NTSB 2019-2020 Most Wanted List
This video is an introduction to the National Transportation Safety Board's 2019 - 2020 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements. The 10 items on the NTSB's Most Wanted List are associated with 267 open NTSB safety recommendations that are the critical changes needed to reduce transportation accidents, injuries and fatalities. The 2019 - 2020 Most Wanted List is focused on advocating for the implementation of 46 safety recommendations that can and should be implemented by the end of 2020.
#NTSBchat w/ our Engineers #NTSBscience
Interested in solving mysteries? Curious about the infamous “black boxes”? Join us LIVE from our Office of Research and Engineering Materials Lab as we talk with Electronics Engineer Jane Foster and Aerospace Engineer Chris Babcock about their role in the NTSB investigative process and two rare openings for entry-level hands-on engineering jobs at NTSB Headquarters in Washington, DC.
Chairman Sumwalt delivers opening remarks at our Most Wanted List Mid-point Progress Meeting. “It’s safety professionals like you who have the power to make NTSB recommendations reality, whether you’re in advocacy, industry, or government. These recommendations can save lives. You can save lives.” #NTSBmwl
Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department demonstrated use of jaws of life at #GYTSM event with PGPD and PGCPS students
Elias Kontanis, Chief of the NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance Division delivers remarks during #Act2EndDD final panel
Acting Chairman Sumwalt opens the #Act2EndDD Roundtable
Chairman Hart unveils 2017-2018 Most Wanted List of Transportation Safety Improvements
NSB Presets - School Bus Safety
School buses are the safest way for children to get to and from school. In this new video, NSTB's Dr. Kris Poland, a Biomechanics Engineer, highlights recent investigations, compartmentalization, and the enhanced safety benefit of lap/shoulder belts on school buses.
El Faro wreckage video
Video documentation of the El Faro wreckage and associated debris field from the CURV-21 remotely operated vehicle.
Accident Animation, Davis, OK
Accident Animation: Truck-Tractor Semitrailer Median Crossover Collision with Medium-size Bus on Interstate 35, September 26, 2014, Davis, OK
This three-dimensional animated reconstruction shows the sequence of events in the accident, which occurred about 9:05 p.m. on September 26, 2014 on Interstate 35 (I-35) in a rural area near Davis, Oklahoma. The accident location is about midway between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and the Dallas Fort Worth area of Texas.
Two vehicles were involved in the accident. The first vehicle was a 2013 Peterbilt truck- tractor in combination with a 2014 Great Dane refrigerated semitrailer, which was traveling north. The second vehicle was a 2008 Champion Defender 32-passenger medium-size bus, which was traveling south. After negotiating a slight rightward curve at a speed of about 72 mph, the truck departed the left lane and entered the 100-foot- wide median, travelling over 1,100 feet without evidence of braking or steering. The truck then entered the southbound lanes of I-35 and collided with the medium-size bus.
Following the impact, the medium-size bus rolled onto its right side, and the truck-tractor continued off the roadway into a wooded area.
The animation illustrates the overall accident sequence leading to the collision between the vehicles. The motions of the vehicles shown in the animation are based on a reconstruction of the accident from physical evidence, including recorded data and three-dimensional survey data of the terrain, tire marks, ground scars and vehicle final rest positions, coupled with physics-based computer simulations. These computer simulations used models of the vehicles and their interactions during the accident to calculate the best match of the simulation to the physical evidence and reconstruct the sequence of events. The animation does not depict the weather or visibility conditions at the time of the accident. The animation includes a brief voice-over narration.
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Our latest video Safety Alert highlights the importance of a thorough preflight check of control systems, and the critical role mechanics have in making sure the control system is rigged properly after maintenance.
The video features an interview with two pilots struggling to maintain control of a small single-engine airplane on its first flight following maintenance work. The pilot flying talks about how he was able to figure out that the flight control trim system had been reversed, and how he remedied the situation in time to land the plane safely.
In another interview, the highly experienced mechanic who did the work on the Cessna, shares his perspectives on how the maintenance error that led to the flight control problem occurred.
