Archive - Colleen Mondor: Probable Cause

#28: A female pilot got her period in 1929 and it set back women in aviation forever

Let’s get serious about the reason why there are so few women in aviation.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

#27: A Short History of "The FAA Has Staffing Issues"

Lots of folks have had lots of thoughts on FAA staffing recently.

May 19 •

April 2025

#26: The NTSB issued a study last summer; I have some issues with it

This article was submitted to an industry publication a couple of months ago and after some deliberation, they decided to pass. Rather than resubmit…

Apr 11 •

March 2025

#25: Notes on several recent aviation accidents

The NTSB has released some Preliminary Reports on several crashes over the past six weeks.

Mar 20 •

February 2025

#24: On the Death of a Friend

When I was 14, Mark became one of the best friends of my life. Two days ago, we lost him forever.

Feb 24 •

#23: Aviation is facing a potential hysteria problem

Someone posted last night that there were no plane crashes under Biden. That was the moment I realized truth is fighting a losing battle in aviation.

Feb 18 •

#22: On Alaska, and aviation safety everywhere

Two days ago Bering Air went missing enroute to Nome and in the hours before the wreckage with no survivors was found, I hoped Alaska would pull out a…

Feb 9 •

January 2025

#21: What I mean when I say an aviation accident must not be political

Within hours after the mid-air collision last night between American Airlines flight 5342 in a Bombardier CRJ700 and a U.S.

Jan 31 •

#20: Only a few seconds to make the right decision

We don’t talk enough about timing in aviation - the few seconds to make the right decision when something unexpected occurs and the pilots can not be…

Jan 6 •

December 2024

#19: 330 accidents in five years.

I have looked at every Part 91, Part 133, and Part 135 accident report since 2019 and can now report back on what I’ve learned about commercial aviation…

Dec 15, 2024 •

November 2024

#18: Pause in regular programming for some book recs

Taking a very short break from the standard aviation accident analysis around here (though never fear - I am still working on that as well as writing A…

Nov 27, 2024 •

#17: Multiple company failures behind the 2022 Guardian Flight crash in Hawaii

The crash off the coast near Kaupo was the second of three fatal Guardian Flight accidents in five years.

Nov 15, 2024 •

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