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Exam Finds Multiple Cracks in Part of United Jet's Engine
Federal safety officials are updating their investigation into the engine failure on a United Airlines plane that sent parts of the engine housing raining down on Denver-area neighborhoods last month
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NTSB to Investigate Fatal Fort Worth Crash of Over 130 Vehicles
The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that it would investigate a massive crash last week involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Fort Worth highway that killed six people and injured dozens more.
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California Boat Owners Faulted for Fire That Killed 34
One of the deadliest accidents in recent U.S. maritime history was the fault of the owners of a dive boat whose lack of oversight resulted in a fire that swept through the vessel and killed all 34 people in their bunks below deck
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Midair Collision Kills State Legislator, 6 Others in Alaska
Seven people, including an Alaska state lawmaker, died Friday when two small airplanes collided in midair near the airport in Soldotna, on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula
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Coast Guard, Ripley Entertainment Criticized in Boat Crash
National federal safety regulators say actions by the owners of a tourist boat that sank in Missouri in 2018 and the U.S. Coast Guard contributed to the tragedy that killed 17 people
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Student, Businessman Among 3 Dead in San Antonio Plane Crash
A 22-year-old college senior and 38-year-old businessman were among three people killed when a single-engine plane crashed into a commercial part of San Antonio.
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Airmen Killed in Training Crash in Oklahoma Identified
Two U.S. Air Force airmen killed in a training jet crash at Vance Air Force Base in northwestern Oklahoma have been identified as an instructor and a student pilot.
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NTSB Issues New Safety Recommendations After Deadly SWA Flight
Federal investigators will present their findings on Tuesday into a deadly accident involving a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas in April 2018.
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Lessons Learned From Doomed Southwest Airlines Flight
Federal safety officials say Boeing should redesign part of the casing on some engines to prevent the kind of accident that occurred when engine debris blew out a window on a Southwest Airlines plane and killed a passenger.
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Helicopters Collide Over Texas Ranch, Killing 2
Authorities say two small helicopters collided over a ranch in South Texas, killing two men.
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NTSB Blames FIU Bridge Collapse on Design, Lack of Oversight
Federal officials have determined a bridge that collapsed and killed six people near Florida International University showed significant design errors and the state government should have conducted greater oversight because of the project’s complexity.
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NTSB Calls for National Seat Belt Requirements After Deadly NY Limo Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board called Wednesday for new seat belt requirements for limousines following a crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people.
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No Cause Determined After Two-Week Examination Into Dive Boat Fire, AP Reports
A law enforcement official says investigators that examined the burned-out wreckage of a scuba diving boat haven’t been able to determine what ignited a fire that killed 34 people off the California coast, the Associated Press reported Friday.
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North Texas Teenager Dies in Plane Crash in Arkansas
A North Texas teenager is dead after the plane he was flying crashed in Arkansas.
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2 Dead in Crash of Small Plane North of Houston
Authorities say two people died when a small plane crashed during takeoff from an airport north of Houston.
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Early NTSB Report Says No Crewmembers Were Awake When Diving Boat Caught Fire
A preliminary report released Thursday on the Conception diving boat fire confirmed that all six crewmembers were asleep when flames started to engulf the vessel in the early morning hours off the Southern California coast, leaving 34 people dead.
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Cargo Plane Crashes in Fiery Wreck that Kills 2 People From Texas
Authorities say two people are dead after a cargo plane approaching an Ohio airport crashed just a few hundred feet from a highway and burst into flames as it hit several unoccupied vehicles at an auto repair shop
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Fire Foiled Rescue Attempts by California Boat Crew
The crew of a scuba diving boat that sank off the coast of Southern California made several attempts to rescue the 34 people who were trapped below decks by fire, but intense flames drove them back and all perished, federal authorities said Thursday.
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NTSB Official: ‘100% Confident' Cause of Boat Fire Will Be Determined
National Transportation Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy addressed the media Tuesday to talk about the board’s approach to investigating the fatal boat fire in Southern California that is to believed have killed 34 people who were aboard the vessel.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. ‘Truly Blessed' Nobody Was Seriously Hurt in Fiery Plane Crash
The retired NASCAR driver, now a television analyst, issued a statement Monday on social media praising the “quick response of my pilots, local law enforcement, emergency personnel and hospital staff.”