Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the ...

NTSB, an independent and apolitical agency that does not report to the executive branch, investigates transportation accidents, provides aid to those affected by them and recommends safety measures.

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Hommendy ... board and a senior investigator overseeing the probe. The NTSB is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating ...

Still, it recalls the 1982 crash of an Air Florida ... N.Y. All 230 people on board were killed. The NTSB report points to safety issues including the maintenance and aging of aircraft systems.

A deadly collision between a commercial jet and an Army helicopter is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged ...