The Latest Breaking News from NTSB

Coast Guard's failure to act on boat safety costs lives in Conception fire, feds say

LOS ANGELES — Federal investigators on Monday criticized the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to heed years of boat safety recommendation, saying more aggressive action could have prevented the 2019 boat fire that killed 34 off the coast here as well as other deadly maritime incidents.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2022

U.S. names investigator as representative to China Boeing 737-800 crash probe

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Monday it had appointed a senior air safety investigator as a U.S. accredited representative to the investigation of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 near Wuzhou, China.

Reuters · Mar 21, 2022

NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9

The investigation into this week’s fiery head-on crash in West Texas now focuses on the revelation that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van, killing nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Fed review cites high speed in turnpike crash that killed 5

Federal investigators say excessive speed probably caused a bus crash that killed five and injured dozens on the Pennsylvania Turnpike two years ago

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

NTSB: Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed from the Squirrel Hill side, but cause not determined yet

PITTSBURGH — The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report Monday on the Jan. 28 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse indicates the bridge began falling from the Squirrel Hill side of the structure, but it doesn't offer any reason why.

Tribune News Service · Feb 8, 2022

Preliminary NTSB report describes medical helicopter’s ‘near vertical, nose-down descent’ before Pennsylvania crash

PHILADELPHIA — The National Transportation Safety Board on Monday released a preliminary report detailing the frightening seconds before a medical helicopter crashed in the Drexel Hill neighborhood of Upper Darby on Jan. 11.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 1, 2022

'The damage is massive': NTSB dives into investigation of Pittsburgh bridge collapse

PITTSBURGH — The National Transportation Safety Board will be at the scene of the collapsed bridge in Frick Park for a number of days as it takes a “microscope” to the situation to determine what led the structure to fall into the ravine below it Friday morning.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

Bridge cleanup preparations continue as NTSB ramps up its investigation

PITTSBURGH — Frick Park will remain closed until further notice, city officials announced Saturday morning, as government inspectors begin to determine what caused the bridge carrying Forbes Avenue over the park to collapse early Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 29, 2022

NTSB: Require small planes to have carbon monoxide detectors

U.S. crash investigators want the government to require owners of small planes to install carbon monoxide detectors

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022