Gregory A. Feith
Greg Feith is a former senior NTSB accident investigator with a wide range of aviation investigative and safety experience. He has investigated hundreds of g
eneral aviation and air transport airplane accidents during his more than 20 years with the Safety Board, from Cessna 150's through Boeing 747's.
Mr. Feith has served as Investigator-in-Charge of a number of high profile accidents including: Valujet DC-9 in-flight fire at the Florida Everglades, 1996; American Eagle ATR 72 in-flight icing accident at Roselawn, Indiana, 19
94; USAir DC-9 windshear accident at Charlotte, 1994; Korean Air 747-300 controlled flight into terrain at Guam, 1997; American Airlines MD-83 runway overrun at Little Rock, 1999; and Emery Worldwide Airlines DC-8 elevator contro
l failure at Sacramento, 2000.
Greg has won numerous NTSB awards and was a recipient of an Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine Laurel Award in 1996 for his leadership in the investigation of the Valujet DC-9 in-flight fire accident in the Florida Everg
lades. He also received the 2001 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Distinguished Alumni Award for "extraordinary distinction and success in the field of aviation and achievements".
He is widely known and respected for his frequent public speaking engagements ranging from elementary schools to professional aviation groups and trade associations. Greg has also acted as technical advisor in television and the
movies. He is a contributing write to Business & Commercial Aviation magazine and can be seen regularly as a guest aviation safety and security expert on NBC, MSNBC and other networks. In his spare time he also hosts "Hangar Flyi
ng Today," a weekly 2-hour aviation radio program in Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Feith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is also an active pilot with an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate, with airplane s
ingle and multi engine land privileges.
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