A Pilot Gets Caught Between Procedure and Instinct
Mistakes breed in the shadowy land between the systematic and the instinctive.
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Authorities Sift Through Wreckage of China Eastern Crash
Chinese officials confirm there are zero survivors in China Eastern Airlines accident involving a Boeing 737-800 NG.
Proposed Partnership Could Make Accident Investigation Real for Baylor Students
In conjunction with Waco Regional Airport and an NTSB investigator, students could soon have the opportunity to study real-life aviation accidents up close.
For One Low-Time Pilot, A Pattern of Small Errors Proves Fatal
Lack of experience rarely leads to the outcome of this Colorado mission.
NTSB Blames Inexperienced Pilot for Accident That Killed Three
The NTSB cites a lack of pilot experience in the 2019 loss of a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle that killed three people in DeLand, Florida.
One Pilot Dead, Two Injured in Runway Incident in Texas
One pilot was killed and two others injured Friday during a mishap involving two T-38C Talon trainer aircraft.
Tanker Pilot Dies While Fighting Colorado Wildfire
A 32-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Air Force died in an accident while attempting to extinguish the Kruger Rock wildfire in northern Colorado.
NTSB Report: Fewer Fatal GA Accidents in 2020
Less flying brought fewer fatalities in 2020, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s annual study of U.S. civil aviation.
Puzzling Personality
An unusual pilot’s dramatic crash in the Sunshine State still has investigators wondering what happened many years later.
NTSB: Downed GA Airplane Had Recent Engine Overhaul
A Cessna P210 that went down during takeoff earlier this month at an Atlanta-area airport had a relatively recent engine overhaul and conversion, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. The October 8 accident involving at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) occurred shortly after 1 p.m., killing the pilot and three passengers on […]
