NTSB Safety Alerts

Take action to improve your safety and the safety of your family and friends by following the suggestions in these NTSB Safety Alerts.

Aviation Safety

General 

• SA-081 - Maintain Airplane Control with One Engine Inoperative
• SA-080 - Stay in the Groove: Check Ignition Switch/Key Integrity
• SA-080 Safety Alert Video
• SA-079 - Fuel Providers: Prevent DEF Jet Fuel Contamination
• Safety Alert Supplemental Flyer
• SA-077 - Stabilized Approaches Lead to Safe Landings
• SA-075 - Pilots: Ensure Your Fuel Selector Works
• SA-075 Safety Alert Video
• SA-068 - Flight Helmet Cords Can Impede Egress: Understand the hazard of direct-to-airframe cord connections
• SA-068 Safety Alert Video
• SA-060 - Stay Centered: Preventing loss of control during landing
• SA-053 - Arriving at a Major Fly-In Event? Keep your focus on safety!
• SA-052 - Visual Illusions: The Ground May Be Closer Than It Appears
• SA-040 - Understanding Flight Experience
• SA-033 - Landing at the Wrong Airport
• SA-029 - Engine Power Loss Due to Carburetor Icing
• SA-026 - All Secure, All Clear
• SA-025 - Avoid Nonoperational Use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) Before and During Flight
• SA-023 - Pilots: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety
• SA-023 Safety Alert Video
• SA-019 - Prevent Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude
• SA-019 Safety Alert Video
• SA-018 - Preventing Rote Callouts
• SA-016 - Meteorological Evaluation Towers
• SA-013 - Controlled Flight Into Terrain in Visual Conditions

Aircraft Owner/Operators

• SA-030 - “Armed” for Safety: Emergency Locator Transmitters
• SA-027 - Check Your Restraints
• SA-021 - Is Your Aircraft Talking to You? Listen!
• SA-021 Safety Alert Video
• SA-015 - Child Passenger Safety on  Aircraft

Air Traffic Control/Aircraft Separation

• SA-058 - Prevent Midair Collisions: Don't Depend on Vision Alone
• SA-055 - Pilots: Help ATC Help You; Do not hesitate to tell controllers if you have an emergency
• SA-045 - See and Be Seen: Your Life Depends on It

Weather

• SA-082 - Flight in Snow: Assess the risk of flight in wet snow conditions, especially at low altitudes
• SA-064 - Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs): Pay It Forward
• SA-020 - Reduced Visual References Require Vigilance
• SA-020 Safety Alert Video
• SA-017 - In-Cockpit NEXRAD Mosaic Imagery
• SA-014 - Aircraft Inflight Icing
• SA-011 - Thunderstorm Encounters
• SA-006 - Aircraft Ground Icing
  

Medical

• SA-069 - Pilots: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• SA-069 Safety Alert Video
• SA-037 - Pilots: Understand Impairment Risk

Fuel/Preflight

• SA-072 - Minding Weight, Maintaining Balance: Improper or Unperformed Calculations Can be Fatal
• SA-072 Safety Alert Video
• SA-071 - Do Your Takeoff Homework; Runway Length Matters - Understanding the Potential Hazards of Intersection Takeoffs
• SA-071 Safety Alert Video
• SA-067 - Flying on Empty: Prevent the Preventable with Careful Fuel Management
• SA-050 - Pilots: Fueling Mistakes
• SA-048 - Flight Control Locks: Overlooking the Obvious
• SA-041 - Pilots: Perform Advanced Preflight After Maintenance

Helicopters

• SA-062 - Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness in Helicopters: Be alert for uncommanded yaw so you don’t get caught off guard!
• SA-057 - Helicopter Landing Sites: Free from Debris: Foreign object debris can foul rotor systems and cause damage
• SA-031 - Safety Through Helicopter Simulators
• SA-031 Safety Alert Video

Specialty Operations

• SA-039 - Mastering Mountain Flying
• SA-035 - Preventing Obstacle Collision Accidents in Agricultural Aviation

Maintenance Personnel

• SA-076 - Mechanics: Be Wary of Worn Fuel Selectors
• SA-076 - Safety Alert Video
• SA-070 - Mechanics: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• SA-070 Safety Alert Video
• SA-056 - Take Time to Torque: Apply proper torque to prevent accidents
• SA-054 - Control Foreign Object Debris: Account for all items after performing maintenance tasks!
• SA-051 - Line Personnel: Fueling Matters
• SA-042 - Mechanics: Prevent Misrigging Mistakes
• SA-042 Safety Alert Video
• SA-032 - Helicopter Safety Starts in the Hangar
• SA-032 Safety Alert Video
• SA-028 - Proper Use of Fiber or Nylon Self-Locking Nuts
• SA-022 - Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety
• SA-022 Safety Alert Video

Highway Safety*

• SA-073 - Protecting Bridges From Fire Damage and Collapse
• SA-061 - Drowsy Driving Among Young Drivers: Get the right amount of sleep to stay alert behind the wheel
• SA-059 - Risk Assessment, Driver Distraction, and Seat Belts in Amphibious Passenger Vehicle Operations
• SA-049 - The Impact of Oversize Loads on Our Nation’s Bridges
• SA-046 - Addressing Deadly Rear-End Crashes: Forward Collision Avoidance Systems Can Save Lives
• SA-044 - Drivers: Manage Tire Risks for a Safer Ride
• SA-043 - Commercial Vehicle Onboard Video Systems
• SA-012 - Motorcycle Helmet Laws
• SA-005 - Primary Seat Belt Laws
• SA-003 - Graduated Driver Licensing
• SA-001 - 15-Passenger Vans

Marine Safety

• SA-074 -  Ice Accumulation: Addressing the risks of ice from freezing spray on vessel stability
• SA-065 - Tropical Cyclone Information for Mariners: How to stay up-to-date on tropical cyclones
• SA-036 - Towline Failure is the Leading Cause of Injury and Death in Parasailing Accidents
• SA-036 Safety Alert Video
• SA-034 - Passenger Vessels: Stairway Hazards during Docking and Undocking
• SA-034 Safety Alert Video
• SA-024 - Mariners: Improve Your Chances of Survival When Abandoning Ship
• SA-010 - Small Passenger Charter Fishing Vessels
• SA-009 - Passenger Vessel Safety
• SA-007 - Recreational Boating Safety

Railroad Safety

• SA-078 - Fouling Other Railroad Tracks
• SA-066 - Watchman/Lookout: Your coworkers depend on you
• SA-063 - Rail Transit Vehicle Emergency Brake Push-button Electrical Switch Failure
• SA-038 - Railroad Signal Visibility (Conspicuity)

Pipeline Safety

• SA-047 - Safety Through Reliable Fusion Joints