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Today at 7:40 AM  Former TWA Flight 800 crash investigators want federal government to re-examine case

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Friday, March 22, 2013  It appears that Boeing's comments about the smoldering batteries on its 787 have annoyed the National Transportation Safety Board.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Boeing says it has "extreme confidence" in its 787 Dreamliner even as federal investigators try to determine the cause of a fire that has prompted new worries about the plane.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Boeing is confirming that a fire on one of its new 787s appears to have started in a battery, as scrutiny of the problem increases.

Monday, September 17, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a flying boat that crashed near Dewees Island last year killing two people was not properly licensed and under the influence of alcohol.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says a fan shaft failed on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner engine during a taxi test at Charleston International Airport.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says investigators will dismantle the engine from a Boeing 787 that failed during a taxi test last weekend.

Thursday, August 11, 2011 

Monday, April 04, 2011  NTSB: Cracks similar to those found in damaged Southwest Airlines jet found in 3 other planes

Thursday, March 24, 2011  NTSB probing planes landing without clearance because air traffic supervisor asleep

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  A yearlong probe of a mid-air collision between a small plane and a tour helicopter over the Hudson River that claimed nine lives is culminating with a federal safety panel meeting to decide the cause of the accident

Thursday, August 12, 2010  Federal investigators have arrived at the scene of the Ted Stevens plane crash to begin examining the wreckage.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010  Federal safety investigators are probing rollover accidents by tanker trucks carrying propane, gasoline and other hazardous materials.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  The National Transportation Safety Board meets today to consider safety lessons from last year's ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River.