NTSB

The NTSB is leading the investigation of the crash of an amphibious air tanker that killed a veteran agricultural aviation pilot and native of Brazil.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 that exhibited anomalous rudder movements may have been damaged during heavy winds, a preliminary NTSB report suggests.

Having a smokestack on the runway centerline was problematic, but could an SMS program have helped prevent an accident?

A new plan focuses on tracking airplane production basics as key to addressing issues and eventually increasing production.

A Boeing executive's June 26 narrative around Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 shared during a media event violated the safety board's regulations.

Too little space between an arriving Mesa CRJ-900 and a departing SkyWest E170 caused the two aircraft to come within about 1,700 ft. of each other.

The NTSB is urging the FAA to “evaluate the effectiveness of the activation logic for the runway status light system” and, if necessary, update its logic.

The FAA’s increased inspections, audits and production limit put in place at Boeing following January’s 737-9 door plug panel blowout will remain in place.

The U.S. NTSB is sending a team to support Singapore’s official investigation of the May 21 Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence.

In many cases, business jets exhibit no natural stall warning or aerodynamic buffet prior to the stall.

When viewed in combination with similar accidents, this raises questions of unresolved weaknesses in our safety system.

Robert L. Sumwalt describes the process of becoming a member of the NTSB, where he served as chairman from 2017-21.

Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman were sworn in as new members of the NTSB on April 8, bringing the safety board to its full complement of five members.

NTSB says incorrect runway-condition assumptions appear to have played a role in a United Airlines 737-8 runway excursion on March 8 in Houston.

A revamped master supplier schedule is one sign the company may be serious about addressing years of problematic quality.

Norwegian air accident investigators probing the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-92 say the aircraft landed on the water with “limited energy.”

In a recent incident at Newark, the captain attempted to use the rudder to keep the aircraft on the runway centerline but could not move the rudder pedals.

The absence of documentation on a process critical to an in-service occurrence points to broad gaps in Boeing's quality oversight process.

Don’t get hung up on the term "system."

The alternative to missing this crucial step is never good.

Master warnings alerted the flight crew to engine issues before a Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed in Florida on Feb. 9, killing both pilots, the NTSB said.

Startup Vertical Aerospace has won an £8 million ($10 million) grant from the UK government to develop next-generation propellers for its VX4 eVTOL air taxi .

The FAA’s draft rule on equipping new aircraft with cockpit voice recorders that capture at least 25 hr. of data has stakeholders sharply divided.

A cascading loss of propellers resulting from a blade failure caused by an anomalous propeller tilt mechanism was the likely cause of the crash of a Joby S4.

Investigators found no evidence of an uncontained engine failure or combustor damage.