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Air Cargo
NTSB prepares to recover cargo jet from ocean floor in Hawaii
A cargo jet made an emergency landing in the ocean off Oahu this past summer. Investigators are now going to pull the wreckage off the…
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American Shipper
Chief officer’s ballast level error blamed for Golden Ray capsizing
“The NTSB determined the probable cause of the capsizing of the Golden Ray was the chief officer’s error entering ballast quantities into the stability calculation…
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Drones
Dollars or pounds, what should trigger a drone accident investigation?
Two leading drone associations agree with the NTSB regarding investigation of drone accidents, but they differ on what should trigger those investigations.
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Weather and Critical Events
Rough weather likely to blame in deadly SEACOR Power capsizing
Initial National Transportation Safety Board report says the SEACOR Power crew hit rough weather shortly before capsizing in the Gulf of Mexico in mid-April.
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Rail
NTSB investigates death of BNSF conductor in Missouri
National Transportation Safety Board investigators will look into what led to the death of a 24-year veteran of BNSF at a customer facility in Missouri.
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Trucking
NTSB’s Most Wanted List again includes speed limiters, crash avoidance tech
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is keeping pressure on regulators to require speed limiters on trucks as well as performance standards for automatic emergency…
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News
Viewpoint: DOT ignoring key test to stop drug-impaired truckers
The FMCSA will still not disqualify a truck driver for failing a hair test for drug use.
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Rail
No cause determined in Union Pacific employee death
The National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report describes the events leading up to the incident in Vail, Arizona, that killed a Union Pacific employee.
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Rail
NTSB to investigate fatality at BNSF rail yard in Southern California
Three investigators will try to determine what caused the death of a BNSF worker on Wednesday at a rail yard near Los Angeles.
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Rail
Union Pacific, investigators look into Sunday fatality in Arizona
The Union Pacific employee, who was working in Vail, Arizona, was struck by a rail tamper and fatally injured, according to the railroad and the…
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