Safety of Popular Air Shows, Races Under Scrutiny January 9, 2012 By JOAN LOWY Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century,...
Crashed Plane in South Dakota Had Smoke Plume December 22, 2011 By KRISTI EATON A pilot and three passengers killed in a plane crash apparently had tried to return to the Sioux Falls, S.D.,...
Report Suggests Pilot Error in South Dakota Crash December 21, 2011 A preliminary report suggests a student pilot who died in a crash at the Sturgis airport in western South Dakota...
NTSB Report Details Small Plane Crash in Iowa December 20, 2011 The National Transportation Safety Board has released new details of a September plane crash near the Le Mars Municipal Airport....
Research Shows Hands-Free Phones Just As Risky December 16, 2011 By JOAN LOWY When someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what’s being said – even if...
Some in Massachusetts Eye Tougher Cellphone Restrictions December 16, 2011 By BOB SALSBERG Supporters of tougher laws against distracted driving said Wednesday they hoped the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for an outright...
Colorado Driver Texting Ban Hard to Enforce December 15, 2011 Colorado authorities say they are having a hard time enforcing the state’s ban on texting by drivers because it’s difficult...
NTSB Calls for Nationwide Ban on All Cell Phone Use While Driving December 14, 2011 By JOAN LOWY Following yesterday’s Board meeting on the 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Mo., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...
Investigation Blames Alaska Plane Crash on Missing Nut December 14, 2011 A National Transportation Safety Board investigation says the crash of a small plane just off the Kodiak State Airport runway,...
Closing Arguments Set in Suit Over Pennsylvania School Bus Crash December 6, 2011 A jury could begin deliberations soon in a family’s lawsuit over the school bus crash that ended with a suburban...