NTSB Releases Safety Recommendations in Warbird Midair Final Report
Airshow industry stakeholders need to develop standardized terms to help ensure clarity of directives to performers, agency says.
Airshow industry stakeholders need to develop standardized terms to help ensure clarity of directives to performers, agency says.
All five aboard a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress and the pilot of a Bell P-63F Kingcobra were killed when the fighter aircraft sliced into the bomber during a 2022 airshow.
By identifying the causal factors in accidents, pilots can take steps to mitigate them.
New takeoff instructions could direct pilots to turn off airflow from the engines into the cabin.
Incident unfolded after a flight instructor and two student pilots became stranded at the airport due to a magneto malfunction in their rental aircraft.
Aircraft was taking off from Falcon Field (KFFZ) before it crashed into a car near the Arizona airport.
Agency has published its final report on a January engine fire incident.
Unfamiliarity with an airplane’s fuel system proved to be fatal.
Agency will launch a review to assess runway incursion risks at the 45 busiest U.S. airports.
Twin-engine aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff killing all five on board.