Tag: National Transportation Safety Board
AP source: NTSB chairman to step down at end of June
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board will step down from his position at the end of June, and the Biden...
Offshore lift boat flipped while lowering legs, turning
NEW ORLEANS — An offshore oil industry boat had begun to lower its legs and was trying to turn to face heavy winds when...
Pilot failed to control plane in Texas crash that killed 10
ADDISON, Texas — A pilot's failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in...
2 planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured
DENVER — Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the...
NTSB: Tesla owner got into driver’s seat before deadly crash
DETROIT — Home security camera footage shows that the owner of a Tesla got into the driver's seat of the car shortly before a...
Police: Pilot dies in small eastern Indiana plane crash
RICHMOND, Ind. — The pilot of a small plane died Sunday morning in a crash in eastern Indiana, according to Indiana State Police.
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Pilot views obstructed, alerts missing in midair plane crash
WASHINGTON — The pilots of two Alaskan sightseeing planes that collided in midair couldn't see the other aircraft because airplane structures or a passenger...
NTSB: Pilot error likely caused vintage bomber’s fatal crash
HARTFORD, Conn. — Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded...
Aggressive takeoff caused Hawaii plane crash that killed 11
WASHINGTON — A pilot's aggressive takeoff led to an aerodynamic stall, causing the 2019 crash of a skydiving plane in Hawaii that killed all...
Report sheds little light on fatal Alaska helicopter crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A preliminary report from the federal agency investigating the fatal helicopter crash in Alaska that killed five people, including the richest...