One hundred and ten people were killed on board ValueJet's flight 592 May 11, 1996. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) failure to correct the problems found in an inspection contributed to this tragic crash (McKenna 59). FAA inspections are contributing to too many deaths on board major airlines. The corruption in the system has lead to many frightening statistics and problems but there are still a lot of improvements for the FAA.

The FAA's failure to inspect and report malfunctions caused 26 cases of uncontained disk/spacers. Also 10 cases of uncontained blades, 9 reversers, 9 fires in the undercowl, 6 engine separations, 6 case ruptures and 1 cowl separation. Airworthy planes that fly into terrain are the leading cause of accidents. Pilots do not know where they are going in relation to

-- Failure to examine seven planes' transponders, which sends out altitude and directional information to traffic controllers, after the planes receive major overhauls.

-- A senior pilot who oversees the qualifications of other pilots falsified information about the experience of an unspecified number of them.

-- Improperly trained workers renovated an unspecified number of cabins to make way for larger business- class seats and modify the passengers' emergency oxygen system (Associated Press 12).

United in Sioux City, US Air in Pittsburgh, ValueJet in the Everglades -- none of those accidents should have occurred if the FAA had its priorities straight," said Gail Dunham, president of the National Air Disaster Alliance & Foundation.

The many deaths of fatal accidents are mostly caused by the dishonest FAA inspectors. These statistics

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