Near-misses at US airports prompts calls for ‘urgent action’ The National Transportation Safety Board has opened seven investigations into near-miss incidents since January The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
NTSB at scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Ohio school band students set off by bus for a performance. It ended in tragedy A day which began with excitement ended tragically when a charter school bus was involved in a fiery crash on an Ohio highway. Now a community has been left mourning the six victims killed while questions are being asked about what exactly went wrong. Martha McHardy and Michelle Del Rey… The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023
Railroad automatic braking system needs improvement to prevent more derailments, safety board says Federal safety investigators say the automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to prevent more derailments The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
Chemical exposure killed 5 in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find Preliminary autopsies show that five people who were killed in a central Illinois crash involving a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia died from exposure to the caustic chemical. Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2023
5 died of exposure to chemical in central Illinois crash, preliminary autopsies find Five people who were killed in a central Illinois crash involving a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia died from exposure to the caustic chemical, according to preliminary autopsies The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
Fatal 2021 jet crash was likely caused by parking brake left on during takeoff, NTSB says The National Transportation Safety Board says a small jet in a crash that killed four people in 2021 was going slower than usual as it took off because the pilot had left a parking brake on The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023
Band director and chaperone identified as two killed in New York marching band bus crash The accident in upstate New York is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
NJ fire victims deserve accountability How one tragedy illuminates a "collective inattention" to a "global trade machine" Salon · Jul 19, 2023
Six victims identified after they were killed when aircraft explodes into fireball Authorities have identified the six victims of a tragic plane crash in California, which occurred during foggy conditions and resulted in the small aircraft exploding into a fireball just 500 feet short of the intended runway Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023
Senate Commerce Committee Schedules Vote on FCC Nominations The Committee will vote on July 12 on three FCC nominations TV Tech · Jul 6, 2023
Presumed human remains, debris from Titan submersible recovered by US Coast Guard The US Coast Guard says it has likely recovered human remains from the wreckage of the Titan submersible and is bringing the evidence back to the United States. The submersible imploded last week, killing all five people on board. The vessel was on a voyage see the wreck of the… France 24 · Jun 28, 2023
Debris from implosion of Titanic-bound submersible returned to land Debris from the lost submersible Titan has been returned to land after a fatal implosion during its voyage to the wreck of the Titanic captured the world’s attention last week The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023
Investigators to review records from crashed plane that sparked DC scare The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said investigators plan to conclude its on-scene investigative work Wednesday from the southwest Virginia crash site of the light plane that caused a security scare on Sunday when it flew over heavily restricted airspace near Washington. Reuters · Jun 7, 2023
Reuters · Jun 5, 2023 Light plane that sparked scare lost contact soon after takeoff -NTSB Air traffic controllers lost contact shortly after takeoff with the pilot of a light plane that caused a security scare on Sunday when it flew over heavily restricted airspace near Washington, authorities said on Monday.
Los Angeles Times · May 21, 2023 2 killed in small plane crash 40 miles off the coast of California A small private plane crashed Saturday in the Pacific about 40 miles west of Half Moon Bay, California, following an emergency call for help, killing two people aboard.
The Independent UK · May 1, 2023 Operator in limo crash that killed 20 goes on trial in NY The operator of a limousine service involved in a crash that killed 20 people in central New York is going on trial
Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023 Speeding preceded Baltimore Beltway crash that killed 6, NTSB preliminary report says BALTIMORE — The two vehicles that collided last month on the Baltimore Beltway, ultimately killing six highway workers, were speeding before they crashed, causing one vehicle to enter an access point and work zone, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Police: 4 dead in plane crash off Florida's Gulf Coast Police say the bodies of two men and two women have been recovered following a small plane crash just off Florida's Gulf Coast
WEKU · Apr 6, 2023 Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change Research in recent years has pointed to more incidents of clear-air turbulence in the jet stream brought on by rising temperatures. Airline crews and passengers are feeling the effects firsthand.
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023 Probe of chocolate factory blast focuses on gas pipeline Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory
Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2023 Safety board considering rail industry investigation WASHINGTON — National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the federal investigative panel is considering Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer‘s request to probe safety regulations at all the major rail companies.
Roll Call · Mar 23, 2023 Safety board considering rail industry investigation - Roll Call The National Transportation Safety Board is considering Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s pitch to probe safety rail industry safety.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023 Deaths, burns, brain injuries, broken limbs: The human cost of distracted driving is mounting Highway fatalities are on the rise again — 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, up 22%, according to numbers released last week. How many of those deaths involved distracted driving?
Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023 NTSB launches special probe into Norfolk Southern safety practices The National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday it is launching a special investigation into Norfolk Southern’s corporate organization and safety culture.