Flight Safety Detectives
World-renowned aviation-industry consultants and former NTSB investigators John Goglia and Greg Feith have 100 years of worldwide aviation safety experience between them. In this hard-hitting podcast series they talk about everything aviation -- from the behind-the-scenes facts on deadly air crashes to topics of interest such as tips and tricks for navigating through airports and security, traveling with infants and children, unruly passengers, and packing your bags to ease through security.
Episodes
On 8/20/26 a Cessna 441 reg. N128EZ crashed on approach to Cape Newenham, AK. John Goglia and Todd Curtis discuss the preliminary report.
In addition, John will talk about the challenges of flying in Alaska. Todd will discuss flying into an environment that combines challenging terrain and shifting weather.
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On 7/10/26 a Cessna C-402C reg. C6-FLX crashed on approach to San Andros Airport in the Bahamas. John Goglia and Todd Curtis discuss the preliminary report.
Former NTSB Board Member Hon. John Goglia and aerospace engineer and aviation analyst Dr. Todd Curtis, dive into the known facts about this fatal accident as they are relayed in the preliminary report.
In addition, John will discuss his experience at the NTSB with operators - tha...
On 5/14/26 at 3:45pm a Piper PA-28 reg. N7188W crashed into a residential home in Akron, OH. The Flight Safety Detectives discuss the preliminary report. John Goglia and Todd Curtis take a closer look the details shared in the NTSB’s preliminary report on the accident, as well the lessons that can be learned from this tragic event. Would you like to experience more of The Flight Safety Detectives? Please consider becoming a m...
Todd Curtis and John Goglia take a closer look at the crash of a Fairchild SA227-TT in Blountville, Tennessee that killed NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki and others. They bring to light why this plane crash wasn't simply a story about bad weather.
On April 1, 1993, Kulwicki was flying to Tennessee to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway when the aircraft carrying him crashed during a night instrument approach. Kulwicki, the 1992 Winston ...
Marine One. A departing passenger jet. A communications failure. And a safety system that didn’t work as intended.
What really happened on August 4, 2026, when President Trump’s Marine One helicopter departed the White House area at almost the same time an Envoy Air Embraer E170 was taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport?
In this episode of Flight Safety Detectives, Todd Curtis and John Goglia take a ...
A fatal collision at Carlisle Airport in Pennsylvania on August 19 raises important questions about what happened in the final seconds of two aircraft sharing the same airspace.
In this episode of Flight Safety Detectives, Todd Curtis and John Goglia examine the known facts surrounding the collision between a Cessna 150H and a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407GX helicopter. The crash killed the Cessna pilot and injured both occupa...
On March 22, 1992, a Fokker 28 aircraft operating USAir flight 405 crashed shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York, killing 25 of the 51 people who were on board the aircraft. John Goglia and Greg Feith meet with flight 405 survivor Bob Main for a powerful discussion.
Bob shares the remarkable story of his physical recovery—and the much longer, often overlooked journey that followed. He opens up about the psy...
A passenger’s video reveals interesting details from the recent evacuation of a Delta 757 aircraft in Atlanta. John Goglia and Todd Curtis dissect the video with their deep understanding of aviation safety issues.
Two videos taken by passengers on board showed the professionalism of the flight crew and questionable choices by some passengers. Several people evacuated the aircraft with carry-on baggage. John and Todd discuss t...
Just days ago, Marine One took off from the White House carrying President Trump while an airliner was taking off from nearby Reagan National Airport. This event highlights unresolved air space issues made apparent by the fatal midair collision involving a U.S. Army helicopter and a regional airliner.
The FAA is typically notified, and controllers clear the airspace for Marine One. John Goglia and Todd Curtis share what happened in...
When is an aircraft truly airworthy? The answer is more complicated—and more important—than most pilots and aviation professionals realize.
Aviation safety experts Todd Curtis and John Goglia are joined by aviation attorney Sarah MacLeod and certification expert Mike Borfitz for a fascinating discussion about what airworthiness really means. Is an airplane airworthy simply because it matches an approved design, or does ...
Greg Feith, John Goglia, and Todd Curtis, along with returning guest Mike Borfitz dig into the developing facts emerging related to the recent 737 crash in the northern Arabian Sea. As the wreckage is recovered, the Flight Safety Detectives are keen to learn about the plane’s history and maintenance records.
They also discuss a recent incident that appears to be a suicide. A flight instructor exited a Cessna 150 midflight, le...
Todd Curtis and John Goglia interview Rohan Guskin an aviation enthusiast whose experiences defy his young age. Guskin started flying at age 14 and is now 16. He is still too young to qualify for a pilot’s license but that has not stopped him from pursuing his passions.
Guskin’s experiences inside and outside the cockpit include an ambitious cross-country flight that took him and his instructor from the San Francisco Ba...
A cargo Boeing 737 plunges into the Arabian Sea. A seaplane crashes near Manhattan but everyone survives. And an executive jet narrowly misses an unidentified silver object at 16,000 feet.
In this episode of Flight Safety Detectives, aviation safety experts John Goglia and Todd Curtis examine three recent aviation events and explain what they reveal about today's aviation safety challenges.
The episode begins with the tragic crash ...
A routine flight turned into a tragedy that raises difficult questions about pilot decision-making, flight school oversight, and the risks of night flying.
In this episode of Flight Safety Detectives, Greg Feith, John Goglia, and Todd Curtis examine the fatal June 2026 crash that claimed the life of a newly certificated private pilot and two passengers. Using available ADS-B flight data and their decades of aviation safety experien...
John Goglia and Todd Curtis went live on June 22 to answer listener questions and give to-the-moment updates on several recent aviation safety events.
They cover several recent misadventures:
- A near miss at Boston’s Logan airport involving American Airlines and Delta aircraft.
- A skydiving crash in Missouri
- The crash of a NetJets Cessna 688 that was flying to Auston Texas
John and Todd offer the known details and...
What can NASA safety reports tell us about the state of aviation after the pandemic? In this episode of Flight Safety Detectives, former NTSB Board Member John Goglia and aviation safety analyst Todd Curtis dive into recent trends in NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), examining how reporting levels for Part 121 and Part 135 operators changed during and after the pandemic.
John and Todd also discuss the fatal June 7, 20...
John Goglia and Todd Curtis examine an all-too-common aviation incident: fuel exhaustion.
Two pilots recently took off on a training flight that would start after midnight and end before dawn. They planned 10 takeoffs and landings at a towered airport, a 100-nautical-mile cross-country flight, refueling, and waiting until sunrise to practice additional maneuvers.
Unfortunately, they ran out of fuel short of the refuelin...
Todd Curtis and John Goglia share their real time research into unapproved parts in aviation. They use the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) database to do their research.
See what they uncover as they investigate unapproved parts in aviation. They search reports from 1995 and later years to find instances of suspected unapproved or counterfeit parts.
Most of the five cases they dive into are found to be pape...
Can artificial intelligence (AI) make aviation safer? In this episode, Todd Curtis and John Goglia explore ways that AI tools are being used to analyze safety data, identify trends, and improve communication across the aviation industry.
Todd shares a project that uses the AI platform Claude along with reports from NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) database to create a customized safety report modeled after the ASRS CA...
New York City eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft test flights and global commercialization efforts are making headlines. Special guest Mike Borfitz, CEO of Kilroy Aviation and a safety certification engineer with more than 40 years of experience, explores critical technical challenges including battery limitations and software integration.
Mike, Todd Curtis, and John Goglia address regulatory hurdles, safe...
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