Pilot flew too low, causing New Mexico fatal copter crash: NTSB
A helicopter pilot apparently caused a fatal crash last year that killed him and four other people, including Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett, a report this week said. The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigation found no mechanical problems with the helicopter, a single-engine ...
Pilot killed in NYC copter crash saw 'window' to fly in bad weather
The pilot killed this month when his helicopter hit the roof of a New York City skyscraper in rain and fog said before lifting off from a Manhattan heliport that radar showed a "20-minute window to make it out," according to an investigative report ...
Driver charged with seven homicides in fiery crash with motorcycles
The driver of a truck in a fiery collision on a rural New Hampshire highway that killed seven motorcyclists was charged Monday with seven counts of negligent homicide, and records show he was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving last month and in 2013. Volodymyr ...
Pilot killed in copter crash atop Manhattan skyscraper wasn't rated to fly in poor visibility
The pilot killed Monday when his helicopter slammed into the roof of a New York City skyscraper was not authorized to fly in limited visibility, according to his pilot certification, raising questions about why he took off in fog and steady rain. Tim McCormack, 58, ...
U.S. to overhaul air safety oversight in response to two Boeing 737 Max crashes
The U.S. aviation regulator will significantly change its oversight approach to air safety by July following two fatal Boeing Co Max 737 passenger plane crashes, according to written congressional testimony seen by Reuters. At a U.S. Senate panel hearing on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration ...
U.S. investigators say they've found second black box from doomed cargo jet
Searchers combing a shallow Texas bay have recovered the second of two flight recorders from a cargo plane hauling Amazon packages that crashed last week, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday, two days after finding the first. The NTSB said in a tweet ...
Part of landing gear, flight data recorder recovered from crashed Indonesia jetliner
Divers have found a piece of landing gear from a crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesian authorities said Thursday, following the discovery of a critical black box that could explain why the brand-new plane plummeted into the sea, killing 189 people. Search teams have been scouring ...
Calls for new regulations mount as 20 limo crash victims are mourned
The day after a mourning community said last goodbyes to eight of 20 victims of a limousine crash — four sisters and four other relatives — the Senate's top Democrat called on federal regulators to formulate new safety standards for the vehicles. Sen. Chuck Schumer ...
Driver's kin blame vehicle as finger-pointing begins in search for cause of deadly NY limo crash
Lawyers for the family of a limousine driver who died along with 19 others in an upstate New York accident and the owner of the vehicle are clashing over the cause of the deadliest U.S. transport accident in nearly a decade. New York State police ...
Small home-built plane crashes on Phoenix street, killing both aboard
A homemade plane crashed in a Phoenix intersection Monday, killing the pilot and the sole passenger, authorities said. The plane went down near the city's small Deer Valley Airport and the pilot, Theodore Rich, 54, was pronounced dead at the scene, Phoenix police Sgt. Mercedes ...
It began with a strong burst of wind and pounding hail that pummeled the Aeromexico jetliner moments after takeoff in northern Mexico then sent it smashing belly-down onto a field near the runway. Frightened passengers scrambled to flee as flames and blinding black smoke erupted ...
NTSB boots Tesla from probe into fatal California SUV crash after firm reveals information early
Federal safety investigators have booted electric car maker Tesla Inc. from a group investigating a fatal crash in California that involved an SUV operating with the company's Autopilot system. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it had removed Tesla as a party to the ...
