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FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file photo, police tape cordon off an area near the site of a plane crash that killed several people in Scottsdale, Ariz. A federal agency's findings in the investigation of a 2018 plane crash in Arizona that killed all six people aboard is expected to affect at least two lawsuits filed in Nevada against the estates of the dead pilots, the aircraft owner and casino giant MGM Resorts International. The pilot radioed during the ill-fated takeoff from Scottsdale Airport that the flight was &quot;in training mode,&quot; according to a National Transportation Safety Board factual report, and post-crash blood tests found that the student pilot aboard the aircraft had the hallucinogenic stimulant ecstasy and metabolic remnants of cocaine in his system. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

NTSB report on Arizona plane crash to shape Nevada lawsuits

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NTSB: Small plane that crashed likely took off without fuel

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NTSB: School district shares blame for crash that killed 3

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Report: Drugs showing up more in pilots killed in crashes

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NTSB report: No cause yet of deadly plane crash near Payson

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Report: Alaska crash pilot had limited experience in plane

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FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo provided by KTVU, emergency personnel work a the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif. The National Transportation Safety Board says the driver of a Tesla SUV who died in a Silicon Valley crash two years ago was playing a video game on his smartphone at the time. Chairman Robert Sumwalt said at the start of a hearing Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020 that partially automated driving systems like Tesla's Autopilot cannot drive themselves. Yet he says drivers continue to use them without paying attention. (KTVU-TV via AP, File)

NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, distracted driver caused fatal crash

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FILE - This Oct. 17, 2019, file photo, shows a commuter airplane that crashed near the airport in Unalaska, Alaska, killing a passenger. Alaska needs a comprehensive review effort to improve aviation safety because its aviation fatal and non fatal accident rates are far higher than the national average, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (Jim Paulin via AP, File)

Alaska needs broad review of aviation safety, officials say

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FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo provided by KTVU, emergency personnel work a the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif. The Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X crashed into the concrete barrier complained before his death that the SUV’s Autopilot system would malfunction in the area where the crash happened. The complaints were detailed in a trove of documents released Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the March, 2018 crash that killed engineer Walter Huang. (KTVU-TV via AP, File)

NTSB releases details in 2 crashes involving Tesla Autopilot

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Kobe Bryant helicopter had nearly cleared blinding clouds

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In this March 2, 2019, file photo Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the first half of an NCAA college basketball game between Connecticut and Houston in Storrs, Conn. A public memorial service for Bryant, Gianna and seven others killed in a helicopter crash is planned for Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) **FILE**

Probe: Bryant helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies

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FILE – This Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 image from video provided by KDKA TV shows the scene near Greensburg, Pa. along the Pennsylvania Turnpike where five people were killed and dozens were injured in the crash that involved multiple vehicles. A preliminary report released by the National Transit Safety Board Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, said all aspects of the crash remain under investigation. (KDKA TV via AP)

Report: Sign advised lower speed in snowy turnpike bus crash

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Investigators say corrosion caused deadly 2016 pipeline leak

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In this image taken Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, and provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators Adam Huray, right, and Carol Hogan examine wreckage as part of the NTSB’s investigation of a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif. The Sunday, Jan. 26 crash killed former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven others (James Anderson/National Transportation Safety Board via AP)

Crash-warning device might not have saved Bryant helicopter

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NTSB issues report in Arizona plane crash that killed pilot

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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. A Ukrainian passenger jet carrying 176 people crashed on Wednesday, just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, turning farmland on the outskirts of Tehran into fields of flaming debris and killing all on board. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran invites NTSB to join Ukraine plane crash probe

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In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announces new voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving cars during a visit to an autonomous vehicle testing facility at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Trump administration announced its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers, continuing to rely on the industry to police itself despite calls for specific regulations. Chao announced the proposed guidelines in a speech Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, saying in prepared remarks that “AV 4.0” will ensure U.S. leadership in developing new technologies.(Hunter Dyke/The Ann Arbor News via AP, File) **FILE**

New US plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary

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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 file photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Cutter William Hart moves toward the Na Pali Coast on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, the day after a tour helicopter disappeared with seven people aboard. The Hawaii tour helicopter that crashed and killed all seven people on board hit a ridge at an altitude of 2,900 feet (883 meters) then fell about 100 feet (30 meters), the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, Dec. 31, as investigators planned how to recover the wreckage from the remote and rugged crash site. (MK3 Forest Herring/U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)

Hawaii crash update: Tour copter hit ridge, then fell

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Fallen tree limbs covers the ground near the site of a plane crash near Feu Follet Road and Verot School Road in Lafayette, La., Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. Authorities confirmed the accident but details on whether anyone was injured was not immediately known.(Scott Clause/The Lafayette Advertiser via AP)

Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach’s daughter-in-law

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2019 file photo, firefighters put out hot spots after a plane crashed into a home in Upland, Calif. According to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board, the single-engine Cirrus SR22 was getting ready to land at nearby Cable Airport when its wing dipped and the engine stalled. The pilot was killed in the fiery crash Nov. 7 in Upland, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) east of Los Angeles. A father and small child inside the home escaped without injuries. (Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Report: Plane stalled before crash into California home

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