NTSB Issues GA Safety Alerts

Stephen Pope

Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 09:19 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The NTSB has issued five new Safety Alerts to combat frequent and preventable general aviation (GA) accidents, which result in approximately 475 fatalities and hundreds of injuries annually.
These alerts focus on critical safety hazards, including common causes of fatal GA accidents like low-altitude stalls, spatial disorientation, controlled flight into terrain, and mechanical problems.
The initiative also includes alerts emphasizing risk management for both pilots and mechanics, aiming to provide practical remedies and life-saving messages to those individually responsible for GA safety.

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The NTSB on Tuesday issued five Safety Alerts that it says focus on the most frequent types of general aviation accidents and how to prevent them.

“Because we investigate each of the 1,500 GA accidents that occur in the United States every year, we see the same types of accidents over and over again,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman. “What’s especially tragic is that so many of these accidents are entirely preventable.”