NTSB faults pilot, first officer for fatal crash of organ transplant plane in WisconsinOctober 14th, 2009 NTSB faults pilot, first officer for plane crashWASHINGTON — The pilot of a 2007 medical flight that crashed into Lake Michigan, killing all six aboard, mishandled an unusual flight situation and was unable to properly coordinate with his first officer, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. Capt. Bill Serra was flying the twin-engine Cessna from Milwaukee to Michigan.
NTSB to review crash of organ transplant plane in Wisconsin, pipe explosion in MississippiOctober 14th, 2009 NTSB to review crash of organ transplant planeWASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board is set to determine the cause of a 2007 crash that killed six people when their plane slammed into Lake Michigan off Wisconsin's coast. The NTSB planned to discuss the crash on Wednesday.
Federal official: No sign of pre-crash failure or damage before fatal SC helicopter accidentSeptember 30th, 2009 Feds: No sign of pre-crash 'copter failure, damageGEORGETOWN, S.C. — Nothing indicates that a medical helicopter malfunctioned before it crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, a federal official said Sunday.
Investigators seek witnesses to fatal SC medical helicopter crash that killed 3 crew on boardSeptember 30th, 2009 Officials seek witnesses to fatal SC chopper crashGEORGETOWN, S.C. — As federal investigators looked for witnesses to the crash of a medical helicopter, funeral services were set Monday for two of the three crew members killed in the rainy weekend accident.
Investigators say no sign of pre-crash failure or damage before fatal SC helicopter accidentSeptember 30th, 2009 No malfunction before SC medical helicopter crashGEORGETOWN, S.C. — Federal safety investigators found no indication that a medical helicopter malfunctioned before crashing, killing all three crew members on board, and hope to find witnesses who saw it come down in coastal South Carolina.
Medical helicopter hit poor weather in SC, was trying to land before crash that killed 3September 26th, 2009 Crashed helicopter ran into poor weather in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, had run into bad weather and was trying to land at a nearby airport, federal safety investigators said Saturday.
NTSB: Medical transport helicopter crashes in SC, killing 3; no patients were aboardSeptember 26th, 2009 NTSB: 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical transport helicopter that was damaged last year crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three people on board, authorities said Saturday.
NTSB: Medical transport helicopter crashes in coastal SC, killing 3; no patients aboardSeptember 26th, 2009 Crew of 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in SCGEORGETOWN, S.C. — A medical transport helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, was damaged last year after scheduled maintenance on the aircraft was delayed, authorities said Saturday.
NTSB: Signals on D.C. transit tracks should be examined; comes 3 months after fatal crashSeptember 22nd, 2009 NTSB issues safety recommendations to MetroWASHINGTON — Transit lines and railroads that use the same signal system that failed to detect a stopped train in the area of a deadly Washington crash should check them to make sure they are working correctly, a federal safety board urged Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was not ready to say what caused the June 22 crash that killed nine and injured 70 when a train hit another one stopped on the tracks.
Safety board weighs recommendations to prevent emergency medical helicopter accidentsSeptember 1st, 2009 NTSB weighs safety options for EMS helicoptersWASHINGTON — Occasionally emergency medical helicopters sent into action to save lives end up crashing, a tragic consequence that has federal officials weighing new safety recommendations. The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting Tuesday to vote on 19 proposals to make the transport of patients, medical crews and donated organs safer.
NTSB recommends training, equipment for medical helicopters; tie Medicare pay to safetySeptember 1st, 2009 New rules proposed for medical helicoptersWASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urged the government to impose stricter controls on emergency helicopter operators, including requiring the use of autopilots, night-vision systems and flight data recorders in an industry that suffered a record number of fatalities last year. The NTSB recommendations for training and safety equipment to the Federal Aviation Administration are in addition to others made in 2006, such as requiring installation of terrain awareness monitoring to help pilots navigate when weather conditions are poor.
NTSB: Air traffic controller didn't warn plane in Hudson midair collision of traffic aheadAugust 27th, 2009 NTSB: Controller didn't warn plane in midair crashWASHINGTON — Federal safety officials say an air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River that there were other aircraft in his path. The accident earlier this month near New York City killed nine people.
NTSB: 3 bodies recovered in Hudson air collisionAugust 9th, 2009 NTSB: 3 bodies recovered in Hudson air collisionHOBOKEN, N.J. —The National Transportation Safety Board says three of nine presumed victims of a helicopter-plane collision over the Hudson River have been recovered.
NTSB Official: Train in crash was in group recommended for replacementJune 23rd, 2009 NTSB: Train in group recommended for phaseoutWASHINGTON — The subway train that plowed into another, causing a crash that killed seven and injured scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal regulators had recommended three years ago be phased out or retrofitted, a safety investigator said Tuesday. Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the Metrorail transit system "was not able to do what we asked them to do."
The rush-hour crashed sent more than 70 people to area hospitals and killed at least seven people.
Report blames deadly collision of Ariz. medical helicopters on both pilotsMay 9th, 2009 NTSB: Ariz. medical chopper crash pilots' faultFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The pilots of two medical helicopters that crashed in midair, killing seven people, are both to blame for failing to see and avoid each other near a hospital, federal investigators said Friday.
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