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NTSB Will Not Investigate Amazon Drone Incident in Texas

While the FAA is probing the event, the NTSB says the ‘non-action event’ does not meet its threshold for one.

NTSB: UPS 2976 Probe Centers on Pylon Fatigue Cracks in Engine Separation

Investigators identify fatigue cracking on left engine pylon lugs in new preliminary report.

NTSB: Post-Maintenance Stall Test Flown by Crew, Not Test Pilot, Preceded Fatal Hawker Crash

Preliminary report on the Michigan accident highlights stall characteristics and fateful decision.

An American 737 at Dallas/Fort Worth [Credit: AirlineGeeks/William Derrickson]

Maintenance Error Caused American Airlines 737 Runway Incident

NTSB final report says misconnected brake hoses and wiring led to reduced braking during DFW landing.

UPS MD-11 freighter [Credit: Jim Allen/FreightWaves]

NTSB Official Stresses ‘Very Active Day’ in UPS Crash Investigation

Recovery efforts and flight data analysis continue for deadly cargo plane accident.

An ambulance helicopter crashed on October 6 near Sacramento, California, after losing power for an unknown reason, according to the NTSB’s preliminary report. [Credit: California Department of Transportation District 8]

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on California Helicopter Crash

Agency says uncommanded loss of power was reported just before the accident that fatally injured a flight nurse.

Flames and smoke rise after a UPS cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday, November 4, in Louisville, Kentucky. [Credit: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy/via X]

What We Know: UPS MD-11 Accident

Federal teams are on the scene after the cargo jet went down shortly after takeoff Tuesday from Louisville, Kentucky.

Chair Says Shutdown Putting ‘Strain’ on NTSB

Agency leader Jennifer Homendy asks for ‘resources’ to help employees working without pay.

Aft view of the Citation damage to its empennage. [Credit: NTSB]

Expectation Bias Contributes to Texas Runway Collision

NTSB final report cites distracted pilots and an inoperative cockpit voice recorder played a role in a 2023 ground collision at Hobby Airport.

The Piper Cherokee that crashed September 28, 2022, in Pennsylvania was largely destroyed in a postcrash fire. [Credit: NTSB]

Illegal CFI Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter After Fatal Crash

Man whose certificates were revoked for ‘lack of demonstrated competence’ continued to instruct, leading to a 2022 accident that killed a student pilot.