Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump’s helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet and the chopper were allowed to take off at the same time, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. Both sides met to discuss the failures in communications and agreed to an
JUNEAU, Alaska — A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region chief, said two pilots and six passengers were on board. He did not immediately have details on their status. The plane took off
The remains of several geese were found in the wreckage of a tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year in New York City, killing six people, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board described evidence and witness reports suggesting the helicopter struck several birds before falling into the river on April
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday that the driver of a Tesla that crashed into a house in June had pressed the accelerator pedal to 100%, defeating the company’s fully autonomous (supervised) driving software. Data recovered from the Tesla showed the vehicle was traveling more than 70 miles per hour when it crashed
Both engines caught fire on a small commercial plane that crashed on a Texas highway in June, preventing pilots from reaching a nearby airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary investigation report released Friday. The pilots had looked for a field or other flat areas to land before the crash, but air