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NTSB: Critical Safety Gaps Identified After Helicopter and Passenger Jet Collision Near Washington, DC
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its AIR-26-02 report on the mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) over the Potomac River involving a PSA Airlines CRJ700 operating Flight 5342 and a US Army Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with the call sign PAT25. The accident, which occurred on 29 January 2025, claimed the lives…
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Citation 550 Crash
A preliminary report has been published regarding the Cessna Citation 550 crash that occurred in the U.S. on December 18, 2025, in which seven people, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, lost their lives. According to the report released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the aircraft was being flown by the main pilot, Dennis Dutton. His son, Jack…
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NTSB: UPS MD-11F Crash Caused by Structural Fatigue Reported in 2011
The NTSB announced that the crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville in November 2025 was caused by a fatigue-related failure of a 3-inch bearing seat in the left engine pylon. Boeing had notified operators of this risk in a technical bulletin issued in 2011, but replacement of the part was not made mandatory. Footage showed the engine separating from…
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Philadelphia Plane Crash
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its preliminary report on the Learjet 55 air ambulance crash that occurred on January 31 in Philadelphia, resulting in the deaths of seven people. The report states that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was not functioning and had likely not recorded any audio for several years. Additionally, the Enhanced Ground Proximity…
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