National Transportation Safety Board News

One Dead, One Injured Following Crash of Small Plane in New Hampshire

Authorities say one man is dead and another injured after their small plane crashed in New Hampshire. WMUR-TV reports the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, which occurred in Charlestown just after 5:30 …

Report Points to Trouble Connecting Rail Cars Before Worker Death in New Hampshire

Five attempts were made to connect two rail cars during a switching operation before a Pan Am Railways conductor was pinned between them and died, according to a preliminary report issued Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Police in …

Pilot Failed to Control Plane in Texas Crash That Killed 10: NTSB

A pilot’s failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in suburban Dallas led to a 2019 crash that killed all 10 people aboard, federal officials said in a report. …

NTSB: Louisiana Offshore Lift Boat Flipped While Lowering Legs, Turning

An offshore oil industry boat had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds when it flipped in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana last month, according to a preliminary federal report released on …

NTSB: Lack of Monitoring Aggravated $900K Louisiana Shipyard Fire

A 2020 fire at a Louisiana shipyard in April 2020 that caused $900,000 in damage was able to start and spread without notice because no one was continually monitoring the vessel while fire detectors were shut off during repairs, the …

NTSB: 2 of 6 Killed in Massive, Icy Texas Crash Had Exited Cars

Two of the six people killed in a massive crash involving about 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate in February were fatally struck after getting out of their vehicles, a federal agency reported on April 21. The National Transportation …

NTSB: Speed an Issue in 2019 Houston Ship Channel Crash

Federal transportation safety officials say one of the vessels involved in the 2019 Houston Ship Channel collision that resulted in the release of more than 11,000 barrels of petrochemicals into Galveston Bay was going too fast. The National Transportation Safety …

NTSB Will Investigate Deadly 130 Vehicle-Plus Crash in Texas

National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate a massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas highway that killed six people and injured dozens more. The NTSB said on Twitter that its safety investigation would focus …

NTSB Probes Deadly Oklahoma House Fire; Gas Pipeline Involved

The National Transportation Safety Board has announced that it is investigating a house fire that killed four people, including two firefighters, in the northwestern part of the state. The agency launched the investigation because the fire on Jan. 29 involved …

Lawsuit Alleges Negligence in Deadly Ohio Medical Helicopter Crash

A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against an air ambulance company over a medical helicopter crash in snowy weather that killed the three central Ohioans on board. The suit alleges Survival Flight and operator Viking Aviation inappropriately and recklessly accepted …