Politics Mar 26 NTSB supports revised House aviation safety bill, but victims' families want stricter timelines By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Mar 24 WATCH: Truck in plane collision at LaGuardia lacked transponder to trigger warning system, NTSB says A runway warning system failed to sound an alarm moments before an Air Canada jet and a fire truck collided while the plane was landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, federal investigators said Tuesday. By Michael R. Sisak, Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press
Politics Mar 09 White House says NTSB member Todd Inman fired over alleged misconduct, which he denies Inman was the lead board member on scene after last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people after an airliner collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. He also oversaw the initial investigation of the crash of a… By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Mar 06 Jet that crashed in Maine spent more time on runway than typical after de-icing, NTSB says A private jet that crashed in Maine in January, killing all six people aboard, spent more than the standard amount of time on a runway after de-icing before takeoff, according to a preliminary report issued Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board. By Patrick Whittle, Maryclaire Dale, Josh Funk, Associated Press
Politics Feb 12 WATCH: NTSB chair Homendy testifies on DCA mid-air collision investigation in Senate hearing The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing Thursday to highlight why the National Transportation Safety Board has been recommending since 2008 that all aircraft be equipped with one system that can broadcast their locations and another one to receive data… By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Jan 27 WATCH: NTSB investigators say DCA midair collision followed years of ignored warnings By Gary Fields, Josh Funk, Ed White, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: NTSB gives update on investigation into jet crash that killed Greg Biffle and 6 others By Associated Press 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.”… Continue reading
Dec 19 NTSB investigates jet crash that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and 6 others By Gary D. Robertson, Josh Funk, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Nov 20 UPS cargo plane involved in deadly crash had cracks in engine mount, investigators say By Josh Funk, Ed White, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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