NTSB Report

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This paper looks at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent federal agency created by Congress to investigate every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other types of transportation, including railroad, highway, marine, and pipeline, and to issue safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents.

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NTSB Responsibilities
NTSB Accomplishments
Investigation Methods
Powers of NTSB Investigators

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"The NTSB has provided more than 12,000 recommendations in all transportation modes to more than 2,200 recipients. Since 1990, the NTSB has highlighted many issues on a list of safety improvements. While the NTSB does not regulate transportation equipment, personnel or operations, or initiate enforcement action, its reputation for impartiality and thoroughness has helped the NTSB to achieve success in shaping transportation safety improvements. As a result, the majority (more than 82 percent) of its recommendations have been adopted. Many safety features currently incorporated into airplanes, automobiles, trains, pipelines and marine vessels had their origin in NTSB recommendations."

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