After Fatal Collision, NTSB Wants FAA to Push for More Use of Common Traffic Advisory Frequencies
Safety board’s preliminary report on 2020 midair collision in Alaska suggests CTAF would have helped avoid it.
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NTSB asks FAA for an Airworthiness Directive on Vintage Piper Models
Board says these aircraft built in the 1940s may have structural problems with their rudders.
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.
NTSB Proposal To Investigate Space Flight Incidents Draws Pushback
A National Transportation Safety Board proposal that would allow it to investigate space flight incidents has sparked pushback from the FAA, which already has jurisdiction over the space industry.
A Pilot Goes One Airport Too Far
A Mooney pilot heading to West Houston Airport (KIWS) follows the ‘insidious demon’ of scud running to his demise.
NTSB to FAA: Make Interactive Carbon Monoxide Detectors Mandatory
Aviation advocacy groups also called upon to encourage CO detectors with auditory warning.
Trouble Flying Low Upon the Suwanee River
When you fly low, things may reach up to get you.
NTSB Marks 40th Anniversary of Flight 90 Accident
The only good thing that comes out of an aviation accident is that sometimes we learn from it and use this knowledge to prevent future accidents. This message was driven home by an accident involving Air Florida Flight 90. On January 13, 1982, the aircraft took off from Washington National Airport (KDCA) in a snowstorm […]
Sometimes in Flight, There Is No Safety in Numbers
Formation-flight tragedy in California accentuates the importance of airside discipline.
NTSB: ADS-B Shows Unstabilized Approach for Learjet in El Cajon Accident
Both pilots and two flight nurses on board were killed when the aircraft came down just east of the airport.
