When Flight Instruction Turns Deadly
As we go through life, thereâs a presumption that people who are more experienced and have had more training …
Peter Katz
Peter Katz is editor and publisher of NTSB Reporter, an independent monthly update on aircraft accident investigations and other news concerning the National Transportation Safety Board. To subscribe, visit www.ntsbreporter.us or write to: NTSB Reporter, Subscription Dept., P.O. Box 831, White Plains, NY 10602-0831.
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Cessna 310 Crash: Readiness And Competency
If youâve ever heard a nagging little voice somewhere in your head saying, âI shouldnât be making this …
Learjet Stall On Short Final To Teterboro
Did you ever have the feeling you were reading about a pilot who was deliberately tempting fate in some sort …
Homebrewed Loss of Control
If a pilot goes out of his way to stack the deck against him- or herself, should we be the …
After the Accident: A Titanic Tragedy
When a single-engine Short S312 Tucano disappeared from radar on June 22, 2015, it did so in more ways …
Extreme Low Pressure
Why the experienced cargo pilot in a turboprop decided to forge ahead into extreme weather is exactly what the NTSB …
Examining Another Bermuda Triangle Crash
When you say an airplane has disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, people sit up and take notice. And if that …
After the Accident: Twin Otter Crash In The Rockies From 40 Years Ago
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the December 4, 1978, crash of Rocky Mountain Airways Flight 217 in snow …
Microburst: A Micro-Hazard With Maxi Impact
Sometimes in the field of aviation safety, there are revelations: As a result of an accident investigation, a hitherto unexplored …
IFR And A Black Hole
Two pilots who heard about a Cessna Citation CJ4 (Model 525C) crashing into Lake Erie after takeoff from Burke Lakefront …
