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The NTSB investigates aviation accidents and significant events in railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline and commercial space.
Travel & TransportationWashington, D.C.ntsb.govJoined June 2010

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While in California this week, Chair Homendy and NTSB staff joined Rear Admiral Mauger at SpaceX to learn more about their operations.
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NTSB confirms preliminary data shows #Amtrak train speed exceeded 100 mph prior to derailment. Further calibrations are being conducted.
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NTSB is currently gathering information about tonight's Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.
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NTSB investigators supervise the removal of the damaged engine off of a Boeing 777 in Las Vegas.
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We are aware of reports of the loss of Malaysia MH370, a Boeing 777-200 and are monitoring the situation.
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It is estimated that Santa covers 122 million miles to deliver gifts to good girls and boys. Per vehicle miles traveled, Santa’s Sleigh remains the safest vessel or vehicle to traverse air, land, and rooftop. #HappyHolidays
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Can we TACO’bout getting home safely on #CincoDeMayo? In QUESO you forgot, it’s dangerous to think a sober ride home is NACHO problem. LETTUCE plan a sober ride home before the party starts.
  • I have a sober driver
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  • I am the sober driver
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NTSB is launching a go-team to investigate tonight’s #Amtrak accident near Philadelphia. Team will arrive at site in the morning.
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Today, at #ITSA2021 Chair Homendy told attendees that the conventional approach to road safety in the U.S is failing & that NTSB has called for a paradigm shift, a transition to a Safe System Approach to address the public health crisis of increased traffic fatalities. #NTSBmwl
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Recorders help investigators determine what happened in a crash & operators prevent crashes in the first place. Install Crash-Resistant Recorders and Establish FDM Programs is on our #NTSBmwl. Check out FlightRadar’s podcast & our website to learn more: ntsb.gov/safety/mwl/Pag
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In part 1 of our interview with NTSB investigator Sean Payne, we learn how aircraft data recorders are used to help determine the cause of an accident and the challenges of dealing with damaged recorders. Listen, download, or get each episode at flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-ep
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Asiana flight data recorder (L) and cockpit voice recorder (R) in NTSB's Washington lab.
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The NTSB will send 1+ investigator to Ukraine. Details TBD. Response will be guided by events as they unfold. #MH17
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Sumwalt: Authorized speed in the curve was 50 mph. Speed when “engineer induced braking” was applied was 106 mph. #Amtrak
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Mem. Homendy: In 1961 Pres. Kennedy set a goal to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade--July 1969, Armstrong & Aldrin did that. In 1969, NTSB investigated its 1st PTC preventable accident. In 1 decade we put a man on the moon but in 5 decades we haven't implemented PTC.
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2019-2020 Most Wanted List issue: Fully Implement Positive Train Control go.usa.gov/xEXRR #ntsbmwl
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We applaud the general #aviation industry for its continued focus on training—even as flying opportunities may be severely limited at this time. Keeping proficient in your flying skills is critical—even if some of it has to be done from home.
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In a new article, Chair Homendy says that the continued use of the statistic that 94 percent of serious highway crashes are solely due to driver error is misleading and dangerous and undermines efforts to implement the Safe System Approach. #NTSBmwl
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Cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from Southwest Airlines flt. 4013 that landed at wrong airport in Mo.
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NTSB is sending team to investigate bus crash near Laredo,TX. Team expected to arrive tomorrow. More information at that time.
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Crewmember #fatigue cited as contributing to probable cause of the July 2017 near miss at San Francisco airport. #NTSBmwl highlights fatigue as a critical safety issue affecting #transportation #safety. #NTSBair ntsb.gov/news/events/Do
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Flight Crew Misidentifies Runway, Causes Taxiway Overflight; go.usa.gov/xPDYd. Photos from Board meeting are available at: flickr.com/gp/ntsb/466194.
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Tomorrow NTSB will hold an investigative hearing for the fatal, April 17, 2018, Boeing 737/CFM International fan-blade-out and depressurization accident on Southwest Airlines flight 1380. Webcast info in link below.
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NTSB Releases Agenda for Investigative Hearing on Engine Failure: go.usa.gov/xPfk2
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NTSB has opened an investigation into today’s incident at the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station in DC. Investigators are on the scene.
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Video of NTSB press briefing on Asiana flight 214 now available at: http://t.co/EdveiCLG1D
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NTSB investigating this morning's mid-air collision between an F-16 military aircraft and a Cessna 150 in Moncks Corner, SC.
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NTSB congratulates Jennifer Homendy on her Senate confirmation to be the next Chair of the agency.
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NTSB investigating 7/7/16 landing of a Delta A320 at Ellsworth AFB in SD instead of its intended destination of Rapid City (7 miles away).
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Flight recorders from British Airways Flight 2276 arrive this morning at NTSB headquarters lab for analysis.
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Sumwalt: Moments before derailing, train was placed into “engineer induced braking,” with full brake application. #Amtrak
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Video of NTSB's final press briefing on Asiana flight 214 crash is now available at: http://t.co/2XNikOP9wy
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Located outside our HQ, the new building for the has a sneaky design, but the team is the best out there & nothing slips past us. #STEM
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Hey @IntlSpyMuseum - @bensneaker, myself and 1 other @ntsb have decoded your message. A binary to ASCII translation reveals "All is not that it seems at the spy museum." The bits flip depending on how the sun hits the panels, clever. Is there are reward for capturing this intel?
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Pilots must reduce & manage distractions to maximize attention; that means keeping phones off & out of the environment & avoiding nonessential conversations. Eliminate Distractions in #aviation is on our #NTSBmwl ntsb.gov/safety/mwl/Pag
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GA pilots are particularly at risk of catastrophic errors caused by interruptions/distractions because they usually do not have additional flight crew to assist them. Gain some awareness on how to properly cope with this by reading our #FlySafe fact sheet. bit.ly/2OxI67U
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