National Transportation Safety Board

Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash

2013-05-18 16:47:00

Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...

Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark

2013-05-18 13:53:00

A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...

Investigators probe Connecticut train crash

2013-05-18 11:21:00

Federal investigators gathered Saturday at the site of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured Friday evening. Eight people remained hospitalized, three in critical condition, officials said. As many as 70 people were injured...

More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.

2013-05-17 17:51:00

NEW YORK --� A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...

Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit

2013-05-14 14:48:00

WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...

Talk back: Should states lower DUI threshold to 0.05%?

2013-05-14 15:50:00

Federal safety regulators proposed Tuesday that the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol content be lowered from 0.08% to at least 0.05%. Drunk driving is a national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, The Times Richard...

$2.25-billion penalty recommended in San Bruno blast

2013-05-06 21:25:00

Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric should pay a record $2.25-billion penalty for a 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood, regulators recommended Monday. If approved by the California Public...

Survivors of mid-air collision interviewed by NTSB

2013-04-30 13:27:00

Federal investigators said Tuesday they were interviewing three certified flight instructors aboard a plane involved in a mid-air collision with another plane over Ventura County to learn more about what caused the accident. Howard Plagens, a safety...

Record $2.25-billion fine recommended in San Bruno explosion

2013-05-06 16:30:00

A division of the California Public Utilities Commission recommended Monday that the agency levy a $2.25-billion penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the deadly 2010 explosion in San Bruno. If approved, Commission officials said, the...

Body of pilot found in plane wreckage after midair collision

2013-04-29 21:52:00

The body of a pilot who died in a plane crash after a midair collision has been found in the mangled wreckage of his aircraft, authorities said Monday night. The plane plummeted into a rugged area of the Santa Monica Mountains after colliding moments...

Plane crash may be related to forced landing of other aircraft

2013-04-29 18:00:00

A plane crash in the Santa Monica Mountains on Monday afternoon may be connected to an incident in which a small plane made a forced landing in Westlake Village about the same time, authorities said. The crash of the plane in rugged terrain near...

Dreamliner is declared safe; flights resumed

2013-04-27 22:09:00

Boeing Co.'s 787 Dreamliner jet, which resumed flights after a more than three-month hiatus, is safe even though the cause of a battery defect remains uncertain, the aircraft manufacturer said. Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise on Saturday made the first...

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board on the scene where a small plane crashed killing three people on board.

2013-03-16 00:00:00

National Transportation Safety Board investigator Brice Banning examines the wreckage of a Cessna 182 that crashed near Rainy Pass March 4.

2013-03-11 00:00:00

A Yute Air Cessna 207, seen here in an older photo, made a forced landing after an engine failure near Tuluksak Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Company officials say none of the five people on board were injured during the incident.

2013-02-28 14:20:00