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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

The US National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the accident.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In airline safety news, the National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report on the crash at LaGuardia that killed two pilots last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration told The Times that their agency and the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 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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