NTSB Launches Investigation Into Close Call Involving Southwest Flight
The commercial flight was less than a half a mile laterally from a medical helicopter.
The commercial flight was less than a half a mile laterally from a medical helicopter.
One flight attendant was injured in the incident.
Pilot injured after fuel starvation led to forced landing in wooded terrain, NTSB says.
FAA investigating collision at Kalispell City Airport; no injuries reported among four aboard.
Nguyen was on a solo global flight and had departed Oshkosh, Wisconsin, just days earlier.
Tire blew on takeoff roll and passengers hit the slides.
The aircraft was 117 pounds overweight, the NTSB found.
The NTSB’s preliminary report confirms the pilot reported control difficulties and made several mayday calls before losing radar contact.
The NTSB attributes the in-flight separation of the left mid-exit door plug to Boeing’s failure to follow proper manufacturing procedures.