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NEWS ABOUT: National Transportation Safety Board

National Transportation Safety Board stories: 9 news summaries
Runaway Plane

FAA Admits Flubs on Wandering Northwest Flight

Miscommunication marked regulator's response to stray airliner

Nov 13, 09 3:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The FAA should have taken more decisive action on the Northwest Airlines flight that fell out of communication with ground control for 77 minutes last month, officials acknowledged today. While the plane was out of contact, air-traffic controllers changed shifts and failed to warn their replacements about the runaway plane.... More »

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FAA • Northwest Airlines • San Diego • runaway • planes • Minneapolis airport • National Transportation Safety Board • Federal Aviation Administration • regulator • Randy Babbitt

Pilots May Have Dozed Off Before Landing

Feds open investigation after plane overshoots airport by 150 miles

Oct 22, 09 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Travel regulators suspect the pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight fell asleep in the cockpit yesterday. First clue: Controllers lost contact with the plane for more than an hour as it overshot its destination by 150 miles. The jet, en route from San Diego with 147 passengers aboard, finally turned... More »

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Northwest Airlines • airport • pilot • pilot fatigue • nap • National Transportation Safety Board

(Newser) - The National Transportation Board's view of the events that caused last weekend's crash over the Hudson River doesn't jibe with the FAA's, the Wall Street Journal reports. The NTSB chronology released yesterday suggests that errors from air traffic controllers—one of whom was one the phone to his girlfriend at... More »

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FAA • plane crash • NTSB • Hudson River • air traffic control • air traffic controllers • National Transportation Safety Board • helicopter crash • midair collision

(AP) - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train yesterday, killing nine people and injuring scores of others in Washington, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said today. The Metrorail transit system kept the old trains... More »

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subway • NTSB • Washington Metro • train crash • National Transportation Safety Board • Washington, DC • commuter train • subway accident

Capt. Sully: 
I Could Have Done Better

Pilot testifies he wishes he'd warned crew before crash

Jun 9, 09 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the man the New York Daily News dubs the “Hero of the Hudson,” thinks he could have done better. “I wish I had had more time,” the now-famous pilot said today, testifying before the National Transportation Safety Board. His big regret:... More »

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Hudson River • National Transportation Safety Board • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

(AP) - A federal aviation official says the plane that crashed into a house near Buffalo, killing 50 people, was on autopilot when it went down, a possible violation of airline policy in icy weather. Steve Chealander of the National Transportation Safety Board says Colgan Air recommends pilots fly manually in icy... More »

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plane crash • airline safety • ice • airplane • National Transportation Safety Board • Buffalo

 Denver Crash a Mystery Again 

Rattling noise heard just before plane veered off runway and passengers panicked

Dec 23, 08 3:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Indications that a problem with the landing gear, brakes or tires caused a plane to skid off the runway in Denver have proved not to be true, CNN reports. Voice and data recorders reveal bumping and rattling sounds moments before the crash, investigators now say. The plane's captain is recovering... More »

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investigation • plane crash • NTSB • flight recorder • Continental Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board • landing gear

Tires, Brakes Linked to Crash; Voice Data 'Good'

Voice, data recorders in Washington, should produce info tonight

Dec 22, 08 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Brakes, tires, or landing gear likely caused the Denver airliner crash that injured 40 on Saturday, a source tells CNN. Meanwhile the National Transportation Safety Board is continuing its probe of the accident, and revealed that both black boxes on the plane contained clear information. "Tonight, we should have... More »

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investigation • black box • Denver • plane crash • brakes • NTSB • Continental Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board • Denver International Airport • landing gear • malfunction • takeoff

Airline Sleuths Dig Up Data to Save Lives

Flight record scans reveal hidden risks, prevent crashes

Jan 13, 08 7:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Airlines and air safety investigators have a new way to snoop for clues that can help avoid future accidents, the Washington Post reports. While they once depended on crash remains for evidence, they have now gone digital, pursuing daily probes of thousands of computer records and pilots' reports to dig... More »

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FAA • US Airways • airline • data mining • airline safety • air travel • Southwest Airlines • National Transportation Safety Board

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