National Transportation Safety Board News

NTSB: Deadly Dallas Natural Gas Explosion ‘Could Have Been Prevented’

A natural gas explosion at a Dallas home that killed a 12-year-old girl came after an energy company failed to find a damaged line despite two nearby homes being destroyed in gas-related fires on the two previous days, federal officials …

NTSB Faults Owners for Deadly California Dive Boat Fire, Calls for Major Safety Improvements to Small Passenger Vessels

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday determined the probable cause of a 2019 California dive boat fire and sinking that killed 34 was the failure of the owner and operator of to provide effective oversight of its vessel and …

NTSB: Incomplete Safety Procedures Led to Illinois Barge Explosion

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report that the use of incomplete safety procedures was the probable cause of the Nov. 4, 2019, explosion of barge IB1940 in the Illinois Marine Towing Heritage Slip on the Chicago …

NTSB Urged to Send Investigator to Scene of Fatal Plane Crash

Two members of Congress from New York called on the National Transportation Safety Board to reverse its decision not to send an investigator to the scene of a small plane crash that killed a prominent attorney and his niece. Reps. …

Alaska Pilot’s Blood Alcohol Was 5 Times Over Limit, Report Shows

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed an Alaska airplane pilot involved in a fatal crash had a blood-alcohol level more than five times above the legal limit for pilots to fly. The final NTSB crash report said pilot Charles Weimer …

Feds Fault Operator, Regulators in New York Limo Crash That Killed 20

State regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained stretch limousine with corroded brakes that hurtled down a hill at more than 100 mph and crashed in a ravine, killing 20 people, federal investigators said. National Transportation Safety Board …

NTSB: Loose Joint Caused Train Derailment that Killed Man in Texas

A loose, improperly fastened rail joint led to a 2017 derailment in a North Texas rail switching yard that killed a worker, the National Transportation Safety Board has found. A misaligned rail joint allowed the flange of a freight car …

NTSB: Structural Failure Led to Deadly North Dakota Air Ambulance Crash

A structural failure led to a 2018 air ambulance crash in North Dakota that killed all three people on board, a new report says. The Bismarck Tribune reports the National Transportation Safety Board last month published its factual report, which …

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Crash of WWII-Era Airplane in Connecticut

A lawsuit has been filed against the owners and operators of a World War II-era airplane that crashed at a Connecticut airport last October, killing seven people. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in state Superior Court by survivors of the crash …

Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash

A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in snowy weather in Ohio that killed three people, federal investigators said Tuesday. Survival Flight’s “inadequate management of safety” led the …