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Letter: ALERT Act Falls Short of Fully Implementing NTSB Recommendations in…

​​​WASHINGTON (Feb. 26, 2026) -- The National Transportation Safety Board released a letter to lawmakers emphasizing the Board’s recommendations in…

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Systemic Failures Led to Midair Collision Over Potomac River in Washington

​​ NTSB recommendations call for changes to helicopter route design, air traffic control procedures, safety management systems, data sharing and…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: NTSB Board Meeting on Midair Collision at DCA Scheduled for…

​​​WASHINGTON (Jan. 12, 2026) -- The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting on Jan. 27 to determine the probable cause…

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Improperly Secured Lithium-ion Batteries Cause Fires Aboard Cargo Vessel

​​WASHINGTON (Dec. 18, 2025) -- Heavy weather and an improperly secured cargo of lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) units led to two…

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NTSB Investigators Traveling to Site of Business Jet Crash in North…

​NTSB briefing on Friday​​​

WASHINGTON (Dec. 18, 2025) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board departed Washington Dulles…

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Loose Wire on Containership Dali Leads to Blackouts and Contact with…

​​​Blackouts led to loss of steering and propulsion on 984-foot-long vessel

WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2025) -- The NTSB said Tuesday that a single loose…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Nov 18 Meeting on the Contact of Containership Dali with…

​​​WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting Nov. 18 to determine the probable cause of…

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NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendation on Learjet Landing Gear

​​Main landing gear could separate on landing

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29, 2025) – The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent recommendation…

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