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National Transportation Safety Board

The latest news and top stories on the National Transportation Safety Board. An independent US government investigative agency based in Washington D.C., the NTSB is dedicated to determining the probable cause of civil transportation accidents and issuing safety recommendations. Its main areas of focus include investigating aviation, highway, marine, pipeline, railroad and commercial space incidents. The NTSB is recognised for its impartial investigations and significant contributions to improving transportation safety, preventing future accidents and assisting victims' families.

The Air Canada Express jet on the side of the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Photo: AP

Aviation accidents

US officials play down controller ‘distraction’ in LaGuardia crash

Investigator cautions against ‘pointing fingers’ after collision between an Air Canada jet and a truck that killed two pilots.

25 Mar 2026 - 10:27AM

United States

Delta suspends VIP treatment for US lawmakers as shutdown sows airport chaos

25 Mar 2026 - 10:25AM

US-China trade war

Has Trump ceded EV market to China with latest string of policy shifts?

19 Feb 2026 - 3:58AMvideocam

Aviation accidents

At least 6 dead in Maine plane crash as US hit by winter storm

The Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed while taking off at Bangor International Airport.

27 Jan 2026 - 9:18AM

The scene of the plane crash in Maine on Sunday. Photo: WABI via AP

Indonesia

Indonesia finds 1 body, wreckage from missing surveillance plane

There were seven crew members and three passengers on the plane chartered to conduct air surveillance on fisheries.

18 Jan 2026 - 5:36PM

Aviation accidents

Mid-air helicopter crash in US leaves 1 dead, another critically injured

Federal investigators probe crash of two helicopters over Hammonton Municipal Airport in New Jersey.

29 Dec 2025 - 3:48PM

Americas and the Caribbean

Bus crash kills 15 in Guatemala, government declares 3 days of national mourning

15 others were being treated for injuries at local hospitals after the bus veered off a road and fell into a deep ravine, authorities said.

28 Dec 2025 - 3:58AM

Police officers on the scene after a road accident in Cumbre de Alaska, in Totonicapan, Guatemala killed 15 people on Saturday. Photo: AFP

United States

5 killed in Texas fog after crash of Mexican plane on medical mission

The Navy plane had a young patient on board, part of a non-profit’s work providing emergency transport to children with life-threatening burns.

23 Dec 2025 - 5:25PM

Aviation accidents

Retired Nascar driver and family among 7 killed in US plane crash

Business jet erupted into flames when it hit the ground while trying to land at Statesville Regional Airport, North Carolina.

19 Dec 2025 - 12:41PM

United States

US government admits liability in fatal Washington helicopter-plane crash

US government admits ‘breach of care’ as DOJ cites Army and FAA errors in January crash that killed 67 near Ronald Reagan airport in Washington.

18 Dec 2025 - 10:28PMvideocam

The wreckage of a commercial airplane that collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington in January. Photo: United States Coast Guard/EPA-EFE

Aviation accidents

UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 freighters for safety review after fatal Kentucky crash

The freight firms cite an ‘abundance of caution’ and Boeing’s recommendation after 14 died when an engine fell off a UPS MD-11 plane.

8 Nov 2025 - 4:48PMvideocam

A UPS MD-11 cargo plane sits idle on the tarmac on Wednesday at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Aviation accidents

Engine fell off UPS cargo plane before Kentucky crash that killed 12

Investigators say the left engine detached during take-off, leading to Tuesday’s fatal crash in Louisville.

6 Nov 2025 - 11:52AMvideocam

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong investigators recover black boxes from crashed cargo plane

Air Accident Investigation Authority pledges a preliminary report within a month after recovering flight recorders from salvaged wreckage.

28 Oct 2025 - 4:41PM

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong airport closes runway as salvage vessels arrive to clear wrecked plane

Two vessels will lift the two sections of plane during operation expected to ‘last for a few days’, Airport Authority says.

24 Oct 2025 - 2:05AMvideocam

A salvage vessel at the scene of the cargo plane crash. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong transport

US investigators, Turkish experts to help Hong Kong with fatal plane crash probe

Independent US government agency to send team for probe into cargo plane crash as crew members meet authorities ahead of salvage operations.

22 Oct 2025 - 11:31PM

A team of five from the US’ National Transportation Safety Board will be arriving in Hong Kong to assist with the investigation into the cargo plane crash that killed two security workers. Photo: Elson Li