MONTANA — Montana's terrain and weather can make flying dangerous. This year, federal investigators say general aviation accidents, not commercial, in the Treasure State are trending higher than ...

The Wednesday evening helicopter crash that claimed the lives of four people near Ekalaka in southeast Montana was one of six fatal general aviation crashes so far in Montana this year. Montana has ...

In this video, we take a closer look at three tragic general aviation accidents all of which sadly claimed the lives of those on board. These crashes offer sobering lessons about the risks and ...

Weather-related accidents remain a significant and persistent issue for general aviation, with their numbers not declining appreciably. The rate of fatal VFR-into-IMC (Visual Flight Rules into ...

Flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders are nearly indestructible. The recorders are widely referred to as the "black box" and are crucial to aviation accident investigations. Future ...

General Aviation experienced an overall decline in accident rates in 2023, according to the 35 th Richard G. McSpadden report recently published by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) ...