ValuJet 592 crashed on May 11, 1996, following take-off out of Miami International Airport. What should have been a straightforward investigation turned into an overly involved search for problems that did not contribute to, and diverted much-needed attention from, the root cause.
Read MoreIn 1992, US Airways flight 405 crashed on its takeoff roll out of LaGuardia Airport in a frozen precipitation event. Much of US Airways deicing program played into the accident.
Read MoreLAS was a Colombian airline. The December 2003 accident investigation should have been focused on what happened, not unpopular theories.
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Read MoreFine Air 101 demonstrated conflicts within the investigatory groups and a focus on issues that were not contributory to the accident.
Read MoreAirNow 352 had two things working against the investigation: it was a single pilot and it was a cargo aircraft.
Read MoreRyan Air Services 103 was a major accident investigation. The accident report’s findings demonstrated the investigators’ fundamental misunderstanding of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
Read MoreAsiana 214 was a culture-caused accident. The investigation focused on anything but culture.
Read MoreThese two accidents were two aircraft over five decades old, with no modification to their maintenance programs. Despite the simple fix to these accidents, the maintenance program modifications that should have been reflected throughout all industry, never moved forward, never happened.
Read MoreAmerican 191 was the textbook investigation of why manufacturer procedures must be followed exactly.
Read MoreColgan 3407 was an accident caused by Colgan’s culture, not by the industry. Unfortunately, the NTSB allowed the emotions of the accident to conceal what actually occurred.
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Read MoreThe Liberty Helicopters, registration number N350LH, should never have happened. The idiocy of the tour helicopter’s restraint design cannot be understated.
Read MoreEastern flight 66 was a victim of circumstances in a time when windshear alerts were problematic. If given the technology of today, Eastern 66 may not have happened. That does not mean that nothing can be learned from the past.
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Read MoreOne of the first efforts of man to determine cause with little-to-nothing to work with, the BOAC 781 investigation provided superior talent and experience to a puzzle with few pieces.
Read MoreProbably the most famous effort of man over machine, United 232 symbolized the will to survive.
Read MoreEmery 17 was an accident that should not have been committed to the background. The NTSB should have focused more attention on cargo aircraft accident causes.
Read MoreWhat accident investigations continue to demonstrate is that the most important facts are short-lived and often fated to repeat themselves.
Read MoreWith all the changes aviation technology has gone through since the Wright Brothers, Eastern 401 proves that nothing should be forgotten; we can always learn from the past.
Read MoreAlthough the owner has the last word on accident aircraft recovery, the opportunity for the owner to keep safety issues from the FAA and industry should be strongly considered when recovering an aircraft.
Read MoreColgan Air 9446 barely made the newspapers, yet it proved to a pivotal accident.
Read MoreIs it possible to improve on the National Transportation Safety Board’s experience and skills? Who would one measure them against?
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