:00Z
Regis#: N275RX
Aircraft Make: VALMET
Aircraft Model: L-90
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: YUMA
State: ARIZONA