Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports (Paperback)

by Jim Walters (Author), Robert Sumwalt (Author) "In the summer of 1992, one of this book's authors attended the National Transportation Safety Board's (NTSB) Aircraft Accident Investigation School..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
"I thought it was a terrific treatment of the crash investigation issue. It should be required reading for people who fly planes and cover aviation accidents." -- Carl Rochelle, CNN Correspondent

Sumwalt and Walters do an excellent job of plucking out the important facts [from the NTSB reports] and presenting them in a much shorter format. -- Aviation International News, July 2000

Product Description
Fascinating and factual accounts of the world's most recent and compelling crashes

Industry insiders James Walters and Robert Sumwalt, trained aviation accident investigators and commercial airline pilots, offer expert analyses of notable and recent aircraft accidents in this eye-opening, lesson-filled case file. Culled from final reports issued by military and foreign government investigations, as well as additional research and resources, Aircraft Accident Analysis tells the final and full tales of doomed flights that stopped the world cold in their wake.

Technical accuracy and details, presented in layman's language, help to clarify:

• Major accidents from commercial, military, and general aviation flights
• Pilot backgrounds and flight histories
• Chronology of events leading to each accident
• Description of aviation investigation process
• Insight into NTSB, military, and foreign government findings
• Resulting recommendations, requirements, and policy changes
• Preview summaries of accidents too recent for final reports are also highlighted.

Readable, authoritative, and complete, Aircraft Accident Analysis: Final Reports is at once an important reference tool and a riveting, what-went-wrong look at air safety for everyone who flies.

Featured final and preview reports include:

U.S. Air Force, U.S Commerce Secretary Ron Brown, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Jessica Dubroff, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Valujet Airlines 592, Everglades, Florida
American Airlines 955, Cali, Columbia
John Denver, Pacific Grove, California
Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Carrollton, Georgia
US Air 427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TWA 800, Long Island, New York
Delta Air Lines, LaGuardia Airport, New York
John F. Kennedy, Jr., Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (January 26, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071351493
• ISBN-13: 978-0071351492
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,939 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Objective, Concise, and Haunting, September 22, 2000

By A Customer

Highly recommend this book for anyone interested in well-publicized airplane crashes during the 90s. Authors recreate the accident using NTSB reports in a concise and gripping manner that made me feel like I was in the cockpit. At the end of each report a list of references and additional reading list is given for readers interested in getting more information. Authors are captains at major airlines and NTSB accident investigators.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading, January 4, 2007

By	Stephen Sanger (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really enjoyed reading this detailed account of aviation mishaps. As a former pilot, I am fascinated with the causes of aircraft accidents. It is amazing how even the most experienced pilots can make fatal mistakes. This book on aircraft mishaps gives a very detailed account of each accident and the investigation. The pictures and graphics let you see how the accident happened and how it sometimes could have been avoided. If you like CSI, you would love this book.

15 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars TRAPPED IN THE MIDDLE, August 7, 2001

By	Jose Sanchez Alarcos (Madrid Spain) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It is very hard to get an interesting book about aircraft accidents without, at the same time, getting "yellow" in the analysis.

Clearly, the author tried to be serious but the final result is precisely what the title says: A lot of final reports...without further analysis. It should have been interesting having a more general analysis (similar to books by Perrow or Reason) instead of being satisfied with the analysis included in every report.