About this episode

Max Trescott and Rob Mark review recent aviation accidents and NTSB reports, discussing various incidents and safety concerns.

Max Trescott and Rob Mark review major recent aviation accidents and newly released NTSB reports, beginning with two breaking accidents: a U.S. Air Force B-52 crash shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California, and a fatal skydiving aircraft crash near Butler, Missouri, involving N221BN, a Pacific Aerospace 750XL /P-750 operated for Skydive Kansas City. That accident killed the pilot and 11 skydiving passengers and raises early questions about takeoff performance, low-altitude options, and the unique operational risks of jump aircraft. Brought to you by AVEMCO aircraft insurance. Support Rob and Max by making a donation at Patreon.com They also discuss N318JF, a fatal Gulfstream G200 crash at La Romana in the Dominican Republic and N858SD, a Cirrus SR20 crash in Ohio, along with the pilot’s previous icing accident in in N406SR, a 2006 SR22 . The preliminary report segment focuses on United Flight 169, a Boeing 767 arriving at Newark from Venice. After multiple runway changes, the crew flew the RNAV W Runway 29 approach, descended below the intended visual path, struck a light pole near the New Jersey Turnpike, and landed safely. Final reports include N4167G, a…

People in this episode

Host: Max Trescott

Guest: Rob Mark

Topics covered

• aviation accidents
• NTSB reports
• pilot safety
• aircraft performance
• skydiving incidents
• aircraft maintenance

Keywords

• B-52 crash
• skydiving accident
• Gulfstream G200
• Cirrus SR20
• aviation safety
• NTSB reports

Sponsors

AVEMCO

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California, Butler, Missouri, La Romana, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Oshkosh AirVenture

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