National Transportation Safety Board News

Federal Safety Officials Launch Probe into Chicago Commuter Train Crash

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system. National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy …

NTSB Begins Investigation of Deadly Ohio Bus Crash Involving High School Students

ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work Wednesday at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said …

After Deadly Nevada Crash, NTSB Wants Cars to Warn Drivers if They`re Speeding

DETROIT (AP) — Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking regulators to figure out how states can electronically limit speeds on …

Railroad Braking System Needs Improvement to Prevent More Derailments, Safety Board Says

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better prevent collisions, federal safety investigators said in a report Wednesday. The National Transportation Safety Board`s report urged the Federal Railroad …

Four Years After Fire Killed 34 People off Calif. Coast, Captain`s Trial Begins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — By the time the scuba dive boat sank off the Southern California coast after catching fire, 34 people had been killed in the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history. The Labor Day tragedy in 2019 …

Pilot Error, Training Issues Were Factors in Alaska Crash that Killed Czech Billionaire, Report Says

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions, a federal accident report released …

Infrequent Inspection of Fan Blades Led to United Jet Engine Failure in 2021, NTSB Says

WASHINGTON (AP) — An engine on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that was not adequately inspected for signs of cracking, federal investigators said Friday. The National …

Norfolk Southern Changes Policy on Overheated Bearings, Months After Ohio Derailment

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings, but it`s not clear why the railroad didn`t make similar changes months …

Montana Train Derailment Report Renews Calls for Automated Systems

Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana. But installing the sensors on …

NTSB Looking at Risk Parked Semis Posed to Greyhound Bus in Fatal Illinois Accident

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Big rig driver David Cherno was hauling Jimmy Dean sausages on Interstate 70 when he had to stop for the night or risk violating federal regulations limiting driving time for truckers. An Illinois rest area was …