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Pilots egos blamed for deadly private crashes
Bakersfield area crash report highlights a Piper Aztec flight that killed seven aboard after marginal weather. The incident underlines FAA concerns about general aviation safety as licensed pilots rose in the 1970s and debates over licensing, proficiency checks, and airspace restrictions intensify amid a push to reduce midair collisions.
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Robert Lindsey
New York Times
Bakersfield
Calif
Leon Pitts
Lakersfield
Meadows Field
Tts
Fter
Visalia
Pitts
Wally Funk
National Transportation Safety Board
Neople
California
Safety Board
Langhorne M. Bond
Federal Aviation Administration
San Diego
Congress
Washington
National
Edward Slattery
Transportation Safety Board
United States
Aviation Agency
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Baker