By Bryan Delaney, NTSB Safety Advocate If you watch the news coverage of a plane crash, you will very likely see investigators wearing the iconic blue jacket with “NTSB” written in bright yellow on the back. On scene, these investigators evaluate the wreckage and locate the flight recorders or “black boxes,” which contain essential information … Continue reading Inside the NTSB’s Vehicle Recorder Lab→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Lorenda Ward, Chief, NTSB Air Carrier and Space Investigations Division When I read the Chair’s blog, “A Call to Action from Kennedy,” I asked myself, “Are we ready?” Not for commercial space exploration, but for the next commercial space accident investigation. One of my responsibilities as the chief of the NTSB’s Air Carrier and … Continue reading Ready to Answer the Call→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Chair Jennifer Homendy Adapted from i-Chiefs magazine, originally published Feb 2021 Imagine for a moment that you’re an emergency medical services (EMS) worker. You’re assisting a patient who requires transport to another facility. You decide to request a helicopter air ambulance (HAA). How do you pick the safest HAA operator? In a perfect world, … Continue reading How EMS Workers Can Improve Air Ambulance Safety→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Acting Chairman Bruce Landsberg Most people are familiar with the nightly news image of NTSB investigators at the scene of an accident, searching for the “black (orange) box.” The flight data recorder (FDR), which records aircraft control inputs and operational conditions, and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), which records pilot conversations, are at the … Continue reading Accident Data for Investigations, Routine Flight Data for Prevention→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
By Acting Chairman Bruce Landsberg There was once a saying in the news media business to “get it first, get it right, but first get it right.” The NTSB strives to get it right above all, but we recognize that timeliness is essential, too. One of my goals even before joining the Board was to … Continue reading Get it Right: Addressing the Timeliness of NTSB Investigations→| NTSB Safety Compass Blog
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