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The NTSB investigates aviation accidents and significant events in railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline and commercial space.
Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2010
Due to the lapse in appropriations, this account will not be active until further notice. For info on active investigations follow @NTSB_newsroom.
Due to the government funding lapse, the NTSB will only carry out emergency-essential work to preserve life and property, including: •Launches to accidents and events to protect and preserve evidence critical to determining the circumstances of the accident, probable cause and
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NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations for SEPTA Railcar Fleet:
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NTSB Rail Safety Summit Postponed Advancing Safety For Those Working On and Around the Tracks We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you will join us on the new date.
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News Release: Fatal I-70 Collision in Ohio Prompts Safety Recommendations on Trucks, Motorcoaches and Traffic Incident Management: https://t.co/Fr67sCkc8u
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It's #ChildPassengerSafety Week! The NTSB has advocated for appropriate child safety restraint systems since 1996. In 2023, we issued a Safety Alert about Child Passenger Safety. Learn more:➡️ https://t.co/OD07S6nSOK
#SeatBeltsSaveLives #BuckleUp
It's Child Passenger Safety Week! Make sure your child is in The Right Seat for their age and size — it could save their life. More: https://t.co/4dLmaLCwpk
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The NTSB issued safety recommendations Tuesday to the FAA and Textron to address metal fatigue cracking in Cessna 210 and 210B airplane hydraulic landing gear actuators. Executive summary and 8-page report available here: https://t.co/DFodIeQYUZ
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✈️ Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy joined a fireside chat at @ALPAPilots’ Air Safety Forum, highlighting the NTSB’s role in advancing aviation safety.
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🚨 Save the Date: Oct. 7 🚨 Join NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy in DC for the Rail Worker Safety Summit with leaders from rail, labor & government, advancing safety for those working on & around tracks. 👉 Register: https://t.co/ZWV40oAt2p
#RailSafety #NTSB #SafetySummit
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We will never forget the lives we lost on September 11, 2001. Today, we honor the victims, survivors, and heroes of that day. 🕯️#NeverForget
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New #NTSB Safety Alert: Land-based firefighters face deadly risks during in-port vessel fires . #MaritimeSafety #FirefighterTraining #MarineSafety #NTSB
NTSB issues a safety alert urging greater awareness and training for land-based firefighters who may be called to fight fires aboard vessels in local ports: https://t.co/PBVXagGdCP Safety Alert: https://t.co/4OMdxJ6dZr
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Save the Date! On Oct 7, the #NTSB will host a Rail Safety Summit to advance safety for everyone working on and around tracks. Join us in DC for an in-person event with experts from rail, labor, and government. #RailSafety #NTSB #SafetySummit Register: https://t.co/Qk9j7cWcK8
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Reflecting on decades of bridge strikes, Chairwoman Homendy underscored the lesson: “Ship collision is so frequent an occurrence that it is absolutely essential to safeguard against it.” #AGLPA2025
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#DYK the #NTSB has an email listserv that delivers NTSB updates directly to your email inbox? Updates include investigation report releases, press releases, NTSB product releases, and event notifications. Subscribe: https://t.co/fl0Hd4DLnM
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NTSB issues its final report on the September 2023 midair collision involving a North American T-6G airplane and a North American AT-6B airplane during an air race in Reno, Nevada: https://t.co/jmnESgc4Kw
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NTSB Recommends Collision Avoidance Technology on Rail Maintenance Vehicles: https://t.co/m7ijEOrAQg
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Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Conception dive boat fire—the deadliest U.S. maritime disaster in recent history. We honor the 34 lives lost and the NTSB reforms now protecting passengers on small vessels. 🔗 Read how tragedy led to reform:
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Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year. What’s your safety plan? 🚘 ✅ Designated driver? ✅ Buckling up? ✅ Avoiding distractions? What's your top safety tip? Share below ⬇️ #SafetyFirst More safety must-knows: https://t.co/otvAcLrR75
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NTSB is investigating an incident Thursday involving an Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319 that touched down short of Runway 20L at Nashville International Airport.
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📣 Big win for #ChildPassengerSafety! 📣 Montana has modernized its child restraint laws after 30 years of effort from the NTSB and advocates. Learn what changed and which states still need to act: 🔗 https://t.co/LFNdfaRNBI
#ChildSafety #RoadSafety #Montana
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Watch the third day of NTSB's fact-finding hearing into the Jan. 29 midair collision involving a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 airplane and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter: https://t.co/gGivCty7bX Agenda and witness list:
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