FAA and NTSB Differences Could Lead To Delays In Aviation Accident Investigations

August 30th, 2013 | Aviation articles

August 30, 2013 Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are having differences of opinion regarding the release of information surrounding aviation accidents. The Aviation Accident Attorneys with the law firm of Nurenberg Paris, Heller & McCarthy say the problem could slow down an investigation of a Southwest… Read More

NTSB Issues Warning Regarding Mechanical Failure As A Cause For Many Aviation Accidents

April 5th, 2013 | Aviation accident

April 5, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) estimates it investigates roughly 1,500 General Aviation Accidents each year. They add that large portions of these accidents are caused by mechanical failures that may have been prevented through better maintenance. For instance, on December 18, 2008, the pilot of a Beech 36 aircraft was approaching… Read More

NTSB Investigating Aviation Accidents Involving Hawker Beechcraft Airplanes

March 22nd, 2013 | Aviation articles

March 22, 2013 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating whether there is any connection between a string of Aviation Accidents involving several Hawker Beechcraft Premiere aircrafts in the past three weeks. According to Aviation International News, the first crash occurred on February 20, outside of Augusta, Georgia, and claimed five lives. Then, on March 4,… Read More

NTSB Releases Articles To Reduce Aviation Accidents

March 15th, 2013 | Aviation articles

March 14, 2013 Data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the agency investigates around 1,500 General Aviation Accidents each year. Those crashes result in roughly 475 fatalities and numerous victims being seriously injured. These investigations allowed the NTSB to gather information that has helped the agency to determine what some of the most common causes… Read More

United States Records Increase In Fatal Business Flights Last Year

February 1st, 2013 | Aviation accident

February 1, 2013 Data collected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows that while the United States saw an overall decline in the number of nonfatal Aviation Accidents involving business jets last year, there was an significant increase in fatal accidents involving these aircraft. According to an article… Read More