Politics Feb 12 WATCH: NTSB chair Homendy testifies on DCA mid-air collision investigation in Senate hearing By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Jan 27 WATCH: NTSB investigators say DCA midair collision followed years of ignored warnings National Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk collided a year ago, killing 67 people near… By Gary Fields, Josh Funk, Ed White, Associated Press
Nation Dec 20 WATCH: NTSB gives update on investigation into jet crash that killed Greg Biffle and 6 others The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed it is aware of a brief text from a passenger on board the aircraft to a family member that read, “emergency landing.”… By Associated Press
Nation Dec 19 NTSB investigates jet crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others tried to return to a North Carolina airport just after takeoff but plowed into light poles and a tree line short of… By Gary D. Robertson, Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Nov 20 UPS cargo plane involved in deadly crash had cracks in engine mount, investigators say Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago in Kentucky, killing 14 people, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing's engine mount. By Josh Funk, Ed White, Associated Press
May 19 Mexican tall ship was underway less than 5 minutes before crashing into Brooklyn Bridge By Susan Haigh, Associated Press Less than a minute before the Cuauhtemoc training vessel sped backward into the bridge on Saturday, a radio call went out asking for help from any additional tugboats in the area. Continue reading
Apr 11 WATCH: NTSB holds briefing on its investigation of helicopter crash on NYC's Hudson River By Associated Press The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the latest in a series of recent aircraft crashes and close calls have already left some people worried about the safety of flying in the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 03 WATCH: Vance says U.S. needs 'to do better on rail safety' on 2nd anniversary of East Palestine train derailment By Josh Funk, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press In remarks, Vice President JD Vance did not make entirely clear how much pressure the Trump administration will put on the railroads to continue improving safety or whether they will push for the bill Vance co-authored in response to the… Continue reading
Feb 01 WATCH: NTSB gives update on D.C. crash investigation after black boxes recovered from Potomac By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Investigators are examining the actions of the military pilot and air traffic control. Full NTSB investigations typically take at least a year, though investigators hope to have a preliminary report within 30 days. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: NTSB holds news conference on aircraft collision in Washington, D.C. By Associated Press National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday that black boxes from the aircraft have not been recovered yet as officials investigated the cause of a deadly midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight from… Continue reading