Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Cover Story, Safety Culture
Company attitudes about operating in Alaska were cited in the NTSB report on the fatal crash of a sightseeing flight.
An Alaska air tour operator’s safety culture — which “tacitly endorsed flying in hazardous weather” — was partly to blame for the 2015 crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter into a tree-covered mountainside in clouds and mist, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
Accident Investigation, In-depth Feature, Maintenance Matters
The NTSB cites a wiring problem and malfunctioning antiskid system in a Saab SA-2000’s runway overrun, which killed one passenger.
The crew of an Irish SAR S-92 did not know their first waypoint was adjacent to a 282-ft obstacle.
Accident Investigation, Aviation Weather, News
Cutbacks in ice control operations preceded an A350’s slide off a Helsinki taxiway.
