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YOU WONT BELIEVE: 22 - What They Never Told You

Washington seaplane crash that killed 10 was caused by one single component

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

The Independent UK

Failure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says

U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year

The Independent UK

Railroad unions want scrutiny of remote control trains after death of worker in Ohio railyard

Most of the reaction to the death of a rail worker who mistakenly stepped in front of two CSX locomotives last month has focused on whether the 19-year veteran should have seen the train coming

The Independent UK

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Father, two children and two others killed in toxic tanker crash in Illinois are named

The crash and the subsequent anhydrous ammonia leak led to the deaths of five people on Friday night

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Fatal 2021 jet crash was likely caused by parking brake left on during takeoff, NTSB says

The National Transportation Safety Board says a small jet in a crash that killed four people in 2021 was going slower than usual as it took off because the pilot had left a parking brake on

The Independent UK

Pilot error, training issues were factors in Alaska crash that killed Czech billionaire, report says

Federal transportation investigators say the probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions

The Independent UK

Band director and chaperone identified as two killed in New York marching band bus crash

The accident in upstate New York is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board

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Veteran California pilots racing in Reno killed in mid-air crash shortly after first-second finish

Officials say two veteran California pilots were killed when their World War II-era planes collided in mid-air after completing a race and preparing to land over the weekend at the National Championship Air Races north of Reno

The Independent UK

Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion

Federal safety investigators have issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania’s public utility regulator for documents related to a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory

The Independent UK

New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings

Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions

The Independent UK

Infrequent inspection of fan blades led to a United jet engine breaking up in 2021, report says

Investigators say one of the engines on a United Airlines jet broke up over Denver in 2021 because of wear and tear on a fan blade that wasn't adequately inspected for signs of cracking

The Independent UK

A fatal Ohio crash has some asking why most school buses still don't have seat belts

Several states now require lap-and-shoulder belts on all new school buses purchased. But most states have no such requirement.

WEKU

Tesla allowing no-hands driving with Autopilot for longer periods and US regulators have questions

The government has been investigating Autopilot for crashing into emergency vehicles parked on freeways, as well as hitting motorcycles and crossing tractor-trailers.

Chicago Sun-Times

Investigators reveal why plane plummeted to just above ocean’s surface last year

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

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Private jet came within 100 feet of crashing into Southwest Airlines plane in San Diego, authorities say

The Cessna passed over the top of the Southwest airplane by about 100 feet

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Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface

Federal investigators say that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December

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A Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn't. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him

Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue plane to cancel its landing at the last second

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Missouri budgets $50M for railroad crossings in response to fatal 2022 Amtrak derailment

Missouri plans to spend $50 million on railroad crossing improvements in response to a 2022 fatal Amtrak derailment

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Six months after East Palestine derailment, Congress deadlocked on new rules for train safety

Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters

The Independent UK

Poorly designed crossing contributed to fatal 2022 Missouri Amtrak derailment, officials say

Federal investigators said a dump truck driver in rural Missouri last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late

The Independent UK

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana

The Independent UK

Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three

A derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a poor track conditions at the accident site, federal investigators said in a final report on the accident

The Independent UK

Report says plane rolled upside down in crash near California airport, killing father, injuring sons

Federal investigators say a single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport, killing a father and severely injuring his three sons on the Fourth of July

Tribune News Service

NTSB: CSX employee killed by train last month fell off during ‘shoving’ operation

Federal investigators probing the death of a CSX employee last month at the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Southeast Baltimore said Tuesday the conductor trainee had lost his footing while “shoving” the railcars around a curve.

Salon

NJ fire victims deserve accountability

How one tragedy illuminates a "collective inattention" to a "global trade machine"

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