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June 24, 2023 | 6:30 AM

Union official says safety of railroads has been compromised by job cuts and time constraints

The National Transportation Safety Board has said an overheating wheel bearing likely caused the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment near East Palestine.

By Josh Funk/The Associated Press
June 23, 2023 | 12:03 PM

NTSB hearing focuses on equipment that failed before fiery derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border

The NTSB said in its preliminary report that an overheating wheel bearing likely caused the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment.

By Josh Funk/The Associated Press
February 25, 2023 | 7:36 AM

Federal authorities are investigating another near runway collision between planes

The pilots of a Mesa Airlines plane abandoned a landing attempt at the Burbank, Calif., airport

By David Schaper/NPR

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February 10, 2021 | 4:34 AM

NTSB says pilot had ‘spatial disorientation’ in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

The pilot, Ara Zobayan, was prohibited by federal regulations from penetrating the clouds, but he did so anyway. He told air traffic controllers that he was about to rise above the clouds, but instead he crashed into the hillside below. Zobayan was also killed in the crash on Jan. 26, 2020.

By Laura Wamsley/NPR
August 20, 2020 | 4:42 PM

Report on 2018 Pennsylvania Turnpike fatality urges new focus on tunnels

The NTSB determined the final probable cause of the crash to be the failure of the conduit’s support system due to longtime corrosion, which resulted in its displacement, the agency said in a release Thursday.

By Lisa Wardle/WITF
February 6, 2020 | 11:32 AM

Report says snow was falling during fatal Pennsylvania Turnpike bus crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says all aspects of the crash remain under investigation.

By The Associated Press
January 7, 2020 | 5:17 AM

Investigators say bus passed truck before Turnpike wreck killing 5

The NTSB expects an initial report about the incident should be completed in about 10 days,
By The Associated Press
May 17, 2015 | 8:12 AM

Amtrak Ordered to Expand Speed Control System

By Craig Rhodes/WITF