The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board occasionally cites poor airmanship as a contributing factor in its determination of probable cause in aviation accidents , although it is implicit in many of the pilot error causes it often uses . For example , in its report on the December 1 , 1993 , fatal crash of Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 , the NTSB determined the " failure of the company management to adequately address the previously identified deficiencies in airmanship " was a contributing factor . More recently , in the February 2 , 2005 business jet accident at Teterboro Airport , NTSB investigator Steve Demko , speaking about the probable cause , said determining an aircraft 's weight and balance before takeoff is " basic airmanship , " a " Flying 101 type of thing . " And in the 2006 New York City plane crash that killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle , the NTSB cited " inadequate judgement , planning and airmanship " in its probable cause determination
Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
Northwest Airlink Flight 5719
Airmanship