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Ohio chemical train disaster spotlights vacancy at US regulator

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has yet to nominate someone to lead the federal agency that regulates the transport of hazardous materials, including the toxic chemicals that spilled following the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern Corp. train in Ohio this month.

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Biden administration open to legislation after Ohio derailment - Roll Call

The Biden administration said it would welcome congressional action on safety measures for trains carrying highly hazardous materials.

Roll Call

NTSB says it will investigate plane's steep dive off Hawaii

The National Transportation Safety Board is confirming that it will investigate a December flight in which a United Airlines plane dove to less than 800 feet above the ocean surface after taking off from Hawaii

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Ohio derailment aftermath: How worried should people be?

Plumes of smoke, questions about dead animals, worries about the drinking water

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Driver in strange Tesla crash apparently moved to rear seat

National Transportation Safety Board investigators apparently have solved the mystery of why no one was found behind the wheel of a Tesla that crashed in a Texas two years ago, killing two men

The Independent UK

Tesla gets Justice Department subpoena for self-driving cars

The U.S. Justice Department has requested documents from Tesla Inc. related to its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” features, according to a regulatory filing

The Independent UK

Mum-of-three killed after being violently sucked into plane engine at airport

Airport handling agent Courtney Edwards, 34 from Alabama, US was sucked into a plane engine and killed after a tragic accident at Montgomery Regional Airport on New Year’s Eve

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Plane found at bottom of lake after pilots were forced to make emergency landing

Pilots Chad Rodgers and Charles Wood were flying a single-engine Cessna on the night of October 1 when they had to make an emergency crash landing in Lake Mead, Nevada, US

Daily Mirror

NTSB: Cloud shot up in front of plane before turbulence

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report says a cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe turbulence, injuring 25 people on board, including six seriously

The Independent UK

Federal safety watchdog concerned about EV weight, size in crashes

WASHINGTON — The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that she's concerned about the safety risks of heavy electric vehicles.

Tribune News Service

NTSB head warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles colliding with lighter cars

Jennifer Homendy, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board, expressed concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles.

WEKU

US official warns of risks posed by heavy electric vehicles

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern about the safety risks that heavy electric vehicles pose if they collide with lighter vehicles

The Independent UK

An airline worker died after being 'ingested into the engine' of a plane, NTSB says

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident with the Embraer 170 aircraft which killed an American Airlines worker on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala.

WEKU

As Conception boat burned, divers trapped below deck calmly looked for way out, video shows

LOS ANGELES — Following the horrific Conception boat fire in 2019, authorities offered a small solace: The 33 divers and one crew member had died of smoke inhalation and may have perished in their sleep without suffering.

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50 years ago, a 737 fell from the sky and flattened homes on the Southwest Side

The day United Flight 553 crashed in Chicago “was just like someone dropped a big, huge anvil on the ground.”

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What’s next after the preliminary NTSB report on the Dallas air show disaster?

DALLAS — Now that the National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the deadly Nov. 12 collision between World War II-era aircraft at Dallas Executive Airport, investigators will work diligently to pin down what exactly went wrong during the fateful air show that ended in the deaths…

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Planes had been directed to viewing area just before collision at Dallas air show, NTSB says

The pilots of two airplanes that collided during a Dallas air show in November were flying in formations and had been directed to return to the display area just before the fatal accident, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

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NTSB urges new safety rules for Alaskan flightseeing tours following fatal crashes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for new federal regulations to safeguard Ketchikan flightseeing tours following years of deadly crashes, several of them involving cruise ship passengers and bad weather.

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Raleigh didn’t heed vehicle, driver screening guidance before deadly Christmas parade

RALEIGH, N.C. — After a train slammed into a Texas veterans’ parade in 2012, killing four people and injuring a dozen more, the National Transportation Safety Board urged local governments to overhaul the protections for parade-goers and participants.

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Meteorologist, pilot killed as news helicopter crashes next to Charlotte highway

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A pilot and meteorologist with the WBTV news station in Charlotte died in a helicopter crash Tuesday in Charlotte, off Interstate 77 South.

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1 plane moved to ‘secure location’ as rain delays recovery of B-17 from Dallas crash site

DALLAS — Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board combed through evidence at the Dallas crash site Monday, hoping to find answers as to what happened during the midair collision that killed six people days earlier.

WEKU

Two historic military planes collide and crash during an air show in Dallas

It was unclear how many people were on board the aircraft or if anyone on the ground was hurt. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are launching investigations.

The Independent UK

Safety board renews school bus seat belt call after crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has renewed its call for seat belts on school buses after completing an investigation of a 2020 Tennessee crash that killed the driver and a 7-year-old girl

Tribune News Service

Safety board urges FAA to mandate Otter seaplane inspections

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday issued a formal and urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration and its Canadian counterpart that they mandate an immediate one-time inspection of a critical component on all DHC-3 Otter seaplanes.

Tribune News Service

Whidbey seaplane crash investigators identify possible cause

SEATTLE — The National Transportation Safety Board investigating the crash of a seaplane last month off Whidbey Island on Monday said its experts identified a broken actuator that moves the plane’s horizontal tail that could potentially be the cause of the fatal accident that killed 10 people.

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