NTSB Reports Stats Pilot Inexperience and Company Culture Led to Plane Crash
Posted by Mark Bello
May 3, 2017 3:53 PM
May 3, 2017 3:53 PM
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators recently concluded that pilot error, an air company’s culture, and the lack of a formal safety program were to blame for a fatal sightseeing float plane crash near Ketchikan, Alaska in June 2015.
The pilot and eight passengers, who were on a side excursion from a cruise ship, were aboard the plane when it crashed into a mountainous terrain. All sustained fatal injuries.
At the time of the crash, NTSB officials said the plane “impacted trees and a near vertical rock face in a nose high, wings level attitude at an elevation of about 1,600 feet mean sea level.” Then, the plane rested upright, on top of its floats. The report says the area was a steep, heavily forested terrain. The plane was found with the fuselage largely intact, although the wings and tail broke off.
After nearly two years, the NTSB has reported these findings:
The NTSB issued the following recommendations aimed at preventing similar crashes from happening in the future:
For the most part, as many hours logged and as many people that board a sightseeing plane, they are a safe and fun way to see the sites. However, there should never be a reason to cut corners or risk lives. Safety, and human life, should be considered more important in our society than corporate profit and greed. Simple, inexpensive, safety measures could have prevented this tragic plane crash, as determined by the NTSB report. This negligent tour operator in this case is out of business, but let’s hope the lives of innocent victims does not go unnoticed and all tour operators, and cruise lines, start making safety a priority.
Mark Bello is the CEO and General Counsel of Lawsuit Financial Corporation, a pro-justice lawsuit funding company.