Questions tagged [ntsb]
National Transportation and Safety Board, an American organization in charge of investigating incidents in America.
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How could a 737 Max bird collision potentially lead to engine fire smoke getting into the cockpit?
CNN's June 18, 2025 NTSB issues rare safety bulletin about potential issues with Boeing 737 Max engines begins:
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a rare, urgent safety bulletin warning ...
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Will the NTSB be involved in the investigation of the crash that killed the President of Iran?
On 19 May 2024, the President of Iran died following the crash of a Bell helicopter, originally built in America.
My understanding is that following the crash of an aircraft, the international ...
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Is landing gear-up against the regs?
Typically, landing a plane gear-up results in costly damage, which easily triggers the NTSB reporting requirement. However, as a glider pilot I can easily see how landing a glider gear-up would cause ...
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Why did the NTSB issue a full report for this accident?
The NTSB issued a full aircraft accident report https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR73-10.pdf for what seems to me to be a small general aviation crash. ...
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Is it possible to order or purchase a hardcopy of an NTSB report? [closed]
I am an independent researcher working closely with several NTSB aviation accident reports and would prefer a printed hard-copy. I realize I can print out all of the relevant sections of each report ...
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Why might a too-wide runway be a problem?
In the September 2020 issue of EAA's Sport Aviation, Budd Davisson writes
Runway width becomes a problem for some taildraggers when it gets to be less than 35-40 feet because of the lack of ...
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Am I required to report an incident that isn't specifically mentioned in 49 CFR 830?
I have read an understand NTSB Part 830, and know that IMMEDIATE notification to the NTSB is required for aircraft accidents and the listed serious incidents. My question is, is there a requirement to ...
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Regarding 49 CFR 830, what is considered an in-flight fire?
49 CFR 830.5 requires immediate notification for in-flight fires.
Does that mean there must have been visible plasma? Would the presence of smoke alone be enough to report that there was a fire, or ...
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Is there a typical time on site during an investigation of a major accident?
An answer to the question Why does it take months, sometimes years, for the BEA and NTSB to complete aviation accident investigations? said,
Visiting the Site - First there will be a team that heads ...
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What is the difference between the NTSB's "Aviation Accident Database" and their "Aviation Accident Reports" list?
I'm trying to understand why there are thousands more records in the "Aviation Accident Database," located here:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/index.aspx
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Is there a way to register for updates on certain NTSB investigations?
I would like to track the progress of an investigation of a particular accident, NTSB WPR18FA200.
Some areas of the FAA website (advisory circulars, for example) allow users to register to receive ...
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Where to find a 1983 NTSB report of a R-22 clutch failure?
Why can't I find the incident report I had to file after my death defying landing at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa Ca. around 1983?
They found the clutch with 4 belts to have malfunctioned and ...
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Where can I find the NTSB order for Administrator v. Walkup and/or v. Hamre?
In a footnote to Administrator v Strobel, the NTSB states:
Our precedent makes clear that, “[r]egardless of who is manipulating
the controls of the aircraft during an instructional flight, or what
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What is the procedure for an air traffic controller after a major crash or incident occurs on their watch?
How will an air traffic controller will be treated right after a major incident?
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What's the best way to see accident rates for a particular make/model of aircraft?
I'm looking for a simple way to get NTSB safety statistics for different makes/models of aircraft so I can answer questions like:
How does the Diamond Aircraft safety record compare to general ...
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