Missing Logbooks, Missing Answers in Night Flight Tragedy  - Episode 298

E298 - Missing Logbooks, Missing Answers in Night Flight Tragedy  - Episode 298

Published: October 22, 2025

Duration: 42:17

A pilot who was attempting to satisfy FAA requirements for flying at night was killed in another preventable plane crash. The NTSB report of this 2018 high-energy impact into the ocean leaves several key questions unanswered.

The NTSB lists a probable cause that the Flight Safety Detectives just can’t support. They add this to a list of insufficient NTSB reports published in the last few years.

The pilot in command was flying at night with a passenger. He was required by the FAA to have performed three takeoffs and landings in the previous 90 days. According to...