FAA, NTSB investigating Utah plane crash that killed North Dakota state senator and family Tuesday, October 3 by ABC News(MOAB, Utah) -- The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating a small plane crash that killed all four occupants -- North Dakota state Sen. Doug Larsen, his wife and their two children -- in Moab, Utah, according to officials.North Dakota... Read More.
NTSB holds two-day hearing on East Palestine toxic train derailment Thursday, June 22 by ABC News(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- The National Transportation Safety Board will start taking sworn testimony Thursday as part of its probe into the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.The agency is holding an investigative hearing on Thursday and Friday in East Palestine, where a... Read More.
NTSB launches crash investigation after F-16s scrambled near capital Monday, June 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Federal officials have launched an investigation into how an unresponsive Cessna aircraft flew into restricted airspace in Washington, D.C., triggering the launch of fighter jets.A loud sonic boom could be heard throughout the D.C. region on Sunday as two F-16s launched from... Read More.
NTSB to open special investigation into Norfolk Southern following recent derailments Tuesday, March 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday it is opening a special investigation into Norfolk Southern's safety practices and culture in the wake of a hazardous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and other recent incidents involving the train company.The last time... Read More.
NTSB on East Palestine toxic train derailment: ‘100% preventable’ Thursday, February 23 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Federal investigators on Thursday released a preliminary report into the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month.Detailing the report at a Washington, D.C., news conference, chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said "we know what derailed... Read More.
Ohio train derailment: NTSB chair issues ‘plea to those spreading misinformation’ Friday, February 17 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said the agency "is working vigorously to understand what caused" the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.In a rare series of posts on Twitter on Thursday evening, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy issued... Read More.
NTSB chair says unheeded recommendations might have prevented deadly Missouri Amtrak crash Wednesday, June 29 by ABC News(MENDON, Mo.) -- Federal investigators are working to determine if an Amtrak train was traveling at a speed limit of 90 mph when it plowed into a dump truck at a Missouri railroad crossing, killing four people and injuring 150, officials said.Jennifer Homendy, chairman... Read More.
13-year-old driving truck in crash that killed 7 members of college golf team: NTSB Thursday, March 17 by ABC News(MIDLAND, TX) —A 13-year-old was at the wheel of the pickup truck that swerved in front of a van carrying the University of the Southwest's men's and women's golf teams, killing nine people, including the underage driver, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.Six... Read More.
Pilot disorientation, flight rule violations blamed for crash that killed Kobe Bryant: NTSB Wednesday, February 10 by ABC NewsBy AMANDA MAILE, MINA KAJI and ALEX STONE, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Federal investigators on Tuesday said the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others, including the pilot, crashed last January when the pilot became disoriented after flying in thick... Read More.