New Defendants Added to NYC Helicopter Crash Lawsuit
The family of one of the victims of a deadly New York City helicopter crash has added several new defendants to its lawsuit following the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report. The...
View ArticleNTSB Says Pilot Reported Ice Buildup Before Crash of Small Plane in Pennsylvania
Investigators say the pilot of a small plane had reported ice buildup on his aircraft and asked to divert to a nearby airport shortly before the crash that killed him and his passenger last week in...
View ArticleTesla With Autopilot in Utah Collides with Truck Stopped at Light
A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature has rear-ended a fire department truck at 60 mph apparently without braking before impact, but police say it’s unknown if the Autopilot feature...
View ArticleSouthwest Crew Detail Engine Explosion Causing Emergency Philadelphia Landing
The flight crew on the Southwest Airlines jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded described the harrowing experience in their first joint interview on...
View ArticleReport Says Rain Washout May Have Caused Virginia Train Derailment
A federal report says a train derailment last month near Washington appears to have been caused by heavy rains washing out the rocks supporting the track. WTOP-FM cites a preliminary National...
View ArticleMississippi Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Crash Suit by Helicopter Pilot
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed over a 2009 helicopter accident that left its pilot partially paralyzed. Justices ruled 6-2 that a proper complaint was not...
View ArticleSafety Agency to Watch Tesla Car Fire Exam Following California Incident
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a technical specialist to observe Tesla Inc.’s examination of a Model S that caught fire in California on Friday, the agency said in a statement. The...
View ArticleFamilies of Pilots File Wrongful Death Suit in 2016 Arizona Helicopter Crash
The families of two pilots who died in a 2016 helicopter crash in western Arizona have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the California-based manufacturer of the aircraft. The suit filed last...
View ArticleAmtrak Rail Cars in Fatal Washington Crash Had Safety Waiver
The passenger rail cars on an Amtrak train that derailed near Seattle, Wash. last December, killing three people, were allowed by federal regulators to stay in service even though they didn’t meet...
View ArticlePolice Say Pilot’s Body Found, Raising Virginia Helicopter Crash Toll to Two
An official from the National Transportation Safety Board says emergency responders have recovered the body of the pilot of a small helicopter that crashed into a Virginia condominium. NTSB Air Safety...
View ArticleFeds Examining Electronic Devices as Missouri Duck Boat Inquiry Continues
Federal officials are reviewing cellphones, a camera and a recording device found with a duck boat that sank in a storm last month in southern Missouri, as part of investigations into the disaster that...
View ArticleNTSB: Failure to Fix Unsafe Mississippi Rail Crossing Caused Fatal Bus Crash
A train crash into a tour bus that killed four in Mississippi last year stemmed from the railroad and the city failing to improve an unsafe rail crossing, federal safety regulators concluded Tuesday....
View ArticleState Police Investigating Plane Crash in Vermont
A plane has crashed in northern Vermont, killing its sole occupant. WCAX-TV reports the Vermont State Police are investigating the crash in Island Pond. The crash happened Saturday afternoon, near the...
View ArticleNo Problems Cited in Preliminary NTSB Report for Vermont Plane Crash
A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board finds no apparent reason for a fatal plane crash last month in Brighton, Vermont. The Caledonian Record reports that it’ll likely be...
View ArticleSafety Board Seeks to Mandate Anti-Lock Brakes, Stability Controls on U.S....
A federal safety agency is recommending that all new motorcycles built for road use in the U.S. have anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control as standard equipment. The National Transportation...
View ArticleDeadly Gas Explosions Near Boston Put Focus on Pipe Safety
Federal investigators were dispatched to three towns just outside Boston after dozens of explosions and fires along NiSource Inc.’s natural gas network left at least one person dead and 13 injured and...
View ArticleKansas City Star: Changes Urged After Spike in Deadly Big Truck Crashes
Tractor-trailers and other large trucks aren’t required to have crash-avoidance technology, despite thousands of crashes annually and repeated calls for it to be mandated. Federal data shows that more...
View ArticleOfficial Says Pressure Sensors Are Focus of Massachusetts Gas Explosions Probe
The investigation into the Boston, Mass.-area natural gas explosions is partially focused on pressure sensors that were connected to a gas line that was being taken out of service shortly before the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Senators Say Utility ‘Woefully’ Unprepared for Gas Explosions
The natural gas company at the center of the explosions north of Boston last month was “woefully unprepared” to prevent or respond to the unfolding disaster, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey said...
View ArticleVirginia Police Say Pilot Has Died in a Single-Engine Plane Crash
Police in Virginia say a 65-year-old man has died after his single-engine plane crashed in the far western part of the state. Virginia State Police said in a statement that the plane was reported...
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