(Photo by Brazil Air Force)

The results for 2009 have been tallied and here are Velozia Air’s most popular posts for 2009.  Every single one of them is in the aircraft accident category, which is not surprising since 95% of the posts here at Velozia deal with accidents.

MOST READ POSTS IN 2009.

1) A look at one of the Air France Flight 447 crash theories. I looked at one of the many theories being thrown around for Flight 447.  In the more than half-year after the accident, we still don’t know much.  Authorities plan to continue the underwater search for the wreckage soon.

2) Two die in Arizona plane crash. A Lancair IV (N144L) crashed for unknown reasons while on a flight from Oregon to Arizona.  The flight was cleared to descend below 20,000 feet when it was never heard from again.  The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) has not presented any more information on this one than what was presented in the preliminary report.

3) Passenger lands plane after pilot dies. A pilot-passenger landed a Super King Air B200 after the pilot died of undisclosed reasons in Florida.

4) Airplane crash brings heavy death toll to family. A family in Brazil was not so lucky when another Super King Air, this time a 350, crashed while landing.  Fourteen people died in the crash.

5) World War II era plane crashes in New York. A P-40 Warhawk crashed while the pilot was practicing for an upcoming airshow.  Apparently the pilot was in the middle of a half-Cuban eight, when the plane stalled and entered a spin.  The pilot did not recover before crashing into the Atlantic.

MOST COMMENTED POST

The most commented post, however, was not any of the above, but that of the Alaska float plane pilot who put on a great YouTube show.  While the accident of is spread out over more than one post, Going back to the Lake Hood crash debate took top honors.  While many pilots have debated what happened here, the NTSB said the accident happened because the pilot was unable to correct for a sudden tailwind.  The NTSB made this conclusion based on a report the pilot provided.  Winds at  the time of the accident were at 3 knots, no recorded gusts.

Popularity: 16% [?]