Feith earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Studies from 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 21,223 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 . 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 . Feith is a pilot himself , and owns and flies his Piper PA-24 Comanche . He has a vehicle registration plate of " CRASH1 " . Feith has appeared on several television series , such as the Canadian Documentary series '' Mayday '' ( also known as '' Air Emergency '' in the United States and '' Air Crash Investigation '' in other parts of the world ) , '' Survival in the Sky '' , and , most recently , '' Seconds from Disaster '' . He hosted his own short-lived series '' Secrets of the Black Box '' on the History Channel , highlighting the major investigations that he led , along with the controversial and conspiracy theory-riddled KAL007 investigation . He appeared in a made-for-TV movie '' Crash : The Mystery of Flight 1501 '' as the co-pilot of the ill-fated DC-9 . He is well known for his frequent public speaking engagements at schools , aviation groups and trade associations . In his spare time he hosts " Hangar Flying Today , " a radio program in Denver , Colorado , near where he currently resides . Feith contributes articles to Business & Commercial Aviation magazine , including “ Avoiding The Beast Below , ” September 2002 . He appears regularly as a guest aviation safety and security expert on KUSA-TV , NBC , MSNBC , while maintaining a busy speaking schedule with The Aviation Speakers Bureau
Eastern Air Lines Flight 980
Eastern Air Lines Flight 980
Greg Feith