Good reads on aviation crashes?

[WacoFan]

I went ahead and got Aviation Disasters:The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950 & The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation from my school's library. Although they are only giving me 10 days to read both which seems a bit unreasonable to me.

It goes faster if you don't move your lips while reading to yourself.


(I saw the shot, there was no danger, so I proceeded below the hard-deck)

 

[titansox]

Haha

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Naked Pilot is a good book that goes through some human factor examples of aviation accidents.

 

[Boris Badenov]

There is an old book of "Aftermath" columns that I wore dogearred when I was a kid. Excellent, although like Waco, I found Garrison's technical savvy the most interesting. It was out of print in the early 2000s when I tried to find a fresh copy, but I would imagine that if you were diligent, you could probably find it on the internet somewhere. And I also agree that Mike ought to collect his stuff and publish.

 

[Blackhawk]

There is an old book of "Aftermath" columns that I wore dogearred when I was a kid. Excellent, although like Waco, I found Garrison's technical savvy the most interesting. It was out of print in the early 2000s when I tried to find a fresh copy, but I would imagine that if you were diligent, you could probably find it on the internet somewhere. And I also agree that Mike ought to collect his stuff and publish.

I have that one as well, but like The Killing Zone better.

 

[Boris Badenov]

I have that one as well, but like The Killing Zone better.

Which I have not read, but will attempt to now. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[titansox]

And if you like the "Seconds From... you saw but it was really well put together.

 

[BobDDuck]

A cousin of mine wrote Nine Minutes and Twenty Seconds about ASA 529.
http://www.amazon.com/Nine-Minutes-Twenty-Seconds-Tragedy/dp/0609810162

 

[Boris Badenov]

A cousin of mine wrote Nine Minutes and Twenty Seconds about ASA 529.
http://www.amazon.com/Nine-Minutes-Twenty-Seconds-Tragedy/dp/0609810162

On the way to the kindle as we speak. I believe this is the one with the absolutely heartbreaking last words from the F/O (I think survived)?

 

[JordanD]

On the way to the kindle as we speak. I believe this is the one with the absolutely heartbreaking last words from the F/O (I think survived)?

Yep. That always stuck with me.

 

[Ecl!pse]

I went ahead and got Aviation Disasters:The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950 & The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation from my school's library. Although they are only giving me 10 days to read both which seems a bit unreasonable to me.

I read The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation back in high school and it was a great book. Well written and informative! I am also very interested in accident investigation and will be looking into some of these suggestions

 

[Niuflyer22]

http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Departure-Experts-Prevent-Disaster/dp/B000H2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302040454&sr=8-1

It's a pretty good read about the TWA 800 crash