NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report Wednesday on a fatal 2021 plane crash in Middle Tennessee that killed Gwen Shamblin Lara and other Remnant ...

The Federal Aviation Administration says pilot disorientation causes 5% to 10% of all general aviation accidents, and there could be new technology to help make flying safer. "Spatial disorientation ...

A final report of the fatal plane crash almost two years ago in Victoria indicates the pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation as the probable cause of the accident. The ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. There’s an aviation term called the “death spiral”—when ...

Losing your sense of where you are can be fatal enough for aircraft pilots: spatial disorientation is a leading cause of fatal aircraft accidents. But losing your orientation in space itself is even ...

The sky is no longer the limit — but taking flight is dangerous. In leaving the Earth’s surface, we lose many of the cues we need to orient ourselves, and that spatial disorientation can be deadly.

In Part 1, we discussed the circumstances surrounding the December 2019 crash of a Piper Cheyenne in foggy conditions at Lafayette, Louisiana. The 51-year-old accident pilot reported 1,530 total ...