Greg Feith

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Greg Allen Feith
Born (1957-08-05) August 5, 1957 (age 66)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materEmbry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Occupation(s)
Aviation Safety Consultant
TV Analyst
Years active1980–present
Known for
Seconds From Disaster, Why Planes Crash, NBC, MSNBC
HonoursLiving Legends Of Aviation Inductee 2016
Websitehttp://aircrashdetective.com

Gregory Allen Feith is an

Seconds From Disaster, and Why Planes Crash while maintaining a busy speaking schedule.[1][2]

Career

Feith earned his

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he currently remains on faculty. Early in his career, Feith was the U.S. Accredited Representative and Team Leader of six American investigators who climbed Mt. Illimani to an elevation of 20,098 feet MSL in 1985, to conduct the on-scene wreckage examination of Eastern Air Lines Flight 980, a Boeing 727. This is the highest accident site in commercial aviation history.[3] He was the Investigator in Charge of the NTSB "Go-Team" from 1993 to 2001. In 2014 Feith was inducted as a member of the Living Legends of Aviation.[4]

Feith is a pilot himself, and owns and flies his Piper PA-24 Comanche.[5] He has a vehicle registration plate of "CRASH1".[5]

Media

Feith has appeared on several

KUSA-TV, NBC, MSNBC, while maintaining a busy speaking schedule with The Aviation Speakers Bureau. As of 2020, he hosts, along with former NTSB member John Goglia, the Flight Safety Detectives podcast.[6]

Notable investigations

Awards

  • 1996: Laurel Award from
    Florida Everglades
  • 2001:
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Distinguished Alumni Award
  • 2003: SAFE Association, Michael R. Grost Award
  • 2016: Inducted as a Living Legend of Aviation at the 13th Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards.[4]

Personal

Feith is married to Kim Christensen, anchor of Channel 9News, Denver, and a former Miss Colorado. They have a son, Tanner.[9][10][11] Feith had a white dog, named Sky King, taken by a neighbor allegedly demanding a $10,000 ransom for its return.[12][13]

The New York Times ran a story highlighting air crash investigators for their telegenic appearances and heroic roles in pursuit of the "noble mission: solving crashes to save lives by preventing future accidents", giving personal attention to Greg Feith, recounting how, during his investigations into the Valujet crash in the Everglades, he was given the nickname "Mud Stud" and profiled in news stories.  The articles written about him noted his Cadillac with the license plate CRASH1, fan mail from female admirers, and that he was single, with the caveat that he was married.[1]

Feith is a donor to organizations including Shades of Blue, a nonprofit giving underprivileged children the chance to experience flight and AOPA, and develops safety products, among them LapKidz for inflight child seat restraints and drowning accident prevention of children in bathtubs.[14]

References

  1. ^
    ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ^ Mazzella, Diana (2016-08-22). "A Living Legend by No Accident". Lift Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ^ "The Aviations Speakers Bureau". Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. ^ a b "John Travolta to Host 13th Annual "Living Legends of Aviation"® Awards this Friday; Harrison Ford to present Aviation Legacy Award". PR Newswire. New York City. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Greg Feith". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  6. ^ "Flight Safety Detectives". Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  7. ^ "Racing the Storm" ("Fatal Landing") Mayday.
  8. ^ "Final Approach." ("Missed Approach" or "Blind Landing") Mayday.
  9. ^ Phillips, Don (16 Sep 1998). "CRASH COURSES: NTSB'S AIR SAFETY EXPERTISE IS GOING GLOBAL". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 Sep 2022.
  10. ^ "Denver Bill Husted: The Denver Post". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  11. ^ "Denver Bill Husted: The Denver Post". extras.denverpost.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  12. ^ Mooar, Brian (13 Oct 1995). "A HAPPY ENDING TO A DOGGED SEARCH". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 Sep 2022.
  13. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  14. ^ "2018 AOPA Foundation Annual Report" (PDF). 10 Sep 2022. Retrieved 10 Sep 2022.
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