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.
The trove of details includes more than 500 pages of witness interviews.
The family of the B-17 pilot killed during the Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow is suing, alleging negligence.
Investigators are scrutinizing altitude deconfliction procedures at the airshow prior to the accident.
Capt. Terry Barker, who was killed during the Wings Over Dallas accident Saturday, was known by colleagues as a conscientious leader and passionate pilot.
Following the incident, the National Transportation Safety Board took command of the crash site.