Tag: NTSB

NTSB, FAA will investigate Rochester balloon crash to find cause

Mar. 22—ROCHESTER — Federal investigators will produce a report on a balloon crash in Rochester this week that, miraculously, the pilot and two passengers walked away from with only minor injuries. The crash happened at around 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2024. A video from a traffic camera shows the balloon descending as it crossed […]

Former NTSB investigator introduces new theory about missing plane

A new theory based on the pilot’s intent would mean the bulk of the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is almost 3,500 miles north of the search’s focus, a former National Transportation Safety Board investigator told Fox News Digital. Alan Diehl, who has over 30 years of experience investigating plane crashes, believes the missing […]

NTSB investigating ‘stuck’ rudder pedal issue on Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight

Regulators are once again putting the spotlight on Boeing’s 737 Max 8. A new preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that a United Airlines flight from Nassau, Bahamas, to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey experienced “stuck” rudder pedals on its landing roll on Feb. 6. According to the report, the […]

Boeing discloses names of 737 MAX employees after NTSB chair faults cooperation

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Boeing on Wednesday provided U.S. regulators with the names of employees on its 737 MAX door team after lawmakers and a federal safety official sharply criticized the planemaker’s failure to do so at a Senate hearing. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy had said earlier on Wednesday that Boeing […]

NTSB investigators transport jet to secure facility, study ‘black box’

The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it plans to move the jet that crashed in Naples on Friday to an undisclosed, secure facility for further study. Separately, the black box, also known as the flight data recorder, and cockpit voice recorder will head to agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., this evening. More: At least […]

What the NTSB investigators are likely doing today at the scene

As the investigation for Friday’s fiery and deadly plane crash on Interstate 75 near Naples continues today, people around Southwest Florida may be wondering what is happening at the crash site at mile marker 106.8 just north of exit 105 (Golden Gate Parkway). The I-75 southbound lanes near the crash site remained closed on Sunday […]