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Explosive Issue: Gas-Pipeline Tragedies Have Energy Industry, Regulators Under Fire
"The U.S. agency that inspects pipelines, federal officials say, lacks trained manpower, reliable data on accidents and the will to crack down on unsafe practices before deadly blasts occur. The pipeline industry has resisted calls from the National Transportation Safety Board and others for mandatory periodic inspections of pipelines and national employee-training standards. Meanwhile, the nation's pipelines continue to age, many of them now more than 50 years old and too narrow to accommodate the probes sent through pipes to inspect them internally for defects."
Tags: NTSB; natural gas; explosions; sonar; corrosion; Malaga; OPS; Office of Pipeline Safety; self-regulating; retrofit; oil; increased civil penalties; accident-reporting regulations; "high consequence areas"; operating pressure
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Swissair 111, TWA 800 and Electromagnetic Interference
This article examines the process by which airplane crashes are investigated. Included in this article are transcripts of radio contact between Swissair 111 and Boston area air controllers.
Tags: aviation; airplane; NTSB; investigations
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EgyptAir Flight 990
This report gives the information surrounding the crash of EgyptAir Flight 990 using graphics and taking the reader through a minute-by-minute account of what happened on the flight.
Tags: airplane; EgyptAir Flight 990; ABC NEWS FAA NTSB Boeing 767-300 airplane accident investigation recovery
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Near-Miss Communications
WABC-TV Channel 7 Eye Witness News investigated why two foreign 757 jumbo jets nearly collided on the JFK Airport in New York in June of 1998. The investigation revealed that this near-miss and an Avianca jet crash that killed 73 people 10 years ago "resulted from foreign pilots inability to clearly understand English, the international language of aviation."
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The 737's Rudder-Control Concerns
The fall 1994 crash of USAir 427 prompted the Seattle Times to launch an investigation into Boeing 737 jetliners. The rudder system on the 737's can sometimes malfunction and make the airplane dangerously difficult to control. A USAir 737 crashed near Pittsburgh last September, killing all 132 passengers. United has accelerated replacement of a 737 rudder-system part in which investigators have found defects.
Tags: CAR Aviation FAA NTSB Service Difficulty Reports Commercial flights
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What's Wrong with the FAA
U.S. News & World Report reports that "When passengers board an airplane, they expect the highest level of safety. In the United States, it is the Federal Aviation Administration's job to make sure they get it.... In a total of five crashes last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicated that the FAA had fallen short, either failing to enforce its own rules or siding with airlines to oppose what many pilots and passengers considered sensible reform. Commercial air travel in the United States today is safer than in most places. But a three-month U.S. News examination of the FAA's enforcement record reveals significant lapses..."
Tags: airplane crashes disasters deaths aviation regulation policy federal government agency
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How Safe are Small Planes?
U.S. News & World Report reports "Not safe enough, say critics. The numbers bear them out, and passengers often don't know in advance what they're flying...standards for planes with 30 seats or fewer often are lower than for larger aircraft...the queasy feeling that this some people flying turboprops and older piston-engine propeller aircraft isn't entirely unwarranted. Over the past five years regional airlines like American Eagle... have averaged 5.1 accidents per million departures (compared to commuter airlines at 6.6 and big carriers at 2.9)"
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Minnesota Public Radio examines the issue of commuter airline safety snd found an unsettling inability of the Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest Airline and the airline's major partner to adequately ensure the safety of passengers. The investigation also found the commuter pilots are using a dangerous and unapproved approach during icy conditions called the "slam dunk approach" which involves a rapid descent through icy conditions to the runway; as a result of the series, the FAA increased its oversight of commuter airlines in the Northwest, Apr. 4 - 7, 1994.
Tags: MN Collins Stawicki NTSB Flight 5719 safety standards Tape Script
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Fear of Flying; Unfit to Fly
Dateline NBC conducted a computer analysis of commuter airline safety and found widespread problems, including pilots falling asleep at the controls, and the FAA reduced the fines it imposed against commuter airlines. The series also investigated the differences in safety regulation between commuter planes and major airlines, showing how these can have an impact on safety, Nov. 15, 21, 1994.
Tags: NY CAR CAJ Bloom Hinchman Hagan Farkas Shapiro Martin Kuhn FAA data NTSB NASA Tape Script; Mesa Airlines; commuter airlines
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No title (id: 7320)
Tucson Citizen studies air safety problems at the Grand Canyon; near misses are likely and the death toll is high as tour flights, helicopters and military planes use the same airspace; the local airport is the third largest in the state, yet it has no radar and its control tower is on the wrong side of the runway, Oct. 15 - 19, 1990.
Tags: Shields NTSB FAA Air Force National Park Service DOT McCain