Category: NTSB

2 Aircraft at Florida’s Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Came Within Seconds of Colliding: NTSB

Two airliners came dangerously close to colliding at a Sarasota, Florida, runway last month, a preliminary report from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows. The incident took place on Feb. 16 at around 20:59 p.m. local time and involved a Boeing 737 and an Airbus 321. Air traffic control cleared an Air Canada Rouge plane—referred to…


Jet in Deadly Flight May Have Had ‘Trim Issues’: NTSB

HARTFORD, Conn.—A business jet may have experienced problems with its stability before severe roughness caused the death of a passenger, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The NTSB said it’s looking at a “reported trim issue,” a reference to adjustments that are made to an airplane’s control surfaces to ensure it is stable and…


Another Ohio Train Derailment Adds to Norfolk Southern’s Safety Record Woes

The accident record of Norfolk Southern Railway grew longer after another of its trains derailed outside of Springfield, Ohio, on March 4. Norfolk Southern confirmed in a statement that 20 cars of a 212-car train veered off the tracks around 5 p.m. near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Residents within 1,000 feet of the crash were…


Timeline of Ohio Train Derailment, Toxic Chemical Spill

When Feb. 3 dawned, East Palestine was like most small communities in America—the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone, high school football Friday nights are like holidays, and families have lived for generations. That comfort and nostalgia abruptly changed by around 9 p.m. when a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train carrying 151…


Erin Brockovich Says There’s No ‘Quick Fix’ for Ohio Train Derailment

On taking the stage in the East Palestine High School auditorium on Feb. 24, environmental activist Erin Brockovich told a crowd mostly composed of local residents dealing with the aftermath of a toxic train derailment she was “here with a message you don’t want to hear but maybe you know.” “Superman is not coming. Nobody…


LIVE NOW: NTD Business (Feb. 23): Train Derailment: NTSB Releases Prelim Report; Tesla To Make Global Engineering HQ In Calif.

The NTSB releasing their preliminary report on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio today, what did the report say? Elon Musk is not leaving California entirely. He has just announced Tesla will establish its global engineering headquarters in the state. Chipmaker Nvidia’s stock jumped today, it’s expected to be one of the biggest…


NTD Business (Feb. 23): Train Derailment: NTSB Releases Prelim Report; Tesla to Make Global Engineering HQ in California

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Thursday. What did the report say? Elon Musk is not leaving California entirely. He has just announced Tesla will establish its global engineering headquarters in the state. Chipmaker Nvidia’s stock jumped Thursday. It’s expected to be one…


NTSB Releases 1st Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’

The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Feb. 2 issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed this month in East Palestine, Ohio, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe,…


NTSB Releases First Report on Train Derailment in East Palestine, Points to ‘Overheat Failure’

The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) on Thursday issued an initial report on the Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals that derailed in East Palestine, sparking a fire and sending contaminants into the air and water. The report, which is preliminary and subject to change as investigators deepen their probe, suggests that blame for the…


Urgent Recommendation Calls for Inspection of Canadian-Made de Havilland Otter Planes

Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order the immediate inspection of a type of Canadian-built float plane involved in a deadly crash in Washington state. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent safety recommendation Thursday, calling on Transport Canada and the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to require…