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Undiminished
The pandemic did not make general aviation any less safe than it had been before, a study of U.S. accidents says.
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NTSB Urges Improved Preparedness for Engine Failure
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), citing five accidents in which pilots of multiengine airplanes experienced an unexpected loss of power in one engine, issued a safety alert today…
Dickson Sworn in To Head FAA
Stephen Dickson, a former senior vice president for flight operations at Delta Air Lines, was sworn in today as administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Dickson succeeds Acting…
U.S. General Aviation Fatal Accident Rate Down For Fourth Consecutive Year
Number of fatalities also declines.
NTSB Urges GA Pilots to Use Full Runway Length for Takeoffs
Intersection takeoffs leave less room to recover in event of an engine or system failure on takeoff.
FAA: 2017 Shaping Up as GA’s Safest Year
Although data are not yet final, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says that the 2017 fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, is likely to be the safest year on…
Technological Boost
Cockpit automation and other high-tech advances should boost general aviation safety, study says.
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NTSB Warns GA Pilots, Mechanics on Dangers of Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is often overlooked and underestimated.
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NTSB: Better Fuel Management Could Prevent 50 GA Crashes a Year
Fuel mismanagement is one of the leading causes of general aviation accidents in the U.S.
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ATSB Determines Small Plane Hit Flying Fox, Not Drone
A small, single-engine general aviation airplane that originally was suspected to have collided with a drone while the airplane was on final approach to an airport in Adelaide, South Australia,…