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In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off the coast of Hawaii, July 26, 2018. The U.S. military says a Navy F35C Lightning II combat jet conducting exercises in the South China Sea has crashed while trying to land on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson, injuring seven sailors, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, the military said. (Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Crash that killed four at Navy site in Hawaii under investigation

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A Washington Metro train pulls into Dupont Circle station, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Washington. The regional train system serving the District of Columbia area will remain on drastically reduced service levels through at least the end of this year, as authorities grapple with a safety problem that has forced the majority of the trains out of service. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

NTSB issues safety alert to rail transit agencies to check their wheelsets

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

A Washington Metro train pulls into Dupont Circle station, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, in Washington. The regional train system serving the District of Columbia area will remain on drastically reduced service levels through at least the end of this year, as authorities grapple with a safety problem that has forced the majority of the trains out of service. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

NTSB issues safety alert to subways, rail over wheel defect

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

In this April 23, 2021, photo, a train arrives at Metro Center station in Washington. On Oct. 22, Metro announced that reduced rail service will continue through at least the end of the month as it inspects a majority of its railcars for safety problems after a derailment a week earlier. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Metro submits test plan to safety commission

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2021, photo, a train arrives at Metro Center station in Washington. On Oct. 22, Metro announced that reduced rail service will continue through at least the end of the month as it inspects a majority of its railcars for safety problems after a derailment a week earlier. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Reduced Metrorail service to last until end of the month

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

Improper stacking sent containers overboard, agency says

Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, emergency personnel cleanup after a massive pileup on Interstate 35 near downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Two of the six people killed in the massive crash involving about 130 vehicles on the icy Texas interstate were fatally struck after getting out of their vehicles, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Yffy Yossifor/Star-Telegram via AP, File)

Report: 2 of 6 killed in massive Texas crash had exited cars

Associated Press

FILE - In this photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigator Clint Crookshanks, left, and member Jennifer Homendy stand near the site of some of the wreckage of the DHC-2 Beaver, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, that was involved in a midair collision near Ketchikan, Alaska, a couple of days earlier. The pilots of two Alaskan sightseeing planes that collided in midair couldn't see the other aircraft because airplane structures or a passenger blocked their views, and they didn't get electronic alerts about close aircraft because safety systems weren't working properly. That's what the staff of the National Transportation Safety board found in their investigation. (Peter Knudson/NTSB via AP)

NTSB: Obstructed views, lack of alerts caused midair crash

By BECKY BOHRER and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

This photo, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows damage from a World War II-era B-17 bomber plane that crashed on Oct. 2, 2019, at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. Pilot error was the probable cause of the 2019 crash that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report released Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that also cited inadequate maintenance as a contributing factor. (NTSB via AP, File)

NTSB: Pilot error likely caused vintage bomber’s fatal crash

By DAVE COLLINS - Associated Press

NTSB investigators work the scene of a plane crash near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Tuesday, March 16, 2021. A four-year-old child riding in a vehicle on the ground and the pilot and passenger in the plane were killed. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Plane backfired before crash that killed child on the ground

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Tanker’s speed an issue in 2019 barge collision, NTSB finds

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, August 23, 2020 file photo, PPF's main shareholder Petr Kellner watches as his daughter Anna Kellnerova and horse Catch Me If You Can Old compete during the equestrian CET Prague Cup, CSIO Grand Prix, in Prague, Czech Republic. Kellner, Czech Republic's richest man, has been killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska in the United States. He was 56. Kellner was one of the five people, including the pilot who died in the accident on Saturday, March 27, 2021. One person onboard survived. (Roman Vondrous/CTK via AP, File)

Czech billionaire among 5 killed in Alaska helicopter crash

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, file photo, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt testifies before a Senate Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, federal safety officials said tougher regulations are needed for air tour operators and hot-air balloon rides. Sumwalt said people who step on board the tours have a right to trust that the flight will be operated as safely as possible. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

NTSB calls for more safety oversight of air tour operators

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this image taken from video, the engine of United Airlines Flight 328 is on fire after after experiencing &quot;a right-engine failure&quot; shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Denver, Colo. Federal safety officials are updating their investigation into the engine failure on the United Airlines plane that sent parts of the engine housing raining down on Denver-area neighborhoods last month. The National Transportation Safety Board said Friday, March 5, that a microscopic exam confirmed that a fan blade that snapped off had telltale signs of fatigue — tiny cracks caused by wear and tear. (Chad Schnell via AP)

Exam finds multiple cracks in part of United jet’s engine

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

In this image taken from video, the engine of United Airlines Flight 328 is on fire after after experiencing &quot;a right-engine failure&quot; shortly after takeoff from Denver International Airport, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, in Denver, Colo. The Boeing 777 landed safely and none of the passengers or crew onboard were hurt. (Chad Schnell via AP)

EXPLAINER: Why a plane’s engine exploded over Denver

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - Vehicles are piled up after a fatal crash on Interstate 35 near Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 that it will investigate a massive crash last week involving over 130 vehicles on an icy Texas highway that left six people dead and dozens injured. (Lawrence Jenkins/The Dallas Morning News via AP, file)

NTSB to investigate fatal Texas crash of over 130 vehicles

Associated Press

Report faults landing of Southwest jet that overshot runway

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

In this July 26, 2018, file photo, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Federal safety officials are expected to vote Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on what likely caused the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others to crash into a Southern California hillside last year, killing all aboard. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file) **FILE**

NTSB report: Pilot felt pressure to fly Kobe Bryant to game

By STEFANIE DAZIO and BRIAN MELLEY and DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB investigators Adam Huray, right, and Carol Hogan examine wreckage as part of the NTSB's investigation of a helicopter crash near Calabasas, Calif. Federal safety officials are expected to vote Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on what likely caused the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others to crash into a Southern California hillside last year, killing all aboard. (James Anderson/National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)

Lost in fog: Kobe copter crash highlights danger for pilots

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

In this July 26, 2018, file photo, former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna watch the U.S. national championships swimming meet in Irvine, Calif. Federal safety officials are expected to vote Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, on what likely caused the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others to crash into a Southern California hillside last year, killing all aboard. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file) **FILE**

Pilot error caused helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, eight others, U.S. safety officials say

By Stefanie Dazio, Brian Melley and David Koenig - Associated Press