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Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was a scheduled transpacific passenger flight originating from Incheon International Airport near Seoul, South Korea.On the morning of July 6, 2013, the Boeing 777-200ER operating the flight crashed on final approach into San Francisco International Airport in the United States.
Investigators determined that the two pilots were exploring the performance limits of the empty CRJ-200 on the flight. The pilots decided to test the limits of the CRJ and join the "410 club," referring to pilots who pushed CRJs to their maximal approved altitude of flight level 410 (FL410) or 41,000 feet (12,497 m) above sea level.
A chief pilot described Falitz as competent, but prone to outbursts of anger – even taking out his anger on an operational plane doing dangerous maneuvers in-flight – and intimidating and provocative behavior with colleagues. [10] Falitz was accused of once slapping a co-pilot's headphones in anger. [11]
The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the Nov. 13, 2021 crash on Beaver Island, said in a report released Thursday that the pilot lost control during landing and crashed 300 ...
Beaufort-based pilot ‘critically injured’ after plane nosedives into Colleton County pond. ... The plane was in the air for about 13 minutes before crash-landing at 11:07 a.m., flight records ...
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was an Alaska Airlines flight of a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000, roughly 2.7 miles (4.3 km; 2.3 nmi) north of Anacapa Island, California, following a catastrophic loss of pitch control, killing all 88 on board: 5 crew and 83 passengers.
The Osprey aircraft crash that killed all eight service members on board last November off the coast of Japan was caused by “catastrophic failure” of a rotor gearbox and the pilot’s decision ...
A 2010 amendment to the Pilot Record Improvement Act (PRIA) passed after the 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 required the FAA to record training failures in the database; however, this provision had not been fully implemented due to privacy concerns and industry opposition, particularly from business aviation operators who objected to the ...