Monthly Archives: July 2009
Deborah Hersman Sworn in as NTSB Chair Deborah A.P. Hersman was sworn in today (Tuesday, July 28, 2009) as the 12th Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Hersman, who has been a member of the Board for five years, was nominated by President Barack Obama as Chair on June 18 and was confirmed by the Senate on July 24. She also was nominated and confirmed as a Board member for a second five-year term which will run through … Read more…
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on July 29, 2009 |
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Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009 The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House is expected to announce the Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 2009 at a news conference in Washington, D.C., tomorrow (Wed., July 29, 2009) at 2:30 p.m. Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) and Chair of the Committee, as well as Reps. John L. Mica (R-Fla.), Jerry F. Costello (D-12th Dist., Ill.), and Tom Petri (R-Wisc.), co-sponsors of the bill, are expected … Read more…
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30 Killed in Iran Plane Crash A second deadly plane crash in 10 days involving an Iranian airliner occurred Friday, according to the state news agency. At least 30 people were killed when a passenger plane caught fire during its landing in northeastern Iran on Friday evening. Another 19 people were reported to be injured. The plane from Iran’s Aria Air airline carried 153 passengers. It caught fire when it skidded into walls near the runway during its landing in … Read more…
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The Federal Aviation Administration Thursday proposed mandatory safety fixes that are intended to prevent ice accumulation inside the fuel systems of certain Boeing 777 aircraft. According to an article published in the Wall Street Journal, the action by the FAA was prompted by the 2008 crash landing of a British Airways Plc jetliner near London that slammed into the ground at Heathrow International Airport after both engines experienced reduced thrust without any command from the pilots. The plane crashed short … Read more…
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on July 24, 2009 |
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A 54-year-old man from Richland, Michigan, and his 23-year-old son were killed when their small plane crashed in West Virginia over the July 4th holiday weekend. Michael Land, and his son, Andrew, departed from Huntington Tri-State Airport bound for Kalamazoo in a single-engine Cessna 400 on July 5, according to authorities. The crash occurred at 12:56 p.m., reportedly just minutes after take-off. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report says that the elder Land told an air traffic controller that … Read more…
According to reports today, a plane taking off from Tehran crashed into a field killing all 168 passengers onboard. Witnesses claimed that the plane’s tail was on fire as it went down. The plane, a Russian-made Soviet-era Tu-154M, took off from Khomeini International Airport heading for Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, and crashed 16 minutes after takeoff, at 11:30 a.m. The Tupolev’s three engines are reportedly in its tail section. According to Patrick Smith, a pilot and the air travel … Read more…
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 flying between Nashville and Boston on Monday reportedly made an emergency landing in West Virginia when a football sized hole appeared in the fuselage. The cabin lost pressure but none of the 126 passengers and crew members were injured. People reportedly remained calm and donned the oxygen masks that fell from the ceiling. According to Bill Cunningham, a passenger on the flight, “After we landed in Charleston, the pilot came out and looked up through … Read more…
A pilot died on Friday when her plane crashed into a northwest Missouri field while she was practicing for an acrobatics air show, according to Associated Press reports. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that the plane, a propeller driven Edge 540, crashed about 75 miles southeast of Omaha, Nebraska. The name of the 36-year-old female pilot, who was reportedly pronounced dead on the scene, was not released. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
Additional details about Northwest Airlines Flight 8 from Hong Kong to Tokyo that experienced airspeed fluctuations were released in a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report on Tuesday. The Northwest Airlines Airbus 330 reportedly experienced airspeed fluctuations while in cruise flight. According to reports, after entering an area of turbulence and moderate rain, the autopilot and autothrust switched off. After a period of a minute, during which the crew reportedly followed flight manual procedures, the autopilot returned but was … Read more…
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on July 8, 2009 |
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According to a recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) advisory, its investigators are looking into two incidents where airspeed and altitude readings in the cockpits of Airbus A-330 aircraft may have malfunctioned. The advisory states that the first incident, on May 21, 2009, happened aboard TAM Airlines Flight 8091, from Miami, Florida, to Sao Paulo, Brazil. The flight reportedly experienced a loss of primary speed and altitude information while in cruise flight. A number of systems reportedly malfunctioned or were … Read more…
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on July 6, 2009 |
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