Safety
NTSB Wants CFIT Training for Fixed-wing Part 135 Pilots
Caravan crash revealed outdated training that did not address specific risks the pilots faced in Alaska's mountainous terrain, NTSB said.

The NTSB issued five recommendations to the FAA and reiterated eight previously issued recommendations seeking terrain-avoidance training for Part 135 fixed-wing pilots. The latest recommendations, issued this week, stem from the Safety Board’s investigation into the Oct. 2, 2016 crash of a Cessna 208 in which the two pilots and a passenger died when the single-engine turboprop hit a mountain near Togiak, Alaska. The aircraft was operated by Hageland Aviation under Part 135 in daylight VMC.


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