The daily accident reports often include some bizarre
description of incidents that have happened to our brothers and
sisters in flight... but this Cessna 175 (file photo, below) report
kinda takes the cake. I have no doubt there is FAR more to this
than the brief description lists, but let's face, when you lose
your firewall, you're having a REALLY bad day. Y'all be careful out
there...
The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $840,000
against the Cessna Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kansas, for allegedly
failing to comply with Federal Aviation Regulations. The FAA
alleged Cessna could not ensure that 42 new aircraft had been
manufactured in accordance with the FAA-approved type design and
were in condition for safe operation.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Southern Region
Airports Division has named Richard Lewis, Aviation Director of the
Concord Regional Airport in Concord, NC, its 2005 General Aviation
Airport Manager of the Year.
After deceiving those who thought they were supporting hurricane
relief efforts, and gave him thousands of dollars to support that
worthy cause, Gary Kraser 'fessed up in a Miami federal court
Monday that he was no Good Samaritan.
Rescuers searching for the wreckage from a Cessna 421 that went
down in Washington state January 25 say any sign of the aircraft
has likely been obscured by heavy snowfall in the area.
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