2019 Mississippi River Tanker Accident Caused by Poor Management, Miscommunication December 22, 2020 A fully loaded tanker on the Mississippi River near Reserve, La., caused $40.5 million in damage when it plowed into...
NTSB Investigating Tennessee Bus Crash that Killed Child, Driver October 30, 2020 Federal and state authorities on Wednesday investigated a crash between a school bus carrying 24 children and a utility vehicle...
Pilot Actions Likely Led to Earnhardt Plane Crash in Tennessee: NTSB September 25, 2020 By Adrian Sainz A pilot’s inability to maintain proper airspeed and the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstable approach and landing likely...
‘Limited Fire Safety Practices’ Worsened Deadly Alabama Marina Fire September 22, 2020 A fire that killed eight people and did more than $500,000 damage at an Alabama marina started accidentally but was...
Pipeline Operator Sued Over Deadly Explosion in Kentucky by 80-Plus Victims August 12, 2020 A lawsuit filed on behalf of those who were injured or who had property damaged in a fatal Kentucky pipeline...
National Safety Board Urges Helicopter Manufacturers to Add Crash-Data Recorders June 3, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday urged six major manufacturers to equip turbine-powered helicopters with crash-resistant systems to...
NTSB: Failure to Heed Warnings Led to Missouri Duck Boat Sinking April 30, 2020 The primary cause of the sinking of a tourist-carrying duck boat on a Missouri lake in July 2018, in which...
Drugs Found in 1 in 4 Pilots Killed in Crashes March 12, 2020 More than one in four pilots involved in fatal crashes have drugs in their system, and the number is up...
U.S. Lags Europe in Driver Assist Technology Safety Testing March 2, 2020 By Tina Bellon Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing...
Cause of Kobe Bryant Copter Crash Unclear; Flight Approval Under Review January 28, 2020 By Alan Levin The helicopter carrying retired basketball star Kobe Bryant and eight others had been cleared to operate in deteriorating weather but...