
80 Years of Aviation Safety
Despite numerous safety initiatives, runway excursions and incursions persist, with excursions among the most frequent types of accidents and incursions the most deadly.
Pilots of two airliners failed to realize that the closure of part of the takeoff runway shortened the usable runway distance by 1,570 m (5,151 ft).

Despite numerous safety initiatives, runway excursions and incursions persist, with excursions among the most frequent types of accidents and incursions the most deadly.

The pilot of a Cessna U206 that crashed during a sightseeing flight, killing a passenger, ‘routinely’ avoided using checklists, the TSB says.

Fourteen people were killed in the early November crash during takeoff.

Advanced software systems are not only making cockpits more intuitive but also enhancing safety.