Investigators found the remains of several geese on the wreckage of a sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year, killing six people. The NTSB described evidence suggesting the helicopter struck birds before plummeting, renewing safety concerns about low-altitude flights.
A Canadian report blames design flaws and company failures for the 2023 Titan submersible implosion that killed five people. OceanGate, the operator, lacked understanding of the hull's integrity under repeated deep-sea dives, and construction did not follow standard engineering practices.
A skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff in western Missouri, killing all 12 people aboard. The tragedy has renewed scrutiny of safety practices in the skydiving industry, with investigators noting potential maintenance and oversight issues.
The NTSB's final report on a 2024 North Dakota train derailment reiterates the need to replace outdated DOT-111 tank cars, which rupture easily in crashes, exacerbating hazardous material leaks and fires, as seen in recent disasters like East Palestine and Lac Megantic.
A fatal bus crash in Virginia, killing five and injuring dozens, has sparked an investigation into the driver, E & P Travel Inc., and industry safety. Concerns include driver fatigue, lack of collision-avoidance technology, and unfulfilled NTSB safety recommendations.
The NTSB temporarily removed public access to its docket system after AI tools reconstructed cockpit audio from spectrogram images, violating a law protecting such recordings. The incident stemmed from an investigation into a mysterious sound on a UPS flight 2976 recording, which crashed in Louisville, KY, killing 15. Advances in AI enabled the reconstruction, highlighting challenges in maintaining confidentiality.
The China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid-flight, newly released investigative material shows, which bolsters the theory that the aircraft was intentionally brought down. While China still has yet to release a final report on the accident, findings released by the US National Transportation Safety Board this month show that levers controlling the flow of fuel to the jet’s engines were switched to the...
A Cessna 421C crashed Thursday night in Wimberley, Texas, killing all five people aboard. The plane was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went down around 11:25pm, having taken off from Amarillo about two hours earlier and heading to New Braunfels National Airport. The FAA and NTSB will investigate the crash. Hays County Judge Ruben Becerra said a second aircraft in the area landed safely at the New Braunfels airport.
A small plane crash in Wimberley, Texas, killed all five people aboard Thursday night. The Cessna 421C was traveling from Amarillo to New Braunfels National Airport when it crashed around 11:25pm in the Texas Hill Country area, about 40 miles southwest of Austin. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
The NTSB has recommended for the first time that all new school buses be equipped with alcohol detection systems that can disable the bus if the driver is impaired. The recommendation follows a 2024 West Virginia school bus rollover that left one boy with a leg amputation and two other children seriously injured, with the driver sentenced to up to 110 years in prison. Investigators found at least 118 school bus drivers accused of driving drunk over five years, prompting the agency to act despite industry pushback expected on cost and implementation.
