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Plane hit light pole, not truck, on New Jersey turnpike as it landed, NTSB says

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released new details involving an incident between a United Airlines flight and a truck last month. The NTSB says the plane didn’t strike the truck on the New Jersey turnpike, but a light pole, which hit the truck. Tom Hanson has more. Source link

NTSB: Flaw that led to engine flying off UPS plane grew unnoticed under relaxed inspection schedule

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A UPS plane crash that killed 15 people last year might have been prevented if an original inspection schedule hadn’t been relaxed, but mechanics didn’t get a close look at the parts that should have kept an engine from flying off its wing because federal regulators allowed Boeing to recommend checking them less frequently, according … Read more

NTSB urges airlines to train their pilots to deal with smoke in the cockpit

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Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike. The National Transportation Safety Board said the pilots who safely landed that plane back in New Orleans told investigators that the situation they … Read more

NTSB releases preliminary report about deadly LaGuardia collision

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NTSB releases preliminary report about deadly LaGuardia collision – CBS News Watch CBS News The National Transportation Safety Board just released its preliminary findings about what happened to cause the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia between a firetruck and a plane last month. Kris Van Cleave reports on the details. Source link

School buses should all have alcohol tests to avoid drunken driving, NTSB recommends

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After a school bus rolled on a West Virginia highway two years ago, forcing one boy to have his leg amputated and seriously injuring two other children aboard, police quickly discovered the driver was drunk. But the National Transportation Safety Board then discovered something even more troubling: School bus drivers driving impaired was not an … Read more

NTSB says there were two controllers in LaGuardia tower at time of fatal collision

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing NTSB says there were two controllers in LaGuardia tower at time of fatal collision 06:31 UP NEXT Rubio testifies in trial of former roommate accused of secretly lobbying for Venezuela 02:01 One runway reopens at LaGuardia Airport after … Read more