A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

Engine failure at night over mountainous terrain is one of the things that keeps us up late. Here’s why. 

What you’re checking, and why, and doing them while airborne and when running lean of peak EGT.  

You did what everyone told you not to do: fly into a thunderstorm. How will you get out the other side?

The idea is to adjust your bank angle to compensate for changing groundspeeds, which depend on your airspeed.  

Proper use of time, resources and energy can tip the scales toward a favorable outcome.

Practice makes perfect, especially when we go out to do things we don’t usually engage in for our everyday flying.