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NTSB: Father, Not 13-Year-Old Boy, Was Driver in Deadly Crash That Killed Golf Team
An NTSB report released Thursday shows that it was not the 13-year-old male, but his 38-year-old father who was driving the truck on March 15 that crashed head-on into a van, killing nine people.
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Black Boxes From China Eastern Plane Crash Sent to US for Analysis
Both black boxes from a passenger plane crash in southern China last month that killed 132 people are being analyzed by U.S. experts at a government lab in Washington, D.C.
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EXPLAINER: Driver in Texas Crash Was 13; Is That Legal?
It’s not uncommon for people in rural parts of the U.S. to learn to drive when they’re young, sometimes even before they reach their teens.
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NTSB: Child Was Driving Truck That Struck Van in Texas, Killing 9
A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, NTSB says.
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NTSB Chief to Fed Agency: Stop Using Misleading Traffic Statistics
With traffic fatalities spiking, the nation’s top safety investigator says a widely cited government statistic that 94% of serious crashes are solely due to driver error is misleading and the Transportation Department should stop using it
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal Farmington Jet Crash
A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says a parking brake was in the set position at the time of the crash of a business jet into a Farmington building that killed four people earlier this month.
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Victims of Deadly Farmington Plane Crash Identified
Police have identified the two pilots and two passengers killed when a small plane crashed into a building in Farmington Thursday.
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Police ID the Four People Killed in Jet Crash in Farmington
A pilot from Bristol, a pilot from Danbury and a couple from Boston were killed in a plane crash in Farmington Thursday.
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NTSB to Begin Investigation Today After Business Jet Crashes Into Building in Farmington
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is expected to be in Farmington today to begin their investigation into what caused a deadly plane crash Thursday morning. Four people, two pilots and two passengers, died after the Cessna Citation 560X business jet crashed into the Trumpf production facility on Hyde Road around 10 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Police…
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What Do We Know About the Plane That Crashed in Farmington?
NBC Connecticut Investigates is digging for details on the Cessna Citation 560X business jet that crashed into a building in Farmington after taking off from Robertson Airport in Plainville Thursday.
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Texas Plane Crash That Killed 10 Was Pilot Error, NTSB Says
A plane crash at Addison Airport that killed 10 people in June 2019 was caused by pilot error, the National Transportation Safety Board said in their final report on the crash published Tuesday.
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Aggressive Takeoff Caused Hawaii Plane Crash That Killed 11
The National Transportation Safety Board has found that a pilot’s aggressive takeoff led to an aerodynamic stall, the causing the 2019 crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii that killed all 11 people on board.
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NTSB Pushes for Stricter Regulations for Vintage Plane Flights After Bradley Airport Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for stricter regulations of paid vintage plane flights following a crash in 2019 at Bradley Airport.
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Boeing: 777s With Engine That Blew Apart Should Be Grounded
Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all of 777s with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver this weekend
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NTSB Discusses Probable Cause of Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant, 8 Others
Federal safety officials discuss the likely causes of the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant.
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NTSB Says Vehicle Battery Fires Pose Risks to 1st Responders
U.S. safety investigators say electric vehicle fires pose risks to first responders, and manufacturers have inadequate guidelines to keep them safe
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Feds Fault Operator, State Regulators in New York Limo Crash That Killed 20
Federal investigators examining the upstate New York limo crash that killed 20 people attending a 30th birthday in 2018 said Tuesday that state regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained vehicle with corroded brakes that hurtled down a road at more than 100 mph and slammed into an embankment.
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Roy Halladay Had Amphetamines in System During Deadly Plane Crash, NTSB Says
A federal report says Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had drugs in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics in his small plane when it crashed into Tampa Bay in 2017, killing him.
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NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, Distracted Driver Caused Fatal Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone while his vehicle was being controlled by a partially automated driving system.