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Fascinating and factual accounts of the worlds 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 laymans 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., Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts

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title:Aircraft Accident Analysis : Final Reports
author:Walters, James M.; Sumwalt, Robert L.
publisher:McGraw-Hill Professional
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print isbn13:9780071351492
ebook isbn13:9780071379847
language:English
subjectAircraft accidents--Investigation--United States.
publication date:2000
lcc:TL553.5.W34 2000eb
ddc:363.12/465/0973
subject:Aircraft accidents--Investigation--United States.
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Aircraft Accident Analysis
Final Reports
James M. Walters
Robert L. Sumwalt III
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Disclaimer:
Information has been obtained by The McGraw-Hill Companies from sources believed to be reliable. However. Because of the possibility of human or mechanical error by our source, The McGraw-Hill Companies or others, The McGraw-Hill Companies does not guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of any information and is not responsible for any errors or omissions or the results obtained from use of such information
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
Walters, James.
Aircraft accident analysis: final reports / James M. Walters, Robert L. Sumwalt III.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-07-135149-3
1. Aircraft accidentsInvestigationUnited States. I. Sumwalt, Walter.
II. Title.
TL553.5.W34 2000
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to all those who have lost their lives in air
craft mishaps, and to those investigators whose relentless quest for
truth helps safeguard our skies.
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CONTENTS
Abbreviations
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Preface
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Introduction
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Part One: Major Air Carrier Accidents
1. The Longest Investigation in U.S. History: USAir Flight 427
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Flight History and Background
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The Investigation and Findings
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The Roll Event
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Left Rudder Deflection
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Boeing 737 Rudder System
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NTSB Testing of the PCU and Servo Value
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