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A view from the north side of the collapsed radio tower where a helicopter collided with the structure, killing all aboard Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 in Houston. (Michael Wyke/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Helicopter pilot was talking with air traffic controller at the time of fatal Houston crash

Associated Press

A plane sits damaged at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after colliding with another plane on a taxiway, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (WSB via AP)

Pilot of larger plane was looking away from smaller plane in Atlanta airport mishap, report says

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are shown on the assembly line during a media tour at the Boeing facility in Renton, Wash., June 25, 2024. (Jennifer Buchanan/The Seattle Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Boeing 737 hit with new warning that the rudder pedals can get stuck, posing safety risk

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

A damaged bus is shown after several people were killed and dozens injured after the commercial bus overturned on Interstate 20 early Saturday, Aug. 31 2024 in Warren County, Miss., according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. (WAPT via AP)

Federal investigators start probe of bus crash in Mississippi that killed 7, injured dozens more

Associated Press

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows an opening in the fuselage where a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, on Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, the National Transportation Safety Board opens a two-day hearing on the blowout of a door plug from an Alaska Airlines flight traveling 16,000 feet above Oregon. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)

Witnesses will tell a federal safety board about the blowout on a Boeing 737 Max earlier this year

By David Koenig - Associated Press

Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks on Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. East Palestine residents will learn more Tuesday about the fiery Norfolk Southern train crash that derailed their lives last year when the National Transportation Safety Board holds another hearing in their eastern Ohio hometown to discuss what their investigation uncovered and their recommendations to prevent future disasters. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

NTSB concludes flaming wheel bearing caused east Ohio derailment, vent and burn was unnecessary

By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher and Patrick Orsagos - Associated Press

Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks on Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. East Palestine residents will learn more Tuesday about the fiery Norfolk Southern train crash that derailed their lives last year when the National Transportation Safety Board holds another hearing in their eastern Ohio hometown to discuss what their investigation uncovered and their recommendations to prevent future disasters. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

NTSB to discuss cause of fiery Ohio freight train wreck, recommend ways to avert future derailments

By Josh Funk, Tom Krisher and Patrick Orsagos - Associated Press

Honeywell test pilot Joe Duval pulls a Boeing 757 test aircraft out of a landing approach demonstrating runway hazard warning systems over the airport in Tyler, Texas, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Could a cockpit warning system prevent close calls between planes at U.S. airports?

By David Koenig - Associated Press

This photo provided by Nancy Run Fire Company shows a train derailment along a riverbank in Saucon Township, Pa., on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Authorities said it was unclear how many cars were involved but no injuries or hazardous materials were reported. (Nancy Run Fire Company via AP)

Three Norfolk Southern trains collide in Pennsylvania, no injuries

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

NTSB investigators survey the site of an Airbus Helicopters EC-130 on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, near Halloran Springs, Calif. The crash in the Mojave Desert killed, Herbert Wigwe, CEO of one of Nigeria's largest banks along with his wife and son. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board say, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, the helicopter left a shallow crater when it crashed earlier this month in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. (Peter Knudson/NTSB via AP)

U.S. investigators provide data on the helicopter crash that killed 6, including a Nigerian bank CEO

Associated Press

FILE - The cockpit voice recorder, left, and the flight data recorder from Continental flight 1404 airplane accident on display at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington, Dec. 22, 2008. Federal accident investigators are pushing for better cockpit voice recorders. They are pointing to limits of the device on the jetliner that suffered a door-panel blowout last month over Oregon. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 that the Federal Aviation Administration should require all current planes to have recorders that can capture 25 hours of audio, up from the current standard of two hours. (AP Photo, file)

Accident investigators push the FAA for better cockpit voice recorders on all planes

Associated Press

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Feb. 3, in East Palestine, Ohio, are still on fire on Feb. 4, 2023. The major freight railroads all promised safety improvements after the fiery derailment in eastern Ohio one year ago, but they have yet to make a meaningful improvement in the safety statistics and efforts to reform the industry have stalled in Congress. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Railroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

U.S. officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout

By David Koenig - Associated Press

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts

Associated Press

This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets

By David Koenig, Claire Rush and Tom Krisher - Associated Press

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Friday night shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

By Claire Rush and David Koenig - Associated Press

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Friday night shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

By Claire Rush and David Koenig - Associated Press

A train arrives at Metro Center station, April 23, 2021, in Washington. Federal officials are harshly criticizing Washington's regional transit agency, saying a "poor safety culture" led to an October 2021 derailment that caused hundreds of new Metro railcars to be pulled from service. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, that a final NTSB report on the incident concluded that WMATA technicians had been aware for years of a safety issue that caused the wheels on the new 7000-series Metro cars to expand wider than the tracks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

‘100% preventable’: Federal agency blames ‘poor safety culture’ for 2021 D.C. Metro train derailment

By Ashraf Khalil - Associated Press

The 6ABC helicopter known as Chopper 6 flies over Philadelphia's Penn Landing on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. The Helicopter crashed on Dec 19, 2023, killing both the pilot and photographer on board. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Doomed Philadelphia news helicopter hit trees fast, broke up, then burned, killing 2 on board

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

This photo released by the North Las Vegas Police Department shows a wrecked Dodge Challenger, Jan. 29, 2022, in North Las Vegas. The National Transportation Safety Board wants automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking safety regulators to figure out how states can electronically limit speeds on vehicles driven by repeat traffic offenders. NTSB's recommendations to combat excessive speeding came after a hearing Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on the January 2022 crash in North Las Vegas. (North Las Vegas Police Department via AP, File)

Federal accident investigators want all new cars to warn drivers if they’re speeding

By Tom Krisher - Associated Press