#1: NTSB hints at ‘pilot error’ as contributor to Atlas 767F crash
In February, a 767-300 freighter, operated by Atlas Air on behalf of Amazon, plunged into the shallow waters of Trinity Bay on the outskirts of Houston on Feb. 23, killing the two crew members – Captain Ricky Blakely and First Officer Conrad Jules Aska – as well as a third pilot, Sean Archuleta of Mesa Airlines, who was riding in the jump seat.
Although the investigation into the fatal crash of Atlas Air Flight 3591 is not yet concluded, in March, the Wall Street Journal said at the time that investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suspected that “pilot error,” rather than equipment malfunction, may have inadvertently contributed to the accident that occurred outside of Houston.