The NTSB is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating all civil aviation accidents and other serious incidents in the U.S.

The NTSB is known for being highly professional — slow, but painstakingly thorough, and their conclusions with be based on ...

In seconds, the wreckage of each aircraft plunged into the icy Potomac River, the victims with it. All perished.

The fateful DC plane crash involving an American Airlines flight reportedly has no survivors. The incident happened on ...

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed to USA TODAY that investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the passenger airplane that collided in midair ...

While authorities focus on the cause of the US's deadliest aviation disaster since 2001, families are mourning their loved ones. Here's the latest.

The NTSB shared photos of one of the black boxes that was recovered from the American Airlines jet that crashed near Washington.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the ...

Investigators have recovered the black boxes from the American Airlines jet involved in a mid-air collision with a U.S. Army ...

The National Transportation Safety Board typically releases a preliminary report within a few weeks of an accident.