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In addition, we conduct transportation safety research studies and offer information and other assistance to family members and survivors for each accident or event we investigate. 

We also serve as the appellate authority​ for enforcement actions involving aviation and mariner certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and US Coast Guard, and we adjudicate appeals of civil penalty actions taken by the FAA.​​​​​

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11 Mar 2025

March 11 Media Briefing on Mid-air Collision Near DCA

​​​WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a media briefing today at 2 p.m. Eastern time on the recent…

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11 Mar 2025

NTSB Makes Urgent Recommendations on Helicopter Traffic Near Reagan…

​​​​Preliminary report also released on Jan. 29 midair collision

WASHINGTON (March 11, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board urgently…

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4 Mar 2025

Degraded Dock Collapses in Louisiana After Barge Contact

​WASHINGTON (March 4, 2025) — About 150 feet of a degraded dock in Chalmette, Louisiana, collapsed into the water in 2023 after a barge contact, the…

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