Accident Case Study: Hazardous Attitudes 

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Every time I fly, I imagine this voice narrating the decisions I made leading up to a disaster. And I try to make decisions which a video like this can't question. It's a pretty sobering realization, that you're just a couple of bad decisions away having your personality deconstructed by a video such as this one. I applaud this channel for making us all safer.

My instructor told me today “our rules are written in blood” a very ominous yet true statement

In Memory of the 4 who had absolutely nothing to do with the Pilot’s arrogant decision making. May they Rest In Peace.

As a low time VFR pilot videos like this helped me to avoid a flight into IMC. My wife and daughter were with me as the weather started to change. For a split second I thought I saw an area that was clear, but remembered other pilots who made the same mistake. Thank you so much for these videos! Always sorry that most result in a loss of life; I believe countless are saved.

The pilot was Antonio Pastini 75 yrs. Old and had been on the FAA radar for sometime for dangerous flying. He went under an alias to continue flying he had also been fraudulently passing himself off as a retired police officer complete with a stolen Chicago police officers badge he had many financial indescretions in the form of restaurant businesses and was also affiliated with Dennis Hof the brothel owner and was his go to pilot. At the time of the accident it was found that he had drugs in his system I don't recall if they were in the therapeutic range or above but the combination of his skills or lack thereof his unprofessional mindset as a pilot and the drugs in his system added up to a tragic outcome absolutely gut wrenching. This guy was a real piece of work. RIP to the innocent victims and their families.

Going VFR in those conditions in a pressurized twin makes no sense to me. Horrible that 4 people on the ground died due to this negligence.

"Perhaps the pilot was taking risks he had successfully taken before.." that stuck with me. Dangerous habits can be insidious, or not always blatant. We'll never know how many times he had blown into IMC without a clearance, I doubt this was the first time, just the one that bit him. Thanks for this, so much sobering learning

Considering how rare rain is in the Los Angeles basin, I wonder if some local pilots underestimate the severity of weather.

The quality of these videos and the narration are unmatched. Truly the best aviation accident explanations and demonstrations. I’m always excited to see a new one but it’s unfortunate when you think of the reasons for the material. However, I do believe these are only going to help aviators, amateur pilots, and even weathered professionals learn very important lessons! Thank you for the content and keep them coming. Perfectly executed 💯

The ASI can’t produce these videos fast enough if you ask me. I’ve watched them over and over and try to glean another “pearl of wisdom” each time.

I'll never forget my first instructor's words when he handed me the FAR/AIM he said, "This book is written in blood"

As usual, these case visualizations are a great source of insights; the professional narration is a treat in itself. Thank you!

This reminds me of what my grandfather told me many time growing up. *If you must say " I'm sorry" It is ALWAYS to late"*

I live less than 2 miles North of the crash site in YLinda. The sound of the impact was booming. we looked South and saw the smoke afterwards with sirens all around us. I hope GA pilots learn from this pilot's reckless pattern of behavior. RIP to the pilot and those who died on the ground.

Thank you for the excellent recreation and narration of the terrible accident involving the Twin Cessna 414A, N414RS, that occurred shortly after taking off on Super Bowl Sunday 2019 from the Fullerton Airport. There are a few additional facts that were ommitted from the story that I feel add a bit more detail and context that may provide your audience with additional knowledge to help us all understand what really happened on that fateful day and why. The aircraft, a Cessna 414A, was piloted by 75 year old Jordan Isaacson who had changed his name, for unknown reasons, to "Antonio Pastini" who had claimed to be a retired Chicago police officer with 21 years of service, and who carried a lost/stolen CPD badge that had been reported lost in 1978. The stolen/lost badge was recovered at the crash site and no record was found for either 'Pastini' or 'Isaacson' as he was found to be a 'fake cop' by Chicago PD. This Nevada resident with a history of disregarding the rules of aviation, was supposedly visiting his daughter in Torrance, CA. Why then was he and his Cessna Chancellor N414RS twin engine plane at the Fullerton Airport when Torrance has its own airport? Coincidently, the accident aircraft, N414RS was parked directly in front of Hangar 21 Venues the day it crashed in Yorba Linda and killed 4 people in their home. Hangar 21 is where a Station 21 La Habra narcotics reserve police officer turned event venue entrepreneur, Mr. Rob Sims owns his event/helicopter business called Hangar 21 Venues. Is there a connection between Rob Sims' event company Hangar 21 and 'Pastini' with N414RS who was on his way to Minden near Reno? We may never know the truth now that Pastini killed himself with his wreckless attitude toward flying and rules. According to Aviation-Safety.net, in the toxicology report, the pilot 'Pastini' had delta-9-tetrahydrocanninol (THC) from the recent use of marijuana detected in his heart blood, as well as 67 ng/mL of the sedating antihistamine diphenhydramine enough to cause drowsiness and dizziness. Both drugs certainly would not enhance anyone's piloting performance especially during a very challenging Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight that required Pastini to stay a safe distance from the clouds and ended with him entering into known Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions in a plane that has no weather radar and no way to avoid inadvertent penetration into a thunderstorm or severe microburst or severe turbulence. Conclusion: Poor decision making, including the decision to use and fly with marijuana and other OTC drugs before flying, not checking or respecting the weather conditions, combined with poor piloting skills after intentionally flying into the clouds, rain, and instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), without a clearance is the ultimate cause of this accident.

Another excellent ASI case study. Please keep these coming and produce more! They are invaluable teaching tools to all pilots.

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This man is the David Attenborough and How It’s Made guy (Brooks Moore) of aviation accidents.

It hits so much deeper when there is real footage of the crash... Another great video, thank you!

A door security camera with audio picked up the sound of the wing spar breaking. Real strange accident with the pilot telling people he knew that he used to be a policeman but the police department he said he worked for never heard of him. Don't push your luck in weather.

ASI videos have taught me things ground school never could, and improved my flight safety skills immensely. These videos are a great addition to the aviation community. Thank you!

I knew someone who worked for that pilot. I met him a couple of times here in Reno, where he had several failed businesses. Let's say, he was ah, not of great character. The fact that he took innocent people with him, is horrible, but seems to be in keeping with his Karma. Rest in Peace, T., and the people in the home that perished.

I just can't get past 2m12 seconds in this video. I keep rewinding it to make sure I've heard this correctly: the pilot has 10,000 hours and is instrument rated (then I listen to the departure clearance again) and he is flying VFR...wait...VFR?... into precipitating weather without filing a flight plan????? Ug. "Turn around, don't drown" could apply to aviation workload, too.

This is best series and the narration is outstanding!

We want more!

I went to this guy's Sushi restaurant. Look his name up. Extremely fascinating case. He was basically leading a double life for decades, and was likely a much deeper criminal - we just don't know.

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Speaking for myself, the more time/experience I attained, the more the checklists made sense. As I became very confidant in my skills, I also was fortunate (disciplined) enough to listen to more experienced aviators. This helped me immensely in my career as a professional helicopter pilot 👍🇺🇸 Thank you to all my mentors !

Although almost always tragic, the accident case studies are the most hard hitting and informative from this channel. I would be wrong to want more but they really do show the danger of flying smaller aircraft and taking risks.

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The death music they use in some of these vids is eerie. But helps to get the point across.

I feel like these lessons can be applied to many aspects of life.

It is a classic case of “what was this guy thinking?” It would be real interesting if one of these guys involved in an accident like this survived to tell the tale, as his thought process on the flight would be a goldmine for accident prevention. Sadly, we will never know here.

The weather is being a bit exaggerated in this one. There is a lot more background information about this guy that became available shedding a lot more light on his mental state and attitude towards rules and regulations. Dude was a nut job

Great presentation!!! If I recall, the pilot had a shady past. Had once been a cop, think in Chicago [??]. He owned a restaurant in Northern California. He apparently was still badge flashing people saying he was an undercover cop. All very shady.

I never saw that FAA list of 5 hazardous attitudes before, but I've definitely seen them in different pilots, especially the "anti-authority" one which can sometimes manifest as antagonism toward ATC. Great video.

These are just complete perfection. They don't get old. Some I've watched multiple times. Thoughtful, concise, impartial, and beautifully executed. If there were thousands, I'd probably watch them all. Please keep them coming, great lessons for all of us. Thank you to all involved in the production of these case study videos.

As a student pilot I am really glad to learn from the mistakes from others and these videos are here for my education. I watch them all the time while flying and hopes I don't make any of these mistakes and can become a safer more knowledgeable pilot

I gave this video to my niece, to use to accompany her oral report on Darwinian evolution and natural selection. She used it to show how nature uses the Hazardous Attitudes macho, antiauthority, and invulnerability to cull the herd of one who's less fit, thus improving the herd. The class enjoyed the video, said it illustrated the subject and helped them understand it. The teacher gave her an "A" with a "+" for her use of "the outstanding illustration in the video." Thank you, AOPA.

The production value of this is better than Mayday could ever hope to be.

These are the best case studies around and what to look for and avoid in private aviation. Wish they would make this into a series on streaming. So many private accidents that could be shown.

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Keep these videos coming! Awesome job from all aspects, the sim, research, and narration.

The narration of these case studies is incredible. Another fantastic production from the ASI.

Some of the best videos for pilots of all hours to watch on RU-vid. Love the quality as well, looking forward to the next one!

I learn something new each time I watch one of these. Thank you for your time and effort to put these videos together. Great job.

Awesome video. All of these videos are part of the curriculum at Berichi Aviation for all students completing any rating (I'm a CFI at Berichi). Keep putting these videos out. We watch each video then do a follow up lesson on it, complimenting part of the reason we have a 100% Safety Record. We definitely owe some of that credit to the AOPA Safety Institute. These videos make a positive impact on aviation safety and are excellent training aides for all pilot training. Thanks for all your hard work AOPA Safety Institute.

These case studies are excellent. Been a fan for a long time. Thank you.

Astounding how quickly things went awry.

These are wonderfully informative and beautifully executed. Lots to learn at every episode. Please keep them coming.

Fantastic case study. Thank you for these videos. Please keep them coming. We can all learn so much from this video series.

Here I am again, absolutely amazed at the quality of these videos. Thank you for this impecable job.

These accident case study videos are great learning tools for every GA pilot. Thanks for the great quality content, I hope to see many more in future. They save lifes.

I love this narrator’s voice. He transmits the thrill, dismay and sadness in every accident scenario.

Thank you again AOPA ASI for making these videos, they contain a wealth of knowledge that helps all pilots including us student pilots understand the true gravity of our decision making. That pilot has over 100x the total flight hours that I do and still got himself killed due to poor decision making and poor planning. When I heard he never filed a flight plan (even VFR) or contacted FSS in those kinds of conditions for that aircraft I facepalmed. 1-800-WXBRIEF is FREE, and their website is LOADED with excellent flight planning and WX tools. 15 minutes with FSS and their website can save you from death, and remember just because you have onboard WX even RADAR does not mean you see the whole picture, RADAR has its limitations as does XM and NEXRAD, and the AOPA ASI has videos to those as well. While I might only be a 100 hour student pilot at the time of this posting its IMPERATIVE that you get ALL of the information applicable to your route of flight and duration before making that GO/NO GO decision. We are not masters over mother nature, we just play within her rules as she allows. Also thanks to FlightSimWare for their fantastic C414AW aircraft for MSFS!

Anyone else watch and rewatch these, in the hope that the lessons learned will make us better pilots when our dreams of being a pilot come true?

I only found this channel tonight. 4-8-23 but I’ve seen videos from 11 years ago. Just watched the one we’re the man lost his son. 😭 Thank you for your videos everyone’s story needs to be told as well as how much it can help new pilots, ATC and NTSB as well as manufactures that build the planes. My father flew a 727 as captain for Eastern Airlines most of my young years. I was on a flight when one of his engines went. I could hear how scared he was in his voice when he announced the issue to us all. But you would never have known it. Landed it like there was nothing wrong. Although I am afraid of heights and have never had any wanting to fly, I have great empathy for pilots and there family’s. I know them to be very meticulous people who care a lot about there passengers. Although this man was alone and seemed to not really care about what anyone said to help him I still feel bad for the people he left behind. ❤❤🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️

I wonder what was so important that he couldn't wait a bit for the weather to clear.

Thank you all of your hard work putting these videos together. Keep them coming. I have my students always watch them

Thank you for the amazing content. We can all learn from these types of situations. Like I've said before, the Narrator's voice always rings in my head whenever I get into a sticky situation. Thank you again.

Boy I wish you guys were a weekly post. Great video as always. It really sounds like this guy was always going to die in a plane givin his cavalier attitude. That attitude coupled with a plane are toxic as hell.

The opening music and narration REALLY set the stage for what is about to happen.....

I love these videos. Not always the story, though there's always something to learn from them, they're always well produced.

This is an excellent series that I too binge-watched when I first discovered it. IWas really happy to see a new episode and instantly watched it. I hope you'll be able to make more soon!

I absolutely love these studies, and the narrator is second to none. Does anyone know who he is?

Great vid ASI, enjoying these case studies.

Awesome, was waiting for another one of these! Again, if there's one thing the accident case study series has taught me, is to be *very* respectful of the weather! Thanks for these videos, cheers!

the music alone is Sad,, makes you think of the victims and maybe yourself

Love checking in every now and then and finding another video got uploaded.

Excellent as always. I wish you did more of these (I know they're time consuming to make). Well done!

Thank you for producing these. They are invaluable.

These are so well presented and informative as well as interesting to a complete layman such as myself. I enjoy watching and understand much more about flying safety and hazards than I thought I would ever learn.

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Thank you. We cannot be reminded enough of how precious life is and how our attitudes can affect it. Most accidents start before manning the aircraft.

One of the things about this series is that the analysis/message is applicable to other non-aviation situations. This episode particularly is. Thank you again for another insightful case study.

The narration of these videos is excellent.

These videos are brilliant. Great work

Brilliant narration. Very pleasant voice. Calm measured and relaxed. Thank you

So well produced, A+ content. Thanks.

Is this the voice of Col Richard McSpadden narrating? I love the mastery of these videos. R.I.P. Col McSpadden. Thank you for your service and my condolences to his family and friends.

Great video, I always love to watch these to see what I can learn from it.

i appreciate the double entendre of the title, his hazardous attitudes caused the plane to end up in a hazardous attitude.

YAY FINALLY!!! It's been ages! These video's are so well made!!!!!!

I am sure that these videos are saving lives. Thanks guys.

I remember when this accident happened and wondered what was the final outcome of the investigation. 75 years old and still immature and a total disregard for others safety.

Another great one. Thank you for this service!

Id pay to see more of these. So much knowedge gained by watching these videos

I’m a truck driver and I see this same anti-authority attitude on display from other drivers on the roadways. I’m not perfect, but my rule is to never be in a rush. Id rather be slow than dead or hurt someone else by my actions. We can all take lessons from this accident.

The production values and clear content are unmatched, IMHO.

Him saying thanks for the advice, rather than thanks for the information, tells you his attitude, because his interpretation was that he was being told what to do, instead of just being informed about bad weather.

This is informative and interesting...and the series is extremely well done.

Air safety institute continues to make me a better pilot!

These videos are very professional & extremely informative. I wish more new ones would be made monthly. With all that experience & high tech equipment he still made fatal errors in judgment. At 75 years old you'd think he would've had some wisdom & common sense. Fascinating case study. Thank you

Thank you for making this kind of videos, I truly appreciate it. :)

This narrator is a master. The emotion in the videos is so sincere and genuine. Amazing work. Never change!

Brilliant as always.

Before I watch… I just wanted to say that as a 30+ year Captain at a major US airline. I love this Chan and their case studies.