John Goglia

John Goglia
Official portrait, c.1995
Member of the National Transportation Safety Board
In office
August 1995  June 18, 2004
President
Preceded byJohn Lauber
Succeeded byDeborah Hersman
Personal details
Born
John Joseph Goglia

(1944-05-18) May 18, 1944
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Patricia Guarino
(died 2010)
Occupation
  • Consultant
  • author
  • aircraft mechanic
  • union official

John Joseph Goglia (born May 18, 1944) is an American aviation safety consultant and former member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). He is the president of the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he was the first Federal Aviation Administration-certified aircraft maintenance technician to serve as a member of the NTSB. Goglia graduated from The English High School in 1962.

Goglia chaired the NTSB's hearing regarding the crash of ValuJet Flight 592 in 1997. He argued that ValuJet was among the parties primarily responsible for the crash.

He was married to the former Patricia "Patty" Guarino until her death in 2010.

In 2016, Goglia began teaching at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology.

In 2024, he was announced as one of the 2025 inductees into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. In 2025, he estimated he had made more than 100 television appearances in his career as a pundit discussing flight-related matters.

Goglia played a significant part in the second season of the reality-comedy television series The Rehearsal, which aired on HBO in 2025.