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National Transportation Safety Board

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. an independent agency, created in 1975, that promotes safe transportation in the U.S. through accident investigations, studies, and recommendations. NTSB


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The National Transportation Safety Board opened an ongoing investigation into Waymo after a robotaxi struck a child in Santa Monica, Calif., near an elementary school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Separately, the National Transportation Safety Board is gathering information on the evacuation from the Frontier plane to determine whether injuries were serious enough to warrant a safety investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board has been notified and runway 17L at Denver International Airport will remain closed during the investigation.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The runway was closed while the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board launched an investigation.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The National Transportation Safety Board, the US agency responsible for investigating plane crashes, is headquartered in a squat, seventies-era office building on the banks of the Potomac River in Washington, DC.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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