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Improperly Secured Lithium-ion Batteries Cause Fires Aboard Cargo Vessel

​​WASHINGTON (Dec. 18, 2025) -- Heavy weather and an improperly secured cargo of lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) units led to two…

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NTSB Investigators Traveling to Site of Business Jet Crash in North…

​NTSB briefing on Friday​​​

WASHINGTON (Dec. 18, 2025) — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board departed Washington Dulles…

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Loose Wire on Containership Dali Leads to Blackouts and Contact with…

​​​Blackouts led to loss of steering and propulsion on 984-foot-long vessel

WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2025) -- The NTSB said Tuesday that a single loose wire on the 984-foot-long containership Dali caused an electrical blackout…

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Nov 18 Meeting on the Contact of Containership Dali with…

​​​WASHINGTON (Nov. 10, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting Nov. 18 to determine the probable cause of…

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NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendation on Learjet Landing Gear

​​Main landing gear c​​​​​​ould separate on landing

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29, 2025) – The National Transportation Safety Board issued an urgent recommendation Wednesday to ensure main landing gear are…

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NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations in Response to Texas School Bus Crash

Safety agency urges immediate action to ensure proper seat belt use on school buses

WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2025) – The National Transportation Safety…

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NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations on Fire Risk for SEPTA Railcar Fleet

​​​Safety agency urges immediate action to address unacceptable safety risk

WASHINGTON (Oct. 1, 2025) — The National Transportation Safety Board…

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Fatal I-70 Collision in Ohio Prompts Safety Recommendations on Trucks,…

WASHINGTON (Sept. 23, 2025) – A truck driver’s inattention led to a fatal crash involving two passenger vehicles, a chartered motorcoach carrying…

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