Ethical dilemmas and fatalities in a Dassault Falcon 50
Ethical dilemmas and fatalities in a Dassault Falcon 50 In September of 2018, a Falcon 50 crashed while attempting to land at a South Carolina airport resulting in the death of two pilots and serious injuries of passengers. The initial assessment noted a failure of brakes which led to crashing into a fence. Neither pilot was qualified for the position they took in the aircraft. The pilot in command was only rated to be SIC. The copilot was the owner of the business (Air America Charters) and the plane that crashed. He was not even rated to fly commercially, and he should have known it was reckless. They were unable to follow ATC instructions or fly an approach. The aircraft had been in long-term storage and undergoing maintenance. It was not signed off as “airworthy.” Whether this was ignorance, negligence, or intentional deception, the charter was flying illegally claiming it was a non-revenue flight while charging paying passengers to fly. The pilots were guilty of...