ERIE, CO – Two people were killed Saturday afternoon when their light sport aircraft crashed while practicing landings at Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK). Federal investigators are now pointing to challenging weather conditions and a potential loss of control during a go around maneuver. Flight aware also shows how many successful patterns were flown the same…
In aviation, few moments are as potentially treacherous as the transition from base to final approach with the exception of the “red zone” (what I call it) before I make it to 800 ft AGL and can’t safely teardrop back to the runway. I covered this in another article “Avoiding the Impossible Turn” HERE. Despite…
DARTMOUTH, Mass. — A beloved Westport couple was killed Saturday afternoon when their twin-engine aircraft which experienced engine trouble and crashed in a fiery wreck on Route 195. This was just miles from their destination at New Bedford Regional Airport. State Police identified the victims as Howard Cassady and his wife, Patricia Cassady, both in…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A terrifying moment unfolded in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 when a small, single-engine aircraft (Piper Cherokee) made an emergency landing on a major road in northeast Colorado Springs.The crash was reported at approximately 4:15 a.m. on southbound Powers Boulevard, just north of Barnes Road. Remarkably, all…