Mar 27 WATCH: Senate hearing examines D.C. midair collision and NTSB preliminary report By Josh Funk, Associated Press During the hearing, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board and members of Congress again questioned how the FAA hadn’t noticed an alarming number of close calls near Ronald Reagan National Airport and addressed the problem before the January… Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: NTSB recommends ban on some helicopter flights near Washington airport after deadly midair collision By Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said that under the current practice helicopters and planes can be as close as 75 feet apart from each other during landing. Continue reading
Feb 14 WATCH: Helicopter crew in DC collision may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says By Gary Fields, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the air traffic controller to pass behind the plane, investigators said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Crews recover more wreckage from site of deadly plane and chopper collision near Washington By Serkan Gurbuz, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Crews are trying to recover the plane’s cockpit and the rest of the remains of the 67 people who died in the midair collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near the nation’s capital last week. 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 31 A quick guide to the NTSB as it investigates the D.C. plane collision By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people brought renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer… 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
Sep 25 Titan sub's carbon fiber hull showed flaws dating to manufacturing process, NTSB engineer says By Patrick Whittle, David Sharp, Associated Press An engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board says the carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Boeing officials testify in NTSB hearing about 737 MAX door plug blowout By David Koenig, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug that later blew off an Alaska Airlines jet. Continue reading
Jun 25 Norfolk Southern botched call to blow open vinyl chloride tanks after Ohio train derailment, NTSB reports By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher, Patrick Orsagos, Associated Press The NTSB says Norfolk Southern botched the decision to blow open five vinyl chloride tank cars after the disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Continue reading