The final report was released Thursday on the 2022 collision in Oklahoma between a Chevrolet Spark and a gravel-hauling semi.
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El Faro’s tragic ending ‘burned’ in investigator’s mind
This April 11, 2017 photo provided by the NTSB shows investigator Brian Young at an undisclosed location. Young is the chief investigator for the NTSB into the sinking of the freighter El Faro in the Bahamas on Oct. 1, 2015. The 790- foot ship sank after losing propulsion in Hurricane Joaquin. The bodies of the […]
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NTSB releases transcripts from El Faro’s voyage data recorder
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The National Transportation Safety Board released the transcript Tuesday from the El Faro’s voyage data recorder, which details the ship’s final hours. This is the longest transcript ever released by the NTSB. It’s over 500 pages and covers the ships final 26 hours. There is a lot of information, but one of […]
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NTSB files preliminary report on plane crash that killed Gray pilot
LIMINGTON (AP) — A preliminary report by accident investigators into a fatal plane crash indicates the single-engine plane clipped trees shortly after taking off from Limington-Harmon Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board said the 1942 Culver two-seat airplane flown by 52-year-old Clarke Tate of Gray appeared to stall before hitting trees on the side of […]
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Truck driver, pilot’s takeoff cited as causes of Owls Head plane crash
OWLS HEAD — The National Transportation Safety Board found fault with both the driver of a pickup truck that crossed in the path of an airplane taking off as well as the pilot’s decision to continue his takeoff in a collision that resulted in the deaths of three young men. The NTSB issued its final […]
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20 years after tragic Maine crash, parents still honoring son
LISBON — News that changes your life comes in an instant and sometimes it breaks your heart. Daphne and Steve Izer remember well the night the police came to their door 20 years ago. It was just before 11 p.m. on Oct. 10, 1993, a Sunday. He was watching TV. She had just stood to go to […]
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Officials probe if rescuers ran over crash victim
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investigators have determined that Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was traveling “significantly below” the target speed during its approach and that the crew tried to abort the landing just before it smashed onto the runway. What they don’t yet know is whether the pilot’s inexperience with the type of aircraft and at […]