James Hookey:
CLASS OF 1971
Earl L. Vandermeulen High SchoolClass of 1971
Port jefferson, NY
Arizona State UniversityClass of 1977
Tempe, AZ
Rocky Point Elementary SchoolClass of 1966
Rocky point, NY
James's Story
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My wife, Nancy, and I currently live in Columbia, Maryland. We enjoy cooking, traveling, working around the house, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the sporting and cultural events in Baltimore and Washington. Since 1995, I have worked for the National Transportation Safety Board as an aircraft accident investigator with the major investigations group. In the 20+ years that I have been at the NTSB, I have worked on scene on 37 major accidents such as TWA 800, EgyptAir, American Airlines 587, Korean Air in Guam and Shanghai, Aeroflot in Perm, Russia, DanaAir in Lagos, Nigeria, and Atlantic Southeast in Carrolton, GA that was subject of a book and TV documentary. Have also investigated ove...Expand for more
r 150 incidents of catastrophic engine failures or multiple engine loss of power events such as the Beechjet dual engine flameout events that identified the threat of high altitude ice crystals to jet engines that was the subject of a front page article in the Wall Street Journal. I also teach the jet engine accident investigation course at the NTSB's Training Center. Imagine, someone named Hookey teaching a class. Prior to NTSB, I was with Pratt & Whitney for 18 years working as a technical representative, product support engineer, and finally a senior project engineer. Between the NTSB and P&W, I have traveled all over the U.S. and the world to Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, and the Pacific Rim.
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