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Spatial Disorientation Kills – Episode 149
Episode 152
Spatial disorientation can happen to any pilot. It led to the fatal crashes that killed John F Kennedy Jr and Kobe Bryant. John, Greg and Todd are jo…
3 years, 6 months ago
Troy Gentry Crash Caused by Maintenance Error – Episode 148
Episode 151
The helicopter crash that killed musician Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry was primarily caused by improper maintenance. The Flight Safety Detectives…
3 years, 7 months ago
Aviation Skills Save Harrison Ford – Episode 147
Episode 150
Rapid decision making and impressive aviator skills saved Harrison Ford from a deadly result in a 2015 air crash. The Flight Safety Detectives review…
3 years, 7 months ago
Peter Tomarken Air Crash Was Survivable
Episode 149
Episode 146
A pilot lost engine power in his single engine plane shortly after takeoff. He did a controlled ditch into the Pacific. The plane is larg…
3 years, 7 months ago
Aviation Safety & Animals – Episode 145
Episode 148
More than 53 dogs being transported from New Orleans to Milwaukee had a bumpy ride when their cargo flight crashed on a golf course. This is a good n…
3 years, 7 months ago
See & Avoid - Episode 144
Episode 147
"See and Avoid" is widely recognized as a method for avoiding collision. This accident shows that approach has limits.
The term "See and Avoid" is pa…
3 years, 8 months ago
Mooney Accident in Maryland - Episode 143
Episode 146
Did get-there-itis and lack of preflight planning lead to the crash of a Mooney M20J into a power line tower in Montgomery County, Maryland on Novemb…
3 years, 8 months ago
Recent Air Crash Leads to Urgent Aviation Safety Recommendation
Episode 145
Episode 142
The NTSB has issued an urgent aviation safety recommendation for all operators of DHC-3 Otters to conduct an immediate one-time inspectio…
3 years, 8 months ago
Passenger Suicide in Flight
Episode 144
Episode 141
The NTSB database has just 74 events involving suicide and the focus of this discussion is the only one that involves a passenger rather …
3 years, 8 months ago
John Denver Crash and Experimental Aircraft
Episode 143
Episode 140
A look inside the world of experimental aircraft is prompted by John Denver’s fatal crash 25 years ago. Denver was flying an experimental…
3 years, 9 months ago