During takeoff, use one hand on the controls and the other on the throttle for quick reaction to potential hazards; avoid yanking the yoke/stick back, as a gentle application of back pressure is ...

The NTSB this week opened the accident docket for the Reno crash that rocked the nation last September, providing the public further insight into what caused the highly modified P-51 known as ...

Investigators probing a fatal accident involving a Piper PA-31P Navajo, on its first flight after maintenance, have discovered that elevator trim tabs were installed upside-down. The twin-engined ...

(Updated at 12:58 p.m.) LAS VEGAS – A plane that crashed into spectators at an air race in Reno last year bore modifications that weakened its structure and showed evidence that it was flown beyond ...

On September 16, 2011, during the National Championship Air Races, that take place each year since 1964 at the Reno Stead Airport, near Reno, Nevada, a P-51D Mustang, piloted by Jimmy Leeward, crashed ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The modified P-51 Mustang that crashed at the Reno air races on Friday ...

A plane that crashed into spectators at an air race in Reno last year bore modifications that weakened its structure and showed evidence that it was flown beyond its limits, investigators said Monday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A plane that crashed into spectators at an air race in Reno, Nev., last year bore modifications that weakened its structure and showed evidence that it was flown beyond its limits, ...