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Discover what the National Transportation Safety Board has identified as critical needs for improving boating safety in the United States

The US NTSB Chairman points out the need to improve boating safety through children's wear of lifejackets, mandatory safety education and instruction for renters of PWCs.

On December 29, 1972, 101 people were killed aboard a Lockheed L-1011 passenger jet when Eastern Airlines Flight 401 crashed while on route to Miami, Florida.

The smoke is still smoldering and another aircraft has had a catastrophic accident. However, this one should not take long to evaluate. Here is why.

Pilots rely on ground radar and their on-board radar screen for choosing a flight path through thunderstorms. Something went wrong on April 4, 1977.

The tragic midair accident in Arizona between KNXV-TV Channel 15 & KTVK Channel 3's news helicopters will renew calls for stricter regulation on urban helicopter flights.

The simpler the explanation the better. This theory is otherwise know as KISS. It is also the basis of Occam's razor. This is a theory about evidence and method.

The death of hundreds on TAM 3054 could be considered an unnecessary and an avoidable accident. Investigators will make their determination but why it happened is known.

Unexpected wind shear produced by a microburst caused a disastrous landing at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on August 2nd, 1985.

Ten ways to operate your personal watercraft (PWC) more safely from BoatU.S.

"One in seven bridges in the United States is functionally obsolete."

Occasional daytime fatigue can be due to transient stresses or temporary sleep deprivation. Persistent sleepiness, however, should be evaluated.

Also known as the "Mighty Fitz", this Great Lakes freighter sank during a gale near Whitefish Point. No distress signal was broadcast and all 29 crew members died.

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