MWSA Book Review

93 Seconds to Disaster

Authors: Captain Brian Power-Waters XIII

Publisher:  iUniverse

Reviewer: Bill McDonald – President of the MWSA

A Must Read Book On Aviation That Will Shake You Up!

Captain Brian Power-Waters has authored many great books related to aviation and is more than qualified as a commercial pilot. So, when he presents us the facts and his conclusions in his book “93 Seconds to Disaster: The Government’s Great Cover-up” he has my fullest attention.

I have about two-thousand hours flying as a crew-chief in Huey helicopters and am a huge reader of aviation books. I am also a retired safety manager for the federal government. I have also been personally involved in many aircraft crashes as crew member and have survived – all this gives me a unique special interest in what the author had to say in his book.  This book is a fascinating read but is not something you would want to read while waiting in an airport lounge for your flight to board.  This is a book that all passengers should read and absorb his message.

In the post 9/11 days there was another aircraft that crashed in the New York City area. It was the American Airlines A-300 Airbus Flight #587. It crashed shortly after take off into a neighborhood in Queens, New York on November 12, 2001. This book deals with the investigation and the possible causes of that crash and the rush to judgment made by the government which blamed the co-pilot. His book gives us an insider look at what went on and his intelligent and educated conclusions. He also adds some personal interest to the book by giving some background information on the crew so we get to know them as real people and not just a name on the investigation reports.

This book is well researched and hard hitting. I think all pilots, either private or commercial, would get a great deal from this reading experience but there is something of interest for all non-pilots as well. The book is a great education on aviation accident investigations but it is also entertaining. The author gives us lots of details of the accident and what they think happened.

This book is a must read book! I personally endorse it and ask you to read it.

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