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Podcast: Flight Safety Detectives
Episode: Poor Aeronautical Decision Making and Operational Negligence Kills 7 – Episode 194
Description: More money than brains? Todd, Greg, and John examine a fatal Bahamas helicopter crash where the pilots’ focus on what their billionaire boss wanted overrode operational discipline.The 2019 Agusta AW139 helicopter crash at sea killed both pilots and all five passengers. While the crew had flown the route on at least 10 previous occasions, this was their first night flight.Greg, Todd, and John raise many issues beyond the probable causes listed in the NTSB report:· Inadequate flight planning· Lack of a formal safety management system in the company that operated the heli...