In response to what the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) considers to be “far too many preventable accidents involving Part 135 flight operations in Alaska,” the Board convened a Part 135 Flight Operations Roundtable on September 6, 2019, in Anchorage. Since 2008, the NTSB has investigated 182 accidents involving fixed-wing scheduled and non-scheduled Part 135 operations in Alaska, resulting in 74 fatalities.
NTSB Holds Part 135 Flight Operations Roundtable in Alaska
Key Takeaways:
- The NTSB convened a roundtable in Alaska to address a high number of preventable Part 135 flight operation accidents (182 with 74 fatalities since 2008), often attributed to a lack of safety management systems, flight data monitoring, and comprehensive controlled-flight into terrain (CFIT) training.
- The roundtable focused on developing "Alaskan mitigations" for unique regional risks, with panels discussing training, risk management, technology, and infrastructure to prevent controlled flight into terrain, loss of control, and mid-air collisions.
- Improving Part 135 safety is a top NTSB priority, emphasizing the need for the FAA and industry to close safety gaps where these operators currently do not meet the same stringent safety requirements as airlines.
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