Aug 21 Federal regulators investigating why Tesla is slow in reporting crashes involving self-driving technology By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Federal car safety regulators opened an investigation Thursday into why Tesla has repeatedly broken rules requiring it to tell them quickly about crashes involving its self-driving technology. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 4:51 What NTSB hearings revealed about the Washington mid-air collision that killed 67 By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant, Jenna Bloom The National Transportation Safety Board wrapped up a three-day investigative hearing into the mid-air collision between a helicopter and passenger jet in Washington that killed 67. New information confirms the crew of the Army helicopter faced several problems, including incorrect… Continue watching
Aug 01 WATCH: NTSB hearing on midair collision near Washington, D.C., continues for third day By Josh Funk, Associated Press Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to improve safety measures, pointing to ignored warnings. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: FAA staffing scrutinized on 2nd day of NTSB hearing on midair collision near DC By Josh Funk, Associated Press Long-standing concerns about military helicopters flying in crowded airspace and worries over short staffing among federal aviation workers emerged Thursday as key factors in investigators' inquiry into the fatal midair crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial airliner earlier… Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max midflight By Josh Funk, Associated Press An NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair. And the board found bigger problems, too. 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
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