2024 Safety - what we learned this year from accident reports

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2024 Safety - what we learned this year from accident reports

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2024 Safety - what we learned this year from accident reports

Operational:

1. Flying low can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 199391/pdf

2. Flying low doing aerobatics can kill you quicker. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 199380/pdf

3. Flying in and around thunderstorms can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 192292/pdf

4. Flying strange overly repeated pattern work can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 193721/pdf

5. A VFR pilot forced into IMC can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 105941/pdf

6. An Off-airport landing in shallow water and flipping over can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 194485/pdf

7. A failed engine with partial power can kill you easier than one that fails completely. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 193220/pdf


Hardware:

1. Misconfigured flight control linkage can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 194412/pdf

2. A single point failure in the all-electronic ignition system can kill you. (we will see more of these, to be updated)

3. A single point failure in the electrical system for an all-electronic ignition and fuel supply can kill you. (we will see more of these, to be updated)


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2023 Safety - what we learned this year from accident reports

Operational:
1. Flying low can kill you.
2. Flying low doing aerobatics can kill you quicker.
3. Flying in and around thunderstorms can kill you.
4. Flying with or in close proximity to a goof ball pilot can kill you.
5. Drinking alcohol before and while flying can kill you.

Hardware:
1. Oil quick drain plug can kill you. viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6262
2. Single point failure in the complete ignition system can kill you. viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6298
3. Electrical system failure for all electric ignition system and fuel injection can kill you. viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6256


This oil quick drain has been known to kill.

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