I was saddened to read (in the January, 2011, issue of Flying Magazine) about the Cessna T-303 that was involved in a fatal crash near Mill Creek, IN. My former employer was the original owner of that aircraft and I put the intial 1500+ hours on it. It was not the fastest light-twin on the market, however, it was an easy and comfortable machine to fly and it had an excellent dispatch reliability. We used it without incident for a number of years before our expanding business needs required trading up to a twin-turboprop aircraft.

Over the years, pilot fatigue has often been cited by the FAA and NTSB as a primary or secondary causal factor in far too many aviation accidents. In spite of these recurring reports, it continues to be a serious problem that we have not been able to entirely eliminate from the cockpit. Keep up the reminders.

ATP, LJ-31A