In The News Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 The pilot of an Embraer Phenom failed to turn on crucial de-icing equipment during an approach to the airport in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on December 8, 2014, causing a deadly crash, the NTSB said in its probable-cause hearing today. All three people on the jet and three on the ground were killed. "Pilots must rely on checklists and procedures because relying only on memory can have deadly results,'' said NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart. "The pilot's failure to turn on the de-icing system in an icing situation proved to be disastrous." View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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