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June 7, 2016 | Maureen Chowdhury

NTSB Report: Ice on Wings Caused Fatal 2014 Gaithersburg Plane Crash

A report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) states that the pilot whose jet crashed into a Gaithersburg home on Dec. 8, 2014, failed to turn on de-icing equipment, which caused ice accumulation on the wings that led to the crash. “Pilots must rely on checklists and procedures because relying only on memory can […]

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September 30, 2015 | Staff Writer

NTSB Makes Urgent Call for Direct Federal Safety Oversight of WMATA

The National Transportation Safety Board today issued two urgent safety recommendations calling for direct federal safety oversight of Washington’s Metrorail system by the Federal Railroad Administration. In its ongoing investigation into the January 12th, smoke and electrical arcing accident in a tunnel near the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington, D.C., the NTSB examined the […]

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