National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents

http://www.ntsb.gov/

Source Category:

• Government Agency (US)

Articles:

• Transportation fatalities dropped in 2009, but pipeline and marine deaths rose
  October 13, 2010 15:12
• Update on NTSB's Investigation of the May 8 Staten Island Ferry Accident
  June 23, 2010 19:30
• NTSB Chairman Discusses Advantages -- and Limitations -- of Using Data-Driven Systems to Improve Aviation Safety
  May 3, 2010 20:28
• NTSB Releases 2009 Aviation Accident Statistics: On-Demand Accidents at Lowest Level in Last 20 Years
  April 11, 2010 16:24
• NTSB Says Northwest Pilots' Distraction Led to Overflight of Minneapolis, Notes ATC Shortcomings; Issues Recommendations on ATC Procedures
  March 19, 2010 17:30
• Fatigue Endangers Transportation Workers and Passengers Across All Modes, NTSB Chairman Warns
  March 10, 2010 18:24
• Transportation Fatalities Fall in 2008; NTSB Chairman Vows to 'Press Hard" to Continue Trend
  October 1, 2009 10:49
• NTSB Identifies Signal Failure in Fatal DC Metrorail Collision; Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations to Transit Authority, Federal Rail Agencies, and Circuit Manufacturer
  September 25, 2009 05:02
• Safety Board Issues Additional Recommendations to the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Industry
  September 2, 2009 11:31
• NTSB Issues Update on Its Investigation Into the Midair Collision Over the Hudson River
  August 17, 2009 15:25
• NTSB Issues Urgen Safety Recommendations in Wake of Recent Fatal Washington, D.C. Metrorail Collision to Address Need for Redundant Safety in Rail Transit Systems
  July 16, 2009 08:33
• NTSB delivers 2008 Annual Report to Congress: Nineteen major accident investigations initiated; 129 recommendations issued
  July 5, 2009 17:21
• Aviation accident statistics for 2008 show "mixed picture"
  April 4, 2009 08:36
• NTSB Acting Chairman Cites Three Safety Areas to Reduce Accidents in Business Aviation
  October 22, 2008 17:18
• Transportation Fatalities Drop in 2007; Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Increase
  October 17, 2008 19:09
• Inadequate Signage, Traffic Control Devices Confused Driver, Caused 2007 Atlanta Motorcoach Crash, NTSB Says
  July 10, 2008 03:09
• NTSB Releases 2007 Aviation Accident Statistics
  April 20, 2008 14:45
• NTSB Urges Bridge Owners to Perform Load Capacity Calculations Before Modifications; I-35W Investigation Continues
  January 17, 2008 23:08
• NTSB Cites Wide Range of Safety Issues in First Investigation of Unmanned Aircraft Accident
  October 17, 2007 18:23
• Transportation Fatalities Drop in 2006; Largest Single Category Increase in Motorcycle Deaths
  October 6, 2007 21:16