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North Dakota Derailment and Hazardous Materials Release Prompts Renewed…

NTSB also calls for safer placement of hazardous materials cars in train consists

​​WASHINGTON (June 11, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday reiterated recommendations to accelerate the phase out of DOT-111…

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NTSB Recommends FAA Update Runway Condition Assessment Matrix

Recommendations follow investigations into runway overruns

​​​WASHINGTON (May 26, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday called for changes in the way runway conditions are assessed​…

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NTSB Releases Study on Drug Presence Trends Among Fatally Injured Pilots

Potentially impairing drugs found in more than 1 in 4 pilots

​​​​WASHINGTON (May 14, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board published a safety research report that found that 52.8% of fatally injured…

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NTSB Recommends Realistic Training for Smoke-in-Cockpit Emergencies

​​​WASHINGTON (May 13, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations Wednesday aimed at improving pilot…

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NTSB Releases Agenda for Two-Day Investigative Hearing on UPS Cargo Plane…

​​​​WASHINGTON (May 12, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board has released the agenda for the two-day investigative hearing into the…

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NTSB Enhances Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard With Findings Data

General Aviation Dashboard retired

​​​WASHINGTON (May 4, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board has enhanced its U.S. Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard to include findings…

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NTSB Names New Directors of Highway Safety and Research and Engineering…

​WASHINGTON (April 28, 2026) – The NTSB announced Tuesday the promotion of Dave Helson to director of the agency’s Office of Highway Safety and named…

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NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in School Buses and Renews Call…

​​WASHINGTON (April 23, 2026) – The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that a school bus driver’s alcohol impairment caused a rollover…

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