A photo by a passenger in the DHC-2 that crashed Aug. 5, 2021, taken about two minutes before the crash.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called Monday is seeking a “more robust approach” to address safety hazards affecting sightseeing flights around Ketchikan, Alaska, where seven air tour airplanes have crashed since 2007, killing 31 people and injuring 13 others.
The NTSB said in late November that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) should issue special regulations to require more conservative flight visibility minimums and enhanced weather training for air tour pilots in the Ketchikan area.
The seven crashes “highlighted the need for a more robust approach to reduce the risks to air tour passengers and the pilots flying them,” the NTSB said in a statement accompanying the release of its review of the fatal accidents.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy added, “There have been too many air tour tragedies in…
