A pilot died in a Cessna 206 crash after its engine failed due to significant water contamination in the fuel, which was introduced during a hasty refueling at a remote Alaskan airstrip. The fuel ...
Pilot error was the root cause of a helicopter crash that killed five Miramar-based Marines last year, according to a report released today by the Marine Corps. The ...
It was the last day of the hunting season. Tanks of fuel stashed at a remote Alaskan airstrip had to be retrieved. Time was short since a storm was approaching. A Cessna 206 landed on a gravel bar in ...
The Marine Corps' report states that the chopper's pilot failed ``to maintain both a safe obstacle clearance and Visual Flight Rules (VFR) visibility requirements, resulting in a fatal controlled ...