Mar 18 NTSB: 13-year-old drove pickup in Texas crash that killed 9 By Jill Bleed, Anita Snow, Cesar Attonio, Associated Press The University of the Southwest students, including one from Portugal and one from Mexico, and the coach were returning from a golf tournament in Midland, Texas, when the vehicles collided Tuesday night. Two Canadian students were hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading
Feb 09 Kobe Bryant's helicopter pilot was disoriented in clouds, safety investigators say By Stefanie Dazio, Brian Melley, Associated Press U.S. safety investigators said the pilot flew through clouds last year in an apparent violation of federal standards and likely became disoriented just before the helicopter crashed, killing Bryant and eight others. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 2:26 Shutdown impact: FBI pay, NTSB accident investigations As federal employees affected by the shutdown miss their first paycheck of the year, the FBI Agents Association warned the shutdown could indirectly jeopardize security clearances. Also, the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates accidents around the country soon after… Continue watching
Apr 19 FAA orders inspections after Southwest jet engine explosion By David Koenig and Claudia Lauer, Associated Press U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 6:59 Solving the mystery of vanished EgyptAir Flight 804 By PBS News Hour The mysterious disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 and its 66 passengers somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea has left the international community scrambling for answers. For more on what could have happened to the flight, Hari Sreenivasan talks to former National… Continue watching
Jan 04 First images of doomed El Faro cargo ship released By Joshua Barajas Federal investigators released the first images Sunday of the submerged wreckage of American cargo ship El Faro that went missing after it crossed paths with a Category 4 hurricane in October. Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 4:55 What we know so far about the Metrojet mystery By PBS News Hour What downed a Russian airliner and killed 224 people on its path from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg? The cause remains far from clear. Gwen Ifill speaks to Alan Diehl, a former National Transportation Safety Board investigator and author of… Continue watching
Nov 01 Navy believes it found wreckage of missing U.S. cargo ship El Faro By Daniel Costa-Roberts A U.S. Navy search team has found what it believes is the submerged wreckage of the cargo ship El Faro, which went missing last month during Hurricane Joaquin. Continue reading
Oct 27 NTSB says recall system for faulty tires is 'broken' By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Only about 1 in 5 defective tires is being removed from the road through the safety recall process, a federal accident investigations board said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 4:22 How Dutch investigators traced the MH17 missile back to its source By PBS News Hour Dutch investigators say evidence from the blast that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 points to a Russian-built missile. Judy Woodruff discusses the findings with Peter Goelz, former managing director of the NTSB. Continue watching