Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) is one of three high-risk accident occurrence categories identified by the International Civil Aviation Organization. CFIT includes issues related to terrain, water and obstacle conflicts without indication of loss of control.
ADREP Occurrence Categories: CFIT
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | TOTAL |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
Source: Aviation Safety Network database
Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accident Analysis Report (IATA)
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Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Helicopter Safety
The NTSB cites a pilot’s failure to maintain altitude in a Huey’s CFIT crash in New Mexico.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Helicopter Safety
Pilot’s self-induced pressure cited in AS350 crash near remote Alaskan dog camp.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Cover Story, Safety Culture
Company attitudes about operating in Alaska were cited in the NTSB report on the fatal crash of a sightseeing flight.
News, Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Accident Investigation
Flight recorders from the crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 980 in the Andes have never been recovered.
Blog, Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), People, Technology
Aviation industry safety guru Don Bateman, who developed the ground proximity warning system (GPWS) and later the enhanced ground prox system (EGPWS), retired this spring after more than 55 years at Honeywell…
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), DataLink
IATA data show one commercial air transport CFIT crash in 2015, as well as declines in other types of accidents.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Strategic Issues
The convergence of familiar factors in a 2012 CFIT accident underscores why ever-present vulnerabilities must be mitigated.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Accident Investigation, Helicopter Safety, Winter/Challenging Ops
The occupants of a BO105 survived the crash but drowned in icy Canadian waters before they could be rescued.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), Strategic Issues
Inexpensive alternatives to step-down, nonprecision approach procedures reduce risk of CFIT accidents.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT), 2012 Review
Accident numbers and rates decreased further in 2012, but CFIT is still a concern.
