Topic - National Transportation Safety Board

• CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash

  The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway.

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  Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash

  Steve Appleton, the chief operating officer and chairman of Micron, died Friday morning in a small plane crash in Boise, the company said. He was 51.

• Micron CEO dies in plane crash

  A small experimental plane piloted by the chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology Inc. crashed after take-off Friday at the Boise airport, killing the head of the Idaho memory chip maker who survived a similar crash eight years ago.

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  Big changes not likely for plane shows

  A Federal Aviation Administration official said Tuesday that there likely will be no significant changes to air-show and air-race safety rules despite an accident last year that killed 11 people and injured about 70 others.

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  Reno air races on despite deadly crash

  Officials are moving ahead with plans for this year's National Championship Air Races despite a tragic crash at September's event that killed 11 and injured more than 70, the head of the Reno Air Races said Wednesday.

• 2 Mayo Clinic workers die in Fla. helicopter crash

  A heart surgeon from the Mayo Clinic in Florida flying across the northern corner of the state to retrieve a heart for transplant was killed Monday when his helicopter crashed, officials said.

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  FAA issues new rules to prevent tired pilots

  The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued, a move safety advocates have been urging for more than two decades.

• Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce

  A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio?

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  Research shows hands-free phones just as risky

  When someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said — even if you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic. That's why drivers get distracted during cellphone conversations, even when using hands-free phones, researchers say.

• Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce

  A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio?

• US urges ban on texting, talking while driving

  Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel _ and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety.

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  U.S. urges ban on texting, talking while driving

  Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel — and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety.

• Feds urge states to ban texting, talking on roads

  Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel _ and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety.

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  No cellphones, no texting by drivers, U.S. urges

  Texting, emailing or using a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed anywhere, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, recommending that all states impose a total ban except for emergencies.

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  NTSB backs ban on cellphones, texts while driving

  Texting, emailing or using a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed anywhere, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, recommending that all states impose a far-reaching total ban except for emergencies.

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