The document includes five sections. Section One provides top-level management with a concise, broad view of the document. Section Two identifies areas where those people who govern, regulate, and run the industry can best put their efforts to prevent CFIT. Section Three provides the history of CFIT, along with causal factors, traps and solutions. This section is specifically aimed at the operator end of the scale. Section Four provides specific academic and simulator training programs aimed at informing the flight crews of their responsibilities and duties in preventing CFIT. Appendices include ground briefings, video script, and airplane-specific examples of the CFIT escape maneuver. Section Five contains selected readings, including the latest CFIT accident/incident information.