http://www.mail.com/organizations/4496-national-transportation-safety-board.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/4496-national-transportation-safety-board.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2110180-mo-highway-buckles-rail-cars-hit-overpass.html CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) — A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail inte... Sun, 26 May 2013 01:25:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2110180-mo-highway-buckles-rail-cars-hit-overpass.html 2013-05-26T01:25:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109278-ntsb-bridge-collapse-wash-wake-up-call.html SEATTLE (AP) — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country," Debbie Hersman said after taking a boat ride on the Skagit River below the dramatic... Sun, 26 May 2013 01:18:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109278-ntsb-bridge-collapse-wash-wake-up-call.html 2013-05-26T01:18:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103692-float-driver-train-crash.html LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday. Dale Hayden has never spoken publicly a... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:00:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103692-float-driver-train-crash.html 2013-05-23T02:00:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2094720-official-broken-rail-eyed-conn-train-crash.html BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said Saturday the broken rail... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:25:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2094720-official-broken-rail-eyed-conn-train-crash.html 2013-05-18T23:25:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094882-conn-ntsb-officials-to-tour-train-crash-site.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 people. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and other Connecticut officials will also particip... Sat, 18 May 2013 12:02:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2094882-conn-ntsb-officials-to-tour-train-crash-site.html 2013-05-18T12:02:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083744-correction-drunken-driving-zero-deaths-story.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 17 about a National Transportation Safety Board recommendation on a blood alcohol threshold for drivers, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the definition of a drink. The standard definition of a drink is 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine and 1.5 ounces of 80-proof alcohol. A corrected version of the story is belo... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2083744-correction-drunken-driving-zero-deaths-story.html 2013-05-17T17:49:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086732-victims-88-dui-bus-crash-ky-remembered.html RADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) — Quinton Higgins lost his best friend when the church bus he was riding in 25 years ago was turned into a fireball by a drunken driver on a Kentucky road, in what remains the nation's deadliest alcohol-related highway crash. In the town that still grieves for the 27 who perished, people gathered Tuesday evening to remember the victims ... Wed, 15 May 2013 08:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2086732-victims-88-dui-bus-crash-ky-remembered.html 2013-05-15T08:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073018-ntsb-investigating-honolulu-helicopter-crash.html HONOLULU (AP) — The president of a helicopter company whose small copter crash-landed on a downtown Honolulu street praised the pilot Thursday, while the National Transportation Safety Board leads an investigation. No one was badly hurt when the two-seater helicopter lost power, forcing the crash landing Wednesday afternoon. The NTSB is not sending anyone... Thu, 09 May 2013 20:21:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2073018-ntsb-investigating-honolulu-helicopter-crash.html 2013-05-09T20:21:15Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2038452-faa-boeings-lead-787-battery-testing.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators let Boeing help write the safety conditions for the problematic battery system in its beleaguered 787 "Dreamliner," prescribe how to test it and carry out those tests itself, according to testimony and documents released at a hearing Tuesday. As airlines prepare to resume flying the 787 after a three-month grounding, t... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:52:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2038452-faa-boeings-lead-787-battery-testing.html 2013-04-23T20:52:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007436-ntsb-pilots-texting-contributed-to-copter-crash.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Texting by the pilot of a medical helicopter contributed to a crash that killed four people, federal accident investigators declared Tuesday, and they approved a safety alert cautioning all pilots against using cellphones or other distracting devices during critical operations. It was the first fatal commercial aircraft accident investig... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:18:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007436-ntsb-pilots-texting-contributed-to-copter-crash.html 2013-04-09T21:18:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1961984-ntsb-oklahoma-qb-friend-were-flight-crew.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — People who knew former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis say his passion for flying began before he arrived at the school and led the Sooners to back-to-back national championships in the 1970s. He and friend Wes Caves, a Tulsa, Okla., businessman, were the flight crew on the private jet, owned by Caves, that crashed into a northern... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:32:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1961984-ntsb-oklahoma-qb-friend-were-flight-crew.html 2013-03-18T23:32:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1955194-ntsb-flash-sky-okla-helicopter-crash.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A witness reported seeing a flash in the sky before a medical helicopter crashed into the parking lot of an Oklahoma City nursing home, killing two people, according to a preliminary report released from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Feb. 22 crash occurred shortly after takeoff and killed pilot Mark Montgomery and flig... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1955194-ntsb-flash-sky-okla-helicopter-crash.html 2013-03-14T18:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1938894-boeing-787-battery-fire-was-difficult-to-control.html The smoking, hissing battery smoldering away inside the belly of the parked 787 in Boston had already injured one firefighter. The airport fire commander wanted it off that plane. Six bolts held it fast. A quick-disconnect knob — just a quarter turn would pop the battery free — had melted away. Firefighters with gloved hands tried to turn the bolts with p... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:05:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1938894-boeing-787-battery-fire-was-difficult-to-control.html 2013-03-08T09:05:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1928786-kellie-pickler-drummer-injured-ky-crash.html LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The drummer for country music star Kellie Pickler was in serious condition Sunday as one of five people hospitalized in two crashes that happened within minutes at the same spot on Interstate 65 in central Kentucky and killed six. Pickler's manager, Larry Fitzgerald, said 36-year-old Gregg Lohman of Goodlettsville, Tenn., suffered s... Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:22:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1928786-kellie-pickler-drummer-injured-ky-crash.html 2013-03-04T04:22:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1917026-ntsb-train-missed-signals-oklahoma-crash.html TULSA, Okla. (AP) — One of two freight trains that collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle last summer, killing three workers and causing an inferno that nearly welded the locomotives together, sped past three signals warning it to slow down or stop, federal investigators said Tuesday. The eastbound Union Pacific train passed a siding at 68 mph just prior to t... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:25:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1917026-ntsb-train-missed-signals-oklahoma-crash.html 2013-02-26T19:25:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914812-tv-production-helicopter-crash-calif-described.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A helicopter that crashed during a reality TV production this month suddenly pitched down and hit the ground about a minute after taking off in early morning darkness, a preliminary report said. The National Transportation Safety Board report described the Feb. 10 accident that killed all three people aboard, but it drew no conclusions ... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:48:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1914812-tv-production-helicopter-crash-calif-described.html 2013-02-25T23:48:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1907954-medical-copter-crashes-okla-kills-2-hurts-1.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The company that operates a medical helicopter that crash-landed outside an Oklahoma City nursing home early Friday, killing two people onboard and critically injuring a third, had just recently undergone an exhaustive accreditation process, officials said. Wichita, Kan.-based EagleMed LLC just received its three-year accreditation fr... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 01:12:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1907954-medical-copter-crashes-okla-kills-2-hurts-1.html 2013-02-23T01:12:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1905338-small-jet-crash-kills-5-eastern-georgia.html THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a small jet "overran" a runway during its landing and crashed into a wooded area in eastern Georgia. Authorities say five people died in the crash shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday and two others were taken to a hospital in nearby Augusta. The NTSB also says it's launched a... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:47:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1905338-small-jet-crash-kills-5-eastern-georgia.html 2013-02-21T14:47:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1899634-coast-guard-cruise-ship-fire-was-leak.html ATLANTA (AP) — Now that investigators have determined the origins of the engine-room fire that paralyzed a Carnival cruise ship at sea for five days, they will try to learn more about the cause, the crew's response, and why the ship was disabled for so long. A Coast Guard official said Monday that a leak in a fuel oil return line caused the engine-room fi... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:50:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1899634-coast-guard-cruise-ship-fire-was-leak.html 2013-02-19T09:50:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1896114-cruise-passengers-return-home-feds-probe-fire.html MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Passengers of the Carnival Triumph tried to put the memories of their nightmarish cruise behind them Friday, boarding buses and planes for home after five harrowing days aboard a vessel adrift at sea without power or working toilets. Many of the roughly 3,000 passengers were bused to New Orleans to catch a flight home or to the ship's ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:28:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1896114-cruise-passengers-return-home-feds-probe-fire.html 2013-02-16T12:28:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1875250-ntsb-787-battery-approval-reconsidered.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government should reassess its safety approval of the Boeing 787's lithium ion batteries, the nation's top accident investigator said Thursday, casting doubt on whether the airliner's troubles can be remedied quickly. If Boeing is forced to switch to a different type of battery, it would add weight to the plane — and fuel efficiency ... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1875250-ntsb-787-battery-approval-reconsidered.html 2013-02-08T10:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1872892-ntsb-plane-batteries-unsafe.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to power the plane's electrical systems aren't necessarily unsafe — manufacturers just need to build in reliable safeguards, the nation's top aviation safety investigator said Wednesday. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Debor... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1872892-ntsb-plane-batteries-unsafe.html 2013-02-06T22:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1871470-brakes-key-issue-deadly-calif-bus-crash.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators zeroed in on brakes as a possible cause of last weekend's deadly tour bus crash that killed seven people, including a 13-year-old boy from San Diego and his mother and grandmother. Victor Cabrera-Garcia, Elvira Garcia Jimenez and Guadalupe Olivas were among 38 people on a daylong trip from Tijuana, Mexico, to see the snow ... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1871470-brakes-key-issue-deadly-calif-bus-crash.html 2013-02-06T05:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1865108-ap-exclusive-787-grounded-batteries-fly.html WASHINGTON (AP) — At the same time the government certified Boeing's 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type of batteries used to power the airliner's electrical systems from being carried as cargo on passenger planes because of the fire risk. Now the situation is reversed. Dreamliners worldwide were grounded nearly three weeks ago after li... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1865108-ap-exclusive-787-grounded-batteries-fly.html 2013-02-04T11:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855428-us-investigators-boeing-battery-history.html TOKYO (AP) — U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners as Japan's All Nippon Airways revealed it had repeatedly replaced the batteries even before overheating problems surfaced. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said t... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855428-us-investigators-boeing-battery-history.html 2013-01-30T17:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844166-ntsb-boeing-787-battery-short-circuiting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery that caught fire earlier this month in Boston shows evidence of short-circuiting and a chemical reaction known as "thermal runaway," in which an increase in temperature causes progressively hotter temperatures, federal accident investigators said Thursday. It's not clear to investigators which came first... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1844166-ntsb-boeing-787-battery-short-circuiting.html 2013-01-24T22:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1841254-bus-driver-to-serve-6-years-deadly-va-crash.html BOWLING GREEN, Va. (AP) — The driver of a bus that crashed on Interstate 95 in Virginia, killing four passengers and injuring dozens, was sentenced Wednesday to spend six years in prison. Kin Yiu Cheung was given 40 years with 34 years suspended for his conviction last November on four counts of involuntary manslaughter, Commonwealth's Attorney Tony Spenc... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1841254-bus-driver-to-serve-6-years-deadly-va-crash.html 2013-01-23T19:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1833596-ntsb-plane-battery-that-burned-overcharged.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The battery that caught fire in a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 in Boston earlier this month was not overcharged, but government investigators said there could still be problems with wiring or other charging components. An examination of the flight data recorder indicated that the battery didn't exceed its designed voltage of 32 volts, the N... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1833596-ntsb-plane-battery-that-burned-overcharged.html 2013-01-20T19:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1810580-ny-captain-ferry-suffered-mechanical-failure.html NEW YORK (AP) — The captain of a commuter ferry that crashed into a lower Manhattan wharf told federal investigators Thursday that the vessel had a mechanical failure and he was unable to put it in reverse when he tried to dock. The 36-year-old captain of the Seastreak Wall Street was interviewed by National Transportation Safety Board investigators for t... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1810580-ny-captain-ferry-suffered-mechanical-failure.html 2013-01-10T21:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1808664-high-speed-ferry-strikes-nyc-dock-dozens-injured.html NEW YORK (AP) — A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, including one who suffered a severe head wound falling down a stairwell. Scores of people who had been standing, waiting to disembark, were hurled to the deck o... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1808664-high-speed-ferry-strikes-nyc-dock-dozens-injured.html 2013-01-09T22:43:00Z