Gregory A. Feith is a former Senior Air Safety Investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. During his time at the NTSB, Greg Feith worked as an Air Safety Investigator Field Unit Supervisor, Regional Director and Senior Air Safety Investigator. He was also the U.S. accredited representative and team leader of 6 American investigators who climbed Mt. Illimani to an elevation of 21,223 feet MSL, to conduct the on-scene Aircraft Crash Investigation and wreckage examination of Eastern Air Lines Flight 980, a Boeing 727. This is the highest Aircraft Accident site in commercial aviation history. Greg Feith was one the Investigator in Charge (IIC) of the NTSB “Go-Team” from 1993 to 2001.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
GREG FEITH HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL AWARDS INCLUDING:
- 1996 – Laurel Award from Aviation Week and Space Technology Magazine for “Outstanding Operations” for leadership during the conduct of the Valujet Airlines investigation ValuJet Flight 592 in the Florida Everglades.
- 2001 – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Distinguished Alumni Award.
- 2003 – SAFE Association, Michael R. Grost Award.
- 2015 – Nominated for induction to the Living Legends of Aviation.
- 2016 – Inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation.
HIS NOTABLE INVESTIGATIONS ARE:
- Pan Am Flight 103 – American Airlines Flight 1420
- Korean Air Flight 801 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 980
- Swissair Flight 111
- SilkAir Flight 185
- American Eagle Flight 4184
- ValuJet Flight 592
