Take action to improve your safety and the safety of your family and friends by following the suggestions in these NTSB Safety Alerts.
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Wake Turbulence: Helicopters and Small General Aviation Aircraft Also Pose a Risk
SA-096
08/2024
Know When to Feather Your Propeller If One Engine Loses Power
SA-091
Circling Approaches: Know the Risks!
SA-084
03/2023
Maintain Airplane Control with One Engine Inoperative
SA-081
01/2025
Stay in the Groove: Check Ignition Switch/Key Integrity
SA-080
01/2020
Flight Helmet Cords Can Impede Egress
SA-068
01/2017
Controlled Flight Into Terrain in Visual Conditions: Nighttime Visual Flight Operations Are Resulting in Avoidable Accidents
SA-013
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The Hazards of Unmarked Towers: Pilots urged to be vigilant for unmarked meteorological evaluation towers and other unmarked towers
SA-016
Preventing Rote Callouts: Confirm Cockpit Indications Before Making Callouts
SA-018
Distracting Devices? Turn Them Off! Avoid Nonoperational Use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) Before and During Flight
SA-025
All Secure, All Clear: Be vigilant regarding accountability and security of items
SA-026
Engine Power Loss Due to Carburetor Icing: Recognizing weather conditions and applying simple procedures can prevent avoidable accidents
SA-029
Landing at the Wrong Airport: Check and confirm destination airport
SA-033
Prevent Aerodynamic Stalls at Low Altitude: Avoid this often deadly scenario through timely recognition and appropriate responses
SA-019
Pilots: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety: Good decision-making and risk management practices can help prevent accidents
SA-023
Understanding Flight Experience: A rating alone cannot ensure safety: Training is key
SA-040
Visual Illusions: The Ground May Be Closer Than It Appears - Prevent controlled flight into terrain in flat light and whiteout conditions
SA-052
Stay Centered: Preventing loss of control during landing
SA-060
PILOTS: Ensure Your Fuel Selector Works - Worn components can lead to fuel starvation and sudden loss of engine power
SA-075
Stabilized Approaches Lead to Safe Landings
SA-077
Fuel Providers: Prevent DEF Jet Fuel Contamination
SA-079
Arriving at a Major Fly-In Event?
SA-053
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SA_039
SA_35
Engine Power Loss Due to Carburetor Icing
SA_29
Flying in Icing Conditions?
SA-097
01/2024
Dust Devils: Silent Sky Snares
SA-088
12/2023
Flight in Snow
SA-082
Aircraft Ground Icing: Pilots urged to beware of aircraft upper wing surface ice accumulation before takeoff
SA-006
Thunderstorm Encounters: IFR pilots need to actively maintain awareness of severe weather along their route of flight
SA-011
In-Cockpit NEXRAD Mosaic Imagery: Actual Age of NEXRAD Data Can Differ Significantly From Age Indicated on Display
SA-017
Reduced Visual References Require Vigilance: Preparation and proficiency may help prevent accidents
SA-020
Pilot Weather Reports (PIREPs): Pay it Forward - More and better PIREPs enhance safety for all
SA-064
Pilots: Understand Impairment Risk: Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs Can Cause Impairment
SA-037
Pilots: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is overlooked and underestimated!
SA-069
Safety Through Helicopter Simulators: Use of simulators can prepare helicopter pilots for emergencies and prevent accidents
SA-031
Helicopter Landing Sites: Free from Debris: Foreign object debris can foul rotor systems and cause damage
SA-057
Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness in Helicopters:Be alert for uncommanded yaw so you don’t get caught off guard!
SA-062
Mechanics: Check the engine control cables!
SA-092
05/2024
Aluminum Propeller Blades: Prevent Fractures with Proper Inspections and Maintenance
SA-090
04/2024
Mechanics: Ensure B-nuts Are Properly Secured!
SA-086
01/2023
Proper Use of Fiber or Nylon Self-Locking Nuts: Inspecting nuts for age and condition and properly installing nuts is critical to ensuring tight connections
SA-028
Helicopter Safety Starts in the Hangar: Proper helicopter maintenance is critical to flight safety
SA-032
Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety: Carefully follow maintenance and inspection procedures to help prevent aircraft accidents
SA-022
Mechanics: Prevent Misrigging Mistakes: Verify correct directional travel of controls and trim
SA-042
Line Personnel: Fueling Matters - Prevent misfueling through standardized procedures for every aircraft
SA-051
Control Foreign Object Debris: Account for all items after performing maintenance tasks!
SA-054
Take Time to Torque: Apply proper torque to prevent accidents
SA-056
Mechanics: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning is overlooked and underestimated!
SA-070
MECHANICS: Be Wary of Worn Fuel Selectors - Worn components can lead to fuel starvation and sudden loss of engine power
SA-076
Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety: Mechanics: Manage Risks to Ensure Safety Carefully follow maintenance and inspection procedures to help prevent aircraft accidents
Child Passenger Safety
SA-085
04/2023
Hard Core Drinking Drivers: Get habitual drinking drivers off the nation’s highways
SA-004
Commercial Vehicle Onboard Video Systems: Tips for Improving the Utility of Onboard Videos
SA-043
Risk Assessment, Driver Distraction, and Seat Belts in Amphibious Passenger Vehicle Operations
SA-059
Parents: Protect Your Teen from Marijuana-Impaired Driving
SA-093
Graduated Driver Licensing: Give young drivers the help they need to become better drivers and to save lives
SA-003
Young African American Drivers: Graduated driver licensing laws save lives
SA-008
Drowsy Driving Among Young Drivers: Get the right amount of sleep to stay alert behind the wheel
SA-061
The Impact of Oversize Loads on Our Nation’s Bridges - The importance of preplanning the route and acquiring a permit
SA-049
Protecting Bridges From Fire Damage and Collapse
SA-073
15-Passenger Vans: Follow these safety precautions if you own or ride in a 15-passenger van
SA-001
Drivers: Manage Tire Risks for a Safer Ride: Tire Maintenance and Registration Can Decrease Crash Risk
SA-044
Addressing Deadly Rear-End Crashes - Forward Collision Avoidance Systems Can Save Lives - Forward Collision Avoidance Systems Can Save Lives
SA-046
Primary Seat Belt Laws: Tougher enforcement of seat belts laws saves lives
SA-005
Motorcycle Deaths Remain High: Requiring safety helmets saves lives, reduces injuries
SA-012
Reducing the Risk of Diesel Engine Fuel Return System Overpressurization
SA-094
Personal Locator Devices: Improve Your Chance of Rescue
SA-089
Recreational Boating: Learn safe boating and protect your children
SA-007
Passenger Vessel Safety: Safety compromised by outdated passenger weight standards and vessel modifications
SA-009
Small Passenger Charter Fishing Vessels: Wear life jackets and increase safety precautions in hazardous conditions
SA-010
Mariners: Improve Your Chances of Survival When Abandoning Ship: Good preparation and proper use of safety equipment is key
SA-024
Passenger Vessels: Stairway Hazards during Docking and Undocking: Falls in stairways caused serious injury in recent passenger vessel allision while docking
SA-034
Towline Failure is the Leading Cause of Injury and Death in Parasailing Accidents: Tying knots in the towline may significantly weaken it
SA-036
Tropical Cyclone Information for Mariners: How to stay up-to-date on tropical cyclones
SA-065
Safety Alert: Ice Accumulation: Addressing the risks of ice from freezing spray on vessel stability
SA-074
Passenger Railcar Wheelset Alert
SA-083
11/2021
Railroad Signal Visibility (Conspicuity): Railroads should be aware that LED signals may mask light from incandescent signals
SA-038
Safety Alert: Rail Transit Vehicle Emergency Brake Push-button Electrical Switch Failure
SA063
Watchman/Lookout: Your coworkers depend on you
SA-066
Fouling Other Railroad Tracks
SA-078
Pipeline Safety Management Systems:
SA-095
Safety Through Reliable Fusion Joints - Proper cleaning and surface preparation procedures can ensure fusion joint reliability in plastic natural gas pipelines
SA-047