The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in the other modes of transportation—railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space. We determine the probable causes of the accidents ...

The NTSB originated in the Air Commerce Act of 1926, in which the U.S. Congress charged the U.S. Department of Commerce with investigating the causes of aircraft accidents. Later, that responsibility was given to the Civil Aeronautics Board's Bureau of Aviation Safety, when it was created in 1940.

Jennifer L. Homendy is the 15th Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in other modes of transportation, including rail, transit, roadway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space.

This represents only a small portion of the aviation investigations conducted by the NTSB, most of which occur at the regional level. Please see the CAROL query tool to acc ess a complete listing of aviation investigations.

Reports provide details about the accident, analysis of the factual data, conclusions and the probable cause of the accident, and the related safety recommendations. Most reports focus on a single accident, though the NTSB also produces reports addressing issues common to a set of similar accidents. Aviation; Hazardous Materials

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Aug 20, 2024 · Since 1967, the NTSB has investigated accidents, crashes, and other events in the aviation, highway, marine, pipeline, and railroad transportation modes, as well as those related to the transportation of hazardous materials.

The NTSB has approximately 400 employees located in Washington, DC, and in regional field offices in Aurora (CO), Federal Way (WA), and Anchorage (AK). Our employees work in a variety of transportation related, and administrative support occupations such as:

The NTSB issues safety recommendations to address specific safety concerns uncovered during investigations and to specify actions to help prevent similar accidents from occurring in the future.

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