National Transportation Safety Board

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

Example Sentences

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation quickly zeroed in on the widening wheelset of the fourth axle on rail car No.

From Washington Post

Nationwide, Part 135 flights had a fatal crash rate 75 times higher than Part 121 flights in the past decade, according to National Transportation Safety Board reports.

From ProPublica

Federal authorities including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

From Washington Post

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation will deliver a forensic rigor that has been so far lacking.

From The Daily Beast

The National Transportation Safety Board also will investigate the crash, a spokesman told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

After his return to the United States, Gillespie took the discovery to the National Transportation Safety Board lab.

From The Daily Beast

In 2013, for instance, the National Transportation Safety Board documented 92 aviation accidents in Alaska, and 35 people died.

From The Daily Beast

A new National Transportation Safety Board report suggests that the risk of such an event were seriously underestimated.

From The Daily Beast