NTSB Operations Return to Normal
Fifteen aviation accidents resulting in 21 fatalities were not investigated during the shutdown.
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Accident Investigation, Cover Story
‘Manual Inputs’
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s departure from its planned route likely was intentional, investigators say.
News, Accident Investigation, Aircraft Rescue, People
Aviation Safety Pioneer Gloria Heath Dies
Gloria Heath, a founding member of Flight Safety Foundation who was instrumental in the earliest efforts to disseminate aviation safety information worldwide, died Saturday at her home in Connecticut. She…
New Final Report Issued on Ditching That Led to Review of ATSB Methods
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a final report on its reopened investigation of the Nov. 18, 2009, ditching of an Israel Aircraft Industries Westwind 1124A — five…
Accident Investigation, Causal Factors
Tossed by a Thunderstorm
A regional jet plummeted 4,000 ft in severe turbulence and icing before the pilots regained control.
News, Accident Investigation, Safety Recommendation
Pilot’s Medical Exemption Cited as Contributing to Fatal 2016 Balloon Accident
The probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s “pattern of poor decision making.”
News, Accident Investigation, Safety Oversight
FAA Orders A380 Engine Inspections
Uncontained failure of a GP7200 last month during an Air France transatlantic flight prompted the emergency AD.
French BEA to Lead A380 Uncontained Engine Failure Investigation
Air France Flight 66, carrying 497 passengers and 24 crew, landed safely after diverting to Goose Bay, Canada.
Australia Releases Final Report on MH370 Search
It is “almost inconceivable and certainly societally unacceptable” not to know what happened to the aircraft and those on board, ATSB says.
Foundation Board Member Mike Gamlin Receives Safety Award from IFA
Gamlin is manager of air safety investigation at Rolls-Royce.