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Flight Safety Detectives — 331 episodes

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Real Time Research into Unapproved Plane Parts - Episode 332

2

Can AI Improve Aviation Safety? - Episode 331

3

eVTOL Aircraft Face Critical Technical Challenges - Episode 329

4

Laguardia Crash Preliminary NTSB Findings - Episode 328

5

Focus on Aviation Mechanics - Episode 327

6

What Really Went Wrong at LaGuardia Airport - Episode 326

7

Airport User Fees Reshape Aviation Safety- Episode 325

8

Aviation Industry Facing Critical Shortage- Episode 324

9

Behind the Scenes of a Real Aviation Accident Investigation - Episode 323

10

LaGuardia Crash Breaking News - Episode 322

11

Air Safety Measure Becomes Ground Danger - Episode 321

12

Loss of Power Leads to Ice Landing - Episode 320

13

Who Controls the Story When a Plane Crashes? - Episode 319

14

FSD Live February 23 2026 - Episode 318

15

What Did Steven Spielberg Get Right About UFO Encounters in the Cockpit? - Episode 317

16

Questions Unanswered in Piper Navajo Crash - Episode 316

17

Plane Crashes Lead to Complex Investigations - Episode 315

18

First Look at Deadly Bangor Plane Crash - Episode 314

19

General Aviation Accident Data Mixed Messages - Episode 313

20

Hawker Stalls Lead to Surprising NTSB Advisory - Episode 312

21

Aviation Safety Deep-Dive - Your Comments Answered - Episode 311

22

Crisis Communication for Airlines - Episode 310

23

Real Time Reporting on an Emergency Airworthiness Directive - Episode 309

24

Biffle Citation Crash Facts and Problematic Conflict- Episode 308

25

Xyla Foxlin on Pilot Mental Health - Episode 307

26

UPS Crash Updates, Basic Med Clarified, Mental Health in Aviation - Episode 306

27

Examining a Rash of Endeavor CRJ Ground Collisions - Episode 305

28

Digging Into the Data on Aviation Risks - Episode 304

29

UPS Crash Facts Examined - Episode 303

30

Older Pilots at Risk? Plus UAP Reporting News - Episode 302

31

Safety in Aircraft Design, Mental Health, Pilot Training - Episode 301

32

FAA & Aviation Maintenance Disconnects - Episode 300

33

LaGuardia Regional Airliners Collide on Taxiway - Episode 299

34

Missing Logbooks, Missing Answers in Night Flight Tragedy  - Episode 298

35

Multiple Errors Lead to Helicopter Crash - Episode 297

36

Air India Crash & Washington National Crash Latest Details - Episode 296

37

Deadly Consequences of Deferred Aircraft Maintenance - Episode 295

38

Evolution Revo LSA Fatal Plane Crash - Episode 294

39

CFIs Bad Choices Turn Deadly - Episode 293

40

Digging Deeper into the Drone Swarm Event - Episode 292

41

Controlled Substances & Mental Health Impacts on Aviation Safety - Episode 291

42

Risky Choices Kill Overconfident Pilot - Episode 290

43

40+ Reportable Aviation Events in 12 Days & NTSB Reports Fall Short - Episode 289

44

Strange High-Altitude Encounters Get Stranger - Episode 288

45

Fuel & Fatal Choices - Lessons from July SR22T Crash - Episode 287

46

DC Midair Collision Gets Hearing - Episode 286

47

Live from Oshkosh! - Episode 285

48

AAIB Causes Bigger Mess in Air India Investigation - Episode 284

49

Bad Pilot Decisions Kills 6 - Episode 283

50

Aviation Safety and UAPs in Space - Episode 282

51

Air India Investigation Facts and Logic Must Prevail - Episode 281

52

Who Turned Off the Engines?!?- Episode 280

53

Experts Raise Alarm Over Air India 787 Crash Investigation Ahead of Preliminary Report - Episode 279

54

Air India Crash and 737 Max Plug Door Blowout Updates - Episode 278

55

The High-Stakes Flight into Oshkosh - Episode 277

56

Safety Critical Information Being Withheld from Air India 787 Crash? – Episode 276

57

Developing: All Killed in Helicopter Crash with Radio Tower - Episode 248

58

Breaking Aviation Safety News: Air India Crash and Bombing in Middle East - Episode 275

59

John Goglia Costars in Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal" on HBO - Episode 274

60

What Happened to Singer Jim Croce? - Episode 273

61

Aviation Safety Takes Significant Hits in US - Episode 271

62

Ice Falls from the Sky - Episode 270

63

Offshore Oil Platforms and Aviation Safety - Episode 269

64

Smart Pilot Makes Bad Decision and Pays with His Life - Episode 268

65

Mitsubishi MU-2 Crash Follows Missed Approach - Episode 267

66

Manhattan Tragedy: Sightseeing Helicopter Crash - Episode 266

67

Inflight Icing Examined in Fatal TBM 700 Plane Crash - Episode 265

68

Just Released! Report on Plane Crash in Toronto Examined - Episode 264

69

Engine Trend Monitoring as a Safety Tool - Episode 263

70

The Ultimate Insider Discussion of Today’s Media and Aviation Safety - Episode 262

71

Landing Gear Failure Leads to Fatal Plane Crash - Episode 261

72

Is it Safe to Fly? - Episode 260

73

Drone Pilot Guilty of Far More than Aircraft Damage - Episode 259

74

The Aftermath of the DC Mid-Air Collision - Episode 258

75

UAVs, Advanced Air Mobility and Crowded Air Space - Episode 257

76

767 Encounters UAP - Episode 256

77

Dale Earnhardt Jr Survives Air Crash Caused by Bad Pilot Decisions - Episode 255

78

Lax Maintenance Practices Kills 2 in Cessna Crash - Episode 254

79

LA Firefighting Aircraft Grounded by Illegal Drone Activity - Episode 253

80

Hair-Raising UAP Encounter Shared by Pilot - Episode 252

81

Attack of the Drones? - Episode 251

82

Ricky Nelson Plane Crash - What Caused the Fire? - Episode 250

83

Is It Safe to Fly Qantas? - Episode 249

84

First Fatality Involving HondaJet - Episode 247

85

U.S. Army UH-1 Huey Helicopter Crash Kills 6- Episode 246

86

Drone Accident and A First for the National Aviation Hall of Fame- Episode 245

87

Bad Fuel Line Causes Engine Fire & Crash - Episode 244

88

Another Disappointing Training Accident Report - Episode 243

89

Aircraft Cabin Materials Cause Deadly Gases - Episode 242

90

Fatal Crashes Traced to Cirrus Pilots - Episode 241

91

Report on Fatal Air Crash Leaves Cause a Mystery - Episode 240

92

Anxiety in Flight Turns Deadly - Episode 239

93

Critical Aviation Safety Issues Emerge from Voepass ATR72 Accident - Episode 238

94

When Mooney Airplane Doors Open in Flight - Episode 237

95

Takeaways from AirVenture 2024 - Episode 236

96

Brazilian Aviation Woes: VoePass Deadly Crash & ATC Comms Issues - Episode 235

97

Use ASRS to Report UAP and UFO Encounters - Episode 234

98

NTSB Party System Scrutinized - Episode 233

99

Fireworks on a Helicopter Lead to Federal Charges- Episode 232

100

Midair Collision Between Cessna 172 and Dash 8 Highlights Aviation Safety Concerns in Mixed-Use Airports- Episode 231

101

How to Fix Quality Issues at Boeing - Episode 230

102

The Insidious Passenger and Pilot Killer - Episode 229

103

Dangers of Turbulence - Episode 228

104

Criminalization Threatens Aviation Safety - Episode 227

105

Missing Equipment and Inexperience Lead to Plane Crash - Episode 226

106

Fourth Incident for Hughes 369 Helicopter Proves Fatal - Episode 225

107

Training Flight Disaster - Episode 224

108

Electrical Failure Leads to 727 Crash in Pacific Ocean - Episode 223

109

$4 Million Mistake on Air Force One - Episode 222

110

2020 Midair Collision Revisited- Episode 221

111

Bad Pilot Decisions Kill - Episode 220

112

Witnessing Excellence at the 2024 AMC Competition in Chicago - Episode 219

113

The Laura Taber Barbour Foundation Legacy in Aviation Safety - Episode 218

114

Navigating the Risks of Post-Maintenance Flights - Episode 217

115

Stall Warning Flight Test Turns Disastrous - Episode 216

116

Photo Shoot Model Struck by Aircraft Wing - Episode 215

117

Crash Shows Dangers of Home Built Aircraft - Episode 214

118

Stall and Spin Maneuvers Lead to Fatal Cessna 172 Crash - Episode 213

119

Two New Aviation Safety Incidents Involving Boeing Planes - Episode 212

120

eVTOL Safety – Episode 211

121

Challenger 604 Roadway Emergency Landing Mistakes – Episode 210

122

Pilots in Helicopter Crash Repeat Errors in Kobe Bryant Crash - Episode 209

123

Declaring an In-Flight Emergency Can Save Your Life – Episode 208

124

Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Jenni Rivera Plane Crash– Episode 207

125

Plane Crash Caused by Pilot's Poor Decisions and Lack of Aircraft Understanding – Episode 206

126

Bad Decisions Take Airplanes Out of the Sky – Episode 205

127

Accident or Conspiracy? Singer Jenni Rivera Lear 25 Accident Examined – Episode 204

128

Singer Jenni Rivera’s Fatal Plane Crash Examined – Episode 203

129

Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 737 MAX 9 Update – Episode 202

130

JAL Flight 516 Crash Factors Emerge– Episode 201

131

United Airlines Finds Loose Bolts on 737 MAX 9 Aircraft – Episode 200

132

737-9 Max Exit Door Panel Failure – Episode 199

133

Expert Insights into the Japan Airlines A350 Aviation Disaster – Episode 198

134

ATSB Report Offers Aviation Safety Details and Insight – Episode 197

135

Examining General Aviation Safety Issues – Episode 196

136

Pilot and Maintenance Failures Create Dramatic Turboprop Incident – Episode 195

137

Poor Aeronautical Decision Making and Operational Negligence Kills 7 – Episode 194

138

High-Flying Drama: Drone and Helicopter Collide in Mid-Air – Episode 193

139

Bad Decisions Lead to Cessna Engine Failure and Crash – Episode 192

140

Devastating Banner Tow Plane Crash – Episode 191

141

Major League Pitcher Halladay's Flight Stunts Lead to Death – Episode 190

142

Pilot Attempts to Crash Plane, Lockerbie Bomb and More Crimes in Flight – Episode 189

143

High Risk Choices Lead to Plane Crash that Kills 2 – Episode 188

144

Getting Serious About UAP Sightings – Episode 187

145

Too Many Plane Crashes Caused by Flight Instructor Error – Episode 186

146

UAPs Pose Flight Safety Threats – Episode 181

147

Medical Helicopter Crashes Show Aviation Safety Risks – Episode 185

148

Accident Kills Entire Reba McEntire Band – Episode 184

149

Gender Reveal Plane Crash Kills One, Bad Parts Back in Circulation – Episode 183

150

A Model for Investigating UAP Events – Episode 182

151

Fun Leads to Tragedy for Famous Composer James Horner – Episode 180

152

Aviation Thrill Seekers Beware – Episode 179

153

The Aviation Disaster that Ended an Empire – Episode 178

154

Carbon Fiber in the Air and Under the Sea – Episode 177

155

NYC Air Crash Shows Danger of Wing Contamination – Episode 176

156

Charter Flight Safety Boosted with Part 135 Certification Rules – Episode 175

157

Aviation Safety Lessons from First Flight into a Special Use Airport – Episode 174

158

Aircraft Cargo Door Headaches – Episode 173

159

Flight Plan Creates Aviation Safety Risks – Episode 172

160

John Goglia's Unique Insight into USAir Plane Crash – Episode 171

161

Keith Green Plane Crash Shows Value of Accident Investigation – Episode 170

162

Small Hardware Causes Big Aviation Safety Problems – Episode 169

163

Aviation Maintenance & Real-World Safety – Episode 168

164

40 Percent Power in a Cessna 150? – Episode 167

165

Pilot Gets Lost During Night Flight – Episode 166

166

Commercial Space Safety: Human Factors – Episode 165

167

A Terrible Year for Aviation Accidents – Episode 164

168

Live! from the 2023 Aerospace Maintenance Competition – Episode 163

169

Wake Turbulence Can Be Dangerous – Episode 162

170

Famed R&B Singer Killed in Air Crash Caused by Safety Errors – Episode 161

171

Captain Kirk, SXSW and Listener Questions - Episode 160

172

Loss of Control or Structural Inflight Breakup? - Episode 159

173

Cessna 441 Engine Issue Traced to Maintenance Mistakes - Episode 158

174

Yeti Air Crash Preliminary Report - Episode 157

175

Deadly Cory Lidle Crash Caused by Failure to Plan- Episode 156

176

Vintage Aircraft Creating Safety Concerns - Episode 155

177

Phraseology and Aviation Safety - Episode 154

178

19 Operational Mistakes and 1 Ruined Helicopter - Episode 153

179

A320 Elevator Damage Impacts Flight - Episode 152

180

Experienced Test Pilot Doomed by Severe Weather- Episode 151

181

Flight Instructors Can Be Dead Wrong - Episode 150

182

Spatial Disorientation Kills – Episode 149

183

Troy Gentry Crash Caused by Maintenance Error – Episode 148

184

Aviation Skills Save Harrison Ford – Episode 147

185

Peter Tomarken Air Crash Was Survivable

186

Aviation Safety & Animals – Episode 145

187

See & Avoid - Episode 144

188

Mooney Accident in Maryland - Episode 143

189

Recent Air Crash Leads to Urgent Aviation Safety Recommendation

190

Passenger Suicide in Flight

191

John Denver Crash and Experimental Aircraft

192

Failure to Plan Leads to Cessna 150 Crash

193

Level 5 Thunderstorm Leads to Plane Crash

194

Swedish Accident Reveals Stall Sensor Lessons

195

Sick Airplane or Pilot Incompetence?

196

Mechanical Malfunction Suspected in Recent Cessna 182G Crash

197

Poor Aeronautical Decision-Making Causes Piper Crash

198

Human Factors Ignored on the Maintenance Floor

199

The FAA AC that Could Save Your Life

200

Worthless NTSB Report Adds to Faulty Safety Data

201

How to Get Information on Aircraft Incidents

202

Tips for Today's General Aviation Pilots

203

Cessna 310R Air Crash Report Highlights and Failures

204

Air Safety Insights Comes Addressing the Whys the NTSB Misses

205

Pilot Training Causes Fatal Cessna 421 Crash

206

Live from OshKosh – A Pilot's Story of Disaster Averted

207

Air Disasters in the Making?

208

Manufacturer Repair Failure Causes Air Crash – Episode 123

209

Prop Design Causes Air Crash  – Episode 122

210

Air Crash Not an Accident Episode 121

211

Aviation Safety with the Flight Safety Foundatio

212

FAA Takes Right Action Against Pilots in Recent Stunts

213

Celebrating Charlie Taylor and Aviation Maintenance Today

214

Aircraft Maintenance Highs and Lows

215

How to Polish Rusty Pilot Skills

216

A Week of Fatal Crashes

217

Building the Backstory of Air Crashes

218

The Real Story with Boeing

219

Details About China Eastern Plane Crash and a Challenge for Mechanics

220

Deadly Helicopter Crash and Flight Instructor Issues

221

Compton Crash Is a Lesson in What Not to Do

222

Fatal Crash Severs Cessna Wing

223

Malaysian Flight 370 Crash Update Plus War Impacts Aviation Safety

224

Ukraine Crisis and Other Aviation Threats, Thumbs Down for Downfall

225

Cirrus Air Crash on Final Approach

226

Frontier-Spirit Merger Creating One Gigantic Bad Airline?

227

Chasing the Wrong Safety Problems

228

United Aviate Academy – Better or Worse than College Programs?

229

Wellstone Crash Report Misses Important Safety Findings

230

Last US Airline Drops College Education Requirement for Pilots

231

100 Episodes and Going Strong

232

Tis the Season for Aviation Accidents

233

Fatal Aircraft Accidents Raise Safety Questions – Episode 98

234

Flight Safety Tips for General Aviation this Holiday Season

235

Safety Training Needs a Retool

236

Icing Issues General Aviation Pilots Need to Know

237

Fascinating Back Stories of a Life in Aviation

238

Space Safety Insights with Hall of Fame Astronaut Hoot Gibson

239

Ohio Accident Report Weak on Facts – Episode 92

240

NBAA Spotlights Avionics, Automations and Technology

241

Two Crashes Show Importance of Preflight Inspections

242

Engine Oil Analysis Data Tells a Flight Safety Story

243

Fresh Analysis of Deadly Crash Involving Travis Barker

244

Fresh Analysis of Deadly Crash Involving Travis Barker

245

Accident or Crash?

246

Digging into Cessna 421 Crash Reveals Missed Safety Issues

247

Cape Air Crash Has Takeaways for All Pilots

248

Ignoring Service Bulletins and ADs Can Lead to Tragedy

249

Drone Pilots Under Surveillance

250

Chain of Events Leads to Tragic LAX Runway Accident

251

Inside the Investigation of Korean Air Flight 801

252

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 Recap

253

TWA Flight 514 Lasting Impact on Aviation Safety

254

Flight 810 Questions Lead to Questions

255

Is a Rise in Aircraft Accidents a COVID Legacy?

256

737 Crash in Hawaii

257

UAPs in the News

258

Alarming Passenger Behavior Threatens Flight Safety

259

Accident 42 Years Ago Has Safety Lessons Today

260

Attracting Underserved Communities to Aviation Careers

261

Tribute to Charles Taylor the Father of Aircraft Maintenance

262

Students Speak Out About ERAU Experience

263

ERAU Students Leading Safety Research

264

Living the Safety Culture at Embry-Riddle

265

Pratt & Whitney Engine Failure Investigation Heats Up

266

Fatal Helicopter Accident in Alaska and More on NTSB Challenges

267

Piper Bolt Holes AD Findings and Best Practices

268

Rebuilding the FAA Around the World

269

Crew Resource Management in the Air and Everywhere

270

How Not to Deice a Plane & UA 777 Updates

271

Contained or Uncontained?

272

Expert Look at the United Airlines Engine Failure

273

Rental Aircraft Safety

274

Piper Safety Issues, Kobe Bryant Crash, Indonesia 737-500 Crash

275

The FAA and Building a Safety Culture

276

FAA Struggles Following 737 Max Issues

277

Complacency Hitting Aviation Safety from NTSB to the Cockpit

278

Light Sport Aircraft Safety

279

Crash Illustrates Shortcomings of NTSB General Aviation Accident Investigations

280

All You Need to Know About Whole Aircraft Rescue Parachute Systems

281

Piloting Issues in Business and Charter Aviation

282

Piper Wing Spar Corrosion Examined

283

Assessing Cognitive Function in Pilots

284

Drugs Impact Aviation Safety and WTF Segment Begins

285

Emergency Response in Aviation - Episode 47

286

Propellers and Air Safety

287

Icing on Aircraft Lessons from the Crash of AE 4184

288

Revisiting the Crash Scene of American Eagle Flight 4184

289

NTSB Still Not Onsite, CO Pilot Makes Up the Rules

290

Is the NTSB Obsolete?

291

Episode 41 - End of a Long Day and Weather Add Up to Disaster

292

Assumptions and Expectations Can Kill

293

Accident Shows Importance of Pilot and Mechanic Communication

294

Merion Air Disaster Revisited

295

Minute-by-Minute Examination of ValuJet Flight 592's Electronic Witness

296

The Right Stuff: What It Takes to Be a Great Pilot

297

Flying Safely Is an Obligation Not to Take Casually

298

Time to Apply PRIA Standards Inside the Hangar

299

The Discipline Needed for Aviation Safety

300

Mask Over the Mask? More COVID Airline Challenges Surface

301

Time for Manufacturers to Put Safety Over Profits

302

Backstories from ValuJet Flight 592 Crash Investigation

303

The Cost of Flight Safety

304

You Asked, Flight Safety Detectives Answer

305

A Well-Maintained Airplane Is a Safe Airplane

306

A Free-Ranging Conversation with Expert Pilot Brian Schiff

307

Passenger Safety and COVID-19

308

Storing Airplanes Safely During COVID-19

309

COVID-19 Requires a New Approach to Air Safety

310

Accident Investigations: Tearing Down Engines

311

Who's Investigating?

312

Corona Virus Will Reshape the Aviation Industry

313

Are Active Winglets the Next Game Changer for Aviation?

314

Talking Drones with Drone Queen Loretta Alkalay

315

Inspector General Report Signals Dangerous Air Safety Complacency

316

NTSB Investigation of the Kobe Bryant Sikorsky Helicopter Crash

317

Fly the Way You Train, Train the Way You Fly

318

Lion Air Accident Report Analysis

319

The (Real) Facts of the Indonesian Report

320

Asking the Hard Questions at Boeing and Looking at Recent General Aviation Crashes

321

Patience! Tips for Safe Air Travel this Holiday Season

322

Aviation Safety Demands More than Soundbites and Other Takeaways from Boeing on Capitol Hill

323

Lost Information, Unaddressed Issues and More Failures of the NTSC Final Lion Air Flight 610 Report

324

An Insider Look at NTSB Aircraft Accident Investigations

325

Distracted Flying in Commercial and General Aviation Creates Room for Error

326

Cultural Differences in Airline Training, Experience and Decision-Making

327

Flight Safety and the Role of Airplane Maintenance

328

Deconstructing the NTSB 737 Max Safety Recommendations

329

Who's Accountable and What Caused the Ethiopian Airlines Crash?

330

The Aftermath, Causes and Results of the Deadly Lion Air Crash

331

The Flight Safety Detectives Takeoff