NTSB News Talk

NTSB News Talk is your go-to podcast for in-depth discussions of aircraft accidents and investigations. Hosted by aviation professionals, this show breaks down recent NTSB reports, analyzes accident causes, and explores lessons that every pilot, instructor, and aviation enthusiast can learn from. Whether you’re a student pilot, airline captain, or just fascinated by aviation safety, NTSB News Talk brings you the facts, context, and expert commentary behind the headlines—without sensationalism.

Each episode features real-world scenarios, industry insights, and occasionally, interviews with investigators, experts, or those impacted by aviation incidents. Tune in to stay informed, sharpen your safety mindset, and better understand how aviation continues to evolve through hard-won lessons in the skies.

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Nov. 1, 2026

Florida Learjet 60 Crash: 9 Killed, N722BD Icing Reports & Final ATC Calls

On November 1, 2026, a Learjet 60 N722BD, crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, killing all nine people aboard. The 2004 business jet was traveling from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas to North Eleuthera Airport in the Bahamas. Minutes before impact, its crew was talking to air traffic control about icing, turbulence, and the search for a smoother ride. What followed was an exceptionally rapid descent, an emergency call, and a crash captured on a motorist's dashcam. In this e

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Oct. 20, 2026

Miami Boeing 767 Overrun: Tailwind Questions & Cirrus SR22 Go-Around Stall

Miami Boeing 767 Runway Overrun, Cirrus SR22 Fatal Stall, and Cessna 421 Misfueling — NTSB News Talk #41 A Boeing 767 cargo jet overruns a Miami runway, killing five people on the ground. A Cirrus SR22 stalls during a go-around at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, killing all five aboard. And a Cessna 421 loses engine power after receiving 145 gallons of Jet A instead of aviation gasoline. In Episode 41 of NTSB News Talk, aviation safety experts Max Trescott and Rob Mark examine ten recent

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Oct. 7, 2026

Benadryl, Cannabis & the FAA No-Fly List: Fatal Lessons for Pilots

Episode 40 covers a broad mix of recent accidents, preliminary reports, and final NTSB findings, but the episode’s strongest theme is one that many pilots may underestimate: medications and drugs that can impair performance even when they are legal, common, or available over the counter. Max Trescott and Rob Mark begin with a fatal nighttime crash of C-GPTO, a Cessna 172 in Saskatchewan. The airplane, was on a VFR night cross-country flight that departed around 2:30 a.m. The airplane had been

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Sept. 23, 2026

Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 Crash Update: 120-Knot Go-Around Attempt & More Accidents

The Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 crash in Miami remains the lead story in this episode as new information from the NTSB provides important details about the final seconds of Flight 7598. The Boeing 767 ran off the end of the runway at Miami at more than 100 knots. In the previous episode, Max Trescott analyzed the aircraft’s ADS-B track and found that the airplane initially appeared to be descending normally before leveling at approximately 1,600 feet. That left the Boeing about 500 feet above

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About the Hosts

Max Trescott

President

Max Trescott is President of Glass Cockpit Publishing and founder of the Aviation Podcast Network. A cohost of the Airplane Geeks podcast since 2015, he also hosts Aviation News Talk, a leading general aviation and safety podcast that consistently ranks among the top aviation shows. Max was named the 2008 National CFI of the Year, representing 96,000 U.S. flight instructors. He holds Airline Transport Pilot certificates in all airplane categories and classes and is also a commercial helicopter pilot.

Max has authored three books on the Garmin G1000, G3000, and GPS/WAAS systems, and offers G1000 online courses at PilotLearning.com. He’s trained in accident investigation at USC and writes a monthly column for FLYING magazine. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Max is a Cirrus Platinum CSIP instructor specializing in Cirrus Aircraft, including the SF50 Vision Jet.

Rob Mark

Cohost

Rob Mark is a 35-year aviation industry veteran and the founder of CommAvia, which has been delivering cutting-edge media content for the global aviation community since 1996. A former senior editor at Flying magazine and editor at AIN Safety, Rob has twice won the prestigious Airbus Aerospace Journalist of the Year award. His writing has been featured in AOPA Pilot, Air Line Pilot, Air & Space, and The Chicago Tribune.

An Airline Transport Pilot with nearly 7,000 flying hours, Rob is type-rated in multiple business jets and has flown everything from training aircraft to the Airbus A380. He also spent 10 years as an FAA air traffic controller.

Rob edits the award-winning blog Jetwhine.com and co-hosts the Airplane Geeks and NTSB News Talk podcasts. He frequently appears as an aviation news analyst for major TV and radio outlets. He lives with his family in Evanston, Illinois.

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