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NTSB Names Patrick Warren as Rail Safety Director ​​​and Mike Budinski…

WA​SHINGTON (April 15, 2024) – The National Transportation Safety Board named Patrick Warren director of the Office of Railroad, Pipeline & Hazardous…

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NTSB Adds Two Board Members, Bringing Safety Panel to Full Strength

​​Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman sworn in

WASHINGTON (April 8, 2024) – Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman were sworn in as members of the National…

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NTSB: Complacency Led to Bridge Strike in Mississippi River

​​​WASHINGTON (April 2, 2024) — A towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year in the Mississippi…

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NTSB Schedules Investigative Hearing on Boeing 737-9 MAX Door Plug Blowout

​WASHINGTON (March 12, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a hearing Aug. 6 and 7 on its investigation into how and why a door…

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NTSB Opens Public Docket on ‘Wings Over Dallas’ Midair Collision…

​​​WASHINGTON (March 11, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board opened the public docket for its ongoing investigation of a midair collision…

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NTSB: Speed a Factor in 2023 Collision Between Tugboat, Tanker

​​Smaller vessel drawn in by hydrodynamic forces

WASHINGTON (March 5, 2024) — A tugboat maneuvering near a transiting tanker in the Corpus Christi Ship…

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New NTSB Leaders Bring Data-Driven Approach to Improving Safety

​​​Jen Adler heads Office of Safety Recommendations and Communications; Warren Randolph is agency’s first Chief Data Officer

WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2024)…

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Maintenance and Oversight Failures Led to 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse

​WASHINGTON (Feb. 21, 2024) – Critical lapses in bridge maintenance and oversight by multiple agencies led to the collapse of the 447-foot-long Fern…

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