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The lineman stated that he noticed ice on the airplane's nose landing gear area and slush-type ice on the wheels but did not look at the airplane's wings. The lineman stated that, while he fueled the airplane, one of its pilots stood near the...

On April 2, 2011, about 0934 mountain daylight time, an experimental Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation GVI (G650), N652GD, crashed during takeoff from runway 21 at Roswell International Air Center, Roswell, New Mexico. The two pilots and the two flight test engineers were fatally injured, and...

On July 17, 1996, about 2031 eastern daylight time, Trans World Airlines, Inc. flight 800, a Boeing 747-131, N93119, crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1494796074ISBN-13: 9781494796075Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2014Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.74lbsSize:...

On August 21, 1995, about 1253 eastern daylight time, and Empresa Brasileira Aeronautica S.A. EMB-120RT, N256AS, airplane operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc., as ASE flight 529, experienced the loss of a propeller blade from the left engine propeller while climbing through 18,100 feet.Author:...

The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of this accident were the loss of control, attributed to a sudden and unexpected aileron hinge movement reversal that occurred after a ridge of ice.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1494842629ISBN-13: 9781494842628Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

On March 22, 2009, about 1432 mountain daylight time, a Pilatus PC-12/45, N128CM, was diverting to Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), Butte, Montana, when it crashed about 2,100 feet west of runway 33 at BTM. The pilot and the 13 airplane passengers were fatally injured,...

On September 8, 1994, about 1903:23 eastern daylight time, USAir flight 427, a Boeing 737-3B7, N513AU, crashed while maneuvering to land at Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1494852772ISBN-13: 9781494852771Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2014Pages: 372Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.90lbsSize: 11.02h x...

Appendixes for Aviation Investigation Manual Major Team InvestigationsAuthor: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1496088913ISBN-13: 9781496088918Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2014Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.67d

On Wednesday, August 1, 2007, the eight-lane, 1,907-foot-long I-35W highway bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, experienced a catastrophic failure in the main span of the deck truss. Major safety issues identified in this investigation include insufficient bridge design firm quality control...

On November 17, 2000, near Intercession City, Florida, a heavy-hall vehicle, operated by Molnar Worldwide Heavy Haul Company, was delivering a condenser to the Kissimmee Unity Authority Cane Island Power Plant. The private access road to the plant crossed over a single railroad truck...

On Sunday, June 9, 2002, about 5:10 am. central daylight time, near Loraine, Texas a 1993 Motor Coach Industries MC-12 motor coach, operated by Greyhound Lines, Inc., and occupied by the driver and 37 passengers traveling east on Interstate 20, on a scheduled route...

On Saturday, May 8, 2010, at 0918 eastern daylight time, the passenger ferry Andrew J. Barberi allided with the terminal structure at slip No. 5 at the St. George terminal, Staten Island, New York, after a loss of propulsion control. Eighteen crewmembers, 2 New...

This report discusses the July 2, 2008, collision between the Coast Guard cutter Morro Bay and the passenger ferry M/V Block Island on Block Island Sound. The ferry was carrying a total of 305 people and the cutter had 21 crewmembers on board. As...

About 4:22 p.m., Pacific daylight time, on Friday, September 12, 2008, westbound Southern California Regional Rail Authority Metrolink train 111, consisting of one locomotive and three passenger cars, collided head-on with eastbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train LOF65-12 near Chatsworth, California. The Metrolink...

On February 16, 1996, Maryland Rail Commuter train 286 collided with National Railroad Passenger Corporation passenger train 29 near Silver Spring, Maryland.Author: National Transportation Safety BoardISBN-10: 1495954544ISBN-13: 9781495954542Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2014Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.33d

On March 25, 1998, about 4:48 a m. eastern standard time, southbound Norfolk Southern Corporation (Norfolk Southern) train 255L5, which was en route to Fort Wayne, Indiana, struck eastbound Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) train TV 220, which was en route to Columbus, Ohio. The...

About 2:39 a.m., eastern standard time on January 6, 2005, northbound NorfolK Southern Railway Company freight train 192, while traveling about 47 mph through Graniteville, Souther Carolina, encountered an improperly lined switch that diverted the train from the main line onto an industry track,...

About 5:08 p.m. eastern daylight time on April 18, 2002, northbound National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) train P052-18, the Auto Train, derailed 21 of 40 cars on CSX Transportation track near Crescent City, Florida. The train derailed in a left-hand curve while traveling about...

On February 18, 1999, a railroad tank car UTLX 643593, was on the west unloading rack at the Essroc Cement Corp. Logansport cement plant near Clymers, Indiana, sustained a sudden and catastrophic rupture that propelled the tank of the tank car an estimated 750...

Despite the growing demands of the U.S. aviation system, the system continues to maintain a high level of safety. There are two ways to prevent fatalities in air travel: by preventing accidents, and by protecting aircraft occupants in the accidents that do occur.Author: National...

About 1:19 p.m. on June 26, 2009, a multivehicle accident occurred on Interstate 44 (I-44) near Miami, Oklahoma, shortly after a minor accident in the vicinity had resulted in a traffic queue. A truck driver operating a Volvo truck-tractor in combination with an empty...