Passengers Risk Lives Grabbing Luggage as Planes Burn August 8, 2016 By Justin Bachman If your flight has an emergency and you’re told to evacuate, be certain that at least two things will happen....
Traffic Safety Investigators Probing California Bus Crash That Killed 4 August 5, 2016 By Scott Smith and John Antczak Federal safety investigators converged this week in central California to investigate a highway wreck that nearly sliced a bus in...
Pacific Gas in California Set to Face Jury over Pipeline Blast June 17, 2016 One of the country’s largest utility companies is set to face a jury in a criminal trial accusing it of...
Duck Boat in Washington Crash Didn’t Have Recommended Fix: NTSB September 28, 2015 A duck boat involved in a deadly Seattle traffic crash did not have an axle repair that was recommended for...
Feds Say Chicago Transit Partly to Blame for Airport Train Derailment April 29, 2015 Federal investigators say the Chicago Transit Authority shares in the blame for an accident last year in which a commuter...
Germanwings Crash Shows Need for Protections Against Suicidal Crew Members March 26, 2015 By Alan Levin and Mary Schlangenstein The suspected intentional destruction of a Germanwings jet by a pilot shows the need for new protections against suicidal crew...
NTSB Faults Parade Plans in Fatal Texas Train Collision November 11, 2013 By Joan Lowy The lack of safety planning by parade organizers and the city of Midland, Texas, has been faulted by federal investigators...
Safety Probes at Risk Without More Funding: NTSB August 20, 2013 By Julianna Goldman and Bernard Kohn The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, handling the most accident investigations since the 1990s, is “going to have to let...
NTSB: Missouri Derailment Investigation Could Take a Year June 4, 2013 The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway...
Report: Ship Crew Ignored Warnings Before Hitting Kentucky Bridge May 16, 2013 The pilot and crew members aboard a cargo ship had reservations about the boat’s course shortly before it struck a...