NTSB on sleeping Mesa pilots incident, pt 1

[IBNAV8R]

. . . the only way it will change is if someone puts a passenger plane into the ground because of it. It is sad but true.

Unfortunately, this hasn't worked either.

Some Commercial accidents where fatigue was a factor:
Little Rock 1999 (AA MD-82)
Guam 1997 (KAL 747)
Kirksville, MO 1996 (Corporate Air J-32)
Toronto 2005 (AF A340)
Irkutz, Russia, 2006 (Sibir A310)
Sao Paulo, 2007 (TAM A320)
Guantanamo 1993 (cargo)

Some non-aviation accidents where fatigue was a factor:
Exxon Valdez
World Prodigy
Three Mile Island
Bhopal


Unfortunately, it will take a congressman, rock star or famous golfer to die. Ordinary passengers and crew don't count. Since fatigue cannot be proven (even with crew members' statements), it is only speculation and therefore will never be the primary cause. Instead it will always be the old standby: pilot error.