“Railroads can better protect workers during shoving movements by requiring pre-job hazard assessments, safety briefings and alternatives to riding equipment,” said NTSB Board Member Tom Chapman.

The National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy and Board Member Tom Chapman will hold a press briefing Sept. 21 at Chicago Union Station to highlight actions needed to improve ...

On September 3, 2026, about 11:36 p.m. local time, a New York City Transit (NYCT) employee working as a flagger was fatally injured by a train on the D Line in Bronx, New York.[1] The employee was ...

Thank you, Chair Homendy, and thank you for your leadership on rail safety issues. Good morning. I’m happy to be here with you as we launch our campaign on Strengthening Rail Safety. I came to NTSB in ...

The following information from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) is preliminary and subject to change. The NTSB recovered the CVR and FDR from the accident site and ...

The Offi ce of the Managing Director (MD) assists the Chair in carrying out the functions as executive and administrative head of the NTSB. The office: coordinates the activities of the entire NTSB ...

WASHINGTON (September 16, 2026) – The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that a 2024 crash at a toll plaza on Interstate 80 near Swanton, Ohio, could have been avoided if the turnpike ...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 9, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board is providing the following update on its investigation into the Sept. 6 runway excursion accident involving 21 Air Flight 7598, a ...

WASHINGTON (September 15, 2026) — The National Transportation Safety Board released Safer Seas Digest 2025, a collection of safety lessons drawn from the NTSB’s marine investigations completed in 2025 ...

On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, about 9:00 a.m. eastern daylight time, a group of 10 cyclists was traveling south in the right lane of U.S. Route 19E (US-19E) near Hampton, in Carter County, Tennessee ...