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NTSB Investigating Near Midair Collision Over Minneapolis Involving Commercial Jetliner And Small Cargo Aircraft
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a near midair collision between a commercial jetliner and a small cargo aircraft that came within an estimated 50 to 100 feet of colliding near the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP).
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(SB-10-37) Limitations Of "See And Avoid" Concept And Distracted Air Traffic Controller Led To Mid-Air Collision Over Hudson River, NTSB Determines
Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board today determined that the probable cause of last year's midair collision over the Hudson River that resulted in the deaths of all nine persons aboard the two aircraft were the inherent limitations of "see-and-avoid" concept and a Teterboro Airport air traffic controller's nonpertinent telephone conversation at the time of the collision. The see-and-avoid technique of averting mid-air collisions was not effective because of the difficulty the airplane pilot had in seeing the helicopter until the final seconds before the collision. In addition, the Teterboro Airport local controller engaged in a personal telephone conversation, which distracted him from his air traffic control duties, including the timely transfer of communications for the accident airplane to the Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) tower and correcting the airplane pilot's incorrect read-back of the EWR tower frequency.
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NTSB To Hold Board Meeting On Mid-Air Collision Over Hudson River Near Hoboken, New Jersey
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, September 14, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC.
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NTSB Assists Government Of The United Arab Emirates In Aviation Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board will dispatch an aviation investigator to assist the government of United Arab Emirates in its investigation of the crash of a United Parcel Service (UPS)-operated cargo plane, a Boeing 747-400.
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NTSB To Hold Symposium On Airline Code-Sharing Arrangements And Their Role In Aviation Safety
Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a two-day symposium on the role that airline code-sharing arrangements play in aviation safety. The event, chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, will be held on October 26-27, 2010, in Washington, DC.
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NTSB Releases Photos Of Aircraft Accident In Alaska
The National Transportation Safety Board has released three photographs of the aircraft accident site near Aleknagik, Alaska that took the lives of 5 of the 9 persons aboard.
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NTSB Sending Team To Assist Government Of Colombia With Today's 737 Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Colombia with its investigation of today's airplane accident on San Andreas Island.
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NTSB Sending Team To Assist Government Of Columbia With Today's 737 Accident
The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Columbia with its investigation of today's airplane accident on San Andreas Island.
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NTSB Briefing Today At 4:00 PM (ADT) On Aircraft Accident In Alaska
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a press briefing on its investigation into last night's airplane crash near Dillingham, Alaska.
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NTSB Launches Team To Investigate Aircraft Accident In Alaska
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched a Go Team to investigate last night's airplane crash near Dillingham, Alaska.