The “inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept” by which pilots are expected to look out for other aircraft on conflicting flight paths was one of the probable causes of the fatal 2019 midair collision of two air tour airplanes in Alaska, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says.
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The inability of each pilot to see and avoid the other’s airplane caused a fatal midair collision in Alaska, the NTSB says.