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NTSB Said That Jet Hit Unlisted Pole in Fatal Georgia Crash

A private jet hit a utility pole that wasn’t listed on aeronautical charts before running into trees and bursting into flames last February, killing a Georgia vascular surgeon and four colleagues, federal investigators said in a report released Wednesday. National …

NTSB Finds Train Operator at Fault in New Jersey Derailment

The National Transportation Safety Board is faulting a train operator for decisions leading up to a derailment that leaked hazardous gas into a New Jersey community as well as local officials for their response to the accident. Tanker cars derailed …

No Report on Year Old Missouri Train Collision

More than a year after two freight trains collided in southeast Missouri, the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to complete a final report on the accident. The Southeast Missourian reports that NTSB officials said after the May 25, 2013, …

NTSB Finds Asiana Plane Crash Due to Pilot Mismanagement

Pilot mismanagement and confusion caused Asiana Flight 214 to crash in San Francisco last year, federal accident investigators concluded Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said there was confusion over whether one of the airliner’s key controls was maintaining speed. …

Trucker Speeding Before Morgan Crash

A report by federal transportation safety investigators says a truck driver was speeding before he slammed into a limousine van, killing one man and seriously injuring comedian Tracy Morgan and two other passengers, and it has raised new questions about …

NTSB: Spirit Jet Had ‘Uncontained’ Engine Failure

A National Transportation Safety Board official says a Spirit Airlines jet bound for Atlanta sustained an engine failure before safely returning to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The official says it was an “uncontained” failure. That means broken pieces and parts …

U.S. Investigates Train Derailment, Explosion

A chemical-carrying freight train collided with a garbage truck, derailed and exploded at a rail crossing outside Baltimore, causing fires that were under control by Wednesday morning, authorities said. In the third serious derailment in the United States this month, …

NTSB: Missouri Derailment Investigation Could Take a Year

The investigation into the cause of a southeast Missouri cargo train crash that injured seven people and destroyed a highway overpass could take up to a year. The accident happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday near Rockview, Mo., when a Union …

NTSB Investigates California Marine Crash That Caused $500K in Property Damage

Federal transportation authorities say they are investigating the crash of an empty tanker that struck a tower in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The National Transportation Safety Board announced on Tuesday that it will coordinate its investigation …