The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is sending a team of investigators to examine a crash and subsequent battery fire involving a Tesla semi-truck on a California freeway, focusing on the fire risks posed by electric vehicle batteries.
A young New York pilot was tragically killed when her small plane crashed just moments after a group of skydivers jumped from her aircraft on Saturday morning, authorities said.
Three crew members on an ambulance helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed on Saturday in Oklahoma, officials said.
A small plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Francisco, California, after “flying erratically” Sunday evening.
Friends are mourning a pilot who was among those killed during a hot air balloon crash near Eloy, Arizona, early Sunday.
Chaos erupted on an Alaska Airlines plane when a massive piece of the aircraft blew off mid-flight, sucking out passengers’ belongings.
A pilot and photographer with 6ABC Action News went down with Chopper 6 in New Jersey while returning from an assignment.
Tesla engineers testifying in a lawsuit filed by the family of a driver killed in a 2019 crash stated that the company failed to address problems in its “Autopilot” driver-assistance technology after a deadly accident in 2016.
As the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads continues to rise, experts are voicing concerns about the potential risks associated with their increased weight. EV’s battery packs make the cars much heavier than traditional gas-powered vehicles. One expert commented, “If you think about an impact in a crash with a lighter vehicle with a pedestrian or a cyclist or motorcyclists, it’s going to have a much different outcome than we’ve seen in the past. Terribly tragic.”
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy stated that while others will have to decide whether or not it would be safer if we attempted to deliver more materials
During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy stated that while electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes would make things safer, when it comes to the East Palestine, Ohio derailment, “even
The NTSB said the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH, was likely caused by an overheated bearing on a railcar.
A member of Biden’s own administration called U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s claims about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio — in which he blamed former President Donald Trump — “misinformation.” On Tuesday, while addressing the rail disaster,
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report regarding the fatal workplace accident involving an airport worker in Montgomery, Alabama, on New Year’s Eve.
On Friday’s broadcast of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power,” Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) said there hasn’t been proper investment in systems like the NOTAM system and noted that the FAA was warned about problems with the NOTAM system being dated by the
Two people were rescued early Monday morning after a small plane crashed into a transmission tower in Maryland the previous day.
A fleet of 11 electric buses belonging to CT Transit in Connecticut is still out of service following a massive battery fire that occurred in July, the state’s Department of Transportation says.
Doorbell camera footage captured the moment a helicopter crash landed in the front yard of home Fresno, California, home.
A United Airlines flight from Denver to Honolulu experienced engine failure shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport Saturday, according to multiple videos of the incident.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Family members of four of the eight passengers killed in a helicopter crash with Kobe Bryant and his daughter have joined the NBA star’s widow in filing wrongful death lawsuits against the companies that owned and operated the aircraft.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed, according to a newspaper report.
An Apple engineer who recently died in a crash of his Tesla Model X when it slammed into a concrete barrier had previously complained about Tesla’s “Autopilot” malfunctioning on that particular stretch of freeway, according to newly released NTSB documents.
The remains of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, and the other seven victims of the tragic January 26 helicopter crash, have now been released to their surviving family members, a report says.
The company that NBA star Kobe Bryant chartered for his last fatal flight, was not rated to fly in weather conditions that require instrument flying, according to a report.
NBA legend Kobe Bryant once said he had a “comfortable” relationship with death in a 2016 interview.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it’s not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control as the aircraft plunged into a fog-shrouded mountain, federal investigators said Tuesday.
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer before plunging more than 1,000 feet (305 meters) into a hillside, an accident investigator said.
A self-driving Uber car that struck and killed a pedestrian in March 2018 reportedly had serious software flaws including the inability to recognize jaywalkers, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that Tesla’s Autopilot feature played a major factor in a Model S car crash in 2018 in which the Tesla, with autopilot engaged, crashed into a stationary fire truck.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley recently stated that a “worst case scenario” for Elon Musk’s Tesla in the stock market would be a drop to $10 a share, a decrease of about 95 percent off its current value.
A Florida man attempting the “In My Feelings” challenge got knocked down by a car as he was about to hop onto the vehicle’s hood.
Elon Musk faces a shareholder proposal that could take away his Chairman title as conflict of interest concerns and litigation compound Tesla’s lack of profitability challenges.
Southwest Airlines gave passengers on board Flight 1380 a $5,000 cash settlement and $1,000 travel voucher after an engine explosion caused a woman’s death.
The National Transportation Safety Board reportedly ejected Tesla from its probe into circumstances of the autopilot accident that claimed the life of Walter Huang.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into a recent fatal Tesla crash in Mountain View, California.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun gathering information on a crash involving a Tesla Model S sedan that hit a firetruck while on autopilot.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday “operational limitations” in the Tesla Model S played a “major role” in a May 2016 crash that killed a driver using the vehicle’s semi-autonomous “Autopilot” system.
On Tuesday afternoon, a twin-engine Piper PA-34 Seneca crashed into a utility pole in East Hartford, Connecticut, close to the corporate headquarters of jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney. One of the two people on board was killed in the crash. The survivor has reportedly stated that the crash was not accidental.
Newly released security video captures the moment a plane falls from the sky and smashes a parked car in the parking lot of a local business. The single-engine plane crashed after failing to make a second landing attempt at Houston’s Hobby Airport on Thursday.
What did cause the crash, if not heartless penny-pinching Republican budget-cutters? “Based on the NTSB’s preliminary review of the train’s event recorder data, the train was travelling at 106 mph before the emergency brake system engaged. The data indicated that the engineer activated the emergency brakes seconds before the derailment.”
