News & Events - NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board

December 29, 1999 - Statement by Chairman Jim Hall on Completion of Smit Pioneer Mission
December 21, 1999 - Statement of NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on Return to Port of the Smit Pioneer
December 13, 1999 - Statement of NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on EgyptAir Flight 990
December 10, 1999 - Statement of NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on NTSB Investigation of the Crash of EgyptAir Flight 990
December 10, 1999 - (SB-99-37) NTSB Hearing in New Orleans to Examine Effectiveness of Commercial Driver Oversight
December 8, 1999 - NTSB Plans International Conference On Child Safety In Aviation
December 6, 1999 - Recovery of EgyptAir 990 Wreckage and Human Remains To Enter Next Phase
December 1, 1999 - ATC Communications from Beech Bonanza Crash in Newark, New Jersey on November 26
November 23, 1999 - Update on Crash of Learjet 35 Near Aberdeen, South Dakota
November 17, 1999 - Factual Update on EgyptAir Investigation
November 14, 1999 - Statement of NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on EgyptAir Flight 990 Cockpit Voice Recorder
November 12, 1999 - NTSB Schedules Saturday Afternoon Briefing On The Crash Of EgyptAir Flight 990
November 10, 1999 - Statement by Chairman Hall Regarding Flight Data Recorder Information
November 9, 1999 - NTSB Begins Reading Out Flight Data Recorder From EgyptAir Flight 990
November 5, 1999 - Family Members to View Wreckage of EgyptAir 990.
November 4, 1999 - NTSB Establishes a Public Affairs Office in the Quonset Point Command Center for the Investigation of the Crash of EgyptAir Flight 990.
November 2, 1999 - NTSB Establishes a Command Post to Assist in the Investigation of the Crash of EgyptAir Flight 990
October 29, 1999 - NTSB Releases Update on Crash of Learjet 35 Involving Professional Golfer Payne Stewart, 5 Others
October 25, 1999 - Statement of NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on Lear Jet Crash in South Dakota
October 25, 1999 - NTSB Sends Go-Team to Investigate LearJet Crash in South Dakota
October 5, 1999 - (SB-99-32) NTSB Finds Charleston Coast Guard's Substandard Performance Contributed to Deaths of Passengers on Sunken Vessel
September 21, 1999 - (SB 99-31) NTSB Recommends Federal Requirements for Written Procedures on HazMat Loading/Unloading
September 21, 1999 - (SB-99-30) NTSB Calls for Redesign of School Buses, On-Board Recorders on Motorcoaches
September 14, 1999 - NTSB Chairman to Speak at Fitting Station Kick-off in Kensington, Maryland
September 9, 1999 - (SB-99-29) Transportation Fatalities Drop in 1998
September 7, 1999 - (SB-99-28) NTSB, Airline Industry Sign Agreement on Post-Accident Family Affairs and Local Emergency Response Expenses
September 1, 1999 - NTSB Sends Investigators to Argentina to Assist in Airline Crash Investigation
August 11, 1999 - Statement by NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on NHTSA Seat Belt Adjuster Label Proposal
August 11, 1999 - (SB-99-25) NTSB to Hold Aircraft Maintenance Forum
August 9, 1999 - (SB-99-26) NTSB Hearing to Focus on Advanced Safety Technology for Trucks and Buses
August 5, 1999 - Safety Review of Northern Indiana Commuter Train Operations to be Subject of NTSB Meeting
August 4, 1999 - Update on NTSB Investigation of May 9 Crash involving Tour Bus, New Orleans, Louisiana
July 30, 1999 - Update on Investigation of John F. Kennedy, Jr. Plane Crash
July 21, 1999 (SB-99-23) NTSB Cites Ineffective Action by Federal, State, and Private Agencies as Cause of June 1998 Collision of Train and Truck
July 21, 1999 - Closing Statement by Jim Hall at the Final Press Briefing, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
July 21, 1999 - Statement (update) by NTSB Chairman Jim Hall and Rear Admiral Richard Larabee
July 20, 1999 - (SB99-22) NTSB's Final Report on Crash of USAir Flight 427 Available on Web
July 15, 1999 - Fatal Grade Crossing Collision Involving Commuter Train in Indiana to be Subject of NTSB Meeting July 21
July 13, 1999 - Statement of Chairman Jim Hall: Indictments Related to the Crash of ValuJet flight 592
June 24, 1999 - Statement by NTSB Chairman Jim Hall on the Investigation of American Airlines Flight 1420
June 18, 1999 - Update on NTSB Investigation into the March 23, 1999 Crash of a Cirrus SR20 Airplane in Duluth, Minnesota
June 16, 1999 - NTSB Hosts Roundtable on Simplifying Child Seat Designs
June 2, 1999 - NTSB Launches Go-Team to Investigate MD-80 Crash in Little Rock, Arkansas
May 12, 1999 - NTSB Advisory: Statement By Jim Hall, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board Related to the Fatal Bus Crash in New Orleans
May 11, 1999 - (SB-99-18) NTSB Adopts Recommendations, Study Addressing Operator Fatigue
May 11, 1999 - (SB-99-17) NTSB Highlights 'Most Wanted' Transportation Safety Improvements
May 5, 1999 - (SB 99-16) Safety Board, FAA to Sponsor Future Flight Data Committee
April 29, 1999 - (SB 99-15) NTSB Chairman Applauds Coast Guard and Personal Watercraft Industry Safety Initiative
April 27, 1999 - (SB 99-14) NTSB Chairman Hall Calls for 'Safer Highways' Initiative by Industry and Government
April 27, 1999 - (SB 99-13) Korean Air Flight 6316 MD-11, Shanghai, China April 15, 1999
April 8, 1999 - (SB-99-11) NTSB Chairman Tells Auto Makers it is Time to Put Children's Safety First in Auto Design
April 6, 1999 - (SB-99-10) Focus Group to Meet on Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance
March 31, 1999 - (SB 99-08) NTSB Extends Hearing on Truck and Bus Safety, Crash Data and Commercial Vehicle Oversight -- April 14, 15, & 16
March 24, 1999 - (SB 99-09) NTSB Concludes Longest Investigation in History; Finds Rudder Reversal was Likely Cause of USAIR Flight 427, A Boeing 737, Near Pittsburgh in 1994.
March 19, 1999 - NTSB Advisory: Status Report on the Investigation of the Amtrak Accident in Bourbonnais, Illinois
March 17, 1999 - NTSB Advisory: Statement by NTSB Member John Goglia Related to Investigation of the Crash of Amtrak Train #59, Bourbonnais, Illinois
March 12, 1999 - NTSB Advisory: Update - United Airlines and Metrojet B-737 Events
March 11, 1999 - (SB-99-07) NTSB Announces hearing to Review Truck and Bus Safety, Crash Data and Commercial Vehicle Oversight
March 3, 1999 - (SB-99-05) NTSB Highway Special Investigation on Motorcoach Issues Calls for Review of DOT Safety Rating and Industry Driver Fatigue Awareness
March 2, 1999 - (SB-99-06) NTSB Statistics Show 1998 was First Year with No Passenger Deaths on U.S. Airlines
February 24, 1999 - NTSB Advisory: Statement Related to Flight Recorders Aboard B-737 Involved in Yesterday's Emergency Landing
February 23, 1999 - NTSB Advisory: Metrojet B-737 In-flight Event
January 26, 1999 - (SB-99-04) NTSB Determines John Denver's Crash Caused by Poor Placement of Fuel Selector Handle Diverting His Attention During Flight

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