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Hatch has been an aerospace engineer/regional air safety investigator with the NTSB since 2005. Before joining the NTSB, he worked for Boeing and has spent more than 24 years on active and reserve duty with the US Air Force. He holds commercial and flight instructor certificates, with ratings for airplanes, helicopters, and gliders, as well as an A&P rating. He is also active in the homebuilt community, having built an RV-8a and presently building a Bearhawk Patrol.
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