NTSB Recommends Ignition Locks for All Drunk Drivers December 13, 2012 By JOAN LOWY A federal safety board is recommending that all states require ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders....
NTSB Confirms Singer Jenni Rivera Dead in Mexican Plane Crash December 12, 2012 By PORFIRIO IBARRA and GALIA GARCIA-PALAFOX U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made...
New Jersey Bridge Had Signal Problems Before Derailment December 5, 2012 By GEOFF MULVIHILL The National Transportation Safety Board says the New Jersey bridge where a train derailed last week had several recent signal...
Probe of Fatal Plane Crash in Mississippi Examines Water in Fuel December 4, 2012 By JEFF AMY Authorities are trying to determine if there was water in the fuel of a plane that crashed in Mississippi on...
Fire Suppression Systems Urged in All Cargo Planes November 29, 2012 By JOAN LOWY Government accident investigators want the Federal Aviation Administration to require fire suppression systems in all cargo planes. The goal is...
NTSB Issues Report on Hawaii Helicopter Crash November 21, 2012 The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a 2009 helicopter crash on Maui in which a commercial...
NTSB Recommends Advanced Auto Safety Features Be Standard in U.S. November 15, 2012 By Deepa Seetharaman The U.S. government should require automakers to offer advanced safety features like lane departure warning in all passenger vehicles and...
Report: Additional FAA Efforts Could Mitigate Safety Risks October 5, 2012 Though the number of non-fatal and fatal general aviation accidents decreased between 1999 and 2011, there were still more than...
Kentucky Tells Feds of Steps Taken on Collapsed Bridge September 26, 2012 Kentucky’s top transportation official has told the National Transportation Safety Board that navigation lights on bridges are working properly and...
NTSB: Pilot Not Licensed in South Carolina Flying Boat Crash September 19, 2012 The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a flying boat that crashed near Dewees Island last year killing...