All Episodes
Flight Safety Detectives — 345 episodes
New Findings in the Crash That Killed NASCAR Champion Alan Kulwicki - Episode 346
Marine One & Passenger Jet Near Miss at Reagan National NTSB Report Out - Episode 345
What We Know About the Aug 19 Carlisle Airport Crash - Episode 344
Flight 405 Crash Survivor Speaks Out - Episode 343
How to Evacuate an Airplane - Episode 342
The Real Story Behind the Marine One Event - Episode 341
What Makes an Airplane Safe to Fly? - Episode 340
737 Crash Details Emerging, Mental Health Bill Needs Attention - Episode 339
Young Aviation Enthusiast Examines Air Traffic Issues - Episode 338
Three New Aviation Events Everyone in Aviation Should Know About - Episode 337
Three People Die in One Tragic Flight - Episode 336
Aviation Misadventures Explored in June Livestream Recording - Episode 335
Aviation Investigations Uncover the Full Story - Episode 334
Student Pilot Runs Out of Fuel - Episode 333
Real Time Research into Unapproved Plane Parts - Episode 332
Can AI Improve Aviation Safety? - Episode 331
eVTOL Aircraft Face Critical Technical Challenges - Episode 329
Laguardia Crash Preliminary NTSB Findings - Episode 328
Focus on Aviation Mechanics - Episode 327
What Really Went Wrong at LaGuardia Airport - Episode 326
Airport User Fees Reshape Aviation Safety- Episode 325
Aviation Industry Facing Critical Shortage- Episode 324
Behind the Scenes of a Real Aviation Accident Investigation - Episode 323
LaGuardia Crash Breaking News - Episode 322
Air Safety Measure Becomes Ground Danger - Episode 321
Loss of Power Leads to Ice Landing - Episode 320
Who Controls the Story When a Plane Crashes? - Episode 319
FSD Live February 23 2026 - Episode 318
What Did Steven Spielberg Get Right About UFO Encounters in the Cockpit? - Episode 317
Questions Unanswered in Piper Navajo Crash - Episode 316
Plane Crashes Lead to Complex Investigations - Episode 315
First Look at Deadly Bangor Plane Crash - Episode 314
General Aviation Accident Data Mixed Messages - Episode 313
Hawker Stalls Lead to Surprising NTSB Advisory - Episode 312
Aviation Safety Deep-Dive - Your Comments Answered - Episode 311
Crisis Communication for Airlines - Episode 310
Real Time Reporting on an Emergency Airworthiness Directive - Episode 309
Biffle Citation Crash Facts and Problematic Conflict- Episode 308
Xyla Foxlin on Pilot Mental Health - Episode 307
UPS Crash Updates, Basic Med Clarified, Mental Health in Aviation - Episode 306
Examining a Rash of Endeavor CRJ Ground Collisions - Episode 305
Digging Into the Data on Aviation Risks - Episode 304
UPS Crash Facts Examined - Episode 303
Older Pilots at Risk? Plus UAP Reporting News - Episode 302
Safety in Aircraft Design, Mental Health, Pilot Training - Episode 301
FAA & Aviation Maintenance Disconnects - Episode 300
LaGuardia Regional Airliners Collide on Taxiway - Episode 299
Missing Logbooks, Missing Answers in Night Flight Tragedy - Episode 298
Multiple Errors Lead to Helicopter Crash - Episode 297
Air India Crash & Washington National Crash Latest Details - Episode 296
Deadly Consequences of Deferred Aircraft Maintenance - Episode 295
Evolution Revo LSA Fatal Plane Crash - Episode 294
CFIs Bad Choices Turn Deadly - Episode 293
Digging Deeper into the Drone Swarm Event - Episode 292
Controlled Substances & Mental Health Impacts on Aviation Safety - Episode 291
Risky Choices Kill Overconfident Pilot - Episode 290
40+ Reportable Aviation Events in 12 Days & NTSB Reports Fall Short - Episode 289
Strange High-Altitude Encounters Get Stranger - Episode 288
Fuel & Fatal Choices - Lessons from July SR22T Crash - Episode 287
DC Midair Collision Gets Hearing - Episode 286
Live from Oshkosh! - Episode 285
AAIB Causes Bigger Mess in Air India Investigation - Episode 284
Bad Pilot Decisions Kills 6 - Episode 283
Aviation Safety and UAPs in Space - Episode 282
Air India Investigation Facts and Logic Must Prevail - Episode 281
Who Turned Off the Engines?!?- Episode 280
Experts Raise Alarm Over Air India 787 Crash Investigation Ahead of Preliminary Report - Episode 279
Air India Crash and 737 Max Plug Door Blowout Updates - Episode 278
The High-Stakes Flight into Oshkosh - Episode 277
Safety Critical Information Being Withheld from Air India 787 Crash? – Episode 276
Developing: All Killed in Helicopter Crash with Radio Tower - Episode 248
Breaking Aviation Safety News: Air India Crash and Bombing in Middle East - Episode 275
John Goglia Costars in Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal" on HBO - Episode 274
What Happened to Singer Jim Croce? - Episode 273
Aviation Safety Takes Significant Hits in US - Episode 271
Ice Falls from the Sky - Episode 270
Offshore Oil Platforms and Aviation Safety - Episode 269
Smart Pilot Makes Bad Decision and Pays with His Life - Episode 268
Mitsubishi MU-2 Crash Follows Missed Approach - Episode 267
Manhattan Tragedy: Sightseeing Helicopter Crash - Episode 266
Inflight Icing Examined in Fatal TBM 700 Plane Crash - Episode 265
Just Released! Report on Plane Crash in Toronto Examined - Episode 264
Engine Trend Monitoring as a Safety Tool - Episode 263
The Ultimate Insider Discussion of Today’s Media and Aviation Safety - Episode 262
Landing Gear Failure Leads to Fatal Plane Crash - Episode 261
Is it Safe to Fly? - Episode 260
Drone Pilot Guilty of Far More than Aircraft Damage - Episode 259
The Aftermath of the DC Mid-Air Collision - Episode 258
UAVs, Advanced Air Mobility and Crowded Air Space - Episode 257
767 Encounters UAP - Episode 256
Dale Earnhardt Jr Survives Air Crash Caused by Bad Pilot Decisions - Episode 255
Lax Maintenance Practices Kills 2 in Cessna Crash - Episode 254
LA Firefighting Aircraft Grounded by Illegal Drone Activity - Episode 253
Hair-Raising UAP Encounter Shared by Pilot - Episode 252
Attack of the Drones? - Episode 251
Ricky Nelson Plane Crash - What Caused the Fire? - Episode 250
Is It Safe to Fly Qantas? - Episode 249
First Fatality Involving HondaJet - Episode 247
U.S. Army UH-1 Huey Helicopter Crash Kills 6- Episode 246
Drone Accident and A First for the National Aviation Hall of Fame- Episode 245
Bad Fuel Line Causes Engine Fire & Crash - Episode 244
Another Disappointing Training Accident Report - Episode 243
Aircraft Cabin Materials Cause Deadly Gases - Episode 242
Fatal Crashes Traced to Cirrus Pilots - Episode 241
Report on Fatal Air Crash Leaves Cause a Mystery - Episode 240
Anxiety in Flight Turns Deadly - Episode 239
Critical Aviation Safety Issues Emerge from Voepass ATR72 Accident - Episode 238
When Mooney Airplane Doors Open in Flight - Episode 237
Takeaways from AirVenture 2024 - Episode 236
Brazilian Aviation Woes: VoePass Deadly Crash & ATC Comms Issues - Episode 235
Use ASRS to Report UAP and UFO Encounters - Episode 234
NTSB Party System Scrutinized - Episode 233
Fireworks on a Helicopter Lead to Federal Charges- Episode 232
Midair Collision Between Cessna 172 and Dash 8 Highlights Aviation Safety Concerns in Mixed-Use Airports- Episode 231
How to Fix Quality Issues at Boeing - Episode 230
The Insidious Passenger and Pilot Killer - Episode 229
Dangers of Turbulence - Episode 228
Criminalization Threatens Aviation Safety - Episode 227
Missing Equipment and Inexperience Lead to Plane Crash - Episode 226
Fourth Incident for Hughes 369 Helicopter Proves Fatal - Episode 225
Training Flight Disaster - Episode 224
Electrical Failure Leads to 727 Crash in Pacific Ocean - Episode 223
$4 Million Mistake on Air Force One - Episode 222
2020 Midair Collision Revisited- Episode 221
Bad Pilot Decisions Kill - Episode 220
Witnessing Excellence at the 2024 AMC Competition in Chicago - Episode 219
The Laura Taber Barbour Foundation Legacy in Aviation Safety - Episode 218
Navigating the Risks of Post-Maintenance Flights - Episode 217
Stall Warning Flight Test Turns Disastrous - Episode 216
Photo Shoot Model Struck by Aircraft Wing - Episode 215
Crash Shows Dangers of Home Built Aircraft - Episode 214
Stall and Spin Maneuvers Lead to Fatal Cessna 172 Crash - Episode 213
Two New Aviation Safety Incidents Involving Boeing Planes - Episode 212
eVTOL Safety – Episode 211
Challenger 604 Roadway Emergency Landing Mistakes – Episode 210
Pilots in Helicopter Crash Repeat Errors in Kobe Bryant Crash - Episode 209
Declaring an In-Flight Emergency Can Save Your Life – Episode 208
Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Jenni Rivera Plane Crash– Episode 207
Plane Crash Caused by Pilot's Poor Decisions and Lack of Aircraft Understanding – Episode 206
Bad Decisions Take Airplanes Out of the Sky – Episode 205
Accident or Conspiracy? Singer Jenni Rivera Lear 25 Accident Examined – Episode 204
Singer Jenni Rivera’s Fatal Plane Crash Examined – Episode 203
Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 737 MAX 9 Update – Episode 202
JAL Flight 516 Crash Factors Emerge– Episode 201
United Airlines Finds Loose Bolts on 737 MAX 9 Aircraft – Episode 200
737-9 Max Exit Door Panel Failure – Episode 199
Expert Insights into the Japan Airlines A350 Aviation Disaster – Episode 198
ATSB Report Offers Aviation Safety Details and Insight – Episode 197
Examining General Aviation Safety Issues – Episode 196
Pilot and Maintenance Failures Create Dramatic Turboprop Incident – Episode 195
Poor Aeronautical Decision Making and Operational Negligence Kills 7 – Episode 194
High-Flying Drama: Drone and Helicopter Collide in Mid-Air – Episode 193
Bad Decisions Lead to Cessna Engine Failure and Crash – Episode 192
Devastating Banner Tow Plane Crash – Episode 191
Major League Pitcher Halladay's Flight Stunts Lead to Death – Episode 190
Pilot Attempts to Crash Plane, Lockerbie Bomb and More Crimes in Flight – Episode 189
High Risk Choices Lead to Plane Crash that Kills 2 – Episode 188
Getting Serious About UAP Sightings – Episode 187
Too Many Plane Crashes Caused by Flight Instructor Error – Episode 186
UAPs Pose Flight Safety Threats – Episode 181
Medical Helicopter Crashes Show Aviation Safety Risks – Episode 185
Accident Kills Entire Reba McEntire Band – Episode 184
Gender Reveal Plane Crash Kills One, Bad Parts Back in Circulation – Episode 183
A Model for Investigating UAP Events – Episode 182
Fun Leads to Tragedy for Famous Composer James Horner – Episode 180
Aviation Thrill Seekers Beware – Episode 179
The Aviation Disaster that Ended an Empire – Episode 178
Carbon Fiber in the Air and Under the Sea – Episode 177
NYC Air Crash Shows Danger of Wing Contamination – Episode 176
Charter Flight Safety Boosted with Part 135 Certification Rules – Episode 175
Aviation Safety Lessons from First Flight into a Special Use Airport – Episode 174
Aircraft Cargo Door Headaches – Episode 173
Flight Plan Creates Aviation Safety Risks – Episode 172
John Goglia's Unique Insight into USAir Plane Crash – Episode 171
Keith Green Plane Crash Shows Value of Accident Investigation – Episode 170
Small Hardware Causes Big Aviation Safety Problems – Episode 169
Aviation Maintenance & Real-World Safety – Episode 168
40 Percent Power in a Cessna 150? – Episode 167
Pilot Gets Lost During Night Flight – Episode 166
Commercial Space Safety: Human Factors – Episode 165
A Terrible Year for Aviation Accidents – Episode 164
Live! from the 2023 Aerospace Maintenance Competition – Episode 163
Wake Turbulence Can Be Dangerous – Episode 162
Famed R&B Singer Killed in Air Crash Caused by Safety Errors – Episode 161
Captain Kirk, SXSW and Listener Questions - Episode 160
Loss of Control or Structural Inflight Breakup? - Episode 159
Cessna 441 Engine Issue Traced to Maintenance Mistakes - Episode 158
Yeti Air Crash Preliminary Report - Episode 157
Deadly Cory Lidle Crash Caused by Failure to Plan- Episode 156
Vintage Aircraft Creating Safety Concerns - Episode 155
Phraseology and Aviation Safety - Episode 154
19 Operational Mistakes and 1 Ruined Helicopter - Episode 153
A320 Elevator Damage Impacts Flight - Episode 152
Experienced Test Pilot Doomed by Severe Weather- Episode 151
Flight Instructors Can Be Dead Wrong - Episode 150
Spatial Disorientation Kills – Episode 149
Troy Gentry Crash Caused by Maintenance Error – Episode 148
Aviation Skills Save Harrison Ford – Episode 147
Peter Tomarken Air Crash Was Survivable
Aviation Safety & Animals – Episode 145
See & Avoid - Episode 144
Mooney Accident in Maryland - Episode 143
Recent Air Crash Leads to Urgent Aviation Safety Recommendation
Passenger Suicide in Flight
John Denver Crash and Experimental Aircraft
Failure to Plan Leads to Cessna 150 Crash
Level 5 Thunderstorm Leads to Plane Crash
Swedish Accident Reveals Stall Sensor Lessons
Sick Airplane or Pilot Incompetence?
Mechanical Malfunction Suspected in Recent Cessna 182G Crash
Poor Aeronautical Decision-Making Causes Piper Crash
Human Factors Ignored on the Maintenance Floor
The FAA AC that Could Save Your Life
Worthless NTSB Report Adds to Faulty Safety Data
How to Get Information on Aircraft Incidents
Tips for Today's General Aviation Pilots
Cessna 310R Air Crash Report Highlights and Failures
Air Safety Insights Comes Addressing the Whys the NTSB Misses
Pilot Training Causes Fatal Cessna 421 Crash
Live from OshKosh – A Pilot's Story of Disaster Averted
Air Disasters in the Making?
Manufacturer Repair Failure Causes Air Crash – Episode 123
Prop Design Causes Air Crash – Episode 122
Air Crash Not an Accident Episode 121
Aviation Safety with the Flight Safety Foundatio
FAA Takes Right Action Against Pilots in Recent Stunts
Celebrating Charlie Taylor and Aviation Maintenance Today
Aircraft Maintenance Highs and Lows
How to Polish Rusty Pilot Skills
A Week of Fatal Crashes
Building the Backstory of Air Crashes
The Real Story with Boeing
Details About China Eastern Plane Crash and a Challenge for Mechanics
Deadly Helicopter Crash and Flight Instructor Issues
Compton Crash Is a Lesson in What Not to Do
Fatal Crash Severs Cessna Wing
Malaysian Flight 370 Crash Update Plus War Impacts Aviation Safety
Ukraine Crisis and Other Aviation Threats, Thumbs Down for Downfall
Cirrus Air Crash on Final Approach
Frontier-Spirit Merger Creating One Gigantic Bad Airline?
Chasing the Wrong Safety Problems
United Aviate Academy – Better or Worse than College Programs?
Wellstone Crash Report Misses Important Safety Findings
Last US Airline Drops College Education Requirement for Pilots
100 Episodes and Going Strong
Tis the Season for Aviation Accidents
Fatal Aircraft Accidents Raise Safety Questions – Episode 98
Flight Safety Tips for General Aviation this Holiday Season
Safety Training Needs a Retool
Icing Issues General Aviation Pilots Need to Know
Fascinating Back Stories of a Life in Aviation
Space Safety Insights with Hall of Fame Astronaut Hoot Gibson
Ohio Accident Report Weak on Facts – Episode 92
NBAA Spotlights Avionics, Automations and Technology
Two Crashes Show Importance of Preflight Inspections
Engine Oil Analysis Data Tells a Flight Safety Story
Fresh Analysis of Deadly Crash Involving Travis Barker
Fresh Analysis of Deadly Crash Involving Travis Barker
Accident or Crash?
Digging into Cessna 421 Crash Reveals Missed Safety Issues
Cape Air Crash Has Takeaways for All Pilots
Ignoring Service Bulletins and ADs Can Lead to Tragedy
Drone Pilots Under Surveillance
Chain of Events Leads to Tragic LAX Runway Accident
Inside the Investigation of Korean Air Flight 801
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 Recap
TWA Flight 514 Lasting Impact on Aviation Safety
Flight 810 Questions Lead to Questions
Is a Rise in Aircraft Accidents a COVID Legacy?
737 Crash in Hawaii
UAPs in the News
Alarming Passenger Behavior Threatens Flight Safety
Accident 42 Years Ago Has Safety Lessons Today
Attracting Underserved Communities to Aviation Careers
Tribute to Charles Taylor the Father of Aircraft Maintenance
Students Speak Out About ERAU Experience
ERAU Students Leading Safety Research
Living the Safety Culture at Embry-Riddle
Pratt & Whitney Engine Failure Investigation Heats Up
Fatal Helicopter Accident in Alaska and More on NTSB Challenges
Piper Bolt Holes AD Findings and Best Practices
Rebuilding the FAA Around the World
Crew Resource Management in the Air and Everywhere
How Not to Deice a Plane & UA 777 Updates
Contained or Uncontained?
Expert Look at the United Airlines Engine Failure
Rental Aircraft Safety
Piper Safety Issues, Kobe Bryant Crash, Indonesia 737-500 Crash
The FAA and Building a Safety Culture
FAA Struggles Following 737 Max Issues
Complacency Hitting Aviation Safety from NTSB to the Cockpit
Light Sport Aircraft Safety
Crash Illustrates Shortcomings of NTSB General Aviation Accident Investigations
All You Need to Know About Whole Aircraft Rescue Parachute Systems
Piloting Issues in Business and Charter Aviation
Piper Wing Spar Corrosion Examined
Assessing Cognitive Function in Pilots
Drugs Impact Aviation Safety and WTF Segment Begins
Emergency Response in Aviation - Episode 47
Propellers and Air Safety
Icing on Aircraft Lessons from the Crash of AE 4184
Revisiting the Crash Scene of American Eagle Flight 4184
NTSB Still Not Onsite, CO Pilot Makes Up the Rules
Is the NTSB Obsolete?
Episode 41 - End of a Long Day and Weather Add Up to Disaster
Assumptions and Expectations Can Kill
Accident Shows Importance of Pilot and Mechanic Communication
Merion Air Disaster Revisited
Minute-by-Minute Examination of ValuJet Flight 592's Electronic Witness
The Right Stuff: What It Takes to Be a Great Pilot
Flying Safely Is an Obligation Not to Take Casually
Time to Apply PRIA Standards Inside the Hangar
The Discipline Needed for Aviation Safety
Mask Over the Mask? More COVID Airline Challenges Surface
Time for Manufacturers to Put Safety Over Profits
Backstories from ValuJet Flight 592 Crash Investigation
The Cost of Flight Safety
You Asked, Flight Safety Detectives Answer
A Well-Maintained Airplane Is a Safe Airplane
A Free-Ranging Conversation with Expert Pilot Brian Schiff
Passenger Safety and COVID-19
Storing Airplanes Safely During COVID-19
COVID-19 Requires a New Approach to Air Safety
Accident Investigations: Tearing Down Engines
Who's Investigating?
Corona Virus Will Reshape the Aviation Industry
Are Active Winglets the Next Game Changer for Aviation?
Talking Drones with Drone Queen Loretta Alkalay
Inspector General Report Signals Dangerous Air Safety Complacency
NTSB Investigation of the Kobe Bryant Sikorsky Helicopter Crash
Fly the Way You Train, Train the Way You Fly
Lion Air Accident Report Analysis
The (Real) Facts of the Indonesian Report
Asking the Hard Questions at Boeing and Looking at Recent General Aviation Crashes
Patience! Tips for Safe Air Travel this Holiday Season
Aviation Safety Demands More than Soundbites and Other Takeaways from Boeing on Capitol Hill
Lost Information, Unaddressed Issues and More Failures of the NTSC Final Lion Air Flight 610 Report
An Insider Look at NTSB Aircraft Accident Investigations
Distracted Flying in Commercial and General Aviation Creates Room for Error
Cultural Differences in Airline Training, Experience and Decision-Making
Flight Safety and the Role of Airplane Maintenance
Deconstructing the NTSB 737 Max Safety Recommendations
Who's Accountable and What Caused the Ethiopian Airlines Crash?
The Aftermath, Causes and Results of the Deadly Lion Air Crash
The Flight Safety Detectives Takeoff