PRESS RELEASES
for
1996
Note: Safety
Recommendations and Abstracts are issued separately.
The following NTSB Press Releases and Advisories were issued by the
Office of Government, Public, and Family Affairs for the year 1996:
- November 26, 1996 - (SB 96-23) Improper
Towing Procedures By Coast Guard Auxiliary Operator Cited in Shelter Island,
Alaska Capsizing
- November 26, 1996 - (SB 96-24) Crash Landing
of Commuter Airline in Georgia Caused by Metal Fatigue Leading to Loss
of Prop Blade, Safety Board Finds; 8 Died
- November 14, 1996 - (SB 96-22) Pilots' Failure
to Maintain Minimum Descent Standards Led to Hard Landing at Hartford,
Connecticut Airport, NTSB Finds
- October 16, 1996 - (SB 96-21) Driver's
Failure to See Oncoming Train and Poor Training and Management Oversight
Cited as Causes of Fox River Grove, Illinois Fatal School Bus Accident
- September 17, 1996 - (SB 96-19) NTSB Issues
new Recommendations on Air Bags and Child Passenger Safety
- July 30, 1996 - (SB 96-18/6579A) NTSB Urges
Tighter Aircraft Repair Station Rules, Updated Cockpit Voice Recorders
on All Planes Following 1995 Atlanta ValuJet Engine Accident
- July 11, 1996 - (SB 96-17) NTSB Urges Federal
Railroad Administration, Industry to Focus on Potential Rail Hazard Following
Upstate New York Train Accident
- July 10, 1996 - Statement by Jim Hall Regarding
the Federal Aviation Administration's Proposed Rule on Upgrading Flight
Data Recorders
- July 9, 1996 - (SB 96-16) Failures of Aircraft
Maker, French and American Civil Aviation Authorities Led to Fatal Crash
of American Eagle Flight 4184, NTSB Determines
- July 1, 1996 -(SB 96-15) Transportation
Deaths in the U.S. Rose for the Third Year in a Row
- June 13, 1996 - (SB 96-14) Chairman James
E. Hall Reappointed Head of NTSB
- June 12, 1996 - (SB 96-13) NTSB on the World
Wide Web
- June 11, 1996 - (SB 96-12) NTSB Urges Fire
Safety Standards for U.S. Fishing Vessels Following 1995 Fatal Fire Aboard
Alaska Spirit
- June 3, 1996 - (SB 96-11) NTSB Schedules
Public Hearing on Fatal Silver Spring Train Accident
- April 30, 1996 - (SB 96-10A) NTSB Calls for
Fast Action on "Black Boxes," Pilot Screening and Improved Rail Car Design
- April 2, 1996 (SB-10B/6405B - NTSB Urges
Higher Standards After Special Helicopter Probe
- March 19, 1996 - (SB 96-10) Oversight, Design
Problems Cited in NYC's Subway Crash
- March 5, 1996 - (SB 96-09) Grade Crossing
Incompatibility With "Low Boy" Truck And Absence Of Emergency Notification
Cited In Sycamore, SC, Rail Accident
- February 26, 1996 - (SB 96-08) Agreement
Reached On Sharing Costs For Recovery Of B-757 In Caribbean
- February 22, 1996 - (SB 96-07) George Black
Sworn In As Safety Board
- February 8, 1996 - (SB 96-06) Dr. Vern Ellingstad
Head NTSB's Office Of Research And Engineering
- February 6, 1996 - (SB 96-05) NTSB Alerts
States Directly to Implement Excess Flow Valves For Natural Gas Service
Lines
- January 31, 1996 - (SB 96-04) NTSB Schedules
Safety Forum March 6-7 Focusing On Ship Control Technology, Design and
Human Interaction
- January 25, 1996 - (SB 96-03) Airline Fatalities
In 1995 Declined to 175 Persons
- January 23, 1996 - (SB 96-02) DOT Still
Lacks System To Analyze Liquid Pipelines For Corrosion Damage, Inspection,
Testing And Operator Performance
- January 23, 1996 - (SB 96-01) NTSB Says Despite
Equipment Malfunctions ATC Systems Is Safe
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