Lawyer for Prominent Texas Law Firm Among Victims ID’d in Maine Plane Crash February 5, 2026 By Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune Six people aboard a private business jet registered to the same address as a prominent Houston law firm were killed...
NTSB Opens Probe Into Waymo Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses January 27, 2026 By David Shepardson The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is opening an investigation into self-driving car company Waymo after...
FAA Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash January 13, 2026 By Susan Montoya Bryan Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would...
Mexican Navy Plane on Medical Mission Crashes in Texas, Killing At Least 5 December 24, 2025 By Hallie Golden A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least...
NTSB Agrees With Requiring Inspections of 2,000 Learjets After Arizona Crash November 3, 2025 The National Transportation Safety Board wants the owners of nearly 2,000 Learjets—which have long been associated with the rich and...
Airline Emergency Landing in Utah Likely Caused by Weather Balloon Collision October 23, 2025 By Josh Funk A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last...
NTSB: Steering Control System Failure Led to Collision in Houston Ship Channel September 9, 2025 A steering control system component failure on a multi-purpose carrier resulted in a collision with a bulk carrier in the...
Freight Railroads Fail to Join Federal Safety Program After Ohio Derailment August 25, 2025 By CAIT KELLEY / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest...
Helicopter Crash Kills 2 Workers Repairing Powerlines Near Mississippi River August 11, 2025 By Jesse Bedayn, Sophia Tareen and Rio Yamat Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a...
NTSB Blames Cellphone Distraction for Mississippi River Barge Collision July 23, 2025 A tow pilot’s distraction caused by personal cellphone use resulted in a collision last year with moored barges on the...