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NTSB Faults Owners for Deadly California Dive Boat Fire, Calls for Major Safety Improvements to Small Passenger Vessels

Oct 20 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday determined the probable cause of a 2019 California dive boat fire and sinking that killed 34 was the failure of the owner and operator of to provide effective oversight...

NTSB: Incomplete Safety Procedures Led to Illinois Barge Explosion

Oct 14 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report that the use of incomplete safety procedures was the probable cause of the Nov. 4, 2019, explosion of barge IB1940 in the Illinois Marine Towing Heritage Slip...

NTSB Urged to Send Investigator to Scene of Fatal Plane Crash

Oct 8 2020 // Two members of Congress from New York called on the National Transportation Safety Board to reverse its decision not to send an investigator to the scene of a small plane crash that killed a prominent attorney and his...

Feds Fault Operator, Regulators in New York Limo Crash That Killed 20

Oct 6 2020 // State regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained stretch limousine with corroded brakes that hurtled down a hill at more than 100 mph and crashed in a ravine, killing 20 people, federal...

Pilot Actions Likely Led to Earnhardt Plane Crash in Tennessee: NTSB

Sep 25 2020 // A pilot’s inability to maintain proper airspeed and the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstable approach and landing likely caused the crash of a small plane carrying race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr....

NTSB: Loose Joint Caused Train Derailment that Killed Man in Texas

Sep 24 2020 // A loose, improperly fastened rail joint led to a 2017 derailment in a North Texas rail switching yard that killed a worker, the National Transportation Safety Board has found.A misaligned rail joint allowed the flange of a...

NTSB: Structural Failure Led to Deadly North Dakota Air Ambulance Crash

Sep 8 2020 // A structural failure led to a 2018 air ambulance crash in North Dakota that killed all three people on board, a new report says.The Bismarck Tribune reports the National Transportation Safety Board last month published its...

Uber Vows Better Disclosure of Safety Data on Self-Driving Cars

Aug 31 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s...

NTSB Finds Limo Owner Evaded Safety Rules Before Fatal New York Crash

Aug 28 2020 // The owner of the stretched limousine that crashed and killed 20 people in upstate New York repeatedly changed the listed number of seats in the vehicle and took other steps to avoid safety regulations, according to...

Safety Probe Cites Mistakes by First Officer, Pilot in 2019 Amazon Cargo Plane Crash

Jul 15 2020 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited cockpit mistakes by the first officer and pilot in a February 2019 fatal crash of an Atlas Air cargo plane.The Atlas Air Boeing 767 jet transporting cargo for...

National Safety Board Urges Helicopter Manufacturers to Add Crash-Data Recorders

Jun 3 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday urged six major manufacturers to equip turbine-powered helicopters with crash-resistant systems to record data, audio and images, after former NBA star Kobe Bryant...

Texas’ Paramount GA Launches Online Platform for Transportation Risks

May 12 2020 // Tyler, Texas-based Paramount General Agency, a licensed program administrator with a focus on the long-haul trucking industry, has launched an online platform offering a multi-line suite of insurance products for its...

NTSB: Failure to Heed Warnings Led to Missouri Duck Boat Sinking

Apr 30 2020 // The primary cause of the sinking of a tourist-carrying duck boat on a Missouri lake in July 2018, in which 17 people were killed, was the continued operation of the vessel during severe weather, despite severe weather...

AssuredPartners Acquires Transportation Insurance Advisors of Florida

Apr 23 2020 // AssuredPartners, Inc. has acquired Transportation Insurance Advisors, LLC located in Sanford, Fla. The team of 55 will remain under the operational leadership of Scott Light. The agency currently reports $14 million in...

NTSB: Indiana School District Shares Blame for Crash That Killed 3 Children

Apr 9 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board said that a northern Indiana school district is partially to blame for a 2018 crash that killed three siblings crossing a rural highway to reach their stopped school bus.The wreck...

Tesla, Drivers, Regulators All to Blame for Fatal Crash, Says Safety Board

Mar 23 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida involving a Tesla on Autopilot.The NTSB, in a...

NTSB Report Shows No Cause Yet of Deadly Plane Crash Near Arizona

Mar 5 2020 // A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board doesn’t list a possible cause for a small plane crash near Payson, Ariz., that killed one person aboard and injured two others last month.The report...

Safety Board Hits Tesla Autopilot Design, Regulator’s ‘Misguided’ Approach

Feb 26 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday sharply criticized Tesla Inc.’s lack of system safeguards in a fatal 2018 Autopilot crash in California and called U.S. regulators’ approach in overseeing the...

Safety Board to Report on Tesla Autopilot Crash, Issue Safety Recommendations

Feb 24 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to establish the probable cause of a fatal March 2018 Tesla Autopilot crash in California and will issue a series of safety recommendations,...

Safety Probe Finds Tesla Driver Killed in Crash Reported Prior Autopilot Problems

Feb 12 2020 // A Tesla driver killed in a March 2018 crash in California while using the Autopilot driver-assistance system had reported that on prior trips, the car had steered away from the highway, the National Transportation Safety...