The accountability problem exposed by the first Garmin Autoland deployment

The accountability problem exposed by the first Garmin Autoland deployment

Air safety reporting is made accessible without a subscription as a public service. Subscribe to The Air Current for full access to our scoops, in-depth reporting and industry analysis. On Oct. 25, 1999, a Learjet Model 35 spun into the ground near Aberdeen, South Dakota, killing all six people on board, including professional golfer Payne Stewart. The pilot and co-pilot had been unresponsive to air traffic controllers for nearly four hours prio…