Hypoxia lulled pilot into fatal error

Hypoxia indirectly killed the crew of a Canadian survey aircraft, the country’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has found in a recent report. The crew of two died when lack of available oxygen at 15,000 ft led to cognitive and performance degradation in the pilot, which caused the aircraft to spin and crash. A Piper PA-31 … Continue reading Hypoxia lulled pilot into fatal error