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Judge Dismisses $6.5M Suit in 2016 Nevada Plane Crash

A federal judge has ruled against the family of a pilot killed in 2016 who sought more than $6.5 million from in a lawsuit that blamed air traffic controllers for a fatal plane crash near Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The widow …

Agency Finds Possible Cause of Washington Seaplane Crash That Killed 10

U.S. investigators said they have found a potential cause of a seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month. The National Transportation Safety Board, the agency investigating the Sept. 4 crash off Whidbey Island, …

Mechanical Issue May Have Caused Deadly Seaplane Crash Off Washington Island

SEATTLE (AP) – A mechanical issue may have caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month, U.S. investigators said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board, the agency investigating the Sept. 4 crash …

NTSB: Communications Outage a Factor in Louisiana Lift Boat Disaster

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system and “data gaps” in radar systems were factors in last year’s deadly capsize of an oil industry vessel during severe storms off of Louisiana’s coast, the National …

Investigators: Pilot Error, Overloading Caused Michigan Plane Crash That Killed 5

Federal investigators blame pilot error and an overloaded aircraft for a 2019 plane crash near a Michigan airport that killed five Indiana men and seriously injured a sixth person aboard. The National Transportation Safety Board said in its final report …

NTSB: Helicopter Descended Quickly in Deadly Crash During Severe New Mexico Fire Season

Evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in northern New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate, with the craft ending up mangled and in pieces after first hitting the ground upright, the …

NTSB: Dad, Not 13-Year-Old, Was Driving Truck That Hit Golfers’ Van in Texas

A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday. …

At Least 20 Injured When Commuter Bus Overturns in California

A commuter bus crash clipped a parked truck and flipped onto its side Monday morning near Los Angeles International Airport, injuring at least 20 people, three of them critically, authorities said. The Los Angeles Department of Transportation bus clipped a …

Investigation Set After Six Hurt in Hawaii Helicopter Crash

A federal aviation accident investigator will be sent to Hawaii to investigate after a tour helicopter crashed on a remote Big Island lava field of jagged rocks, injuring all six people on board and forcing rescuers to fly in to …

Safety Board Says Broken Rail Probably Caused Arizona Train Derailment

A broken rail was the probable cause of a fiery freight train derailment and subsequent bridge collapse in Arizona nearly two years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new investigative report. Twelve railroad cars derailed after the …