National Transportation Safety Board

READ: Train Derailment Causes Massive Explosion

NTSB: Rail Crossing Stop Signs Faded, Displaced

A preliminary report on the train derailment in Rosedale says stop signs at a rail grade crossing were faded and displaced.

2013/06/12

Close Call Between Airliner, Military Helicopter near D.C.

Federal officials say there was a close call between a military helicopter and a regional airliner attempting to land at Reagan National Airport near Washington on Friday.

2013/05/26

NTSB Recommends Lowering Legal Limit to Reduce Drunken Driving Deaths

Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

2013/05/14

Joseph Kolly PH.D. of the National Transportation Safety Board shows the charred battery box from a Japan Airlines (JAL) 787 at the NTSB headquarters on Jan. 24, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

NTSB Wants Boeing To Provide Full Operating History Of Lithium-Ion Batteries

U.S. investigators said Wednesday they asked Boeing Co. to provide a full operating history of lithium-ion batteries used in its grounded 787 Dreamliners after Japan’s All Nippon Airways revealed it had repeatedly replaced the batteries even before overheating problems surfaced.

2013/01/30