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This engineering report provides over 150 examples of aircraft accidents and near accidents caused by flight into terrain or ground proximity. The examples are intended to be used for flight crew training to illustrate dangers, recovery procedures, and the use and limitations of Ground Proximity Warning Systems. The report aims to encourage better utilization, maintenance, and development of GPWS technology and procedures to prevent future incidents.

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Return To Section 5 TOC Go To List of CFIT Incidents

This engineering report provides over 150 examples of aircraft accidents and near accidents caused by flight into terrain or ground proximity. The examples are intended to be used for flight crew training to illustrate dangers, recovery procedures, and the use and limitations of Ground Proximity Warning Systems. The report aims to encourage better utilization, maintenance, and development of GPWS technology and procedures to prevent future incidents.

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Return to Section 5 TOC Go To List of CFIT Incidents

Engineering Report 070-4251 1 November 1990


Revised 18 March 1992 by Don Bateman

Title: Flight into Terrain and the Ground Proximity Warning Systems
150 Plus Accidents and Examples

Purpose: Provide examples of Transport Category Aircraft accidents and events where the aircraft was either
inadvertently flown into the ground, or nearly flown into the ground. These examples include aircraft equipped
with Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS) and other with no GPWS.

These examples can then be used for:

1. Flight Crew Training

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To illustrate to the pilots some of the dangers and “traps” that can lead to such
incidents in both ATC radar and non radar environments.

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To illustrate recovery procedures and development of such procedures utilizing
Flight Simulation,

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To illustrate the use and limitations of GPWS and the various models of GPWS.

2. Encouraging aircraft operators to utilize the existing GPWS equipment on their aircraft and to keep it
operational and maintained.

3. Encouraging aircraft manufacturers, aircraft owners and operators to install the latest available GPWS
equipment and to develop better procedures and other cockpit instrumentation aids.

4. Encourage GPWS designers to improve future GPWS effectiveness.

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