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Small Plane Hit Power Line Before Crashing in Platte River in Nebraska

A small plane appeared to have struck a power line before it crashed into the Platte River in Nebraska and killed all three people aboard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Few details are available about the Friday evening …

NTSB: Deadly Crashes, Fire in Wyoming Tunnel Started With Pickup Losing Control

A series of chain-reaction crashes and a fire in a Wyoming highway tunnel that killed three people started when a pickup truck lost control and partially blocked traffic on the slick roadway, federal investigators said. It had snowed before the …

NTSB: Turbulence Hit Hawaiian Air Flight Due to Decision to Fly Over Storm Cell

A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew’s decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the National Transportation Safety Board said in …

Deadly Air Show Crash in Texas Caused by Lack of Proper Planning: NTSB

WASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly crash of two vintage military planes at a 2022 air show in Texas was caused by a lack of proper planning to keep aircraft separated and relying instead on a “see-and-avoid strategy” by pilots, federal …

Helicopter Pilot Was Talking With Air Traffic Controller at Time of Fatal Houston Crash

HOUSTON (AP) — A helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller in Houston when the aircraft crashed into a radio tower, killing all four people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. …

NTSB Preliminary Report Details Fiery but Safe Emergency Landing of Plane in Las Vegas

Federal investigators say an electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines plane shortly before the pilots made a fiery but safe emergency landing in Las Vegas earlier this month. No one …

NTSB: Chicago Train Operator Had Alcohol in His System During 2023 Crash

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal investigators say the operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed almost a year ago had alcohol in his system but it wasn’t a factor in the incident. The Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into a …

Helicopter Crashes Into Radio Tower Near Downtown Houston, Killing 4

HOUSTON (AP) — Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said. The helicopter went down just before 8 p.m. Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown …

Single-Engine Plane Crash in Indiana Kills 4

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — A single-engine plane traveling from Iowa to Indiana crashed in a central Indiana cornfield Friday, killing everyone on board, authorities said. The plane left Fort Dodge, Iowa, just after 6:45 a.m. and was projected to land …

U.S. Transport Safety Board Opens Investigation Into Tesla Crash in California

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a crash and fire involving a Tesla electric semi-truck on a California highway, the agency said late Wednesday. The NTSB will carry out the safety investigation along with the …