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Inside the Investigation of Korean Air Flight 801

Inside the Investigation of Korean Air Flight 801

FromFlight Safety Detectives


Inside the Investigation of Korean Air Flight 801

FromFlight Safety Detectives

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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
Aug 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 81
Greg was the investigator in charge of the National Transportation Safety Board investigation of Korean Air Flight 801. He shares backstories not in the report to add to understanding of the accident and aftermath.
Flight 801 crashed on August 6, 1997, killing 229of the 254 people aboard. The aircraft crashed on Nimitz Hill in Guam while on approach to the airport.The NTSB final report cites poor communication between the flight crew as probable cause for the air crash, along with the captain's poor decision-making.
Learn more about:
Delays in response to the accident scene
Allowing families to grieve at the site
Training shortcomings
Crew resource management issues
Delays in decision making and execution

Greg shares details about the role of the minimum safe altitude warning system (MSAW), the partial outage of the Guam ILS system, and cultural factors that impeded cockpit dynamics.
Photo Credit:  Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael A. Meyers, U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Released:
Aug 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

World-renowned aviation-industry consultants and former NTSB investigators John Goglia and Greg Feith have 100 years of worldwide aviation safety experience between them. In this hard-hitting podcast series they talk about everything aviation -- from the behind-the-scenes facts on deadly air crashes to topics of interest such as tips and tricks for navigating through airports and security, traveling with infants and children, unruly passengers, and packing your bags to ease through security.