All NTSB News Needs http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/pressrel.htm http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:11:31 -0400 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:11:07 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a near midair collision between a commercial jetliner and a small cargo aircraft that came within an estimated 50 to 100 feet of colliding near the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP). http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100923b.html F469B17F-65AE-4894-86F1-77EB4309B810 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:11:07 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of last year's midair collision over the Hudson River that resulted in the deaths of all nine persons aboard the two aircraft were the inherent limitations of "see-and-avoid" concept and a Teterboro Airport air traffic controller's nonpertinent telephone conversation at the time of the collision. The see-and-avoid technique of averting mid-air collisions was not effective because of the difficulty the airplane pilot had in seeing the helicopter until the final seconds before the collision. In addition, the Teterboro Airport local controller engaged in a personal telephone conversation, which distracted him from his air traffic control duties, including the timely transfer of communications for the accident airplane to the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) tower and correcting the airplane pilot's incorrect read-back of the EWR tower frequency. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100914.html C941D3C0-5A72-4C0D-BA58-32308EC75C01 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:03:51 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, September 14, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100909.html 905FDAE5-D001-4354-97FF-7BD1CA988C88 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:40:20 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will dispatch an aviation investigator to assist the government of United Arab Emirates in its investigation of the crash of a United Parcel Service (UPS)-operated cargo plane, a Boeing 747-400. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100903.html F286950A-C252-4E8F-B94F-FEC5BBFA5F88 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:32:45 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Colombia with its investigation of today's airplane accident on San Andreas Island. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100816c.html 7CD2CC57-1E1D-4448-B5BD-8B26D5732D5E Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:22:44 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Columbia with its investigation of today's airplane accident on San Andreas Island. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100816c.html 66558EE6-F747-40F6-B7CD-52A8D11BE6CD Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:10:47 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day symposium on the role that airline code-sharing arrangements play in aviation safety. The event, chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, will be held on October 26-27, 2010, in Washington, DC. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100816.html 83C990C6-06F9-4E6D-AE4A-AB5FBE591F62 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:08:16 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has released three photographs of the aircraft accident site near Aleknagik, Alaska that took the lives of 5 of the 9 persons aboard. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100813b.html 96613228-D70A-49A9-8DE3-17CFE723ACA8 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:07:56 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a press briefing on its investigation into last night's airplane crash near Dillingham, Alaska. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100810b.html 7CF30BD5-03F7-4563-B133-17A5957D64C0 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:32:14 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go Team to investigate last night's airplane crash near Dillingham, Alaska. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100810.html 91C41899-9B27-4A08-B8FC-BAE938FB265E Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:31:54 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident or incident. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100805.html E77941E7-19F6-404B-A4A0-6E1985878F3B Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:31:18 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Saudi Arabia with its investigation of today's cargo airplane accident in Riyadh. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100727.html E5DD0988-4E58-4D72-A3C9-54125B7F1919 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:30:46 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating yesterday’s turbulence event experienced by United Airlines Flight #967 (N773UA). http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100721.html EE86AEB6-113C-42AC-B1FE-DE57B0075FF7 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:04 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the 2008 Continental Airlines flight 1404 runway excursion accident was the captain's cessation of rudder input, which was needed to maintain directional control of the airplane, about 4 seconds before the aircraft departed the runway, when the airplane encountered a strong and gusty crosswind that exceeded the captain's training and experience. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100713.html A594BB18-D4E6-41EC-96CB-806FB5D41D6C Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:29:35 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board meeting on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one item on the agenda. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100708.html 5F8E2D26-40FF-4CC7-B1E4-1F4A17E26BBE Thu, 8 Jul 2010 09:14:26 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched an aviation investigator to assist the government of Canada in its investigation of the crash of a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation King Air B-100 (C-FGIN). http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100624.html B2508518-558D-4B6A-B31C-455A8225735A Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:16:57 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its investigation of today’s airplane accident in Ottawa. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100616b.html 7DA70263-952A-4B0B-A2CC-3F9C705388C0 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:32:19 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today dispatched a team to investigate today's aviation event that occurred at approximately 10:05 a.m. at Reagan National Airport, in Washington, D.C. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100608b.html 42A84476-1F5D-4AD9-B6E2-8758A5EDD5D1 Tue, 8 Jun 2010 12:41:29 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the near midair collision of a passenger jetliner and a cargo jumbo jet. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100528.html 99F3BA52-C08B-4D0C-8CCB-1ACD3B4C7909 Fri, 28 May 2010 10:58:46 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued two urgent safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The first recommendation asks that the FAA require operators of aircraft equipped with a particular model engine to immediately perform blade borescope inspections (BSI) of the high pressure turbine rotor at specific intervals until the current turbine disk can be redesigned and replaced with one that can withstand the unbalance vibration forces from the high pressure rotor. The second recommendation asks the FAA to require the engine manufacturer to immediately redesign the disk. The NTSB issued an additional recommendation for a requirement that operators perform a second type of inspection and another recommendation related to the engine manufacturer regarding the installation of the replacement disk. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100527b.html 0D43CE5C-AB0A-45F0-8CD8-DA786DB809D7 Thu, 27 May 2010 09:07:16 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued a Safety Alert to advise parents of the dangers to young children on aircraft when not restrained in an approved child restraint system or device. The Safety Alert notes that preventable injuries and deaths have occurred in children younger than 2 years who were unrestrained. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100527.html 81DA1280-5692-44DE-A985-51122753C6E6 Thu, 27 May 2010 16:27:06 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today told the leaders of the nation's regional airlines to find new methods to solve old problems. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100526.html 83FEC3AF-0B96-4FB0-BCA4-589E50C4F62E Wed, 26 May 2010 15:04:43 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has developed a five-day course in rotorcraft accident investigation that will be delivered at its training center near Washington in August. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100524.html 958ACB60-55A7-4BAD-9F39-4D847844B063 Mon, 24 May 2010 11:55:48 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of India with its investigation of yesterday's airplane accident in Mangalore. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100522.html 1563C325-C9EF-40E4-8FE8-739461A5B347 Sat, 22 May 2010 08:55:03 -0400 In its continuing investigation of a fire aboard a Boeing 757 that diverted to Dulles Airport (IAD) enroute to the Los Angeles International airport (LAX) from New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport (JFK), the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100521.html 17E6EFC4-62C1-478C-BDC6-31E2893E4C12 Fri, 21 May 2010 10:30:46 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board meeting on July 27, 2010, to consider a final report on its investigation of the June 22, 2009, fatal accident involving the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains in between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations on the Red Line in Washington, D.C. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100520.html 90B6CE92-0AF8-4A15-976A-A0DD46CC7666 Thu, 20 May 2010 14:48:52 -0400 In its continuing investigation of the highway accident that killed 11 people near Munfordville, Kentucky, in March, the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100514.html 5FAC6E02-70AA-4B2D-BA51-559EB201BCB2 Fri, 14 May 2010 13:50:37 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Libya in its investigation of an accident involving an Airbus A330- 200, which was equipped with General Electric CF6-8E1 engines. At approximately 6:00 am local time on May 12, 2010, the aircraft, operated by Afriqiyah Airways, crashed on approach to Tripoli airport in Tripoli, Libya. Of the 104 passengers and crew on board the airplane, there was one survivor. The airplane originated in Johannesburg, South Africa. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100513.html 1AE0FB13-DEA6-4CC7-9E86-ECD5C0E1BEBA Thu, 13 May 2010 11:26:40 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to today's marine accident in Staten Island, New York. At approximately 9:22 a.m., the Staten Island Ferry Andrew Barberi collided into the St. George terminal pier. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100508.html 7503CE6B-A2B3-473D-A274-9EB04211F883 Sat, 8 May 2010 08:55:35 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Accident Investigation Orientation for Rail Professionals (RPH 301), scheduled for May 18-19, 2010, at its NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), still has openings for interested mid- to senior-level rail industry professionals. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100505.html 88E6F667-B3E5-48C0-B47F-C70EDC581E73 Wed, 5 May 2010 14:02:43 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today published its agenda for the Professionalism in Aviation safety forum which will begin at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday May 18, 2010. NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman will chair the three-day, en-banc forum which is open to the public (there is no registration for attendees). http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100505b.html B70182B4-B2BA-4A91-80CD-808A9E13A4B4 Wed, 5 May 2010 14:01:07 -0400 Washington, DC - In addition to the decisions and actions of the flight crewmembers, overwater safety equipment likely saved lives that might have otherwise been lost to drowning, the NTSB said. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100504.html F590A229-E8A4-47E7-A230-52CD60475F01 Tue, 4 May 2010 16:54:33 -0400 The NTSB has launched an investigation into the near collision of a Southwest Airlines jetliner and a news helicopter over a runway at Houston's Hobby Airport last week. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100503.html F313610A-7139-4614-A754-E9AC11E759F4 Mon, 3 May 2010 16:41:48 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman was one of the featured guests for the first national "No Phone Zone Day," an initiative sponsored by Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Studios. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100430.html D51BF130-B8C6-44EE-8FB5-ACEE52C7091A Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:08:28 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said today that the use of data to manage and improve safety in the aviation industry has had a positive effect on the world's improving aviation safety record but she cautioned against over-reliance on these systems to the neglect of forensic investigation. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100429.html EC0DEFD8-F763-41A8-A3BC-D6645F8E0560 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:21:05 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman testified today before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, about issues concerning the safety of large trucks and buses. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100428.html 032D9D1D-51F9-456D-A127-22582153A980 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:20:30 -0400 In its continuing investigation of the midair collision of an air tour helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River, the National Transportation Safety Board will open the public docket on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 10 a.m. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100427.html 7E9F5202-61B9-4774-8BEE-BDDC11E5B5E4 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:00:52 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on May 4 on its investigation into the accident in which a US Airways jetliner came to rest in the Hudson River near New York City after a low-altitude encounter with a flock of birds. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100426.html 73F4FF79-6F94-4B9D-B499-B8FD4DDF9D3E Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:59:34 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the near collision of a commercial jetliner and a small private plane at the intersection of two active runways at Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport in Southern California. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100423.html 576D1400-AC54-4D4A-9EAD-B0F6A0DF5CDB Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:56:15 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a safety forum on professionalism in aviation beginning Tuesday, May 18, 2010. The three-day, en-banc forum will be chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100419.html CF878632-63B5-4AFA-864B-913FFE33E923 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:55:35 -0400 Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today released preliminary aviation accident statistics for 2009 showing an overall decrease in U. S. civil aviation accidents that includes general aviation and on-demand Part 135 operations. In fact, on-demand Part 135 operations had the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents for that type of air operation in the last 2 decades. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100408.html 247656CB-C85C-40C6-8B34-6A238385EF6C Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:53:01 -0400 As part of the Safety Board's investigation into the runway overrun at Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, the NTSB will open the public accident docket on Thursday, April 8, 2010. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100407.html 03125C04-81C7-447B-82F8-2D3E8D6E0C76 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:20:04 -0400 Washington, DC - A chartered business jet crashed at a South Carolina airport 18 months ago because of the operator’s inadequate maintenance of the airplane’s tires and the decision by the captain to attempt a high-speed rejected takeoff, which went against standard operating procedures and training, the NTSB determined today. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100406.html 2820E68D-0C91-4C34-BAB5-0F5FB644BB09 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:21:00 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation into an accident in which a chartered business jet crashed during a rejected takeoff in Columbia, South Carolina, 18 months ago. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100401.html 184DA81D-2BBE-4DFA-BF1F-54D28A015137 Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:48:41 -0400 The NTSB has launched an investigation to determine why a commercial jetliner and a small light airplane came within an estimated 300 feet of colliding over San Francisco on Saturday. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100330.html 05412F79-B77B-4F5F-B60D-8DA8413593F5 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:39:50 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a Go Team to investigate this morning's fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer and a van in Kentucky. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100326.html 5DB5820C-8FFA-429F-9E1F-85D8EFEAAFE0 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:40:30 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to investigate the crash of an emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter this morning in Brownsville, Tennessee, about 55 miles northeast of Memphis. Three crewmembers were killed in the accident; there was no patient onboard at the time of the crash. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100325.html CAB95F32-6968-42A8-90D9-EB2D0C67E273 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:33:37 -0400 Washington, DC - In an address to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) in Orlando today, NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman lauded controllers for their role in keeping the number of runway incursions low while challenging the Federal Aviation Administration to hasten the pace of its efforts to improve runway safety. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100323.html A6A7B8A0-6ED6-4062-9B33-0FF678A39263 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:05:03 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that Northwest Airlines flight 188 overflew its destination airport of Minneapolis by more than 100 miles and failed to maintain radio communications because the pilots became distracted by a conversation unrelated to the operation of the aircraft. The NTSB’s accident brief, released today, also note air traffic control shortcomings during the event, and the Board issued two safety recommendations to address those shortcomings. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100318.html 9AD4E6BB-46F8-4EE3-B6A0-CA6911052ACA Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:44:20 -0400 Washington, DC - Today the National Transportation Safety Board adopted a study concluding that single engine airplanes equipped with glass cockpits had no better overall safety record than airplanes with conventional instrumentation. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100309.html 26EB6E68-33F4-4C5D-B1F7-875DF9E73B80 Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:57:25 -0500 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today encouraged the sleep research and healthcare community to continue their efforts to educate transportation policy makers of the dangers of fatigue in all modes of transportation. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100305.html F57E8450-CD45-4FEE-A53D-CBBD35C2037E Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:29:18 -0500 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman testified in the U.S. Senate today about the status of aviation safety a year after the crash of Continental Flight 3407 near Buffalo, New York on February 12, 2009. The flight was operated by Colgan Air. The crash resulted in 50 fatalities, including all of the passengers, the flight crew, and one person on the ground. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100225.html DD5EB211-CA11-40A8-9263-FF806CCEB360 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:56:38 -0500 Washington, DC - NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman today, in testimony before the House Aviation Subcommittee, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, discussed the dangers of aircraft flying in icing conditions and highlighted longstanding Safety Board recommendations that have yet to be adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration to address the issue. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100224.html BABAB5B3-4E9E-45FF-8A57-A34B71C22C68 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:55:56 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has transferred control of the investigation into yesterday's crash of a small aircraft into an office building in Austin, Texas to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100219.html EA255C98-81D0-4E46-94D5-97ABBAC46EA9 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:45:28 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued its 2010 Federal Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements, adding rail, aviation and marine issues, and updating the status of other issues on the list. At the same time, the Board removed the issue areas dealing with improved protection for school bus passengers and fatigue in the pipeline industry. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100218c.html F2F52BC2-F940-4525-BA10-9FE1B79F2882 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:21:43 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information about the Board's scheduled public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into the cause of the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Red Line trains. The collision occurred on June 22, 2009, between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations in Washington, D.C. As a result of this accident, there were nine fatalities and numerous injuries. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100217.html 0D587A49-27B8-4D18-8B08-9D75CAA09501 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:43:06 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched an investigator to today's Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) accident in Washington, DC. NTSB has designated Jim Southworth, Chief, Railroad Division, as the Investigator-in-Charge. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100212b.html 976629DC-7290-4A64-89ED-EFF0727CD19E Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:36:22 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Thursday, February 18, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Board will review its list of Most Wanted safety recommendations directed at federal agencies. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100212.html 2FD6D26F-6256-4601-A1C9-63E21AF46EEA Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:35:28 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information about the Board's scheduled public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into the cause of the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Red Line trains. The collision occurred on June 22, 2009, between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations in Washington, D.C. As a result of this accident, there were nine fatalities and numerous injuries. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100204.html 8BF8B968-8082-4932-8CAF-5DC4C7578381 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:01:01 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the captain of Colgan Air flight 3407 inappropriately responded to the activation of the stick shaker, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which the airplane did not recover. In a report adopted today in a public Board meeting in Washington, additional flight crew failures were noted as causal to the accident. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100202.html AADFC5B2-C99E-411D-A497-2356E20BFB74 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:00:05 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board provides the following update on its investigation into the January 26th Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) accident in Rockville, MD, involving a hi- rail vehicle, in the work zone on the Red Line that struck and killed two employees on the track. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100129b.html 0A1BCF34-D297-4F35-B7C5-DDA579BF56C8 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:18:41 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a press briefing today at 3 pm on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) accident that occurred this morning in Rockville, MD. The briefing will be held in the NTSB's Board Room and Conference Center, at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100126b.html 8696F942-10E1-4088-941D-32BC6B636CFC Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:31:46 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a team of investigators to today's Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) accident in Rockville, MD. At 1:45 am (EST) a hi-rail vehicle, in the work zone on the red line near Rockville Station, struck and killed two employees on the track. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100126.html 61073608-54C8-4ED1-AB19-5F10021A90AD Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:05:06 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to participate with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in its investigation of Saturday's collision involving the tank vessel EAGLE OTOME and the tug DIXIE VENGEANCE near Port Arthur, Texas, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the two federal agencies. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100125b.html 20FAD113-A6B5-4BCD-887C-E7449A435162 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:32:26 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will dispatch an aviation investigator to assist the government of Lebanon in its investigation of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines B- 737-800 (ET-ANB) off the coast of Lebanon. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100125.html 77E98CA3-6A92-4F0F-A143-44C14ED424C7 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:25:01 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the 2008 rail accident in Chatsworth, California, involving a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train, was caused by the Metrolink engineer's prohibited use of a wireless device while he was operating the train. The engineer failed to respond appropriately to a red signal at Control Point Topanga because he was engaged in text messaging at the time, the NTSB said. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100121.html D7DF3C11-32B9-4A94-BB2C-B9B7D66F39C2 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:18:26 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a Board meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Board will consider a final report on the following investigation: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100114.html 38E19C24-17A7-487C-83C9-B255BC5B6701 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:17:47 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will open its public docket Thursday on a January 2009 helicopter accident that killed 8 persons. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100106.html 03ED0C4C-693C-4A12-8DD2-616252FBEA87 Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:17:04 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team of investigators to assist the government of Jamaica in its investigation of an accident involving an American Airlines B737-800 (N977AN) yesterday evening. At approximately 10:00 pm local time, the aircraft, operating as flight 331 from Miami, Florida, overshot the end of the runway while landing at Kingston, Jamaica in heavy rain, crossed a road and stopped on a beach. There were 148 passengers on board, and 6 crew. Multiple injuries have been reported. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091223.html 03D08B5C-FCEF-4F21-B782-82A933CA5D39 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:16:22 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will open the public docket Wednesday on its investigation into the overflight event involving Northwest Airlines flight 188 in October. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091215.html 429CEDB0-4226-4696-8F1D-76CBC6B72B76 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:22:42 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of the January 24, 2008 allision of the MV Orange Sun with the dredge New York was the master's failure to appropriately use bridge resource management and to communicate; specifically, to familiarize his bridge crew with and inform the pilot of the vessel's occasional tendency to sheer, a characteristic that he had personally experienced. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091209.html 0312568B-ABF5-4929-BDD7-9C0D382740C2 Wed, 9 Dec 2009 08:29:13 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the January 2008 fatal crash of a motorcoach near Victoria, Texas, was caused by the driver’s loss of control of the vehicle after he fell asleep at the wheel. The 42-year old driver drifted off the road, but then reacted by oversteering the vehicle once he regained awareness. The driver subsequently lost control of the motorcoach and it overturned on its right side. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091208b.html E801652D-031B-422F-9BBF-BE947EC8ED8F Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:01:25 -0500 In a speech given to anti-impaired driving advocacy groups yesterday, NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said that addressing the problem of impaired driving-related traffic accidents is an important safety concern that she will seek to advance as head of the nation's transportation accident investigation agency. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091208.html 1AB8620A-9B02-42E6-94BD-DBF5928AC38C Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:12:53 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to investigate Saturday's marine accident in Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina. NTSB senior marine investigator Thomas Roth-Roffy is the Investigator-in-Charge and is leading the Safety Board's investigation. He is accompanied by two NTSB investigators. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091207.html A24AA09E-3A78-468D-B666-114B585126D3 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:15:04 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one agenda item. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091130.html 05FF26F5-1A36-4745-B078-73BF35771295 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:34:06 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will dispatch a team of investigators to assist the government of China in its investigation of today's crash of a Boeing/McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, operated by Avient Air (registration Z-BAV). Today, at approximately 8:14 a.m. local time, the aircraft, flight #SMJ324, crashed on takeoff at Pudong Airport in Shanghai, China, under unknown circumstances. This cargo flight originated in Shanghai and its destination was Harare, Zimbabwe. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091128.html DB8D4FD1-2302-4D55-83FF-D234A8C7C63E Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:33:07 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board's course, Marine Accident Investigation (MS 101), scheduled for December 7- 11, 2009, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), still has openings for interested mid- to senior-level marine industry professionals. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091125.html D722DC6F-A8C2-4F71-A5B5-B981B895CDB6 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:08:53 -0500 Washington, D.C. - For the seventh consecutive year the National Transportation Safety Board's financial statements received an unqualified, or "clean," opinion from the Department of Transportation Inspector General. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091118.html 5DFB68B5-6F50-4E45-AFD4-9E53C2A4BC68 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:25:37 -0500 Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the fire on board the Queen of the West was the failure of a pressurized component on the port main propulsion hydraulic system, resulting in hydraulic oil spraying onto the port engine's exhaust piping and catching fire. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091117.html A209FEE5-4533-4535-9022-989455A098FE Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:30:50 -0500 An experimental airplane of the same series that the National Transportation Safety Board urged the Federal Aviation Administration to ground seven months ago, until a flight control problem could be corrected, was involved in another fatal accident last week. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091113.html 40909ECF-5037-428D-A607-AA624DBE8DDC Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:31:19 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. There is one agenda item. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091112b.html C67F5A11-577B-4CB5-B373-4555BB726E33 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:21:16 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today announced that it will hold a public hearing on February 23-24, 2010, as part of its ongoing investigation into the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Red Line trains on June 22, 2009 that occurred between the Fort Totten and Takoma Park stations in Washington, D.C. As a result of this accident, there were nine fatalities and numerous injuries. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091112.html A59D4C90-A7FE-4D4C-8FF0-58604E15315B Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:18:35 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of a fatal motorcoach accident in Sherman, Texas, was the failure of the right steer axle tire, due to an extended period of low-pressure operation, which resulted in sidewall, belting, and body ply separation within the tire, leading to loss of vehicle control. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091027b.html 60E3E209-474A-409B-9140-06D46ECE45C7 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:47:15 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the crash of a Maryland State Police (MSP) helicopter emergency medical services flight was the pilot's attempt to regain visual conditions by performing a rapid descent and his failure to arrest the descent at the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091027.html DDF31855-7311-4A62-9CB2-1E21B47881EF Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:46:03 -0500 In its continuing investigation of an Airbus A320 that overflew the Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold- Chamberlain Airport (MSP), the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: On Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 5:56 pm mountain daylight time, an Airbus A320, operating as Northwest Airlines (NWA) flight 188, became a NORDO (no radio communications) flight at 37,000 feet. The flight was operating as a Part 121 flight from San Diego International Airport, San Diego, California (SAN) to MSP with 144 passengers, 2 pilots and 3 flight attendants. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091026.html 1154225A-F9A4-4689-89D0-4F7E8A379EE6 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:57:40 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a three-member team to investigate yesterday's tanker truck explosion under an interstate bridge. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091023b.html 62FEE26E-35BD-4676-9486-1032C2E23A93 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:01:12 -0400 The flight recorders from Northwest flight 188 that overflew the Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP) will be available for television and still photography this afternoon between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. at National Transportation Safety Board headquarters. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091023.html 81922343-89E6-46B8-B716-73850C3E86C2 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:03:17 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident where an Airbus A320 overflew the Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (MSP). http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091022.html 0E116141-6841-4168-B87F-74830FD253E9 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:07:42 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the landing of a Delta B-767 on an active taxiway at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL). http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091021b.html 8C946352-348B-4EE7-8549-A37413B10B22 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:37 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Board will meet on the following items: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091021.html 25C96927-9E15-4D49-AB00-2C482859D1B1 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:55 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the 2007 pipeline rupture near Carmichael, Mississippi was the failure of a weld that caused the pipe to fracture along the longitudinal seam weld, a portion of the upstream girth weld, and portions of the adjacent pipe joints. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091014b.html 2A8C6F74-4ABA-4A56-A57D-A5BE4AFE8663 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:02:13 -0400 Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of an aircraft that lost control and impacted water was the pilots' mismanagement of an abnormal flight control situation through improper actions, including lack of crew coordination, and failing to control airspeed and to prioritize control of the airplane. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091014.html EEF63C13-EAEF-40BA-A23E-6F245E410A1C Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:38:09 -0400 In its continuing investigation of a freight train accident in July in Iowa, killing two, the NTSB has developed the following factual information: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091002.html 5B6B8DE6-1B3A-4A9A-81B3-250208FA658E Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:11:32 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the sinking of the Alaska Ranger was uncontrolled, progressive flooding due to a lack of internal watertight integrity and to a breach of the hull's watertight envelope, likely caused by the physical loss of a rudder. Contributing to the loss of life was the vessel's movement astern, which likely accelerated the flooding and caused the liferafts to swing out of reach of many crewmembers. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090930.html 9184FC55-3753-46B5-8BD8-47D3814AD9D5 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:22:03 -0400 Washington, DC - Transportation fatalities in the United States decreased by almost 10 percent in 2008 from 2007, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. This marks the third consecutive year of decreasing transportation fatalities. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090929.html 6CA92726-445F-4A64-9E05-AC077424EB55 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:58:28 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of a medical emergency services helicopter near Georgetown, South Carolina. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090926.html 21958686-412B-4797-BF33-8DD764F46734 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:57:20 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman this week filled two senior management positions at the agency. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090923.html 0CFB5D8E-A827-4571-A9BB-34DDB5D18F48 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:03:23 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today issued nine safety recommendations, six of which are urgent, to address concerns about the safety of train control systems that use audio frequency track circuits. The recommendations are the result of NTSB's ongoing investigation into the collision between two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains on the Red Line near the Fort Totten station in Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090922.html 7D8FA724-8DF8-4AF0-BA86-969F6E4FE37B Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:07:16 -0400 Washington, DC - NTSB Vice Chairman Christopher A. Hart testified today regarding the ongoing investigation into the mid-air collision over the Hudson River. The collision occurred on August 8 between a helicopter and an airplane. All 9 persons on board both aircraft were killed. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090915.html 320ACC27-116C-4C58-8E11-DCA7CC434FCB Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:37:39 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today called upon Arizona, Florida and South Dakota to join the rest of the country by passing booster seat legislation, as has been recommended by the Board since 1996. The U.S. territories of American Samoa and Puerto Rico also lack booster seat laws for children. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090909.html B010428C-45FC-4896-94A7-FC09A9FC4B6F Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:00:04 -0400 As part of the Safety Board's investigation into the sinking of the FV Alaska Ranger in the Bering Sea, the NTSB will open the public accident docket on Friday, September 4, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090903.html 118418DC-4823-4C62-AE19-11AC8713076D Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:59:45 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is devoting two days at its Training Center to offer guidance to aviation public affairs professionals on how to most effectively manage emergency communications following a major aircraft accident. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090902.html 773248A7-0C53-45B9-B86F-7CAA94873050 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:59:15 -0400 Washington, DC - In a Special Investigation Report (SIR-09/02) adopted today, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that pedal misapplication was a factor in five heavy vehicle accidents investigated by the Board between 2005 and 2008. Pedal misapplication occurs when a driver depresses the accelerator instead of, or in addition to, the brake pedal. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090901b.html BC43F67D-1927-403B-8816-1AC53A6FF86F Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:22:25 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued 19 recommendations regarding Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS). These recommendations address various safety issues including pilot training; safety management systems to minimize risk; collection and analysis of flight, weather, and safety data; flight data monitoring; development of a low altitude airspace infrastructure; and the use of dual pilots, autopilots, and night vision imaging systems (NVIS). http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090901.html 1FD6A721-2200-4384-858E-EA3843D7033B Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:20:14 -0400 Washington - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued five safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) resulting from the Safety Board's ongoing investigation of the midair collision over the Hudson River near Hoboken, New Jersey on August 8, 2009. The collision of a Eurocopter AS350 BA helicopter, and a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane caused nine fatalities, including the pilot and five passengers aboard the helicopter and the pilot and two passengers aboard the airplane. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090827b.html F9FBDC46-EB1B-4BD7-B990-A347C276AE78 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:45:19 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090827.html 8A8CE2F1-830C-4EC9-A1D8-B9326D759F20 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:44:54 -0400 President Barack Obama has designated National Transportation Safety Board Member Christopher A. Hart as the agency's Vice Chairman. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090820.html FA1D979B-4756-42C6-A80E-589BA4DC73ED Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:55:47 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration: Require that operators of Boeing DC-9 series, MD-80 series, MD-90 series, and B-717 airplanes include items in their preflight checklists to verify that a check of the takeoff warning system is accomplished before every flight. (A-09- 67) http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090817.html 53A7B4C1-8387-4680-9A3B-9314D0735332 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:19:43 -0400 In its continuing investigation of the midair collision of an air tour helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River on Saturday, the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: On August 8, 2009, at 11:53 a.m. EDT, a Eurocopter AS 350 BA (N401LH) operated by Liberty Helicopters and a Piper PA-32R- 300 (N71MC) operated by a private pilot, collided in midair over the Hudson River near Hoboken, New Jersey. The certificated commercial pilot and five passengers onboard the helicopter were killed. The certificated private pilot and two passengers onboard the airplane were also killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plans were filed for either flight. The local sightseeing helicopter flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 136. The personal airplane flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090814.html 45080807-29DF-42CE-A55E-AB15C282ADF6 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:18:40 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate today's midair collision over the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey of a small airplane and a tourist helicopter. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090808.html 84CDCD64-0FA5-4CCF-9544-31B8166A13D4 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:40:20 -0400 As part of its continuing investigation into an accident in which a business jet overran the runway during takeoff in Columbia, South Carolina, killing four and injuring two, the National Transportation Safety Board will open the public accident docket on Friday, August 7, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090806.html 36B3E9AD-7F89-4601-A531-1BC1BD0026C6 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:39:40 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today released the site of the Ft. Totten accident back to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The site, located on the Red Line between Ft. Totten and Takoma stations in Washington, D.C., was the scene of the fatal collision of two WMATA trains on June 22, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090731.html D2766A55-0E49-4190-9127-10425AD58BDD Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:26:12 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board continues to make progress in its investigation of the June 22, 2009, collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains on the Red Line in Washington, D.C. The Board has developed the following factual information: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090729.html 9F1EDF56-55B1-4109-8494-10A0B14B3E9B Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:20:20 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the 2008 crash in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, of a Cessna 500 was airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or more large birds (American white pelicans), which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090728b.html ACA32CEC-D67E-4FC6-A922-35C10B7813D8 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:29:45 -0400 Deborah A.P. Hersman, who has been a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for 5 years, was sworn in today as the agency's 12th Chairman. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090728.html B1904D07-1DB1-4D1A-91AE-B83CA5FBE148 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:29:19 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board continues to make progress in its investigation into the crash of Colgan Air flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York; according to NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker. The Safety Board has released additional information in its public docket. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090727.html B7CCCAC3-3E84-4765-971B-5185954A3865 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:06:16 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board continues to make progress in its investigation of the June 22, 2009, collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains on the Red Line in Washington, D.C. The Board has developed the following factual information: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090723.html CE7C3638-83F5-4141-A4C2-F288881A2427 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:13:59 -0400 In its continuing investigation of the collision between two San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) light rail trains on Saturday, injuring more than 40 people, NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has announced the following factual information: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090722.html A2A458C8-712C-4F96-ADA3-07F38F23BF7D Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:13:19 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - After leading the National Transportation Safety Board for four and a half years, Mark V. Rosenker has announced that he will resign his position as Acting Chairman and Member. He submitted his letter of resignation to President Obama today. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090721.html 0BC5A4C5-3049-4FB9-BD2F-78FA7095A2A6 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:55:13 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Member Kathryn (Kitty) O’Leary Higgins today submitted to President Obama her resignation from the Board, effective August 3. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090720b.html D6D416F1-6C79-4D33-AD35-A37101E04D1C Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:57:16 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting Tuesday, July 28, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090720.html A91A1388-705A-4BEB-9D53-DA12095F2627 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:56:11 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into yesterday's transit system accident in San Francisco that injured more than 40 people. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090719.html A7AE4EAC-6156-4C3E-8042-6D8950BAB073 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:53:53 -0400 In its continuing investigation of the Southwest Airlines 737-300 (N387SW) that experienced a rapid decompression during a flight from Nashville to Baltimore on July 13, 2009, NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker has authorized the release of two photographs showing the compromised section of the area of the fuselage that failed in flight. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090716b.html 74CC79BE-AD65-4B5C-AD05-047216217E3E Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:48:23 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a three-member team to investigate yesterday's multiple- vehicle accident that resulted in a fire and bridge collapse. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090716a.html E6D5827B-7FF5-42C0-9F7B-8300EA23F2E9 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:47:56 -0400 Continental Airlines flight 1404 accident in Denver, Colorado, the National Transportation Safety Board will open the public docket on Friday, July, 17, 2009 at 9 a.m. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090716.html 5AB4C87E-F3AB-4909-B301-BA7334944B0E Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:47:31 -0400 National Transportation Safety Board Member Debbie Hersman today, testifying before Congress, described a multi-faceted National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the deadliest accident in the history of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). A collision between two trains on June 22 killed 9 people and injured scores of others. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090714b.html 3CAEF84A-3B89-4740-A761-3116C8931461 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:46:58 -0400 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the two-train collision on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Green Line last year occurred as a result of the trolley operator's failure to obey a signal indication likely because she became disengaged from her environment consistent with experiencing an episode of micro-sleep. The lack of a positive train control system, which would have intervened to stop the train and prevented the collision, was cited as a contributing factor. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090714a.html BAD5A4F8-911A-4B31-A9AE-18B784790515 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:46:28 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching investigators to investigate a Southwest Airlines jet after it made an emergency landing in West Virginia yesterday after a hole opened in the body of the plane and the cabin lost pressure. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090714.html 0379822E-2802-484D-A225-FE51F2D5A374 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:45:58 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today issued an urgent safety recommendation to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) calling for enhanced safety redundancy of its train control system. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090713.html 9C4FA875-5E29-4071-91EB-3122FABA8E8E Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:45:21 -0400 Washington, DC – The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the aviation accident that claimed the life of Steve Fossett. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090709.html EA7295B3-AED3-4F27-95FF-522C4CF20698 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:44:57 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information from its investigation of the collision of two trains on the monorail system at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, that occurred early Sunday morning: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090708.html F77FE17C-BB91-4E3F-8A78-15150C5B93E7 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 08:44:04 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an accident on the monorail passenger transportation system at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090706a.html 5DA53849-39C7-4066-96B2-142D4C6E655F Mon, 6 Jul 2009 08:26:59 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, July 14, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090706.html 06A8B093-6527-4EC0-85BF-98012A786BD1 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:40:31 -0400 WASHINGTON, D.C. - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker prompted Americans today to keep safety in mind when celebrating our nation's independence this Fourth of July weekend. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090701b.html FD0CD358-4A4A-41B8-950E-032274961C77 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:16:40 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today released its annual report to Congress, providing a summary of accident investigations and safety recommendations in the past calendar year. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090701a.html 84C1CDF6-B5AA-4105-A999-67C22B788ECC Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:16:16 -0400 In its continuing investigation of the June 22, 2009, accident involving the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains on the Red Line in Washington, D.C., the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090701.html EDAECBC0-E045-48C1-ADB2-2357D22E251B Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:15:04 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two runway incursions that occurred at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) in Cleveland, Ohio. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090630a.html 2BE5298C-5CE8-4780-89EA-6AAF884FBE39 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:14:36 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of a ground fire that caused extensive damage to a cargo airplane last year was due to the design of oxygen system hoses and the lack of positive separation between electrical wiring and electrically conductive oxygen system components. The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) failure to require the installation of new oxygen system hoses to remedy a safety issue previously identified by Boeing was cited as a contributing factor. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090630.html AD3F8923-35FD-4819-8370-397348A7EC2F Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:12:49 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today addressed the Crescent River Pilots’ Association on ensuring passenger ship safety on the nation's waterways. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090629.html 1C13CBE5-B6AE-4B88-AD48-26E2F315FDF4 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:11:38 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent incidents in which airspeed and altitude indications in the cockpits of Airbus A-330 aircraft may have malfunctioned. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090625a.html 5C3C633F-F68F-4BD8-9377-37E44E8FBB0C Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:10:10 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board continues to make progress in its investigation of the June 22, 2009, accident involving the collision of two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) trains on the Red Line in Washington, D.C. The Board has developed the following factual information: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090625.html 0069B598-09A7-4D59-B7B4-754780EFB82A Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:08:50 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, June 30, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090624a.html C5A24002-89AA-4EAD-AE09-49015663A789 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:51:49 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today addressed the Western States Boating Administrators Association Conference (WSBAA) on advancing recreational boating safety on the nation's waterways. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090623.html 8DD6BB9B-BA98-4C64-90EB-8093C687C4F2 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:49:55 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a go-team to investigate the collision of two Metro trains in Washington, DC. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090622.html 50887B12-70B2-450F-904F-288EE7EB296F Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:49:11 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a go-team to investigate the freight train derailment in Rockford, Illinois, on Friday, June 19th. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090620.html 68466201-0F92-4B2C-84A9-DF0DD96688E7 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:47:29 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today commended Alaska and Texas for enacting booster seat legislation. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090618.html 36EC8CCD-FBE6-4C70-AE36-4903517BE4AF Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:03:26 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today testified before Congress about the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) role in the Oversight of Commercial Air Carriers and the relevance to Safety Board recommendations. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090610.html 88477C54-C476-4A3D-8EA8-9F7C39138F01 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:25:50 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information about the Board's scheduled public hearing on the January 2009 ditching of the US Airways A-320 into the Hudson River. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090604.html FCD92ADB-7370-4120-AE1C-45A50C786BE1 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 11:24:48 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has accepted an invitation from the French aviation accident investigation authority, the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA), to assist in the investigation of Air France flight 447, the A- 330 that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast on Monday morning. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090603a.html 7896CA04-E35F-45D4-B51B-BFC71D364DEE Wed, 3 Jun 2009 11:23:23 -0400 Washington, DC - In an address to the New Jersey Motorcoach Association today, NTSB Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker called on the motorcoach industry to voluntarily move toward fleets equipped with lap/shoulder belts. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090603.html D01B34DE-0CFB-4CD5-B44C-177D2C6B44CD Wed, 3 Jun 2009 11:17:18 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a runway incursion that occurred on Friday morning at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) involving a general aviation aircraft and a regional jet airliner bound for New Bern, NC (EWN). http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090602.html BD2ACC90-13D9-4EDB-A929-4CFF3FA2444A Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:16:00 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today announced that it will begin to release all accident investigation public dockets to the NTSB public website, http://www.ntsb.gov/, beginning June 1, 2009, in accordance with the NTSB Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Improvement Plan. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090528.html 7675D630-0190-48D1-8F5E-62D25C6FA26A Thu, 28 May 2009 15:04:32 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today praised Minnesota's governor and legislature for enacting a primary seat belt law and a booster seat law. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090525.html 648BB0F7-322B-4F1B-B039-BB982CD9EB7A Mon, 25 May 2009 08:26:08 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - As we approach the beginning of another summer travel season, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today reminded all Americans that a few simple safety precautions can keep us safe while we spend time with family and friends. Rosenker emphasized the importance of safety on our waterways by encouraging the use of personal flotation devices (PFDs) for recreational boaters. Every year more than 700 boaters die on U.S. waterways, and about 70 percent of those are by drowning. Most of those that drowned were in small boats, those less than 21 feet long. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the use of PFDs (life jackets) would have prevented at least 80 percent of those drowning deaths. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090521.html A6D7FBB2-E8BB-4B5B-96D1-9100E5391004 Thu, 21 May 2009 08:25:26 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is offering a three-day course, Transportation Disaster Response - Advanced Skills in Disaster Family Assistance, at its NTSB Training Center near Washington, D.C. on June 9-11, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090519.html 7DEBF37F-BCF8-4639-B7D2-8562F132F754 Tue, 19 May 2009 10:04:18 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Member Kathryn O'Leary Higgins today told a House subcommittee that "while motorcoach accidents are infrequent events, there are still many improvements that can be made to make motorcoaches even safer." http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090518.html B8FDF6E0-721C-45F8-ABB6-AF3FEE85B356 Mon, 18 May 2009 11:20:58 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Member Deborah A.P. Hersman today testified before Congress about the safety of hazardous materials transportation. She focused her testimony on the transportation of lithium batteries, the use of wet lines on tanker trucks, and the loading and unloading of hazardous materials from tank trucks and railroad tank cars. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090514.html 04E6C01A-12F4-4D4C-BF68-A084E4C8373D Thu, 14 May 2009 16:40:01 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to investigate the collision of two trolleys on Boston's MBTA Green Line. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090509.html AEEE08E9-E63E-4233-B652-B60211E89F8C Sat, 9 May 2009 08:43:10 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information about the Board's scheduled public hearing on the crash of the Colgan Air Dash-8 near Buffalo, New York. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090508b.html 90234CAC-E44D-4246-8891-BFB6AFD18621 Fri, 8 May 2009 11:42:14 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of a midair collision between two emergency medical service (EMS) helicopters last year was that both pilots' failed to see and avoid the other helicopter on approach to the helipad. Contributing to the accident were the failure of one of the pilots to follow arrival and noise abatement guidelines and the failure of the other pilot to follow communications guidelines. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090508.html D515CA85-2475-4D30-82EB-B95AAAC97657 Fri, 8 May 2009 11:39:07 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today praised the Florida legislature and Governor for passing Senate Bill 344, a primary seat belt law which requires all vehicle occupants to wear a seat belt. This change in Florida's seat belt law, from a secondary enforcement law, allows law enforcement officers to stop vehicles and issue a ticket when motor vehicle occupants do not wear a seat belt although no other offense has been committed. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090507b.html 593977E9-8A39-4F26-B08A-114410E83DB3 Thu, 7 May 2009 08:41:29 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has published two final marine accident reports on its website. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090507.html 070FA85D-6E1B-4AD6-8BA5-3443C3E21173 Thu, 7 May 2009 16:44:15 -0400 WASHINGTON, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today praised Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for his decision to publicly release a government database on aircraft bird strikes. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090423.html 80DFE18B-25CC-4524-A831-84CF34B43F66 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:33:50 -0400 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of the motorcoach accident in Mexican Hat, Utah, on January 6, 2008, was the driver's diminished alertness due to inadequate sleep resulting from a combination of factors. The Board found that the driver's state of fatigue affected his awareness of his vehicle's excessive speed and lane position on a downhill mountain grade of a rural secondary road. Contributing to the accident's severity was the lack of an adequate motorcoach occupant protection system, primarily due to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's delay in developing and promulgating standards to enhance the protection of motorcoach passengers. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090421.html 97EF0FBF-0E1C-44EA-9A32-C8B7F1865443 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:35:58 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, April 21, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090416.html 5D439C85-372A-45DF-A8E0-7750D50BCB9E Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:34:38 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today issued an urgent safety recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in which it asked the agency to prohibit further flight of a type of a small airplane that has been involved in six in-flight structural breakups since 2006. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090414a.html A75CD0CE-5DFE-41FB-9A3B-84766A1CBD43 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:33:06 -0400 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark V. Rosenker today briefed the newly formed Wichita Aero Club in Wichita, Kansas, on recent NTSB actions and activities in the aviation safety arena. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090414.html 4C0B6462-F9A7-4C16-8E88-55F73C1F3AD8 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:31:15 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to yesterday’s marine accident in Ponte Vedra, Florida. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090413.html 6C75610A-717F-47DE-9DF8-38C67EBC0960 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:29:55 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on June 9-10, 2009, as part of its ongoing investigation into the ditching of a US Airways Airbus A-320 into the Hudson River in New York City in January. The hearing will be held at the NTSB's Board Room and Conference Center in Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090408.html 6FD3DF82-3E05-4FD4-BF87-59AE84DA0482 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:25:37 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that an engine fire on an American Airlines jetliner was probably due to an unapproved and improper procedure used by mechanics to manually start one of the engines. The fire was prolonged and the safety of the aircraft further jeopardized by how the flight crew handled the emergency. A flawed internal safety management system, which could have identified the maintenance issues that led to the accident, was cited as a contributing factor. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090407.html E99CFF46-B067-443C-96F0-270A544296C1 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:20:32 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today released preliminary aviation accident statistics for the 2008 calendar year, showing improvements in some industry sectors but increased accident rates in others. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090402b.html AAE79953-3EE6-4A7F-B7E6-F4021490AE92 Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:13:57 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation into an accident in which the crew of an American Airlines jetliner, which experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off, declared an emergency and returned to the airport. No one was injured in the accident. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090402.html 0FD6431A-F70B-4659-A7F4-ACB194A94F4C Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:13:02 -0400 Washington, D.C., - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of a collision of an Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) train with the rear of a Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern) train was the failure of the Amtrak engineer to correctly interpret the signal at Englewood interlocking and Amtrak's failure to ensure that the engineer had the competency to correctly interpret the signal across the different territories over which he operated. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090331.html C5BE7A10-C95A-492B-A3F5-70D7E17E6608 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:11:03 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation of a collision of Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corporation) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk Southern) trains near Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090326.html CBF3370B-FB3B-447C-80B7-72AE572CE04E Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:27:58 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a go-team to participate with the U.S. Coast Guard in the investigation of a fishing vessel accident in Cape May, New Jersey. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090325b.html F890C6E7-B8DA-48AD-B60E-9E1B5C19EA2C Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:40:19 -0400 In its continuing investigation into the crash of Colgan Air flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, the National Transportation Safety Board has released the following factual information. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090325.html 07D44FEB-CCEB-44ED-A2CF-F028BD0B81BF Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:38:55 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to Japan to assist in the investigation of the crash of a FedEx MD-11 at Narita International Airport. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090322b.html C7EAB714-2738-45DA-9BED-EC0C77B57D69 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:11:19 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate an airplane crash in Butte, Montana. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090322.html DE12C47D-971F-4D16-A3EF-3C941CB2B73E Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:10:44 -0400 The National Transportation Safety Board is assisting with the investigation of the crash of a helicopter in the North Atlantic today. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090312.html E18EC95A-8DC7-4EF7-954B-298436BCF64A Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:13:42 -0400 Washington, DC - Following two engine thrust rollback events on Boeing 777 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce engines, the National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation today calling for the redesign of a Rolls- Royce engine component. The Safety Board also recommended that, after the redesign is completed, the new system be installed on all affected B-777 airplanes at the next maintenance check or within six months. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090311.html 405900F0-E8B9-4895-93FA-1D22BE1BDAA5 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:11:46 -0400 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board, in recognition of National Sleep Awareness Week, reiterates its commitment to eliminating human fatigue in the transportation industry. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090306.html 0F8ED9FD-151C-4841-9F86-AD93C0A9D65A Fri, 6 Mar 2009 15:39:57 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today recommended that the U.S. Department of Transportation modify current federal regulations addressing the adequacy of mobile acetylene trailer design for protection during transport and the effectiveness and safety of current unloading procedures. Additionally, the Board asked the Compressed Gas Association to review its standard for fire suppression systems at loading and unloading facilities for these vehicles. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090305.html 00F46813-F842-42B9-B371-41E7659DC3D3 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 08:16:32 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will open the docket on the 2008 Metrolink rail accident in Chatsworth, California at the start of a public hearing, on March 3, 2009, at 9 a.m. (EST). During the two-day hearing, the Safety Board will hear testimony from witnesses called to supplement the facts discovered during the on-scene phase and subsequent follow-up investigation of the accident. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090227.html 5B9927A4-B7F2-45A6-97C5-D880FAD7F336 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:34:46 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to assist in the investigation of a B-737-800 (T-CJGE) Turkish Airlines flight 1951 that crashed short of the runway on approach. Multiple fatalities and injuries have been reported. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090225.html 2FCD06F7-11F5-425A-9C49-20F289FB5E8B Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:24:53 -0500 In its continuing investigation of the January 4, 2009, fatal accident involving a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter, operated by PHI, Inc., that crashed in a marsh near Morgan City, Louisiana (NTSB Accident Number CEN09MA117), the National Transportation Safety Board is releasing the following factual information: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090223b.html CD297D8E-D242-426C-AF64-3E9FD906D59A Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:26:25 -0500 Washington, DC - National Transportation Safety Board Member Steven R. Chealander has announced his resignation from the Board, effective February 28. http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090220.html 44C154E0-5EAB-4268-9D1C-BF2D31894CB9 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:37:53 -0500 Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day public hearing as part of its ongoing investigation into the ditching of a US Airways Airbus A-320 into the Hudson River in New York City in January. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090219.html 4CF3BA5E-1D7A-4364-85EE-859BD81CF822 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:15:26 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that a medically unfit pilot, an ineffective master, and poor communications between the two were the cause of an accident in which the Cosco Busan container ship spilled thousands of gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay after striking a bridge support tower. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090218.html 188E16B0-7838-49E7-9429-ADA7DADEB2AE Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:14:05 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a press briefing today at 4:00 p.m. EST on its investigation into the crash near Buffalo of a Bombardier Dash 8- Q400 twin-engine turboprop operated by Colgan Air, Inc. as Continental Connection flight 3407. NTSB Member Steven Chealander will conduct the briefing. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090216.html D26AD552-7BEB-411F-A70A-FB1F463EE447 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:16:14 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a press briefing today at 4:00 p.m. EST on its investigation into the crash near Buffalo of a Bombardier Dash 8- Q400 twin-engine turboprop operated by Colgan Air, Inc. as Continental Connection flight 3407. NTSB Member Steven Chealander will conduct the briefing. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090215.html EBF17C43-38B5-4FD8-ACF5-9707B65918E8 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:42:34 -0500 The flight recorders from Thursday's crash of Continental Connection flight 3407 near Buffalo, New York, will be available for television and still photography this afternoon at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090213b.html CD69E2C2-FBF1-4210-BD74-AB063D8160A4 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:15:51 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a Go Team to investigate the crash of a turboprop airliner last night near Buffalo, New York. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090213.html F2E3FAB3-DE5F-4333-9C2E-73190F1B4B2F Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:15:28 -0500 The following is an update on the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of US Airways flight 1549, which ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. The bird remains found in both engines of US Airways flight 1549 have been identified by the Smithsonian Institution's Feather Identification Laboratory as Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090212b.html 79DD94AA-ED78-4BB4-942D-9C0464A5CC15 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:13:13 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on its investigation into the accident in which the Cosco Busan container ship spilled thousands of gallons of fuel oil into the San Francisco Bay after striking a bridge support tower. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. ET, in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Please note the earlier start time. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090212.html 66B99D5C-27B9-4032-B290-C82FD95F100A Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:12:11 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on the 2008 collision in Chatsworth, California involving a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train. The two-day hearing will begin on March 3, 2009, at the NTSB's Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090210.html 431FA27A-F8C8-4B4E-A2C9-97D4161A15FE Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:10:47 -0500 Due to the intense interest in the recorded communications between the pilot of the US Airways aircraft that ditched into the Hudson River on January 15 of this year, and air traffic control, the NTSB has provided a brief explanation of what these communications entail, as well as the difference between the air traffic control (ATC) recording and that of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090206.html 3CF4E4AE-263D-4D97-9745-251C950C344C Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:10:08 -0500 In its continuing investigation of the January 4, 2009, fatal accident involving a Sikorsky S-76C++ helicopter, operated by PHI, Inc., that crashed in a swamp near Morgan City, Louisiana (NTSB Accident Number CEN09MA117), the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090205.html C9A833B6-92E5-4018-88B0-F4BC051B2166 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:08:22 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigator to yesterday's collision involving two Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) passenger trains in Oakland, California. Two cars derailed, approximately 300 passengers were evacuated and there were nine reported minor injuries. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090204b.html E100FC13-927A-47E2-A2F0-03F7439AFDC8 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:32:57 -0500 The following is an update on the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of US Airways flight 1549, which ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090204.html ACFB4807-2793-4660-B4E8-FC389C5FED4E Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:32:15 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board today released additional information about the Board's scheduled public hearing on the safety of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) operations. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090202.html D9DDC539-BEAA-4518-9336-A48BC2697C47 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:30:36 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a six- member team to investigate yesterday's single-vehicle crash of a tour bus on a rural stretch of an Arizona highway in which seven were killed and 14 others were injured. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090131.html 38068A16-FF7B-4AD3-84B0-41E46E31252B Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:38:15 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board is pleased that Delta Air Lines has reinstated its Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP). http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090128c.html 17EA22B4-692D-482D-84DE-1184FCF759B4 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:37:31 -0500 Washington, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that an aircraft accident in Sanford, Florida, in July 2007, which killed two in the plane and three on the ground, was caused by a series of poor decisions, both by corporate flight department management and by the pilots that flew the accident aircraft. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090128b.html 4548F256-8E3D-438F-A25A-2B510C372E22 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:35:54 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the 2007 midair collision involving two electronic news gathering (ENG) helicopters in Phoenix, Arizona was both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other helicopter. Contributing to this failure was the pilots' responsibility to perform reporting and visual tracking duties to support their station's electronic news gathering operation. Also contributing to the accident was the lack of formal procedures for Phoenix- area ENG pilots to follow regarding the conduct of these operations. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090128a.html BC805267-0B2C-4848-848F-AE2E12362505 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:34:28 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team to investigate yesterday's crash of an ATR-42 operated by Empire Airlines for FedEx. The plane crashed on approach to Lubbock, Texas. The two crewmembers survived. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090128.html 1F4DFCCB-9765-4B5D-BEFB-1401702CB341 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:32:37 -0500 The following is an update on the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation of US Airways flight 1549, which ditched into the Hudson River on January 15, 2009. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090124.html 64425C94-E2BB-4725-A58B-DE6C480E878F Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:34:54 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Board will meet on the following items: http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090122.html 33E2F5B3-8037-4F50-8CDB-D7A866E215D7 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:20:45 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a Go Team to investigate today's crash of a US Airways Airbus A-320 (N106US) into the Hudson River in New York City. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090115.html C1DE1385-9C0F-4E08-A428-1BB389D04DEA Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:54:41 -0500 As part of its continuing investigations into nine helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) accidents the National Transportation Safety Board will open public dockets on Thursday, January 15, 2009, at 10:00 am. The nine docket items are: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090113b.html C6BA63C8-C892-47A7-B36B-9593C4E64DF7 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:52:51 -0500 Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today praised Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and members of the state legislature for enacting booster seat legislation. The Ohio General Assembly passed the legislation in December and the Governor signed it yesterday. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090107b.html 7548FBE2-D105-4554-97B7-3B1DC859D7E2 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:48:52 -0500 Late registration is still available for the National Transportation Safety Board's Accident Investigation for Marine Professionals (MS 101), scheduled for January 26-30, 2009, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.). While nearly 100 individuals representing U.S. and foreign government agencies, maritime associations, and a variety of marine industry sectors have already registered for the course, there are still a limited number of seats available for this program. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090113.html 92905AFB-6A09-4DB0-81BA-190989BDBA72 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:48:19 -0500 In its continuing investigation of the Continental Airlines aircraft accident at Denver International Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board has developed the following factual information: http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090107.html 66B0FB7C-C94E-42FB-A450-50831789F866 Wed, 7 Jan 2009 09:40:20 -0500 The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched four investigators to investigate the fatal crash of a helicopter in Louisiana on Sunday shortly after it took off to transport workers to an offshore oil platform. http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090106.html 66A50C2D-7C15-4537-B28B-EE0D6231512E Tue, 6 Jan 2009 09:38:01 -0500