NTSB Issues GA Safety Alerts

Stephen Pope

Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 09:19 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

The NTSB has issued five new Safety Alerts to help prevent the most frequent types of general aviation (GA) accidents.
This initiative stems from the NTSB investigating approximately 1,500 GA accidents annually, resulting in about 475 fatalities, many of which are preventable.
The alerts provide practical remedies for common fatal causes such as low-altitude stalls, spatial disorientation, and mechanical problems, while also addressing overall risk management for pilots and mechanics.

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The NTSB on Tuesday issued five Safety Alerts that it says focus on the most frequent types of general aviation accidents and how to prevent them.

“Because we investigate each of the 1,500 GA accidents that occur in the United States every year, we see the same types of accidents over and over again,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman. “What’s especially tragic is that so many of these accidents are entirely preventable.”