National Transportation Safety Board News

Safety Of Popular Air Shows, Races Under Scrutiny

Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims of the crash at the Reno Air Races in Nevada late last year have told their lawyer they …

Federal Agency to Hold Hearing on Air Shows, Races

A federal hearing will examine the safety of air races and air shows after a horrific crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70 at an event in Reno. The hearing announced last Friday by the National Transportation Safety …

Investigators Looking Into Boeing Field crash

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the Wednesday night crash of a small plane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. The wreckage of the twin-engine Piper PA44 remained upside down Thursday morning, but the King County airport is open. …

Safety Advocates, Industry Spar Over Bus, Truck Safety Rules

On a clear June afternoon, a tractor-trailer truck crested a small rise on a stretch of interstate highway in Oklahoma. Plainly visible in the distance were more than a dozen cars and trucks that had stopped while a fender-bender was …