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Pilot Was Talking to Controller at Time of Fatal Houston Crash

Details emerge in NTSB report on helicopter fatalities

(Newser) - A helicopter pilot was speaking with an air traffic controller in Houston when the aircraft crashed into a radio tower , killing all four people on board, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Pilot Samantha Grandbouche had contacted the controller after taking off on Oct. 20...

Frontier Flight Really Came in Hot
Frontier Flight Really
Came in Hot
Oct 7, 2024 7:36 AM CDT

Frontier Flight Really Came in Hot

No injuries after Frontier Airlines jet appears to spew fire upon landing in Vegas

(Newser) - The FAA is investigating a weekend flight from San Diego to Las Vegas after the plane seemed to catch fire as it landed. According to the FAA, Frontier Airlines Flight 1326 was approaching Harry Reid International Airport on Saturday afternoon when an emergency was reported by the crew, who said...

Another Clue Emerges in Baltimore Cargo Ship Crash

NTSB reports on loose electrical cable that may have led to Dali crash at Francis Scott Key Bridge

(Newser) - Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and disastrously veered off course before striking the bridge. When disconnected, the problematic cable triggered an...

NTSB: Ex-Astronaut Did a Flyby Just Before Fatal Crash

William Anders routinely did such flybys in the San Juan Islands, a friend tells government agency

(Newser) - A preliminary report in the investigation into the plane crash last month that killed William Anders, the 90-year-old former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo from space, has determined that Anders was doing a flyby past a friend's home right before his aircraft plummeted into...

'Dutch Roll' at 34K Feet Damages Boeing 737 Max

Southwest flight landed in Oakland without injuries

(Newser) - A Southwest Airlines plane went into a rare wobble in midair last month, causing substantial damage to the Boeing 737 Max 8's tail section and prompting a federal investigation. The Phoenix-to-Oakland flight reached its destination without injury to the 175 passengers and six crew members, per CBS News . The...

Cargo Ship Had Blackout Hours Before Hitting Bridge

NTSB releases detailed account of Baltimore disaster

(Newser) - The cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore and yet again shortly before it slammed into the Francis Key Bridge and killed six construction workers, federal investigators said Tuesday, providing the most detailed account yet of the tragedy. More, from the...

With 3 Dead, US Investigates Ford's Partially Automated Cars

Blue Cruise systems were involved in 2 separate crashes, and NHTSA is looking into it

(Newser) - Two fatal crashes involving Ford's Blue Cruise partially automated driving system are now subjects of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation of the crashes, both involving Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles on freeways in nighttime lighting conditions, the agency said Monday. The agency's initial investigation of the crashes,...

NTSB Report Highlights Disturbing Details of Pilot's Fall

Agency says Ronald Snyder may have unlatched seatbelt to inspect aircraft, passenger was helpless

(Newser) - Before a two-seater plane crashed near a Pennsylvania farm in 2022, its passenger sat by helplessly after the pilot fell out. That's according to a National Transportation Safety Board report released Wednesday, describing the crash of an "experimental amateur-built" Bearhawk Patrol plane near Pennsylvania's Hanover Township on...

Divers Find 2 Workers' Bodies as Timeline of Crash Emerges

Recorder on container ship provides information about events before Dali hit Key Bridge

(Newser) - The bodies of two construction workers killed in the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge were recovered on Wednesday, after divers spotted them about 25 feet below the surface of the Patapsco River in a red pickup truck. The remains of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial...

NTSB: Boeing's Video Record of Work on Door Was Erased

Investigators are unable to learn who made repairs to the part that failed

(Newser) - First, Boeing told Congress it can't find any records on repairs made to a door panel before it blew out of an Alaska Airlines plane in flight in January. Now the National Transportation Safety Board has told Congress that security camera footage won't be any help in identifying...

United Airlines Isn't Having a Very Good Week

Plane rolls off runway in Houston, hours after tire fell off another plane in San Francisco

(Newser) - People often clap when their plane lands, but maybe everyone should hold that applause until their ride makes it to the terminal gate. Passengers on a United Airlines flight found that out the hard way Friday morning, when their jet touched down OK at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport,...

NTSB: Bolts Were Missing Before Door Plug Blew Out

Board releases preliminary report on Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 incident

(Newser) - Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a preliminary report on the Jan. 5 incident that the lack...

Agencies Look at Whether Boeing Made Part as Designed

FAA tells 737 Max 9 builder to find the reason panel blew out within 10 days

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing failed to make sure a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week was safe and manufactured to the design that regulators approved. The FAA investigation announced Thursday is focusing on plugs used to fill spots for extra exits when...

If You Think You've Had a Scary Flight, This May Beat It

Alaska Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Oregon after panel flies off, leaving huge hole

(Newser) - A flight from Oregon took a frightening turn as the weekend kicked off, though no one was hurt. KING 5 reports that the Alaska Airlines plane out of Portland International Airport on Friday afternoon—a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet headed to Ontario, California—was forced to turn around and...

Helicopter Crashes Into Miami-Area Canal

Woman survived but man later succumbed to his injuries

(Newser) - Emergency workers in South Florida on Wednesday rescued two people, one who later died, from a canal after their helicopter crashed, reports the AP. The helicopter, a Hughes 369 aircraft, was carrying two people from Fort Myers when it crashed into a canal about three miles west of Miami Executive...

NTSB Says 2 Jets Collided at Houston Airport

Nobody was injured in Tuesday incident

(Newser) - Hours before Michael Whitaker was confirmed by the Senate as the new Federal Aviation Administration chief on Tuesday, two private jets collided at a Houston airport. The FAA says a Hawker 850XP took off without permission at William Hobby Airport, colliding with a Cessna Citation coming in to land on...

This Is What JetBlue Pilots Saw in Close Call in Boston

NTSB says Learjet took off without permission

(Newser) - Federal investigators said Thursday that the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, creating a "conflict" with a JetBlue plane that was preparing to land on an intersecting runway at Boston's Logan International Airport in February. A screen grab from video shot from the JetBlue cockpit...

Problematic Data Hamper Distracted Driving Battle

Coalition plans to use technology to address what NTSB calls an 'epidemic'

(Newser) - The methods of collecting the data are so flawed that it's not clear how many road deaths are caused by distracted driving, says the vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. But Bruce Landsberg is sure of this much: "This is an epidemic." The toll goes...

Train Crew Got Alert About Trouble Too Late to Stop

NTSB report says an overheated wheel bearing appears to have cause the wreck in Ohio

(Newser) - The crew of the freight train that derailed in Ohio and caused a chemical mess was trying to slow the train down just before it derailed, say federal investigators. They had received an alert about an overheated wheel bearing and applied the brakes, but it was too late to ward...

NTSB Chief Pleads: Stop 'Misleading a Suffering Community'

Jennifer Homendy asks people to stop spreading 'misinformation' on Ohio train derailment

(Newser) - It's been more than two weeks since a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, and information continues to trickle out on the incident—as well as misinformation, which the head of the National Transportation Safety Board is now trying to stop. In what ABC News calls...

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