TY - RPRT AN - 00626802 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: MEDIUM/HEAVY TRUCK WHEEL SEPARATIONS PY - 1992/09/15 SP - 73 p. AB - In the fall of 1991, a series of five truck-wheel runoff accidents occurred in which a total of seven people died. The seemingly high incidence of similar fatal accidents aroused public and Congressional concern about the potential magnitude of the wheel-separation problem. In November 1991, the Safety Board initiated a special investigation to determine the magnitude of the wheel-separation problem, the types and causes of failures, and the adequacy of current truck wheel inspection and maintenance guidance and procedures. The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Motor Carriers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration assisted the Safety Board in the review of accident and inspection records. As a result of this special investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board made recommendations to the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and the American Trucking Associations. KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Heavy duty trucks KW - Inspection KW - Medium trucks KW - Motor vehicles KW - Recommendations KW - Truck crashes KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety KW - Wheel failure KW - Wheels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/368448 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00625446 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: BRITT AIRWAYS, INC., D/B/A, CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 2574 IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL BREAKUP, EMB-120RT, N33701, EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 11, 1991 PY - 1992/07/21 SP - 93 p. AB - This report explains the structural breakup in flight and crash of Continental Express Flight 2574, an Embraer 120, in a cornfield near Eagle Lake, Texas. The safety issues discussed in this report include the feasibility of developing a means to advise flightcrews of recent maintenance work on aircraft and the need for reviewing regulations, policies and practices for establishing required inspection items (RIIs) with a view toward developing more specific identification of RIIs. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft maintenance KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Recommendations KW - Required inspection items KW - Safety KW - Structural failures KW - Structural mechanics KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/367931 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00626803 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION PA-46 MALIBU/MIRAGE ACCIDENTS/INCIDENT, MAY 31, 1989 TO MARCH 17, 1991 PY - 1992/07/21 SP - 101 p. AB - Between May 31, 1989, and March 17, 1991, five fatal accidents occurred in the United States involving Piper Aircraft Corporation model PA-46 airplanes. Twelve persons died in the accidents and the five airplanes were destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board investigations and analyses of the accidents disclosed that one occurred because the pilot entered a very strong thunderstorm, lost control of the airplane, and overstressed critical structural components, which separated in flight. The causes of the other four accidents involved probable failure to use pitot heat during flight in freezing instrument meteorological conditions, possible misuse of integrated flight guidance and control systems, loss of control, and in-flight airframe failures due to loads and stresses that substantially exceeded design limits. The Safety Board issued six safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration related to more stringent pilot training requirements for pilots of small pressurized airplanes, the addition of a pitot heat operating light in PA-46 and similar airplanes, revision of checklists in the pilot operating handbook and the airplane flight manual for PA-46 and similar airplanes, and improved training material for integrated flight guidance and control systems. KW - Aircraft guidance and control systems KW - Airline pilots KW - Airplanes KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Flight training KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Loss of control KW - Misuse KW - Pilot training KW - Piper PA-46 aircraft KW - Pitot heat KW - Pitot heat operating light KW - Pressurization KW - Recommendations KW - Size KW - Thunderstorms UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/368449 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00625450 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT: CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN, BRUNO'S INC., BEECHJET, N25BR, ROME, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 11, 1991 PY - 1992/07/08 SP - 34 p. AB - This report explains the crash of N25BR into mountainous terrain near Rome, Georgia. The safety issues discussed include the policies and procedures in corporate flight operations, the role of the first officer in corporate flight operations, and the use of ground proximity warning systems in FAR Part 91 operations of turbojet-powered airplanes. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft operations KW - Business aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Flight crews KW - Ground proximity warning systems KW - Mountains KW - Proximity detectors KW - Responsibilities KW - Safety KW - Turbojet engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/367935 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00626804 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: FLIGHT ATTENDANT TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS PY - 1992/06/09 SP - 61 p. AB - This report reviews recent aviation accidents and incidents, Federal Aviation Regulations related to flight attendant training, and flight attendant training programs from 12 air carriers. Evidence from recent accident and incident investigations revealed that some flight attendants did not perform emergency duties in accordance with their air carrier training programs. The Safety Board believes that the ability of flight attendants to perform their duties successfully during emergency situations is directly related to the quality of their emergency training. As a result of this special investigation, the Safety Board issued 13 recommendations to the FAA about flight attendant training. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Emergencies KW - Emergency training KW - Flight attendants KW - Incidents KW - Performance KW - Quality KW - Quality control KW - Recommendations KW - Traffic incidents KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/368450 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00625447 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: HIGHWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY PY - 1992/05/12 SP - 83 p. AB - This study addresses the adequacy of traffic safety in work zones. The specific safety issues discussed in this study are: the usefulness of work zone accident data; the hazards of two-lane, two-way operations without positive separation of traffic on a normally divided highway; the use of truck-mounted attenuators in moving/maintenance operations and at long-term construction sites; the placement of flaggers; the need to identify design changes in work zones that will aid drivers with degraded sensory perceptions resulting from aging, inattentiveness, or impairment; the lack of compliance with existing guidelines for work zone traffic control devices and procedures; and the need for a national work zone safety program. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. KW - Aged drivers KW - Alertness KW - Attention KW - Compliance KW - Construction sites KW - Crashes KW - Data analysis KW - Driver impairment KW - Flaggers KW - Guidelines KW - Hazards KW - Impaired drivers KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Recommendations KW - Safety programs KW - Traffic safety KW - Truck mounted attenuators KW - Two lane highways KW - Two way traffic KW - Work zone traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/367932 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00623669 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: HEAVY VEHICLE AIRBRAKE PERFORMANCE PY - 1992/04/29 SP - 222 p. AB - This study focuses on brake system issues and makes recommendations that address the systemic problems associated with heavy vehicle brake-related accidents. The accident and inspection data highlighted three safety issues: the difficulty of keeping commercial vehicle brake systems adjusted; the problem of maintenance deficiencies; and the role of brake system components in vehicle instability accidents. As a result of this study, recommendations were issued to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the Interstate Towing Association, the Towing and Recovery Association of America, the National Private Truck Council, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the American Trucking Associations, the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, the Professional Truck Driver Institute of America, the Society of Automotive Engineers, and airbrake component manufacturers. KW - Air brakes KW - Brakes KW - Crashes KW - Heavy vehicles KW - Inspection KW - Motor vehicles KW - Performance KW - Truck brakes KW - Trucks KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/363512 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00625451 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 2311, UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, AN EMBRAER EMB-120, N270AS, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, APRIL 5, 1991 PY - 1992/04/28 SP - 50 p. AB - This report explains the loss of control in flight and crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., Flight 2311, while the airplane was conducting a landing approach to runway 07 at the Glynco Jetport, Brunswick, Georgia. The safety issues discussed in this report include the certification and inspection requirements for the Hamilton Standard model 14RF and other model propeller systems, and the scheduling of reduced flightcrew rest periods that are beyond the intent of Federal regulations. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc., and the Regional Airline Association. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Certification KW - Crash investigation KW - Flight crews KW - Inspection KW - Landing KW - Loss of control KW - Loss of control accidents KW - Propeller systems KW - Recommendations KW - Requirements KW - Rest periods KW - Safety KW - Specifications UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/367936 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00625448 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION--LOSS OF CARGO DOOR IN FLIGHT, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 811, BOEING 747-122, N4713U, HONOLULU, HAWAII, FEBRUARY 24, 1989 PY - 1992/03/18 SP - 119 p. AB - This report explains the explosive decompression resulting from the loss of a cargo door in flight on United Airlines flight 811, a Boeing 747-122, near Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 24, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are the design and certification of the B-747 cargo doors, the operation and maintenance to assure the continuing airworthiness of the doors, and emergency response. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, the State of Hawaii, and the U.S. Department of Defense. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airworthiness KW - Boeing 747 aircraft KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Cargo compartments KW - Cargo doors KW - Certification KW - Crash investigation KW - Decompression KW - Design KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Doors KW - Doors (Vehicles) KW - Emergency response KW - Flight KW - Loss and damage KW - Loss of cargo door in flight KW - Maintenance practices KW - Operation and maintenance KW - Recommendations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/367933 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00623670 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: GREYHOUND BUS RUN-OFF-THE-ROAD ACCIDENTS: DONEGAL, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 26, 1991 AND CAROLINE, NEW YORK, AUGUST 3, 1991 PY - 1992/03/13 SP - 72 p. AB - On June 26, 1991, about 1:50 p.m., a Greyhound bus traveling from Cleveland, Ohio, to Washington, D.C., ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Donegal, Pennsylvania. One passenger was fatally injured, the driver and 14 passengers were injured, and 1 passenger was uninjured. On August 3, 1991, about 6:45 a.m., a Greyhound bus traveling from New York City to Buffalo, New York, ran off the right side of the roadway, and overturned on State Route 79 near Caroline, New York. The driver and 33 passengers were injured, and 5 passengers were uninjured. In this report the following safety issues are discussed: Greyhound's monitoring and evaluation of new driver progress during the training and licensing processes, the adequacy of behind-the-wheel training for new, inexperienced Greyhound bus drivers, and the adequacy of Greyhound bus driver route directions. As a result of its investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board made recommendations addressing these issues to Greyhound Lines, Inc., and the U.S. Department of Labor. KW - Bus drivers KW - Bus transportation KW - Driver licensing KW - Driver training KW - Evaluation KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Monitoring KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Single vehicle crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/363513 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00625449 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: L'EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 508, BEECH C99, N7217L, WEATHER ENCOUNTER AND CRASH NEAR BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, JULY 10, 1991 PY - 1992/03/03 SP - 144 p. AB - This report explains the weather encounter and crash of L'Express Flight 508 while the airplane was conducting an instrument landing system approach to runway 5 at the Birmingham Airport, Birmingham, Alabama. The safety issues discussed in this report include pilot training in recognizing thunderstorm hazards and recovering from unusual attitudes, radar interpretation, and the relaying of complete weather information to pilots by air traffic controllers. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration. KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Flight training KW - Hazard perception KW - Hazards KW - Pilot training KW - Radar interpretation KW - Recommendations KW - Weather KW - Weather caused accidents UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/367934 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00585293 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: CARGO TANK ROLLOVER PROTECTION PY - 1992/02 SP - 55 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Rollover crashes KW - Tank trucks KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343789 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00585292 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE U.S. TANK SHIP STAR CONNECTICUT, PACIFIC OCEAN, NEAR BARBERS POINT, HAWAII, NOVEMBE PY - 1992/01 SP - 55 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Hawaii KW - Marine safety KW - Oil spills KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343788 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00666307 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT OF 1989 ACCIDENTS PY - 1992 SP - 249 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Railroad crashes KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/405839 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00826050 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - Amtrak TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT, CHASE, MARYLAND, APRIL 12, 1991. PY - 1992 IS - PB92-916302 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Chase KW - Crashes KW - Inspection KW - Locomotives KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/516082 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825896 AU - MANOS, WILLIAM JAMES AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - UNITED STATES. OFFICE OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TI - THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS. PY - 1992 IS - 92-19071 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Decision making UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515995 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825598 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE/ARMY FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DECEMBER 9, 1990. PY - 1992 IS - PB92-916501 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Indianapolis (Indiana) KW - Natural gas pipelines KW - Pipelines KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515831 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825903 AU - MANOS, WILLIAM JAMES AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - UNITED STATES. OFFICE OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TI - THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS. PY - 1992 IS - 92-19071 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Decision making KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/516001 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825007 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT AND COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN 66 WITH MBTA COMMUTER TRAIN 906 AT BACK BAY STATION, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 12, 1990.. PY - 1992 IS - PB92-916301 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Boston (Massachusetts) KW - Commuter service KW - Commuting KW - Crashes KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroads KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515617 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00585294 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PROCEEDINGS: SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING FOG ACCIDENTS ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS PY - 1992 SP - 244 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Automobile driving KW - Fog KW - Traffic crashes KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343790 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00622327 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PROCEEDINGS, SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING, FOG ACCIDENTS ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS PY - 1992 SP - 254 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board convened a special public hearing in Knoxville, Tennessee, on April 24 and 25, 1991, to obtain information on how fog-related accidents on limited access highways might be prevented. Speakers from Federal, State, and foreign agencies and from the private sector discussed topics ranging from basic fog information, forecasting and detection devices, to policies and programs, to driver behavior, vehicle lighting, and crash avoidance. KW - Behavior KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Detecting devices KW - Detectors KW - Drivers KW - Fog KW - Forecasting KW - Freeways KW - Policy KW - Prevention KW - Programs KW - Public hearings KW - Safety KW - Vehicle lighting UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362859 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00622328 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT, CARGO TANK ROLLOVER PROTECTION PY - 1992 SP - 61 p. AB - Between January and May 1991, the National Transportation Safety Board investigated seven highway accidents in which bulk liquid cargo tanks, Department of Transportation (DOT) specification MC 306 or MC 312, overturned and released hazardous materials through damaged closures or fittings on top of the tanks. In three of the accidents, structural failure of the rollover protection devices for the top fittings resulted in impact damage to the fittings and the release of the cargo; in four of the accidents, the design and configuration of the devices were not adequate to protect and shield the top fittings from external objects or from plowing into the ground. As a result of these accidents, the Safety Board conducted a special investigation on cargo tank rollover protection. The safety issues discussed in this report are the adequacy of DOT regulations regarding the design and performance of rollover protection devices installed on bulk liquid cargo tanks; the effectiveness of oversight pertaining to the design and construction of the cargo tanks; and the adequacy of accident reporting to and data collected by the DOT. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Research and Special Programs Administration and to the Federal Highway Administration. KW - Cargo tanks KW - Configuration KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Design KW - Failure KW - Hazardous materials KW - Liquids KW - Oversight KW - Protection KW - Protective devices KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Rollover crashes KW - Safety equipment KW - Shape KW - Structural failures KW - Structural mechanics KW - Tankers KW - Tanks (Containers) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362860 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00584936 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: RYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES DC-9-15, N565PC LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKE OFF, CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTERNATI PY - 1991/11/16 SP - 100 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Airplanes KW - Cleveland (Ohio) KW - Commodities KW - Crashes KW - Freight traffic KW - Ice prevention KW - Ohio KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343724 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00584932 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: UNSTABILIZED APPROACH AND LOSS OF CONTROL NPA, INC. DBA UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 2415 BRITISH AEROSPACE PY - 1991/11 SP - 62 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Landing KW - Pasco (Washington) KW - Washington (State) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343721 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00584937 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: RUNWAY COLLISION OF USAIR FLIGHT 1493, BOEING 737 AND SKYWEST FLIGHT 5569 FAIRCHILD METROLINER, LOS PY - 1991/10/22 SP - 161 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Airport runways KW - Airports KW - California KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343725 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00584938 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: FUEL FARM FIRE AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DENVER, COLORADO, NOVEMBER 25, 1990 PY - 1991/10/01 SP - 71 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Airports KW - Colorado KW - Crashes KW - Denver (Colorado) KW - Fires KW - Fuels KW - Handling and storage KW - Stapleton International Airport KW - Storage facilities UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343726 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00580403 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT: MIDAIR COLLISION INVOLVING LYCOMING AIR SERVICES PIPER AEROSTAR PA60 AND SUN COMPANY AVIATION DEPART PY - 1991/09/17 SP - 26 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Bell helicopters KW - Crashes KW - Merion KW - Pennsylvania KW - Piper aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/342751 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00620565 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT: MIDAIR COLLISION INVOLVING LYCOMING AIR SERVICES PIPER AEROSTAR PA-60 AND SUN COMPANY AVIATION DEPARTMENT BELL 412, MERION, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 4, 1991 PY - 1991/09/17 SP - 28 p. AB - This report explains the midair collision involving a Lycoming Air Services Piper Aerostar PA-60 and a Sun Company Aviation Department Bell 412. The safety issues discussed include pilot judgment, the training and checking of flightcrews, the adequacy of the PA-60 flight manual, and FAA surveillance of the carrier. KW - Air pilots KW - Air taxi service KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Flight KW - Flight crews KW - Flight manuals KW - Helicopters KW - Manuals KW - Midair crashes KW - Oversight KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362434 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00618085 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT: OVERTURN OF A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER (CARGO TANK) WITH THE RELEASE OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE AND FIRE, CARMICHAEL, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 13, 1991 PY - 1991/09/04 SP - 65 p. AB - This report explains the overturn of a tractor-semitrailer (cargo tank) in Carmichael, California, on February 13, 1991, and the subsequent fire that resulted from the release and ignition of automotive gasoline that was being transported in the cargo tank for an intrastate delivery. The safety issues discussed in the report are (a) the lack of U.S. Department of Transportation performance standards for components mounted on manhole covers on motor vehicle tanks transporting bulk hazardous liquids; (b) the adequacy of California standards for highway bulk liquid cargo tanks; (c) the effectiveness of the carrier's evaluation of driver training and performance; and (d) the lack of requirements for postaccident toxicological testing of drivers involved in the intrastate transportation of hazardous materials. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Research and Special Programs Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation; to the State of California; to other States and U.S. Territories; and to the motor vehicle carrier. KW - California KW - Driver performance KW - Driver training KW - Drivers KW - Drug tests KW - Fires KW - Gasoline KW - Hazardous materials KW - Manholes KW - Motor carriers KW - Overturning KW - Personnel performance KW - Quality of work KW - Regional transportation KW - Regulations KW - Tankers KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/357530 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00579491 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT: OVERTURN OF A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER (CARGO TANK) WITH A RELEASE OF AUTOMOTIVE GASOLINE AND FIRE, CARMI PY - 1991/09 SP - 59 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - California KW - Carmichael KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Rollover crashes KW - Tank trucks KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/337834 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00584944 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. FREIGHT TRAIN AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE NEAR FREELAND, M PY - 1991/07/23 SP - 62 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Evaluation KW - Freeland KW - Hazardous materials KW - Michigan KW - Railroads KW - Tank cars UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343730 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00578872 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: OVERSIGHT OF RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SAFETY PY - 1991/07/23 SP - 101 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Public transit KW - Safety KW - Street railroads KW - Subways KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/337644 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00576662 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY (ATSF) FREIGHT TRAINS ATSF 818 AND ATSF 891 ON THE ATS PY - 1991/07/23 SP - 65 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - California KW - Corona (California) KW - Crashes KW - Drug use KW - Employees KW - Hours of labor KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Railroads KW - Service time UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/337036 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00579508 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION AND DERAILMENT OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN 188 WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN G-38 AT SUGAR VAL PY - 1991/07 SP - 53 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Drug use KW - Employees KW - Georgia KW - Hours of labor KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Railroads KW - Service time KW - Sugar valley UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/337842 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00618727 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHTS 1482 AND 299, RUNWAY INCURSION AND COLLISION, DETROIT METROPOLITAN/WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, ROMULUS, MICHIGAN, DECEMBER 3, 1990 PY - 1991/06/25 SP - 179 p. AB - This report explains the runway collision of two Northwest Airlines aircraft on a runway at the Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan, on December 3, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are airport marking and lighting, cockpit resource management, air traffic control procedures in low-visibility conditions, flight attendant procedures during evacuations; and design of the DC-9 tailcone emergency release system. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Detroit Metropolitan/Wayne County Airport, and Northwest Airlines, Inc.. KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Airport runways KW - Cockpit resource management KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Emergency release system, dc-9 tailcone KW - Evacuation KW - Flight attendants KW - Lighting KW - Marking KW - McDonnell Douglas aircraft KW - Recommendations KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/361438 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00579270 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHTS 1482 AND 299, RUNWAY INCURSION AND COLLISION, DETROIT METROPOLITAN PY - 1991/06/25 SP - 169 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Airport runways KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Landing KW - Michigan KW - Northwest Airlines KW - Southeast Michigan UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/337755 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00576101 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: LIQUID PROPANE PIPELINE RUPTURE AND FIRE, TEXAS EASTERN PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, NORTH BLENHEIM, N PY - 1991/06/11 SP - 65 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - New York (State) KW - North blenheim KW - Pipelines KW - Propane UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336811 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00611961 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: RUNWAY COLLISION OF EASTERN AIRLINES BOEING 727, FLIGHT 111 AND EPPS AIR SERVICE BEECHCRAFT KING AIR A100, ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 18, 1990 PY - 1991/05/29 SP - 101 p. AB - This report explains the runway collision of an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 with an Epps Air Service Beechcraft at the Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on January 18, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are air traffic controller procedures, conspicuity of airplane lighting, the "see and avoid" concept, and equipment and systems to prevent runway incursions. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration. KW - Accident avoidance KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airport runways KW - Crashes KW - Prevention KW - Safety KW - Vehicle lighting KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/356257 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00611919 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE IN A WORK ZONE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 79 NEAR SUTTON, WEST VIRGINIA, JULY 26, 1990 PY - 1991/05/16 SP - 53 p. AB - This report explains the multiple vehicle collision and fire in a work zone on Interstate Highway 79 near Sutton, West Virginia, on July 26, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are commercial driver fatigue; the adequacy of the oversight exercised by Double B Auto Sales, Inc., to ensure that its truck drivers obtained adequate rest; the use of available tiedowns by the Double B truck driver to secure the automobiles being transported on his truck; the adequacy of highway work zone safety features and signing to alert inattentive motorists to the presence of the work zone; and driver licensing and suspension procedures by the State of New York. The National Transportation Safety Board made safety recommendations addressing these issues to Double B Auto Sales, Inc.; the West Virginia Department of Transportation; the State of New York; the National Automobile Transporter's Association; and the Federal Highway Administration. KW - Construction sites KW - Driver license suspension KW - Driver licenses KW - Driver licensing KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Fires KW - Freight handling KW - Freight securement KW - Freight security KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - New York (State) KW - Suspensions KW - Truck drivers KW - Work zone traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/356241 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00576395 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS BY RAIL PY - 1991/05 SP - 187 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Commodities KW - Crashes KW - Freight traffic KW - Hazardous materials KW - Railroads KW - Transportation KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336912 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00615723 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: AVIANCA, THE AIRLINE OF COLOMBIA, BOEING 707-321B, HK 2016, FUEL EXHAUSTION, COVE NECK, NEW YORK, JANUARY 25, 1990 PY - 1991/04/30 SP - 291 p. AB - This report explains the crash of an Avianca Airlines Boeing 707-321B in Cove Neck, Long Island, New York, on January 25, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are pilot responsibilities and dispatch responsibilities regarding planning, fuel requirements, and flight following during international flights; pilot-to-controller communications; air traffic control flow control procedures; and flight crew coordination and English language proficiency of foreign crews. Recommendations concerning these issues were addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Departmento Administrativo de Aeronautico Civil (DAAC), Colombia. KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Crashes KW - Energy resources KW - Equipment KW - Fatalities KW - Flight crews KW - Foreign KW - Injuries KW - Responsibilities UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/356697 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00610144 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA) COMMUTER TRAIN 61, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 7, 1990 PY - 1991/04/23 SP - 70 p. AB - This report explains the derailment of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) commuter train 61 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 7, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are mechanical inspection procedures and maintenance practice oversight, supervision and training of SEPTA employees responsible for transit equipment, failure of the motor support bolt assembly, Federal and State regulatory requirements for mass transit operating practices and mechanical equipment inspectors, effectiveness of SEPTA's drug and alcohol testing program, and emergency communication between operating crews, tower personnel, and emergency response personnel. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to SEPTA, the Governor of Pennsylvania, the Transport Workers Union, and the City of Philadelphia Fire Department. KW - Bolts KW - Communications KW - Crash reports KW - Derailments KW - Drug tests KW - Emergencies KW - Failure KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Oversight KW - Personnel management KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Regulations KW - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/355667 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00615615 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA: U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, CALENDAR YEAR 1988 PY - 1991/04/18 SP - 79 p. AB - This publication presents the record of aviation accidents involving revenue operations of U.S. Air Carriers including Commuter Air Carriers and On Demand Air Taxis for calendar year 1988. The report is divided into three major sections according to the federal regulations under which the flight was conducted - 14 CFR 121, 125, 127, Scheduled 14 CFR 135, or Nonscheduled 14 CFR 135. In each section of the report tables are presented to describe the losses and characteristics of 1988 accidents to enable comparison with prior years. KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft type KW - Crash causes KW - Crash rates KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Losses KW - Midair crashes KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/356674 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00608614 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1988 PY - 1991/03/27 SP - 86 p. AB - This report presents a statistical compilation and review of general aviation accidents which occurred in 1988 in the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. The accidents reported are all those involving U.S. registered aircraft not conducting operations under 14 CFR 121, 14 CFR 125, 14 CFR 127, or 14 CFR 135. This report is divided into five sections: All Accidents; Fatal Accidents; Serious Injury Accidents; Property Damage Accidents; and Midair Collision Accidents. Several tables present accident parameters for 1988 accidents only, and each section includes tabulations which present comparative statistics for 1988 and for the five-year period 1983-1987. KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Midair crashes KW - Property KW - Property damage KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/351418 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00608512 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: EMERGENCY FIRE APPARATUS PY - 1991/03/19 SP - 38 p. AB - For this report, the National Transportation Safety Board examined 8 separate fire apparatus accidents and conducted an informal survey of the 50 States and the District of Columbia to determine their requirements for inspecting fire apparatus. The safety issues discussed in the report are fire department vehicle maintenance programs and State inspection programs, fire department operating procedures concerning manual brake limiting valves and engine retarders, and fire apparatus occupant seatbelt use. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the U.S. Fire Administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Fire Protection Association, and those States which do not have existing programs in place to periodically inspect fire apparatus. KW - Brake limiting valves KW - Crash investigation KW - Data collection KW - Emergency vehicles KW - Engine components KW - Engine retarders KW - Fire vehicles KW - Inspection KW - Manual safety belts KW - Motor vehicles KW - Recommendations KW - Requirement KW - Specifications KW - States KW - Surveys KW - Utilization KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/351286 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00575586 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE GREEK TANKSHIP WORLD PRODIGY OFF THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND, JUNE 23, 1989 PY - 1991/02/21 SP - 47 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Rhode Island KW - Stranding of ships KW - Water transportation crashes KW - World prodigy ship UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336629 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00607530 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: MARKAIR, INC., BOEING 737-2X6C, N670MA, CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN, UNALAKLEET, ALASKA, JUNE 2, 1990 PY - 1991/01/23 SP - 91 p. AB - This report explains the crash of a MarkAir Boeing 737-2X6C at Unalakleet, Alaska, on June 2, 1990. The safety issues discussed in the report are cockpit resource management and approach chart symbology. Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration and MarkAir, Inc. KW - Air transportation KW - Charts KW - Conservation KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Flight crews KW - Injuries KW - Recommendations KW - Resource management KW - Symbols UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/350808 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00607698 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--GRAND CANYON AIRLINES FLIGHT CANYON 5, DE HAVILLAND TWIN OTTER, DHC-6-300, N75GC, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AIRPORT, TUSAYAN, ARIZONA, SEPTEMBER 27, 1989 PY - 1991/01/08 SP - 36 p. AB - This report explains the crash of a Grand Canyon Airlines de Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter sightseeing flight at the Grand Canyon National Park Airport on September 27, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are airline procedures for go-around maneuvers; crew training; airport certification; oversight of airport safety inspectors; emergency response; and passenger seat inspections. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Arizona Department of Transportation. KW - Air transportation KW - Airports KW - Certification KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency response KW - Fatalities KW - Flight crews KW - Injuries KW - Inspection KW - Passenger seats KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/350932 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825094 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - Amtrak AU - BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 6 ON THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD, BATAVIA, IOWA, APRIL 23, 1990.. PY - 1991 IS - PB91-916305 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Batavia KW - Crashes KW - Railroads KW - Welding UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515643 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00622329 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: RYAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, DC-9-15, N565PC, LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO, FEBRUARY 17, 1991 PY - 1991 SP - 106 p. AB - This report explains the crash on takeoff of Ryan International Airlines flight 590 at Cleveland, Ohio, on February 17, 1991. The safety issues discussed in the report are the disseminaiton of information regarding precautions to be taken when operating in conditions conducive to airframe ice and the particular susceptibility of DC-9 series 10 airplanes to control problems during takeoff when a minute amount of ice is on the wing. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration. KW - Air transportation KW - Crashes KW - Ice KW - Icing KW - Information dissemination KW - McDonnell Douglas aircraft KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-9 KW - Recommendations KW - Susceptibility KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362861 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00622331 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: FUEL FARM FIRE AT STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO, NOVEMBER 25, 1990 PY - 1991 SP - 77 p. AB - This report examines a fire that erupted at a fuel storage and dispensing facility at the Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on November 25, 1990. The flight operations of one airline were disrupted because of the lack of fuel to prepare aircraft for flight. Airport facilities, other than the fuel farm, were not affected by the fire. The safety issues discussed in the report are the maintenance and inspection of fuel storage facilities on airport property; the training of personnel charged with maintaining and inspecting fuel storage pumping equipment; the safety features for fuel pumping equipment; Federal Aviation Administration inspections of fuel storage facilities on FAA-certificated airport property; and industry contingency plans for responding to large fires on airport property. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the FAA, the operator of the fuel farm, the National Fire Protection Association, the Airport Operators Council International, and the American Association of Airport Executives. KW - Contingency planning KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency response KW - Fires KW - Fuel pumps KW - Fuel storage KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Safety features KW - Stapleton International Airport KW - Training KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362863 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00622330 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: UNSTABILIZED APPROACH AND LOSS OF CONTROL, NPS, INC. DBA UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 2415, BRITISH AEROSPACE BA-3101, N41OUE, TRI-CITIES AIRPORT, PASCO, WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 26, 1989 PY - 1991 SP - 68 p. AB - This report discusses the crash of United Express flight 2415 on December 26, 1989, at Pasco, Washington. The safety issues discussed in the report are air traffic control procedures, icing, aircraft certification, and aircraft operations. Safety recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviaiton Administration. KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Certification KW - Crashes KW - Icing KW - Operations KW - Recommendations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362862 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00622347 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: RUNWAY COLLISION OF USAIR FLIGHT 1493, BOEING 737 AND SKYWEST FLIGHT 5569 FAIRCHILD METROLINER, LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 1, 1991 PY - 1991 SP - 167 p. AB - This report explains the collision of USAir flight 1493 and Skywest flight 5569 on a runway at the Los Angeles International Airport on February 1, 1991. The safety issues discussed in the report are air traffic management and equipment at the airport; aircraft exterior lighting and conspicuity; pilot situational awareness during takeoff and landing and operations on airport surfaces; air traffic controller workload, performance, and supervision; and air transport accident survivability, evacuation standards and procedures, interior furnishing flammability standards, and survival devices. Recommendations concerning these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration. KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airline pilots KW - Airport runways KW - Awareness KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evacuation KW - Flammability KW - Interior KW - Landing KW - Performance KW - Recommendations KW - Supervision KW - Survival KW - Takeoff KW - Vehicle lighting KW - Visibility KW - Workload UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/362879 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00576271 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF U.S. LIFTBOAT M V AVCO V, GULF OF MEXICO, JULY 31, 1989 PY - 1991 SP - 62 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Avco v liftship KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Survival KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336868 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00605750 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, CALENDAR YEAR 1987 PY - 1990/11/29 SP - 78 p. AB - This publication presents the record of aviation accidents involving revenue operations of U.S. Air Carriers including Commuter Air Carriers and On Demand Air Taxis for calendar year 1987. The report is divided into three major sections according to the federal regulations under which the flight was conducted - 14 CFR 121, 125, 127; Scheduled 14 CFR 135; and Nonscheduled 14 CFR 135. In each section of the report tables are presented to describe the losses and characteristics of 1987 accidents to enable comparison with prior years. KW - Airlines KW - Aviation KW - Commodities KW - Commuters KW - Crash causes KW - Crash rates KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight transportation KW - Injuries KW - Losses UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/350082 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00603575 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLAPSE OF THE HARRISON ROAD BRIDGE SPANS, MIAMITOWN, OHIO, MAY 26, 1989 PY - 1990/11/20 SP - 49 p. AB - This report explains the collapse of a section of a temporary bridge over the Great Miami River in Miamitown, Ohio, on May 26, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are temporary and permanent bridge design and procedures for closing temporary and permanent bridges. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Hamilton County (Ohio) Engineer's Office, the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and the United States Geological Survey. KW - Bridge design KW - Bridges KW - Closures KW - Collapse KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Lane closure KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Structural design KW - Temporary structures UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/349390 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00603217 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 232, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, SIOUX GATEWAY AIRPORT, SIOUX CITY, IOWA, JULY 19, 1989 PY - 1990/11/01 SP - 129 p. AB - This report explains the crash of a United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are engine fan rotor assembly design, certification, manufacturing, and inspection; maintenance and inspection of engine fan rotor assemblies; hydraulic flight control system design, certification, and protection from uncontained engine debris; cabin safety, including infant restraint systems; and aircraft rescue and firefighting facilities. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration and the U.S. Air Force. KW - Air transportation KW - Child restraint systems KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Engine components KW - Engine fan rotor assemblies KW - Fatalities KW - Hazards and emergency operations KW - Hydraulic equipment KW - Hydraulic systems KW - Injuries KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/349225 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00603670 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 708 ON ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY WITH TAB WAREHOUSE AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 19, 1989 PY - 1990/10/23 SP - 59 p. AB - This report explains the collision of a passenger train with a tractor-semitrailer at a grade crossing in Stockton, California, on December 19, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are grade crossing warning devices, standards for lamp bulb voltages for grade crossing warning devices, application of railroad operating rules in fog conditions, truck driver training for operating in dense fog, emergency communications, and survival factors in passenger cars. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); the TAB Warehouse and Distribution Company; the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company; the Federal Highway Administration; the California Department of Transportation; the California Public Utilities Commission; the Federal Railroad Administration; the Association of American Railroads; the American Short Line Railroad Association; and the Members of the General Code of Operating Rules Committee. KW - Amtrak KW - Communications KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Emergencies KW - Fog KW - Lamps KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Voltage KW - Voltage requirement KW - Warning devices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/349413 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00605451 JO - NTSB News Digest PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NTSB URGES RAIL CROSSING IMPROVEMENT AFTER CITING DRIVER IN CALIF. CRASH PY - 1990/10/10 VL - 9 IS - 10 SP - p. 3-4 AB - Improved highway warning devices at railway grade crossings in areas of the U.S. that frequently experience dense fog have been called for by the National Transportation Safety Board. It was the result of an investigation into a collision between a tractor semitrailer truck and an Amtrak train at a protected, dense fog-shrouded crossing near Stockton, California. The Board adopted a series of recommendations to correct problems discovered during its investigation. KW - At grade intersections KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fog KW - Grade crossing /highways/ KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Warning devices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/352749 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00603059 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--ENGINEROOM FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. TANKSHIP CHARLESTON IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 35 MILES OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST, MARCH 7, 1989 PY - 1990/10/10 SP - 41 p. AB - This report explains the engineroom fire aboard the U.S. tankship CHARLESTON in the Atlantic Ocean on March 7, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are fixed fire protection systems in the enginerooms of steam-propelled tankships, crew response to engineroom emergencies, and crew operation of the emergency diesel generator. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the U.S.Coast Guard and the Apex Marine Corporation. KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency response KW - Engine rooms KW - Fires KW - Protection KW - Recommendations KW - Tankers KW - Tankships UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/349116 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00607822 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT, DERAILMENT OF A CSX TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT TRAIN AND FIRE INVOLVING BUTANE, AKRON, OHIO, FEGRUARY 26, 1989 PY - 1990/09/25 SP - 107 p. AB - The report addresses the derailment of a freight train in Akron, Ohio, on February 26, 1989, and subsequent fire involving butane carried by the train. The safety issues discussed in the report are (a) the proximity of hazardous materials storage and plant facilities to mainline railroad tracks; (b) the lack of Federal requirements to maintain on board a train documents that identify the position and contents of cars carrying hazardous materials; (c) needs of emergency response personnel for technical assistance to evaluate dangers and risks during wreckage-clearing operations involving hazardous materials; (d) repair and inspection procedures at a rail car repair facility; (e) oversight of freight cars; and (g) maintenance and inspections of track. KW - Butane KW - Capital costs KW - Crash reports KW - Derailments KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency response KW - Fires KW - Freight trains KW - Freight transportation KW - Handling and storage KW - Hazardous materials KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance of way KW - Proximity KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail facilities KW - Rail inspection KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad facilities KW - Railroad tracks KW - Safety factors KW - Storage facilities KW - Track inspection UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/350960 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00571446 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF A CSX TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT TRAIN AND FIRE INVOLVING BUTANE, AKRON, OHIO, FEBRUARY 26 PY - 1990/09/25 SP - 101 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Akron (Ohio) KW - Butane KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Hazardous materials KW - Ohio KW - Railroads KW - Tank cars KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336514 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00603096 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--ALOHA ISLANDAIR, INC., FLIGHT 1712, DE HAVILLAND TWIN OTTER, DHC-6-300, N707PV, HALAWA POINT, MOLOKAI, HAWAII, OCTOBER 28, 1989 PY - 1990/09/25 SP - 44 p. AB - This report explains the crash of Aloha IslandAir flight 1712, a de Havilland Twin Otter DHC-6-300 near Halawa Bay, Molokai, Hawaii, on October 28, 1989. The aircraft was destroyed; the two pilots and all 18 passengers received fatal injuries. The safety issues discussed in the report are surveillance of 14 CFR Part 135 operators by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 14 CFR Part 135 operating procedures, flight following in the Hawaiian Islands, weather, and crew training. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the FAA, the National Weather Service, the Regional Airlines Association, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Flight crews KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/349132 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00661641 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ON BOARD THE F/V NORTHUMBERLAND AND RUPTURE OF A NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO NEAR SABINE PASS, TEXAS, OCTOBER 3, 1989 PY - 1990/09/11 SP - 103 p. AB - The results of an investigation into the circumstances of a fire on board the U.S. fishing vessel NORTHUMBERLAND and the vessel's rupturing of a natural gas transmission pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico offshore from Sabine Pass, Texas, on October 3, 1989 are presented. The safety issues discussed are: (a) the adequacy and enforcement of Federal and State regulations pertaining to submerged pipelines; (b) the potential hazard of submerged pipelines to fishing operations; (c) the marking of submerged pipelines on navigation charts; (d) the need to determine the number and location of submerged pipelines; and (e) emergency preparedness planning of offshore pipeline operators and producers, and of emergency response agencies. KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Northumberland (Ship) KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Underwater pipelines KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/404422 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00571212 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ON BOARD THE F V NORTHUMBERLAND AND RUPTURE OF A NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION PIPELINE IN THE GULF PY - 1990/09/11 SP - 98 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Fishing vessels KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - Pipelines KW - Sabine Pass KW - Texas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336429 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00601498 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REPORT--USAIR FLIGHT 105, BOEING 737-200, N283AU, KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 8, 1989 PY - 1990/09/11 SP - 191 p. AB - This report explains the premature descent below minimum descent altitude of USAir flight 105 on approach to Kansas City International Airport, Missouri, on September 8, 1989. The aircraft struck and severed four electronic transmission cables, located about 75 feet above the ground, approximately 7,000 feet east of the runway threshold. The safety issues discussed in the report are identification of potentially confusing features near runways on instrument approach charts; FAA oversight of air traffic control quality assurance; FAA training of and guidance to operations inspectors; application of visual descent points to training in and execution of nonprecision instrument approaches, and incorporation of requirements for visual descent points in FAR Part 135 operations; communications of weather information between air traffic control and the Naitonal Weather Service; and revision of minimum safe altitude warning inhibit areas. Safety Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the FAA and the National Weather Service. KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation KW - Altitude KW - Communications KW - Descent KW - Descent altitude KW - Incidents KW - Inspectors KW - Quality assurance KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Traffic incidents KW - Training KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration KW - U.S. National Weather Service KW - Visual descent points KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/344570 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00661643 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE U.S. TUG BARCONA BY THE U.S. NAVY NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE USS HOUSTON (SSN 713), SAN PEDRO CHANNEL, NEAR SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 14, 1989 PY - 1990/08/28 SP - 52 p. AB - The circumstances of the sinking of the U.S. tug BARCONA by the U.S. Navy nuclear attack submarine USS HOUSTON (SSN 713) in San Pedro Channel near Santa Catalina Island, California, on June 14, 1989 are explained. The safety issues discussed are: emergency quick release mechanisms on towing vessels; watertight doors on tugs; submarine operations near the surface in heavily trafficked areas; submarine crew fatigue; accident notification; and emergency position indicating radio beacons. KW - Barcona (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Epirbs KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Houston (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Submarines KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Watertight doors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/404423 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00661287 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE U.S. TANKSHIP EXXON VALDEZ ON BLIGH REEF, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, NEAR VALDEZ, ALASKA, MARCH 24, 1989 PY - 1990/07/31 SP - 259 p. AB - An accident report on the grounding of the U.S. Tankship EXXON VALDEZ, near Valdez, Alaska on March 24, 1989, is presented. The safety issues discussed in the report are related to the vessel's navigation watch, human factors, manning standards, the company's drug/alcohol testing and rehabilitation program, vessel traffic service, and oil spill response. The safety recommendations that conclude this report were made to the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Exxon Shipping Company and other tankship companies carrying North Slope crude oil from Port Valdez, the state of Alaska, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, and the Alaska Regional Response Team. Appendices include personnel information, VTS regulations for Prince William Sound, speech examination information, and other investigative data. KW - Crash investigation KW - Environmental impacts KW - Exxon Valdez (Tanker) KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Oil spills KW - Reports KW - Tanker accidents KW - Valdez (Alaska) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/404307 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00570731 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD 676, ALTON, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 21, 1989 PY - 1990/07/17 SP - 88 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Alton (Illinois) KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - School buses KW - Texas KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336211 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00604409 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT-COLLISION BETWEEN MISSION CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BUS AND VALLEY COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, INC. TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER INTERSECTION OF BRYAN ROAD AND TEXAS FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD 676 ALTON, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 21, 1989 PY - 1990/07/17 SP - 96 p. AB - The report explains the collision between a school bus and a tractor-semitrailer in Alton, Texas, on September 21, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are the adequacy of school bus egress guidelines, State and local emergency response planning for mass casualty accidents, adequacy of school bus driver medical examination report reviews, training of public safety personnel regarding emergency complaints, Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Company maintenance procedures, adequacy of Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Company driver training, and crashworthiness of large school buses. KW - Child safety KW - Crash reports KW - Crashworthiness KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Driver performance KW - Driver training KW - Drivers KW - Emergency egress system KW - Emergency exits KW - Emergency procedures KW - Emergency response KW - Guidelines KW - Hazards and emergency operations KW - Highway safety KW - Maintenance KW - Personnel performance KW - Safety KW - Safety and security KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses KW - School children KW - Texas KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic safety KW - Trailers KW - Transportation safety KW - Truck tractors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/349616 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00601439 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--USAIR, INC., BOEING 737-400, LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20, 1989 PY - 1990/07/03 SP - 98 p. AB - This report explains the crash of USAir flight 5050 on September 20, 1989, at New York City's LaGuardia Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's failure to exercise his command authority in a timely manner to reject the takeoff or take sufficient control to continue the takeoff, which was initiated with a mistrimmed rudder. Also causal was the captain's failure to detect the mistrimmed rudder before the takeoff was attempted. There were two fatalities. The safety issues discussed in the report are the design and location of the rudder trim control on the Boeing 737-400, air crew coordination and communication during takeoffs, crew pairing, and crash survivability. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Boeing 737 aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/344530 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00600705 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLAPSE OF THE NORTHBOUND U.S. ROUTE 51 BRIDGE SPANS OVER THE HATCHIE RIVER, NEAR COVINGTON, TENNESSEE, APRIL 1, 1989 PY - 1990/06/05 SP - 84 p. AB - This report explains the collapse of the northbound U.S. Route 51 bridge spans over the Hatchie River, near Covington, Tennessee, on April 1, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report are the inspection procedures and the inspection report review procedures of the Tennessee Department of Transportation; bridge maintenance guidelines; overweight vehicle permit procedures; and Federal guidelines and standards for highway bridge inspection. Safety recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, and the State of Tennessee. KW - Bridge inspection KW - Bridge maintenance KW - Bridges KW - Collapse KW - Guidelines KW - Highway bridges KW - Inspection KW - Load limits KW - Maintenance KW - Oversize loads KW - Overweight loads KW - Permits KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Tennessee UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/344133 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00570730 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLAPSE OF THE NORTHBOUND U.S. ROUTE 51 BRIDGE SPANS OVER THE HATCHIE RIVER NEAR COVINGTON, TENNESS PY - 1990/06 SP - 56 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bridges KW - Covington (Tennessee) KW - Failure KW - Inspection KW - Live loads KW - Tennessee UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336210 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00661286 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE U.S. PASSENGER VESSEL ISLANDER, WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY 29, 1988 PY - 1990/05/17 SP - 14 p. AB - This report explains the particulars of the grounding of the U.S. passenger vessel ISLANDER at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on July 29, 1988 in the course of a ferry trip with 509 passengers aboard. The safety issues discussed include vessel maneuvering, pilot/master duties, and lifesaving equipment. Recommendations that were made to the U.S. Coast Guard and to the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority are presented. KW - Crash investigation KW - Ferries KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Islander (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/404306 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00568269 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-33F, N931F, SAGINAW, TEXAS, MARCH 18, 1989 PY - 1990/04/23 SP - 82 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - 1989 KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Commodities KW - Crashes KW - Freight traffic KW - Saginaw (Michigan) KW - Texas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/330483 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496743 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 811, BOEING 747-122, N4713U, HONOLULU, HAWAII, FEBRUARY 24, 1989 PY - 1990/04/16 SP - 72 p. AB - This report explains the sudden opening of an improperly latched cargo door in flight on United Airlines flight 811 near Honolulu, Hawaii, on February 24, 1989. The safety issues discussed in the report include the design and certification of the Boeing 747 cargo doors; the operation and maintenance of the cargo doors; portable emergency oxygen bottles; storage compartments over emergency exit doors; flight attendant communications during an emergency; life preservers; and aircraft rescue and firefighting. Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, the State of Hawaii, and the U.S. Department of Defense. KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Cargo compartments KW - Cargo doors KW - Certification KW - Crashes KW - Design KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Doors KW - Fire fighting KW - Flight attendants KW - Life support systems KW - Maintenance KW - Recommendations KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Vehicle occupant rescue UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/310348 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00563958 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: KANSAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY NATURAL GAS PIPELINE ACCIDENTS, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988 TO MARCH 29, 1989 PY - 1990/03/27 SP - 128 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Corrosion KW - Crashes KW - Kansas KW - Missouri KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - Pipelines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324788 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494509 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: BRAKE PERFORMANCE OF THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30/40 DURING HIGH SPEED, HIGH ENERGY REJECTED TAKEOFFS PY - 1990/02/27 SP - 42 p. AB - On May 21, 1988, a McDonnell Douglas Corporation DC-10-30 overran the runway during a rejected takeoff (RTO) at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas. The airplane was damaged beyond economical repair, and 8 occupants were injured. The brakes had been certified to FAA-approved procedures, yet failed at only 36% of the design requirement. As a result of this accident, the Safety Board conducted a special investigation of DC-10-30/40 brakes. The investigation found that the testing requirements and procedures for certifying DC-10-30/40 brakes were inadequate, only new brakes were used for the certification tests, and that worn brakes do not have the energy capacity or stopping capability of new brakes. The Safety Board also examined the potential decrease of the accelerate-stop safety margin for RTOs provided in the FAA Approved Airplane Flight Manual. The Safety Board believes that the concerns expressed about the adequacy of the certification process for the DC-10-30/40 may apply to the certification of all transport category airplanes. Recommendations were issued to the Federal Aviation Administration and focus on the following safety issues: certification tests and procedures related to the brakes of the DC-10-30/40; brake wear replacement limits; and airplane stopping distance. KW - Brakes KW - Certification KW - Energy KW - Failure KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 KW - Recommendations KW - Rejected takeoffs KW - Stopping distances KW - Takeoff KW - Wear UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305185 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494510 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: RUNWAY OVERRUNS FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED REJECTED TAKEOFFS PY - 1990/02/27 SP - 44 p. AB - This report discusses high speed rejected takeoffs (RTOs) of airplanes. Evidence from investigations conducted from the late 1960s suggests that pilots faced with unusual or unique situations may perform high speed RTOs unnecessarily or may perform them improperly. The Safety Board surveyed a sample of U.S.-based major and national operators to determine how they train their flightcrew members to both recognize the need for and to execute high speed rejected takeoffs. As a result of this special investigation, the Safety Board issued several recommendations to address the guidance and training flightcrew members receive in recognizing the need to execute and in the performance of rejected takeoffs. KW - Air pilots KW - Airline pilots KW - Decision making KW - High speed ground transportation KW - High speed vehicles KW - Overruns KW - Performance KW - Recommendations KW - Rejected takeoffs KW - Runway overruns KW - Speed KW - Takeoff KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305186 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494581 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT--PUNCTURE OF A CYLINDER CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF METHYL BROMIDE AND CHLOROPICRIN FOLLOWING THE OVERTURN OF A TRACTOR/SEMITRAILOR, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 30, 1988 PY - 1990/02/12 SP - 65 p. AB - This report explains the overturn of a tractor/semitrailer loaded with 32 cylinders of a poisonous and toxic-by-inhalation mixture of methyl bromide and chloropicrin in Collier County, Florida, on November 30, 1988. The safety issues discussed in the report include the adequacy of the motor carrier's program for hiring, qualifying, and monitoring drivers; emergency communications; hazard warning placards; design standards for cylinder attachments; cylinder testing and inspection; and requirements for securing cylinders on vehicles. Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Hy Yield Bromine Company, the Manchester Tank and Equipment Company, the Research and Special Programs Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Collier County (Florida), and the Florida Highway Patrol. KW - Crashes KW - Cylinders KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway safety KW - Hiring policies KW - Motor carriers KW - Overturning KW - Securement KW - Securing and joining equipment KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Trailers KW - Truck drivers KW - Warning placards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305206 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01406344 AU - United States. National Transportation Safety Board TI - Fatigue, alcohol, other drugs, and medical factors in fatal-to-the-driver heavy truck crashes (volume 1) PY - 1990/02 SP - 181p AB - This report is an analysis of human factors involvement in fatalÄtoÄtheÄdriver, heavy truck accidents in eight States over a 1Äyear period, October 1, 1987 to September 30, 1988. Data presented are derived from in-depth investigation of 182 accidents which involved 186 heavy trucks and resulted in 207 fatalities. The accident investigations were conducted in California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. These accidents represent approximately 25 percent of this type of accident nationwide. Volume 1 (NTSB/SS-90/01) of the study includes an analysis of fatigue, alcohol, and other drug prevalence and medical factors in these accidents, presents findings, and makes recommendations to improve heavy truck safety. Volume 2 (NTSB/SS-90/02) contains the 182 case summaries that provided the data discussed in Volume 1. KW - Accident analysis KW - Crash analysis KW - Drink driving KW - Drivers KW - Drug KW - Drugs KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Heavy vehicle driver KW - Heavy vehicles KW - Human factors KW - Human factors KW - Human fatigue KW - Medical aspects KW - Truck KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1174140 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00839008 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT GROUNDING OF THE U.S. TANKSHIP, EXXON VALDEZ ON BLIGH REEF, PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NEAR VALDEZ, ALASKA, MARCH 24, 1989. PY - 1990 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Oil spills KW - Prince William Sound KW - Seas KW - Water pollution UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/531912 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00839009 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT RAMMING OF THE U.S. NAVY YFU-97 BY THE PANAMANIAN PASSENGER VESSEL, VIKING PRINCESS, PORT OF PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, FEBRUARY 15, 1989. PY - 1990 IS - PB90-916403 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Marine safety KW - Palm Beach (Florida) KW - Passenger ships KW - Propellers KW - Propulsion KW - Ships KW - Studies KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/531913 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825475 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT RAMMING OF THE SPANISH BULK CARRIER URDULIZ BY THE USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA, AUGUST 29, 1988. PY - 1990 IS - PB90-916401 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aircraft carriers KW - Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aircraft carrier) KW - Marine safety KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515796 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00585384 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE PASSENGER VESSEL, COUGAR, OFF THE COAST OF OREGON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1988 PY - 1990 SP - 68 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Cougar passenger ship KW - Marine safety KW - Oregon KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343829 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00615142 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: FATIGUE, ALCOHOL, OTHER DRUGS, AND MEDICAL FACTORS IN FATAL-TO-THE-DRIVER HEAVY TRUCK CRASHES (VOLUME I) PY - 1990 SP - 191 p. AB - Human factors invovlement in fatal-to-the-driver, heavy truck accidents in 8 states over a 1-yar period, October 1, 1987 through September 30, 1988 are analyzed. Data presented are derived from in-depth investigation of 182 accidents which invovled 186 heavy trucks and resulted in 207 fatalities. The accident investigations were conducted in California, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. These accidents represent approximately 25% of this type of accident nationwide. Volume 1 (NTSB/SS-90/01) of the study includes an analysis of fatigue, alcohol, and other drug prevalence and medical factors in these accidents, presents findings, and makes recommendations to improve heavy truck safety. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Diseases and medical conditions KW - Drivers KW - Drugs KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Human factors KW - Statistics KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/356582 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00615143 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: FATIGUE, ALCOHOL, OTHER DRUGS, AND MEDICAL FACTORS IN FATAL-TO-THE-DRIVER HEAVY TRUCK CRASHES (VOLUME 2) PY - 1990 SP - 459 p. AB - Volume 2 (NTSB/SS-90/02) contains the 182 case summaries that provbided the data discussed in Volume 1. Human factors involvement in fatal-to-the-driver, heavy truck accidents in 8 states over a 1-year period, October 1, 1987 through September 30, 1988 are analyzed in Volume 1. Data presented are derived from in-depth investigation of 182 accidents which invovled 186 heavy trucks and resulted in 207 fatalities. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Diseases and medical conditions KW - Drivers KW - Drugs KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Human factors KW - Statistics KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/356583 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00571081 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT INCIDENT REPORT: USAIR FLIGHT 105, BOEING,737-200, N283AU, KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 8 PY - 1990 SP - 190 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air traffic control KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Kansas City International Airport KW - Landing KW - Missouri UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336334 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00571543 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: ENGINEROOM FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. TANKSHIP CHARLESTON IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 35 MILES OFF THE SOU PY - 1990 SP - 39 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Charleston (Tanker) KW - Fires KW - Marine safety KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/336543 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00497083 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCARFT ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - Transportation Accident Reports reviews investigations of selected aircraft accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Reports contain in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 8 reports per year. KW - Aircraft KW - Analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/312385 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496258 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - Transportation Accident Report: Highway Reviews of investigations of selected highway accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Highway Accident Reports present in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 7 reports per year. KW - Concentration (Chemistry) KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Highway statistics KW - Highways KW - Ion concentration KW - Ions KW - National transportation study KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306415 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496238 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPININONS AND ORDERS PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - The publication contains all judge initial decisions and board opinions in safety enforcement and seaman enforcement cases. KW - Decision making KW - Enforcement KW - Judges KW - Judgment (Human characteristics) KW - Law enforcement KW - Legal action KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306411 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496242 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - Transportation accident reports: Pipeline. The subscription offers reviews of investigations of selected pipeline accidents conductedby the National Transportation Safety Board. The Pipeline Accident Reports present in a narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are approximately 6 reports per year. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Pipelines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306412 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496261 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - Transportation accident reports: marine reviews of investigations of selected marine accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The marine accident reports present in a narrative form the board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. there are an average of 10 reports per year. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash records KW - Crash reports KW - National transportation study KW - Studies KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306416 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496266 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT BRIEFS: AVIATION PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - Contains briefs of selected aircraft accidents occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Aircraft KW - Aviation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reconstruction KW - Crash reports KW - Crash types KW - Crash victims KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306418 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00563768 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 811, BOEING 747-122, N4713U, HONOLULU, HAWAII, FEBRUARY 24, 1989 PY - 1990 SP - 68 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - 1989 KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Hawaii KW - Hawaii Island (Hawaii) KW - Honolulu (Hawaii) KW - Maintenance KW - United Airlines, Inc. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324687 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00563556 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRAKE PERFORMANCE OF THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30 40 DURING HIGH SPEED, HIGH ENERGY REJECTED TAKEOFFS PY - 1990 SP - 35 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Airplanes KW - Brakes KW - Jet transports KW - McDonnell Douglas aircraft KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 KW - Pilotage KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324609 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496243 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT BRIEFS: PIPELINE PY - 1990 SP - v.p. AB - This standing order offers publications containing briefs of selected pipeline accidents occurring in U.S. pipeline operations. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and casual factors. The publications are issued irregularly; approximately 3 a year. KW - Carriers KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash types KW - Crash victims KW - Pipelines KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306413 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00563010 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT: PUNCTURE OF A CYLINDER CONTAINING A MIXTURE OF METHYL BROMIDE AND CHLOROPICRIN FOLLOWING THE OVERTUR PY - 1990 SP - 61 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bromides KW - Collier County (Florida) KW - Crashes KW - Florida KW - Hazardous materials KW - Rollover crashes KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324473 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562877 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - CRASHWORTHINESS OF SMALL POSTSTANDARD SCHOOL BUSES PY - 1990 SP - 223 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Children KW - Crashworthiness KW - School buses KW - School safety KW - Seat belts KW - Traffic safety KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324436 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562857 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: DELTA AIR LINES, INC., BOEING 727-232, N473DA, DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, AUGUS PY - 1990 SP - 132 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - 1988 KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area KW - Delta Air Lines KW - Takeoff KW - Texas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324425 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562874 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: RUNWAY OVERRUNS FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED REJECTED TAKEOFFS PY - 1990 SP - 38 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Jet transports KW - Pilotage KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324434 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00493668 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA: U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1987 PY - 1989/12/12 SP - 88 p. AB - This report presents a statistical compilation and review of general aviation accidents which occurred in 1987 in the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. The accidents reported are all those involving U.S. registered aircraft not conducting operations under 14 CFR 121, 14 CRF 125, 14 CFR 127, or 14 CFR 135. This report is divided into five sections: All Accidents; Fatal Accidents; Serious Injury Accidents; Property Damage Accidents and Midair Collision Accidents. Several tables present accident parameters for 1987 accidents only, and each section includes tabulations which present comparative statistics for 1987 and for the five-year period 1982-1986. KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Midair crashes KW - Property KW - Property damage KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/304738 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00659249 AU - Hwang, W AU - Marine Safety International, Inc. AU - National Maritime Research Center Computer Aided Operations Research Facility AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF THE EXXON VALDEZ GROUNDING IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND PY - 1989/12 SP - Various p. AB - Results are reported of a simulation-based analysis conducted for the National Transportation Safety Board of the EXXON VALDEZ's trackline immediately prior to its grounding in Prince William Sound. The tasks performed in this study included: (1) developing a trajectory for the outbound transit of the vessel from Entrance Island through Valdez Narrows and Valdez Arm to the grounding site on Bligh Reef; (2) developing the trajectories starting with the vessel heading 180 deg on a trackline 1 nautical mile west of Busby Island light, at a speed of 12.3 knots and at the speed determined at the respective time on the trackline generated in Task 1 for four specified conditions; and (3) determining the most probable point on the 180 deg trackline where the rudder would have been applied to cause the vessel to reach the grounding site for the four specified rudder applications. The information utilized originated from both the ship and the U.S. Coast Guard's vessel traffic center in Valdez, Alaska. Appendices include various charts and logs. KW - Automatic pilot KW - Automatic pilot KW - Course keeping KW - Crash investigation KW - Exxon Valdez (Tanker) KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Mathematical models KW - Models KW - Prince William Sound KW - Reports KW - Ship tracking KW - Ships KW - Simulation KW - Tanker accidents KW - Tracking systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/400248 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562858 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION AND DERAILMENT OF MONTANA RAIL LINK FREIGHT TRAIN WITH LOCOMOTIVE UNITS AND HAZARDOUS MATE PY - 1989/12 SP - 112 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Hazardous materials KW - Helena (Montana) KW - Montana KW - Railroad crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324426 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00491918 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLAPSE OF THE S.R. 675 BRIDGE SPANS OVER THE POCOMOKE RIVER, NEAR POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND, AUGUST 17, 1988 PY - 1989/11/07 SP - 84 p. AB - This report explains the collapse of a highway bridge over the Pocomoke River near Pocomoke City, Maryland on August 17, 1988. Witness reports indicated that the bridge may have been sagging before the collapse and no vehicles were involved. The safety issues discussed in the report include the Maryland State Highway Administration inspection and inspection report review procedures; State and Federal bridge load posting procedures; Federal requirements concerning the examination and testing of submerged timber piles; procedures concerning the identification and detection of bacteria, fungi, and aquatic insect larvae infestation of submerged timber piles; the use of untreated timber piles for bridge construction; and the identification of bridge deficiencies. Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Maryland State Highway Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police. KW - Bacteria KW - Bridge inspection KW - Bridges KW - Collapse KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Fungi KW - Highway bridges KW - Insects KW - Inspection KW - Piles (Supports) KW - Submerged conditions KW - Timber KW - Timber piles KW - Underwater inspection KW - Underwater structures UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/303971 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00559516 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION TRAIN COLLISION WITH ISLAND TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION TRUCK, ROOSEVEL PY - 1989/10/24 SP - 68 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Carteret KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - New Jersey KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/323497 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00493617 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION TRAIN COLLISION WITH ISLAND TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION TRUCK, ROOSEVELT AVENUE GRADE CROSSING NEAR LAFAYETTE STREET, CARTERET, NEW JERSEY, DECEMBER 6, 1988 PY - 1989/10/24 SP - 73 p. AB - This report explains the collision of a train and a truck at a grade crossing. The safety issues discussed are the truck driver's failure to stop, flagging protection, warning devices, operating rule compliance, toxicological testing, hazardous materials truck operations, and crossing maintenance. KW - Compliance KW - Crashes KW - Drug tests KW - Flaggers KW - Flagging KW - Hazardous materials KW - Maintenance KW - Negligence KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Tankers KW - Traffic violations KW - Truck drivers KW - Warning devices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/304712 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496735 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: CRASHWORTHINESS OF SMALL POSTSTANDARD SCHOOL BUSES PY - 1989/10/11 SP - 228 p. AB - This study reports on the crash performance of small poststandard (manufactured after April 1, 1977) school buses and vans used for school transportation. Occupants of these small school buses generally fared well in the accidents investigated. As a result of this safety study, recommendations were issued to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, manufacturers of small school buses, and various associations of school transportation officials and contractors. The recommendations focus on the following safety issues: design of restraining barriers; feasibility of providing lap/shoulder belts or other restraints with upper torso support for passengers; deficiencies in roof and joint strength; lack of Federal performance standards for school bus windshield retention; design of the boarding door controls in certain small school buses; and the need to correct improper installation and use of lapbelts and other restraints. KW - Building KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Doors KW - Facilities KW - Feasibility analysis KW - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards KW - Installation KW - Joint KW - Joints (Engineering) KW - Manual safety belts KW - Occupant protection KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Occupant restraint KW - Recommendations KW - Restraint systems KW - Roofs KW - School buses KW - Small buses KW - Utilization KW - Vans KW - Vehicle design KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety KW - Windshields UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/310340 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494298 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT-NORTH SHORE GAS COMPANY, GREEN OAKS, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 31, 1988 PY - 1989/09/30 SP - 12 p. AB - The publication contains a report of a pipeline accident investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident location and date is Green Oaks, Illinois, August 31, 1988. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Incidents KW - Pipelines KW - Studies KW - Traffic incidents UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305072 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00491152 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT. KENAI, ALASKA--DECEMBER 23, 1987 PY - 1989/09/30 SP - 11 p. AB - This report is a summary of an aircraft accident investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident location and date is Kenai, Alaska, December 23, 1987. A Piper PA-31-350 operated by South Central Air, Inc., as flight 2001, N496SC, crashed shortly after departing Kenai Municipal Airport, Kenai, Alaska. The flight was a regularly scheduled commuter flight to Anchorage, Alaska. An instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed and activated prior to departure. On board the airplane was one pilot and seven passengers (including one infant). There were two survivors. One said that it sounded like an engine blew up and the other said that he heard a "loud backfire" either at or shortly after liftoff. The investigation was hampered by the fact that most of the airplane was consumed by the post crash fire. The absence of a cockpit voice recorder or a flight data recorder further complicated the Safety Board's efforts to determine the cause of this accident conclusively. However, the Safety Board believes that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the No. 3 cylinder of the right engine during a critical phase of flight and the pilot's mishandling of the emergency during which he allowed the airplane to descend and impact terrain. KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Engines KW - Failure KW - Fatalities UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/303512 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494356 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: DELTA AIR LINES, INC., BOEING 727-22, N473DA DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, AUGUST 31, 1988 PY - 1989/09/26 AB - The report examines the crash of Delta Flight 1141 while taking off at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas on August 31, 1988. The safety issues discussed in the report include flightcrew procedures, wake vortices, engine performance, airplane flaps and slats, takeoff warning system, cockpit discipline, aircraft rescue and firefighting, emergency evacuation, and survival factors. Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, the American Association of Airport Executives, the Airport Operations Council International, and the National Fire Protection Association. KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft equipment KW - Aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Equipment KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Safety factors KW - Safety practices KW - U.S. Federal Aviation Administration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306341 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00491307 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--DELTA AIRLINES, INC., BOEING 727-232, N473DA, DALLAS-FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, AUGUST 31, 1988 PY - 1989/09/26 SP - 135 p. AB - This report examines the crash of Delta flight 1141 while taking off at the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport, Texas on August 31, 1988. The safety issues discussed in the report include flightcrew procedures; wake vortices; engine performance; airplane flaps and slats; takeoff warning system; cockpit discipline; aircraft rescue and firefighting; emergency evacuation; and survival factors. Recommendations addressing these issues were made to the Federal Aviation Administration, the American Association of Airport Executives, the Airport Operations Council International, and the National Fire Protection Association. KW - Air transportation KW - Cockpit discipline KW - Crashes KW - Emergencies KW - Engine performance KW - Evacuation KW - Fires KW - Flaps (Aircraft) KW - Flight crews KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Slats KW - Survival KW - Takeoff KW - Vehicle occupant rescue KW - Wakes KW - Warning systems KW - Work rules UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/303604 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00490602 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--GREYHOUND LINES, INC., INTERCITY BUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND OVERTURN, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 65 IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, NOVEMBER 19, 1988 PY - 1989/08/08 SP - 60 p. AB - About 6:45 a.m., central standard time, on November 19, 1988, an intercity bus with 45 occupants, traveling southbound through a construction zone on Interstate Highway 65 in Nashville, Tennessee, suddenly went out of control during a steering maneuver, rotated 190 degrees clockwise in the southbound lanes, overturned on its left side, and came to rest facing northbound on the southbound embankment. Witness reports indicate that the bus was traveling at a high rate of speed in conditions of heavy rain. The unrestrained bus driver and 38 passengers were injured in the accident. Twelve passengers sustained serious injuries, and the bus driver and 26 passengers received minor injuries. Six passengers were not injured. Injured persons were taken to seven area hospitals for treatment. KW - Bus drivers KW - Bus transportation KW - Construction sites KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Hydroplaning KW - Injuries KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Overturning KW - Pavements KW - Skid resistance KW - Speed KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299577 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00558553 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: GREYHOUND LINES, INC., INTERCITY BUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND OVERTURN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 65, NASHVILLE PY - 1989/08 SP - 56 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Buses KW - Design KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Nashville (Tennessee) KW - Roads KW - Speed limits KW - Tennessee KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/323125 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562859 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN IOWA INTERSTATE RAILROAD EXTRA 470 WEST AND EXTRA 406 EAST WITH RELEASE OF PY - 1989/07 SP - 98 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Altoona (Iowa) KW - Crashes KW - Frontal crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324427 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00488606 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS PY - 1989/06/30 SP - 24 p. AB - This publication is a compilation of the reports of two separate aircraft accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident locations and their dates are as follows: Belleville, Illinois, August 22, 1987; and Pensacola, Florida, December 27, 1987. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Emergencies KW - Evacuation KW - Failure KW - Injuries KW - Landing gear UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298891 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562863 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: ALOHA AIRLINES, FLIGHT 243, BOEING 737-200, N73711, NEAR MAUI, HAWAII APRIL 28, 1988 PY - 1989/06/14 SP - 258 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - 1988 KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Aloha Airlines, Inc. KW - Crashes KW - Hawaii KW - Maui UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324429 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494075 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: ALOHA AIRLINES, FLIGHT 243 BOEING 737-200, N73711, NEAR MAUI, HAWAII, APRIL 28, 1988 PY - 1989/06/14 SP - n.p. AB - On April 28, 1988, a Boeing 737-200, N73711, operated by Aloha Airlines Inc., as flight 243, experienced an explosive decompression and structural failure at 24,000 feet, while en route from Hilo to Honolulu, Hawaii. Approximately 18 feet of the cabin skin and structure aft of the cabin entrance door and above the passenger floorline separated from the airplane during flight. There were 89 passengers and 6 crewmembers on board. One flight attendant was swept overboard during the decompression and is presumed to have been fatally injured; 7 passengers and 1 flight attendant received serious injuries. The flightcrew performed an emergency descent and landing at Kahului Airport on the Island of Maui. The safety issues raised in the report include: the quality of the air carrier maintenance programs and the FAA surveillance of those programs, the engineering airworthiness of the B-737 with particular emphasis on multiple site fatigue cracking of the fuselage lap joints. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash reports KW - Decompression KW - Equipment maintenance KW - Failure KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Maintenance KW - Maintenance standards KW - Standards KW - Structural failures KW - Structural mechanics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306339 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494047 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: STRIKING OF A SUBMERGED OBJECT BY THE BAHAMIAN TANKSHIP ESSO PUERTO RICO, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, KENNER, LOUISIANA, SEPTEMBER 3, 1988 PY - 1989/06 AB - The accident report discusses the striking of a submerged object by the ESSO PUERTO RICO as it was transiting the Mississippi River on September 3, 1988. The safety issues discussed include the need to re-establish the New York and New Orleans Vessel Traffic Services, the need for pilots to inform ship masters of abnormal waterway characteristics and of nonroutine maneuvers before they are executed, and the need for a review of the adequacy and safety of anchorages in the Mississippi River before Baton Rouge. Recommendations concerning these safety issues were made to the U.S. Department of Transportation and to the U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Crash reports KW - Marine atmospheres KW - Safety KW - Seas KW - Shipping KW - Ships KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306337 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00554301 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA SCHOOL BUS AND AIRDROME TIRE CENTERS, INC. TRUCK NEAR BRONSON, FLO PY - 1989/05/01 SP - 50 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bronson KW - Crashworthiness KW - Fatalities KW - Florida KW - School buses KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/317021 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486300 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF LEVY COUNTY, FLORIDA SCHOOL BUS AND AIRDROME TIRE CENTERS, INC., TRUCK NEAR BRONSON, FLORIDA, AUGUST 28, 1987 PY - 1989/05/01 SP - 54 p. AB - On August 28, 1987, a 1982 school bus carrying 21 passengers was traveling westbound on Levy County (Florida) Road C-32 when it collided with a two-axle flatbed truck traveling northbound on Levy County Road C-337 near Bronson, Florida. The school bus driver and 5 passengers died; the truck driver sustained critical injuries and 16 school bus passengers were injured. The safety issues discussed in the report include: the crashworthiness of the Thomas Built school bus body, particularly the floor, and deficiencies of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard applicable to the floor joints of large school buses. KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Fatalities KW - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards KW - Floors KW - Injuries KW - School buses KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/297766 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00553964 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: INTERCITY-TYPE BUSES CHARTERED FOR SERVICE TO ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY : LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP PY - 1989/04/25 SP - 22 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Atlantic City (New Jersey) KW - Bus drivers KW - Drug use KW - Little egg harbor KW - New Jersey KW - Tinton falls KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/316859 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486299 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS--INTERCITY-TYPE BUSES CHARTERED FOR SERVICE TO ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY PY - 1989/04/25 SP - 30 p. AB - In 1988, the National Transportation Safety Board investigated two commercial charter passenger intercity bus accidents involving groups en route to Atlantic City: one in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, on July 23, and the other in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, on November 29. In the Little Egg Harbor Township accident, the bus driver lost control of the bus and it ran off the highway. In the Tinton Falls accident, the bus driver lost control of the bus and it overturned. Both accidents occurred on the Garden State Parkway; there was no fire or other vehicles involved, and a total of 95 passengers received minor to severe injuries. The Safety Board decided to focus on these accidents because of the common bus driver performance issues and because of the large number of buses serving Atlantic City. According to data from the Atlantic City County Transportation Authority, approximately 1,700 buses enter Atlantic City daily. KW - Armrests KW - Atlantic City (New Jersey) KW - Bus drivers KW - Buses KW - Charter operations KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Distraction KW - Driver errors KW - Drugs KW - Injuries KW - Intercity travel KW - Manual safety belts KW - Windows UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/297765 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00553946 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION TRAIN 7 ON BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD NEAR S PY - 1989/04/11 SP - 59 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Crashes KW - Maintenance KW - Montana KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Saco KW - Temperature UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/316854 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00485611 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--PICKUP TRUCK/CHURCH ACTIVITY BUS HEAD-ON COLLISION AND FIRE NEAR CARROLLTON, KENTUCKY, MAY 14, 1988 PY - 1989/03/28 SP - 91 p. AB - About 10:55 p.m. eastern daylight time on May 14, 1988, a pickup truck traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 71 struck head-on a church activity bus traveling southbound in the left lane of the highway near Carrollton, Kentucky. As the pickup truck rotated during impact, it struck a passenger car traveling southbound in the right lane near the church bus. The church bus fuel tank was punctured during the collision sequence, and a fire ensued, engulfing the entire bus. The busdriver and 26 bus passengers were fatally injured. Thirty-four bus passengers sustained minor to critical injuries, and six bus passengers were not injured. The pickup truck driver sustained serious injuries, but neither occupant of the passenger car was injured. The safety issues discussed in the report include: effect of alcohol on driver performance, effectiveness of driving-under-the-influence program in Kentucky, current Federal standards used in school bus manufacture, flammability and toxicity of school bus seating materials, emergency egress on school bus, and fuel system integrity of school buses. KW - Buses KW - Crash reports KW - Drunk driving KW - Emergency egress system KW - Emergency exits KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Flammability KW - Frontal crashes KW - Fuel systems KW - Injuries KW - Pickup trucks KW - Pickups KW - Seats KW - Toxicity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/297515 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00550594 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: PICKUP TRUCK CHURCH ACTIVITY BUS HEAD-ON COLLISION AND FIRE NEAR CARROLLTON, KENTUCKY, MAY 14, 1988 PY - 1989/03/28 SP - 87 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Buses KW - Carrollton (Kentucky) KW - Crash causes KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Kentucky KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/311832 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00488470 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: HORIZON AIR, INC., DEHAVILLAND DHC-8, SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, APRIL 15, 1988 PY - 1989/03/06 SP - 66 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the improper installation of the high-pressure fuel filter cover that allowed a massive fuel leak and subsequent fire to occur in the right engine nacelle. The improper installation probably occurred at the engine manufacturer; however, the failure of airline maintenance personnel to detect and correct the improper installation contributed to the accident. Also contributing to the accident was the loss of the right engine center access panels from a fuel explosion that negated the fire supression system and allowed hydraulic line burn-through that in turn caused a total loss of airplane control on the ground. KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Automated vehicle control KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Engines KW - Fires KW - Fuels KW - Leakage KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298825 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00448484 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: HORIZON AIR, INC. DEHAVILLAND DHC-8, SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, APRI PY - 1989/03 SP - 66 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Takeoff KW - Washington (State) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/261548 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00448481 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HEAD-END COLLISION OF CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FREIGHT TRAINS UBT-506 AND TV-61 NEAR THOMPSONTO PY - 1989/02/14 SP - 74 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Dispatching KW - Employees KW - Hours of labor KW - Pennsylvania KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Thompsontown UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/261547 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482418 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY REPORT--GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS INVOLVING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PY - 1989/02/08 SP - 42 p. AB - This report presents a statistical compilation of data from the National Transportation Safety Board's Aviation Accident Data System. The data includes 361 general aviation accidents that occurred between 1983 and early 1987. In all of these accidents, visual flight rule flight into instrument meteorological conditions was listed as a probable cause or a related factor. There were 276 fatal accidents which resulted in 583 fatalities. Ninety-four percent of the aircraft involved in these accidents were airplanes; the remainder were helicopters. KW - Air transportation KW - Airplanes KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Helicopters KW - Meteorological conditions KW - Statistics KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292262 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00485529 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--TRANS-COLORADO AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 2286, FAIRCHILD METRO III, SA227 AC, N68TC, BAYFIELD, COLORADO, JANUARY 19, 1988 PY - 1989/02/04 SP - 94 p. AB - About 1920 mountain standard time on January 19, 1988, N68TC, a Trans-Colorado Airlines, Inc., Fairchild Metro III, operating as Continental Express flight 2286 from Stapleton International Airport, Denver, Colorado, with 2 flightcrew members and 15 passengers on board, crashed on approach to Durango, Colorado. The two flightcrew members and seven passengers were killed as a result of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the first officer's flying and the captain's ineffective monitoring of an unstabilized approach which resulted in a descent below the published descent profile. Contributing to the accident was the degradation of the captain's performance resulting from his use of cocaine before the accident. The safety issues examined in this investigation include the execution of a special approach by flightcrews and the effects of cocain on human performance. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Cocaine KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/297464 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00481018 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA. U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, CALENDAR YEAR 1986 PY - 1989/02/03 SP - 102 p. AB - This publication presents the record of aviation accidents involving revenue operations of U.S. Air Carriers including commuter air carriers and On Demand Air Taxis for calendar year 1986. The report is divided into three major sections according to the federal regulations under which the flight was conducted - 14 CFR 121, 125, 127, Scheduled 14 CFR 135, or Nonscheduled 14 CFR 135. In each section of the report tables are presented to describe the losses and characteristics of 1986 accidents to enable comparison with prior years. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash rates KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291775 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00448646 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: TRANS-COLORADO AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 2286 FAIRCHILD METRO III, SA227 AC, N68TC, BAYFIELD, COLORADO PY - 1989/02 SP - 87 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Bayfield KW - Cocaine KW - Colorado KW - Crashes KW - Drug use KW - Landing KW - Physiological aspects UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/261607 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445599 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY REPORT: GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS INVOLVING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDI PY - 1989/02 SP - 37 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Private aircraft KW - Safety equipment KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260640 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00487921 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 9 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1989/01/25 SP - 415 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occuring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation during Calender Year 1987. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298478 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00488472 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL WAYWARD WIND IN THE GULF OF ALASKA KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA, JANUARY 18, 1988 PY - 1989/01/18 SP - 73 p. AB - On January 18, 1988, the fishing vessel WAYWARD WIND with six crewmembers arrived about 25 miles south of Kodiak Island, Alaska. A crewmember then notified the captain that the after deck was under water. The captain ordered the deckhand to tell the crew to don exposure suits, and the mate on watch sent a distress message to the U.S. Coast Guard. The captain attempted to pump one or more compartments, but the vessel continued to sink by the stern, and the captain recognized that the vessel could not be saved. After the crew had donned their exposure suits, they entered the water. The captain's wife took the vessel's class B emergency-position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) with her into the water. The vessel sank stern-first about 1/2 hour after the crew entered the water. Alerted by the distress message, a Coast Guard C-130 airplane arrived at the search area, located the source of the EPIRB signal, and dropped flares to mark the location of the signal. KW - Boats KW - Crash reports KW - Radio beacons KW - Shipwrecks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298826 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00488471 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF AMTRAK TRAIN 66, THE NIGHT OWL WITH ON-TRACK MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EQUIPMENT, CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 29, 1988 PY - 1989/01/06 SP - n.p. AB - The major safety issue in the accident concerns the manner in which Amtrak provides protection from intrusions onto out-of-service tracks. The specific issues include: Amtrak's use of blocking devices and train orders to take tracks out of service; Amtrak's use of insulated maintenance-of-way equipment; the lack of redundancy to the operating rules to provide protection for out-of-service tracks from undesired intrusions; the failure of the tower operator and train dispatcher to comply with Amtrak's operating rules; Amtrak efficiency checks conducted on tower operators and train dispatchers; Amtrak's selection standards and procedures for the position of the tower operator; and the injury-producing features within the interior of Amtrak passenger cars. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Maintenance equipment KW - Prevention KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad trains KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299963 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00550505 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF AMTRAK TRAIN 66, THE NIGHT OWL WITH ON-TRACK MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EQUIPMENT, CHESTER, PEN PY - 1989/01 SP - 69 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Block signal systems KW - Block system KW - Chester (Pennsylvania) KW - Crashes KW - Maintenance KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Signaling UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/311813 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00839010 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT, ROWAN GORILLA I, IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN, DECEMBER 15, 1988.. PY - 1989 IS - PB89-916406 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Marine safety KW - Mobile offshore structures KW - Offshore drilling platforms KW - Offshore structures KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/531914 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825477 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT RAMMING OF THE CSXT RAILROAD BRIDGE BY THE CYPRIAN BULK CARRIER, M/V PONTOKRATIS, CALUMET RIVER, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 6, 1988.. PY - 1989 IS - PB 89-916405 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Inland waterways KW - Marine safety KW - Railroad bridges KW - Ship pilotage KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515798 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825527 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT EXPLOSION ABOARD THE MALTESE TANK VESSEL, FIONA, IN LONG ISLAND SOUND NEAR NORTHPORT, NEW YORK, AUGUST 31, 1988. PY - 1989 IS - PB89-916403 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Marine safety KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515803 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825528 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT COLLISION BETWEEN THE SWEDISH AUTO CARRIER, FIGARO, AND THE FRENCH TANKSHIP, CAMARGUE, GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE, NOVEMBER 10, 1988. PY - 1989 IS - PB89-916407 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Harbors KW - Marine safety KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515804 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00825476 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT FIRE ON BOARD THE BAHAMIAN PASSENGER SHIP, THE SCANDINAVIAN STAR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, MARCH 15, 1988. PY - 1989 IS - PB89-916404 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Cruise ships KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/515797 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00562864 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: RYAN AIR SERVICE, INC., FLIGHT 103, BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION 1900C, N401RA, HOMER, ALASKA, NOVEMBE PY - 1989 SP - 92 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - 1987 KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Alaska KW - Crashes KW - Homer (Alaska) KW - Ryanair UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/324430 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00494066 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1989 PY - 1989 AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of April 1989. KW - Air transportation KW - Aviation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Safety standards KW - Standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306338 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486656 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1989 AB - Transportation Accident Reports reviews investigations of selected Aircraft Accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The reports contain in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an verage of 8 reports a year. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299871 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486658 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS BRIEFS: AVIATION PY - 1989 AB - Contains briefs of selected aircraft accidents occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualities related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash types KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299873 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486725 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1989 AB - Transportation Accident Reports Marine reviews investigations of selected marine accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The marine accident reports present in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 10 reports per year. KW - Crash reports KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299876 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486657 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1989 AB - Transportation Accidents Reports include railroad reviews and investigations of selected railroad accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Railroad Accident Reports present in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 10 reports per year. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Railroad transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299872 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486659 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL REPORTS PY - 1989 AB - Transportation Special Reports includes safety studies and reports, accident investigation reports, and railroad/highway accident reports. There are approximately 5 issues per year. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Railroad grade crossings UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/299874 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479438 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AVIATION ACCIDENT STATISTICS 1978-1988 AS OF JANUARY 4, 1989 PY - 1989 SP - 9 p. AB - Data are presented on accidents, fatalities, and rates for: air carriers and general aviation - 1988 preliminary data; U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 121 - all scheduled and nonscheduled service; U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 121 - all scheduled service; U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 121 - all nonscheduled service; U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 135 - all scheduled service; U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 135 - nonscheduled operations; U.S. general aviation; U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 121 - all scheduled service - 1988 preliminary data; and U.S. air carriers operating under 14 CFR 135 - all scheduled service - 1988 preliminary data. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash rates KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287716 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00481016 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT. TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA--APRIL 8, 1987 PY - 1988/12/31 SP - 15 p. AB - This report is a summary of an aircraft accident investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident location and date is Travis Air Force Base, California, April 8, 1987. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was inadequate Southern Air Transport engine maintenance which allowed the accumulation of oil residues in the engine compressor sections until two engines were incapable of responding to rapid demands for increased power. Contributing to the accident was the continuation of the go-around by the captain after power had been lost from two engines and the movement of the flap handle to the flaps retracted position during the go-around. All five crewmen were killed; there were no passengers or cargo aboard. KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Engines KW - Fatalities KW - Maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291773 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00481017 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--RYAN AIR SERVICE, INC., FLIGHT 103, BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, 1900C, N401RA, HOMER, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 23, 1987 PY - 1988/12/20 SP - 96 p. AB - About 1825 on November 23, 1987, a Beech Aircraft Corporation 1900C (Be 1900), N401RA, operated by Ryan Air Service, Inc., crashed short of runway 3 at the Homer Airport, Homer, Alaska. Flight 103 was a scheduled Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 flight operating from Kodiak, Alaska, to Anchorage, Alaska, with intermediate stops in Homer and Kenai. Both flight crewmembers and 16 passengers were fatally injured; 3 passengers were seriously injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the flightcrew to properly supervise the loading of the airplane which resulted in the center of gravity being displaced to such an aft location that airplane control was lost when the flaps were lowered for landing. The safety issues discussed in the report include the performance of the Be 1900, the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Ryan, and Ryan's management of its operation. KW - Air transportation KW - Center of gravity KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Dislocation (Geology) KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291774 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00487912 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY REPORT: PROGRESS OF STATE LAWS ON ALCOHOL USE IN RECREATIONAL BOATING PY - 1988/12/17 SP - 33 p. AB - In 1983, the National Transportation Safety Board published a safety study examining the involvement of alcohol in recreatonal boating accidents and identifying a series of actions that could be undertaken by Federal and State agencies and private organizations to reduce alcohol and drug use by recreational boat operators. In the intervening 5 years, a number of governmental jurisdictions and private groups have acted to address this safety concern. At the time that the Safety board issued its 1983 report, only three states had boating-while-intoxicated laws. Since then, the Safety Board has testified in some state legislatures which are considering boating-while-intoxicated legislation and has provided many others with appropriate factual information. 22 states and the Virgin Islands have enacted substantive laws that address this issue. However, 25 states have no such laws. KW - Boats KW - Drunk driving KW - Laws KW - Recreation KW - States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298469 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00444517 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: AVAIR, INC. FLIGHT 3378 FAIRCHILD METRO III, SA227 AC, N622AV, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 19, 19 PY - 1988/12/13 SP - 67 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Cary (North Carolina) KW - Crashes KW - Landing KW - North Carolina UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260255 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479515 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--AVAIR INC. FLIGHT 3378, FAIRCHILD METRO III, SA227 AC, N622AV, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 19, 1988 PY - 1988/12/13 SP - 72 p. AB - On February 19, 1988, an AVAir Inc. Fairchild Metro III, N622AV, operating as Air Virginia (AVAir) flight 3378, crashed in Cary, North Carolina, shortly after it departed runway 23R at Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU), Morrisville, North Carolina, with 2 flightcrew members and 10 passengers on board. The airplane struck water within 100 feet of the shoreline of a reservoir, about 5,100 feet west of the midpoint of runway 23R. The airplane was destroyed and all 12 persons on board were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the flightcrew to maintain a proper flightpath because of the first officer's inappropriate instrument scan, the captain's inadequate monitoring of the flight, and the flightcrew's response to a perceived fault in the airplane's stall avoidance system. Contributing to the accident was the lack of company response to documented indications of difficulties in the first officer's piloting, and inadequate Federal Aviation Administration surveillance of AVAir. KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287741 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486648 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATION ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 1988 PY - 1988/12 SP - 11 p. AB - The publiction contains safety recommendations in marine mode (only) of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of December 1988. KW - Recommendations KW - Regulation KW - Safety KW - Safety practices KW - Transportation KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/297865 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478187 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--BRAKING DEFICIENCIES ON HEAVY TRUCKS IN 32 SELECTED ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/11/30 SP - 20 p. AB - Heavy truck braking performance is affected by the maintenance of the braking system. If parts of the system are inoperative or not functioning properly, system performance deteriorates. Of the 189 cases investigated by the Safety Board, this safety study focuses on 32 cases that involved heavy trucks with brake problems. Of these 32 accidents, one of the most prevalent vehicle-related safety issues that surfaced was out-of-adjustment brakes. The report concludes with recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the American Trucking Associations, and the National Private Truck Council. KW - Brakes KW - Braking performance KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Heavy duty trucks KW - Recommendations KW - Truck brakes KW - Trucks KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287029 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00487918 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 7 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/11/29 SP - 411 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occurring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calender Year 1987. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication isissued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298475 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00484605 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK/MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMUTER TRAINS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 12, 1987 PY - 1988/11/10 SP - 45 p. AB - On November 12, 1987, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)/Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter train 8110 was standing partially berthed at the Back Bay Station platform in Boston, Massachusetts, when it was struck from the rear by Amtrak/MBTA commuter train 8114. The safety issues discussed in the report include the effectiveness of the current audible indicator to alert crewmembers to a changing cab signal display, requirement for the design of signal circuits, implementing emergency preparedness plans, and the training of operating personnel. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Railroad trains KW - Rear end crashes KW - Training KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/293124 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00484606 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT-RAMMING OF THE MALTESE BULK CARRIER MONT FORT BY THE BRITISH TANKSHIP MAERSK NEPTUNE IN UPPER NEW YORK BAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1988 PY - 1988/11/10 SP - 46 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the ramming of the MONT FORT by the MAERSK NEPTUNE was the failure of the pilot to use the information concerning the radar distance to the anchored vessel provided by the master and the use of excessive speed while approaching his intended anchoring location. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot to obtain the latest anchorage information which was available from the New York Vessel Traffic Service and the absence of procedures requiring the New York Vessel Traffic Service to keep the MAERSK NEPTUNE informed of any changes in the status of the Sten Island anchorage while the vessel was en route. KW - Air pilots KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Ships UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/293125 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445398 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: RAMMING OF THE MALTESE BULK CARRIER MONT FORT BY THE BRITISH TANKSHIP MAERSK NEPTUNE IN UPPER NEW YO PY - 1988/11/10 SP - 32 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Marine safety KW - New York (New York) KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260584 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445399 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMUTER TRAINS, BOSTON, MASS PY - 1988/11/10 SP - 44 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Boston (Massachusetts) KW - Commuter service KW - Commuting KW - Crashes KW - Massachusetts KW - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260585 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480791 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK/MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMUTER TRAINS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 12, 1987 PY - 1988/11/10 SP - 45 p. AB - On November 12, 1987, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)/Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter train 8110 was standing partially berthed at the Back Bay Station platform in Boston, Massachusetts, when it was struck from the rear by Amtrak/MBTA commuter train 8114. The safety issues discussed in the report include the effectiveness of the current audible indicator to alert crewmembers to a changing cab signal display, requirement for the design of signal circuits, implementing emergency preparedness plans, and the training of operating personnel. KW - Audible warning devices KW - Cab signals KW - Commuter cars KW - Commuter trains KW - Disaster preparedness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Passenger trains KW - Rear end crashes KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291677 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00487916 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 5 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/11/08 SP - 415 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occurring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calender Year 1987. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication isissued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298473 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00486647 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1988 PY - 1988/11 SP - 80 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, pipeline and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of November 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulation KW - Safety KW - Safety practices KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/297864 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00487917 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 6 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/10/25 SP - 413 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occurring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calender Year 1987. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication isissued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/298474 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443988 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMPANY NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE, WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA, JANUARY PY - 1988/10/25 SP - 52 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Corrosion KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - North Carolina KW - Pipeline failures KW - Pipelines KW - Winston-Salem (North Carolina) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260085 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478186 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1986 PY - 1988/10/25 SP - 164 p. AB - This report presents a statistical compilation and review of general aviation accidents which occurred in 1986 in the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. The accidents reported are all those involving U.S. registered aircraft not conducting operations under 14 CFR 121, 14 CFR 125, 14 CFR 127, or 14 CFR 135. This report is divided into five sections: All Accidents; Fatal Accidents; Serious Injury Accidents; Property Damage Accidents; and Midair Collision Accidents. Several tables present accident parameters for 1986 accidents only, and each section includes tabulations which present comparative statistics for 1986 and for the five-year period 1981-1985. KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Midair crashes KW - Property KW - Property damage KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287028 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479152 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--CASE SUMMARIES OF 189 HEAVY TRUCK ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS PY - 1988/10/12 SP - 419 p. AB - This study presents summaries of 189 heavy truck accident investigations conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. Among the driver-related issues discussed are duty hours/fatigue, training/experience, alcohol/drugs, and driving records. The report also discusses motor carrier oversight of the operational safety of the truck or driver. Other factors discussed in some case summaries include hazardous materials, double trailers, grade crossings, the environment, and crashworthiness. KW - Case studies KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Double trailers KW - Driver records KW - Driver training KW - Drivers KW - Drugs KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Environment KW - Experience KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Hazardous materials KW - Heavy vehicles KW - Knowledge KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287575 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482506 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT - CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL UYAK II IN THE GULF OF ALASKA NEAR KODIAK ISLAND, ALASKA NOVEMBER 5, 1987 PY - 1988/09/30 SP - 43 p. AB - About 2100 on November 5, 1987, the 115-foot-long U.S. fishing vessel UYAK II capsized and sank in the Gulf of Alaska about 60 nautical miles south of Kodiak, Alaska. The vessel's captain and one deckhand were rescued from one of the UYAK II's two liferafts by another fishing vessel. Despite an extensive search by U.S. Coast Guard aircraft and commercial fishing vessels, the UYAK II's other four crewmembers were not found and are presumed dead. KW - Boats KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292348 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00444641 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL UYAK II IN THE GULF OF ALASKA NEAR KODIAK ISLAND, A PY - 1988/09/30 SP - 39 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Alaska KW - Fishing vessels KW - Kodiak (Alaska) KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260297 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443531 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: BUTADIENE RELEASE AND FIRE FROM GATX 55996 AT THE CSX TERMINAL JUNCTION, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, SEP PY - 1988/09/30 SP - 79 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Butadiene KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Louisiana KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Railroads KW - Tank cars UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/259910 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443670 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 1713, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-14, N626TX, STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL PY - 1988/09/27 SP - 90 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Colorado KW - Crashes KW - Deicing chemicals KW - Denver (Colorado) KW - Ice prevention UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/259977 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478185 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC., FLIGHT 1713, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-14, N626TX, STAPLETON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORADO, NOVEMBER 15, 1987 PY - 1988/09/27 SP - 93 p. AB - On November 15, 1987, Continental Airlines, Inc., flight 1713, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14, N626TX, was operating as a regularly scheduled, passenger-carrying flight between Denver, Colorado, and Boise, Idaho. The airplane was cleared to take off following a delay of approximately 27 minutes after deicing. The takeoff roll was uneventful, but following a rapid rotation, the airplane crashed off the right side of runway 35 left. Both pilots, 1 flight attendant, and 25 passengers sustained fatal injuries. Two flight attendants and 52 passengers survived. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's failure to have the airplane deiced a second time after a delay before takeoff that led to upper wing surface contamination and a loss of control during rapid takeoff rotation by the first officer. Contributing to the accident were the absence of regulatory or management controls governing operations by newly qualified flightcrew members and the confusion that existed between the flightcrew and air traffic controllers that led to the delay in departure. The safety issues discussed in the report include pilot training, aircraft deicing procedures and wingtip vortex generation and lifespan. KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Deicing KW - Departure time KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Icing KW - Traffic delays UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287027 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443532 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT REPORT: IN-FLIGHT FIRE, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83, N569AA, NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, NASHVILLE, TENNES PY - 1988/09/13 SP - 69 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Hazardous materials KW - Nashville (Tennessee) KW - Tennessee KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/259911 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478069 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT REPORT--IN-FLIGHT FIRE, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83, N569AA, NASHVILLE METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 3, 1988 PY - 1988/09/13 SP - 74 p. AB - On February 3, 1988, American Airlines flight 132, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83, departed Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, for Nashville Metropolitan Airport, Tennessee. In addition to the passenger luggage in the midcargo compartment, flight 132 was loaded with a 104-pound fiber drum of textile treatment chemicals. Undeclared and improperly packaged hazardous materials inside the fiber drum included 5 gallons of hydrogen peroxide solution and 25 pounds of a sodium orthosilicate-based mixture. While in flight, a flight attendant and a deadheading first officer notified the cockpit crew of smoke in the passenger cabin. The passenger cabin floor above the ceiling of the midcargo compartment was hot and soft, and the flight attendants had to move passengers from the affected area. The captain, who was aware of a mechanical discrepancy with the auxiliary power unit on an earlier flight which resulted in in-flight fumes, was skeptical about the flight attendant's report of smoke. No in-flight emergency was declared. After landing, the captain notified Nashville Ground Control about the possibility of fire in the cargo compartment, and he requested fire equipment. The flight attendants then initiated procedures to evacuate the airplane on the taxiway. Shortly thereafter, the 120 passengers and 6 crewmembers evacuated the airplane. After the plane was evacuated, crash/fire/rescue personnel extinguished the fire in the cargo compartment. The report discusses several safety issues including the undeclared and improperly prepared hazardous materials, the performance of the cargo compartment, the performance of the flight crew and flight attendants after smoke was discovered, and factors that affected the survivability of the passengers, flight crew, flight attendants, and ground crew. KW - Air transportation KW - Fires KW - Hazardous materials KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286979 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443479 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: EXECUTIVE AIR CHARTER, INC., DBA AMERICAN EAGLE, FLIGHT 5452, CASA C-212, N432CA, MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO R PY - 1988/08/20 SP - 49 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crashes KW - Local service airlines KW - Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) KW - Performance KW - Puerto Rico UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/259898 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482510 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 14 OF 1986 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/08/11 SP - 347 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occuring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calender Year 1986. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292352 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478049 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--EXECUTIVE AIR CHARTER, INC., DBA AMERICAN EAGLE, FLIGHT 5452, CASA C-212-CC, N432CA, MAYAGUEZ, PUERTO RICO, MAY 8, 1987 PY - 1988/08/02 SP - 50 p. AB - On May 8, 1987, at 0650, local time, Executive Air Charter, Inc., doing business as American Eagle, flight 5452 crashed short of runway 9 while on a visual approach to the airport at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, in visual meteorological conditions. The safety issues examined in the accident were pilot performance, air carrier maintenance procedures and practices, bilateral type certification of the airplane, and Federal Aviation Administration surveillance of the air carrier. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was improper maintenance in setting propeller flight idle blade angle and engine fuel flow resulting in the pilot's loss of control from an asymmetric power condition. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unstabilized visual approach. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airline pilots KW - Certification KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Maintenance KW - Performance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286962 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483941 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1988 PY - 1988/08 SP - 501 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for August 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292921 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482508 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1988 PY - 1988/08 SP - 82 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of August 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292350 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480512 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION AND DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN 6 ON THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD, RUSSELL, IOWA, OCTOBER 12, 1987 PY - 1988/07/19 SP - 82 p. AB - The safety issues discussed in the report include speed of trains through a work area, visibility of mainline switch banners, maintenance-of-way qualifying procedures, management oversight of rules, toxicological testing of maintenance-of-way employees, and crashworthiness of equipment. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashworthiness KW - Drugs KW - Maintenance personnel KW - Motor vehicles KW - Railroad trains KW - Speed KW - Traffic speed KW - Visibility KW - Warning devices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291529 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440312 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION AND DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN 6 ON THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD, RUSSELL, IOWA, OCTOB PY - 1988/07/19 SP - 82 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Crashes KW - Iowa KW - Maintenance KW - Passenger traffic KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Russell (Iowa) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253446 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480514 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT - DISAPPEARANCE OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL NORDFJORD IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, SEPTEMBER 19, 1987 PY - 1988/07/06 SP - 46 p. AB - The captain of the 127-foot-long U.S. fishing vessel NORDFJORD broadcasted a distress message via single-side-band radio which was received by U.S. Coast Guard RAadio Station, Kodiak, Alaska. Despite an 8-day search covering over 176,000 square miles by Coast Guard and Canadian Coast Guard aircraft, neither the vessel nor any debris that could be identified as coming from the NORDFJORD was found. The vessel is presumed sunk and the five crewmembers are missing and presumed dead. The estimated value of the vessel was $2 million. KW - Boats KW - Crash reports KW - Disasters UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291531 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480513 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. PASSENGER/CAR FERRIES M/V NORTH STAR AND M/V CAPE HENLOPEN ON LONG ISLAND SOUND, ORIENT POINT, NEW YORK, JULY 9, 1987 PY - 1988/07/06 SP - 38 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision between the passenger/car ferries M/V NORTH STAR and M/V CAPE HENLOPEN was the failure of the masters of both ferries, while approaching each other in close quarters in reduced visibility, to reduce speed in accordance with the Inland Navigation Rules to a minimum at which courses could be maintained and to specify in their meeting agreement the meeting site and clearance to be maintained. KW - Air pilots KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Ferries KW - Fog KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291530 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483940 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 1988 PY - 1988/07 SP - 594 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for July 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292920 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482507 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 1988 PY - 1988/07 SP - 55 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, highway and marine modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of July, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Highway transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292349 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480547 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY - ALCOHOL/DRUG USE AND ITS IMPACT ON RAILROAD SAFETY PY - 1988/06/21 SP - 165 p. AB - In 1987, the National Transportation Safety Board undertook a safety study to review the first full year of implementation of the current Federal Railroad Administration's alcohol and drug rule. Also, the Safety Board wanted to examine what actions beyond those required by the rule could be undertaken by the railroads and the Federal government to reduce high losses from accidents involving railroad employees in safety-sensitive positions who continue to use alcohol on the job. In 1987 and 1988, attention has been focused on accidents/incidents in which the use of alcohol and/or drugs by railroad employees has led to fatalities and serious injuries. The Safety Board's study reviewed the results of its accident investigation activities over the past 16 years (1972-87), all safety recommendations related to those accidents, and the responses of the organizations (public and private) to the Board's recommendations. Additionally, the Safety Board visited 10 railroads and interviewed more thn 120 people directly involved in the railroad industry. KW - Alcohol abuse KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Drugs KW - Railroad transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291561 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480511 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - HEAD-ON COLLISION OF CSX TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT TRAINS EXTRA 4443 NORTH AND EXTRA 4309 SOUTH EAST CONCORD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 6, 1987 PY - 1988/06/07 SP - 37 p. AB - The safety issues examined were transmission of train orders and messages via telecopier to an unstaffed train order office; verification of train orders and messages received by traincrews at an unstaffed train order office; management oversight in the delivery of train orders and in rules compliance; radio communications, and delay in taking toxicological samples. KW - Communication systems KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Drugs KW - Personnel KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291528 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479617 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL LARK, ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR NANTUCKET ISLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, OCTOBER 9, 1987 PY - 1988/06/07 SP - 37 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the U.S. fishing vessel LARK was the joint decision of the coxswain of the CG-41362 and the captain of the LARK to attempt to refloat the grounded vessel under conditions of darkness and with limited knowledge of the vessel's stability. Contributing to the grounding was the lack of a functioning anchoring system. Contributing to the capsizing was the failure of the Coast Guard to indoctrinate the coxswain concerning Coast guard policies related to rendering assistance to grounded vessels. KW - Boats KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287828 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00475617 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - DRIVER'S LACK OF VIGILANCE CAUSES FATAL SEPTEMBER 1987 NEW JERSEY BUS ACCIDENT PY - 1988/06/06 SP - n.p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of a September 1987 intercity bus accident was the busdriver's lack of vigilance which resulted in his failure to perceive that his vehicle was leaving the roadway. The busdriver's lack of vigilance resulted from the combined adverse effects of sleep deprivation, illness due to a cold or influenza, and a high dosage of medication probably ingested to treat the symptoms of that illness and to control his weight. The bus, operated by Academy Lines, Inc., struck a guradrail and bridge rail and then overturned on the New Jersey Garden State Parkway on September 6, 1987. The busdriver and his 13-year-old son were killed and 32 of the passengers were injured. The Safety Board found that Academy Lines, Inc., was lax in following its own procedures for monitoring the busdriver's hours of service. No duty status records were located for the busdriver since he had rejoined the company in July 1987. Because he operated his bus across state lines, the busdriver was required by federal regulations to have a valid medical examiner's certificate that the busdriver gave to Academy Lines was a forgery. The busdriver was diagnosed as having diabetes mellitus type II and morbid obesity. He was not on insulin therapy. It could not be determined if his diabetic condition was a factor in this accident. No preexisting mechanical defects were found during the postcrash examination of the bus, and no defects were reported. The Safety Board concluded that the mechanical condition of the bus did not cause or contribute to the accident. Bridges for the express roadway are equipped with 32-inch-high New Jersey-type concrete barriers topped with chainlink fence. If the bridge for the local roadway had been similarly equipped--rather than with a steel bridge rail--the Safety Board believes that the New Jersey barrier may have successfully redirected the bus back into the travel lanes before it encountered the fence. The New Jersey Highway Authority plans to replace the existing steel bridge rail at the accident site with a 32-inch-high concrete barrier. As a result of its investigation, the Safety Board recommended that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) require a driver's prospective employer to verify the authenticity of a medical examiner's certificate if the physician was not selected by the carrier. The Safety Board also reiterated a 1985 recommendation that the FHWA reinstitute a rule which requires that a duty status record be forwarded to the employer upon completion. The Safety Board also asked the New Jersey Highway Authority to replace the bridge rail at the accident site with 42-inch-high extended New Jersey Safety Shape bridge rail. The Safety Board believes that 42-inch-high concrete barriers are more effective in redirecting large vehicles, such as trucks and buses, at larger impact angles and higher speeds. KW - Barriers KW - Barriers (Roads) KW - Bridge railings KW - Bus drivers KW - Buses KW - Concrete structures KW - Fatalities KW - Interstate transportation KW - Medical examinations and tests KW - Physical condition UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287913 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00554246 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. PASSENGER CAR FERRIES M V NORTH STAR AND M V CAPE HENLOPEN ON LONG ISLAND SOU PY - 1988/06 SP - 37 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Cape henlopen ferry KW - Crashes KW - Ferries KW - Long Island Sound KW - Marine safety KW - North star ferry KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/316985 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483939 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 1988 PY - 1988/06 SP - 790 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for June 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292919 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443482 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL LARK, ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR NANTUCKET ISLAND, MASSACH PY - 1988/06 SP - 32 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Massachusetts KW - Nantucket island KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/259899 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440107 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HEAD-ON COLLISION OF CSX TRANSPORTATION FREIGHT TRAINS EXTRA 4443 NORTH AND EXTRA 4309 SOUTH, EAST CONCORD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 6, 1987. RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1988/06 SP - 41 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Concord (New York) KW - Crashes KW - Dispatching KW - New York (State) KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253364 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00443314 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: AIR NEW ORLEANS, DBA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 962, BRITISH AEROSPACE 3101 (JETSTREAM) N331CY NEW O PY - 1988/05/31 SP - 59 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Louisiana KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/259856 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00470944 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--AIR NEW ORLEANS, DBA CONTINENTAL EXPRESS FLIGHT 962 BRITISH AEROSPACE 3101 (JETSTREAM 31), N331CY, NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KENNER, LOUISIANA, MAY 26, 1987 PY - 1988/05/31 SP - 61 p. AB - On May 26, 1987, at 1645 Central Daylight Time, Air New Orleans, doing business as Continental Express flight 962, departed runway 19 at New Orleans International Airport on a scheduled commuter flight to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. There were two pilots and nine passengers on board at the time. As the airplane reached an altitude of between 150 and 200 feet above ground level, the crew felt a severe yawing motion and observed the engine torque fluctuate erratically. The captain proceeded to make an emergency landing in the departure overrun of runway 19. Following one bounce and final touchdown, maximum braking and full reverse thrust were applied. The airplane then rolled off the overrun, across an airport access road, through an airport security fence, through a concrete highway barrier, and across a highway. The airplane struck several vehicles on the roadway during the accident sequence. The main wreckage came to rest in a parking lot on the other side of the highway. The crew and passengers evacuated safely and there was no fire. Two passengers aboard the airplane suffered serious injuries. In addition, both pilots, seven passengers, and two occupants of ground vehicles received minor injuries. The airplane was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a breakdown of the flight crew coodination which resulted in their failure to comply with the Before Takeoff Checklist and advance the RPM levers to the high RPM position, and the flight crew's failure to diagnose and remedy engine oscillation on initial climbout. Contributing to the flight crew's failure to advance the RPM levers before takeoff was the fact that both crewmembers had limited experience in the BAe-3101 and extensive recent experience in other aircraft which use RPM control lever procedures that are different from the BAe-3101. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Injuries KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280532 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478391 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 4 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/05/27 SP - 399 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occurring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calendar Year 1987. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. File Numbers: 0601 through 0800 are included. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287193 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478390 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--HEAD-ON COLLISION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS, YUMA, ARIZONA, JUNE 15, 1987 PY - 1988/05/24 SP - 46 p. AB - The report reviews evidence indicating that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer of Southern Pacific Transportation Company Extra 7267 East to operate his train at restricted speed, while he was under the influence of alcohol, and the failure of the conductor to ensure the safe operation of the train. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to properly supervise its operating employees. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the lack of compatability between the sill height of the locomotives. The accident report discusses the following safety issues: Federal Railroad Administration rules on toxicological testing and the application of those rules; supervisory oversight at Yuma; crashworthiness of locomotive operating compartments in low-speed collisions; application of Hours of Service designations; and the performance of the signal system in the Yuma rail yard. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Drunk driving KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotives KW - Motor vehicles KW - Railroad crashes KW - Speed KW - Traffic speed UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287192 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00470939 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--ACADEMY LINES, INC., INTERCITY BUS RUN-OFF-ROADWAY AND OVERTURN, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1987 PY - 1988/05/24 SP - 47 p. AB - On September 6, 1987, at 5:00 a.m. an intercity bus operated by Academy Lines, Inc., ran off the northbound local lane of the New Jersey Garden State Parkway at milepost 111, struck a guardrail and bridge rail, and overturned onto its right side. The bus driver and one passenger, the bus driver's 13-year-old son, sustained fatal injuries, and 32 of the remaining 33 bus passengers sustained minor to moderate injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the bus driver's lack of vigilance which resulted in his failure to perceive that his vehicle was leaving the roadway. The bus driver's lack of vigilance resulted from the combined adverse effects of sleep deprivation, illness due to a cold or influenza, and a high dosage of medication probably ingested to treat the symptoms of that illness and to control his weight. KW - Bus drivers KW - Bus transportation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Health KW - Injuries KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Medicine KW - Overturning KW - Ran off road crashes KW - Single vehicle crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280527 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440055 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: JOE FOSTER EXCAVATING, INC., BELL206B, N49606, IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES, ALAMO, CALIFORNIA, AU PY - 1988/05/20 SP - 23 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Alamo (California) KW - California KW - Crashes KW - Diseases and medical conditions KW - Helicopter pilots KW - Helicopters KW - Medical examinations and tests UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253348 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00585383 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N312RC, DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPO PY - 1988/05/10 SP - 138 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - 1987 KW - 20th century KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Detroit (Michigan) KW - Flaps (Aircraft) KW - Michigan KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/343828 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00470943 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82, N312RC, DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, ROMULUS, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 16, 1987 PY - 1988/05/10 SP - 142 p. AB - About 2046 Eastern Daylight Time on August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines, Inc., flight 255 crashed shortly after taking off from runway 3 center at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Romulus, Michigan. Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82, U.S. Registry N312RC, was a regularly scheduled passenger flight and was en route to Phoenix, Arizona. According to witnesses, flight 255 began its takeoff rotation about 1,200 to 1,500 feet from the end of the runway and lifted off near the end of the runway. After liftoff, the wings of the airplane rolled to the left and the right about 35 deg in each direction. The airplane collided with obstacles northeast of the runway when the left wing struck a light pole located 2,760 feet beyond the end of the runway. Thereafter the airplane struck other light poles, the roof of a rental car facility, and then the ground. It continued to slide along a path aligned generally with the extended centerline of the takeoff runway. The airplane broke up as it slid across the ground and post-impact fires erupted along the wreckage path. Three occupied vehicles on a road adjacent to the airport and numerous vacant vehicles in a rental car parking lot along the airplane's path were destroyed by impact forces and/or fire. Of the persons on board flight 255, 148 passengers and 6 crewmembers were killed; 1 passenger, a 4-year-old child, was injured seriously. On the ground, two persons were killed, one person was injured seriously, and four persons suffered minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flight crew's failure to use the taxi checklist to ensure that the flaps and slats were extended for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the absence of electrical power to the airplane takeoff warning system which thus did not warn the flight crew that the airplane was not configured properly for takeoff. The reason for the absence of electrical power could not be determined. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Injuries KW - Mechanical failure KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280531 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478300 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 2 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/05/02 SP - 399 p. AB - For abstract see TRIS accession number 477791. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287102 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00470942 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--JOE FOSTER EXCAVATING, INC., BELL 206B, N49606, IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES, ALAMO, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 3, 1986 PY - 1988/05/02 SP - 26 p. AB - On August 3, 1986, at 1235 Pacific daylight time, a Bell 206B helicopter, N49606, owned and operated by Joe Foster Excavating, Inc., Danville, California, crashed in a wooded area in Alamo, California, while circling a residence. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot and passenger, the owner of the helicopter, sustained fatal injuries; the helicopter was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's incapacitation resulting from a myocardial event. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the provisions of both his medical and pilot certificates and the inadequate procedures used by the Federal Air Surgeon to medically recertify the pilot. KW - Air pilots KW - Certification KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Health KW - Helicopters KW - Medical examinations and tests UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280530 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483938 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 1988 PY - 1988/05 SP - 359 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for May 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292918 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440551 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: ACADEMY LINES, INC. INTERCITY BUS RUN-OFF-ROADWAY AND OVERTURN, MIDDLETOWN, NEW JERSEY, SEPTEMBER 6 PY - 1988/05 SP - 46 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bus drivers KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Health KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Middletown (New Jersey) KW - New Jersey KW - Physical condition KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253543 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440056 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORTS: COLLAPSE OF NEW YORK THRUWAY (I-90) BRIDGE OVER THE SCHOHARIE CREEK, NEAR AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, APRIL PY - 1988/04/29 SP - 169 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bridges KW - Failure KW - Maintenance KW - New York (State) KW - Schoharie creek KW - Scour UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253349 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00469497 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLAPSE OF NEW YORK THRUWAY (I-90) BRIDGE OVER THE SCHOHARIE CREEK, NEAR AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, APRIL 5, 1987 PY - 1988/04/29 SP - 168 p. AB - This accident investigation delves into the causes of the collapse of a 5-span, 540-foot-long highway bridge over the Schoharie Creek in Montgomery County near Amsterdam, New York, on April 5, 1987. The report discusses the design and construction of the bridge, the intensity of previous floods, the vulnerability of the soil to scour and the bridge's dependency on riprap protection, and the suitability of spread footings in streambeds subject to high velocity flows. The report also discusses the maintenance and inspection history of the bridge. The report discusses deficiencies uncovered in the bridge inspection programs of the New York State Thruway Authority (owner of the bridge) and the New York State Department of Transportation, and the oversight of their programs by the Federal Highway Administration. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collapse of the Schoharie Creek Bridge was the failure of the New York State Thruway Authority to maintain adequate riprap around the bridge piers, which led to severe erosion in the soil beneath the spread footings. Contributing to the accident were ambiguous plans and specifications used for construction of the bridge, an inadequate NYSTA bridge inspection program, and inadequate oversight by the New York State Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the lack of structural redundancy in the bridge. Recommendations are proposed to revise existing guidelines for design, maintenance, and inspection of bridges. In addition, it is recommended that the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General periodically review the FHWA bridge inspection audit program for compliance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards. KW - Bridge design KW - Bridge inspection KW - Bridge maintenance KW - Bridges KW - Collapse KW - Construction KW - Construction specifications KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Erosion KW - Floods KW - Flow KW - Highway bridges KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Recommendations KW - Redundancy KW - Riprap KW - Scour KW - Specifications KW - Spread footings KW - Streamflow KW - Streams KW - Structural design KW - Velocity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/279923 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478298 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 12 OF 1986 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/04/25 SP - 414 p. AB - For abstract see TRIS accession number 477791. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287100 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479602 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 1988 PY - 1988/04 SP - 532 p. AB - The publication contains all judge initial decisions and board opinions and orders in safety enforcement and seaman enforcement cases for April 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Enforcement KW - Federal government KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Safety practices KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287815 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477789 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL 1988 PY - 1988/04 SP - 66 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, highway and marine modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of April, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Federal government KW - Highway safety KW - Recommendations KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286803 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482509 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 12 OF 1986 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/03/30 SP - 427 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occuring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calender Year 1986. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292351 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478299 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 1 OF 1987 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/03/30 SP - 403 p. AB - For abstract see TRIS accession number 477791. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287101 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477785 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS--MODENA, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 17, 1986, REDWATER, TEXAS, APRIL 4, 1986 PY - 1988/03/30 SP - 17 p. AB - The publication is a compilation of the reports of two separate aircraft accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident locations and their dates are as follows: Modena, PA, March 17, 1986 and Redwater, TX April 4, 1986. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286799 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477786 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT--COPPERHILL, TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 22, 1986 PY - 1988/03/30 SP - 9 p. AB - The report is a summary of an aircraft accident investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident location and date is Copperhill, TN, February 22, 1986. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286800 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477787 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS--PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, DECEMBER 10, 1986, ARDMORE, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 26, 1987 PY - 1988/03/29 SP - 25 p. AB - The publication is a compilation of two separate railroad accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident locations and their dates are as follows: Philadelphia, PA, December 10, 1986 and Ardmore, PA, January 26, 1987. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Railroad transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286801 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440057 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN THE USS RICHARD L. PAGE (FFG-5) AND THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL CHICKADEE, THE ATLANTI PY - 1988/03/29 SP - 36 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Richard L. Page (Guided-Missile Frigate) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253350 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00440319 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: MIDAIR COLLISION OF SKYWEST AIRLINES SWEARINGEN METRO II, N163SW, AND MOONEY M20 N6485U, KEARNS, UTA PY - 1988/03/15 SP - 98 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Education and training KW - Kearns KW - Pilotage KW - Utah UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253449 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00470941 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--MIDAIR COLLISION OF SKYWEST AIRLINES SWEARINGEN METRO II, N163SW, AND MOONEY M20, N6485U, KEARNS, UTAH, JANUARY 15, 1987 PY - 1988/03/15 SP - 70 p. AB - On January 15, 1987, about 1252 mountain standard time, Skywest flight 1834, a Swearingen SA-226TC (METRO II), and a Mooney M20 collided in flight over Kearns, Utah, in visual meteorological conditions. The two pilots and six passengers aboard the METRO II and the two pilots aboard the Mooney were killed in the accident which occurred within the confines of the Salt Lake City airport radar service area. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was lack of navigational vigilance by the Mooney instructor pilot which led to the unauthorized intrusion into the Salt Lake City airport radar service area. Contributing to the accident were the absence of a mode-C transponder on the Mooney airplane and the limitations of the air traffic control system to provide collision protection under the circumstances of this accident. KW - Air traffic control KW - Aircraft KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Midair crashes KW - Mode-c transponder UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280529 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477791 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AND FOREIGN AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 11 OF 1986 ACCIDENTS PY - 1988/03/10 SP - 417 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports in Brief Format occurring in U.S. civil and foreign aviation operations during Calendar Year 1986. Approximately 200 General Aviation and Air Carrier accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally eighteen times each year. The Brief Format represents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286804 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00470940 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--PERFORMANCE OF LAP/SHOULDER BELTS IN 167 MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES (VOLUME 1) PY - 1988/03/01 SP - 125 p. AB - This report is a case study presenting data from in-depth investigations of 167 motor vehicle crashes involving lap/shoulder-belted occupants. The accidents and the crashes had to meet specific criteria, and represent a wide range of accident configuration and severity. Volume 1 (NTSB/SS-88/02) of the study describes the good crash protection provided by lap/shoulder belts, residual injuries sustained, degraded protection provided by any misused lap/shoulder belts (i.e., misrouted, excess slack, reclining seat), and use of the three-point belt by children and pregnant women. Volume 2 (NTSB/SS-88/03) contains the 167 case summaries that provided the data discussed in Volume 1. KW - Case studies KW - Children KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash severity KW - Effectiveness KW - Injuries KW - Manual safety belts KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Misuse KW - Occupant protection KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Performance KW - Pregnant women UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280528 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00962607 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PERFORMANCE OF LAP-SHOULDER BELTS IN 167 MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. 2 VOLS PY - 1988/03 SP - 130+485 p. AB - This report is a case study presenting data from in-depth investigations of 167 motor vehicle crashes involving lap/shoulder-belted occupants. The accidents and the crashes had to meet specific criteria, and represent a wide range of accident configuration and severity. Volume 1 (NTSB/SS-88/02) of the study describes the good crash protection provided by lap/shoulder belts, residual injuries sustained, degraded protection provided by any misused lap/shoulder belts (ie, misrouted, excess slack, reclining seat), and use of the three-point belt by children and pregnant women. Volume 2 (NTSB/SS-88/03) contains the 167 case summaries that provide the data discussed in Volume 1. (A) KW - Child KW - Children KW - Females KW - Human beings KW - Injuries KW - Injury KW - Man KW - Manual safety belts KW - Prevention KW - Protection KW - Safety belt KW - Seat belts KW - Vehicle occupant KW - Vehicle occupants KW - Woman UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/660774 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483937 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 1988 PY - 1988/03 SP - 734 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for March 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292917 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477873 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS--COLLISION BETWEEN THE USS RICHARD L. PAGE (FFG-5) AND THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL CHICKADEE, THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, APRIL 21, 1987 PY - 1988/03 SP - 40 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision between the PAGE and the CHICKADDEE was the failure, in part the result of fatigue and stress, of the officer-of-the-deck (OOD) of the PAGE to treat a reported radar contact as a vessel and to inform the commanding officer (CO) of the contact; and the lack of command oversight by the CO and his decision to operate his vessel at high speed in restricted visibility. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Ships UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286884 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477751 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATION ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 1988 PY - 1988/03 SP - 51 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, intermodal and marine modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of March, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Federal government KW - Multimodal transportation KW - Prevention KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286768 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477788 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--RAMMING OF THE SIDNEY LANIER BRIDGE BY THE POLISH BULK CARRIER ZIEMIA BIALOSTOCKA, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, MAY 3, 1987 PY - 1988/02/17 SP - 48 p. AB - About 0112 on May 3, 1987, the 607-ft. long Polish bulk carrier ZIEMIA BIALOSTOCKA rammed the Sidney Lanier highway bridge in Brunswick, Georgia. At the time of the accident the outbound vessel was under the control of a Georgia State pilot; the vessel master was in the wheelhouse. There were no injuries or deaths as a result of this accident. The ZIEMIA BIALOSTOCKA sustained minor damage. The damage to the Sidney Lanier Bridge has been estimated at $1.4 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probably cause of the ZIEMIA BIALOSTOCKA's ramming of the Sidney Lanier Bridge was the failure of the pilot to maneuver the vessel properly because he did not make himself aware of and use all available maneuvering information and his failure to stop the vessel when he first realized that it was not responding as he expected. KW - Air pilots KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Highway bridges KW - Navigation KW - Ships UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286802 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477695 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--MIDAIR COLLISION OF CESSNA-340A, N8716K, AND NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4N, N71SQ, ORLANDO, FLORIDA, MAY 1, 1987 PY - 1988/02/16 SP - 27 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the Orlando West controller to coordinate the handoff of traffic to the Orlando North controller and the failure of the North controller to maintain radar target identification. Contributing to the accident was the limited capability of the radar system to continually track the targets in proximity to one another and the lack of traffic advisories. Also contributing to the accident was the limitation of the "see and avoid" principle in the circumstances of the accident to serve as a means of collision avoidance. KW - Air traffic control KW - Aircraft KW - Control systems KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286717 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477696 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 6, REPORTS ISSUED FEBRUARY 16, 1988 PY - 1988/02/16 SP - 117 p. AB - A compilation of 57 National Transportation Safety Board brief reports of major marine accidents which occurred in 1981 and through 1987 in U.S. and offshore waters. The brief reports cover a variety of vessels and marine facilities, provide pertinent factual information, a description of the accident, and the probable cause of the accident. The publication contains an appendix with an index of marine brief reports previously published by the Safety Board. KW - Crash reports KW - Facilities KW - Ships KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286718 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477749 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER/INTERCITY BUS HEAD-ON COLLISION INTERSTATE 10, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, MAY 4, 1987 PY - 1988/02/05 SP - 58 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the truck driver's operation of a tractor-semitrailer at a speed too great for existing weather conditions while traveling on a section of lightly flooded highway pavement. Contributing to the loss of control of the tractor-semitrailer was the inadequate tread depth of the rear tractor tires, the inoperative speedometer, the low surface texture of the pavement, the low friction of the lightly flooded pavement, and the improper corrective maintenance of the highway. KW - Buses KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Driver performance KW - Drivers KW - Motor vehicles KW - Pavement maintenance KW - Personnel performance KW - Speed KW - Tire treads KW - Tires KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic speed KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286767 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00475811 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION OF THE COMMUTER FERRIES JACK W AND JAMEY DOWNEY, LOWER NEW YORK BAY, JUNE 22, 1987 PY - 1988/02/02 SP - 41 p. AB - On June 22, 1987, at approximately 1800, two commuter ferries operated by Direct Line Commuter Service, Inc., collided in Lower New York Bay during fog. The JACK W, a 110-foot aluminum ex-crew boat, was southbound from Manhattan to Highlands, New Jersey, with 126 passengers aboard. The JAMEY DOWNEY, a similar 99-foot boat, was northbound with only two passengers aboard. The operators of the vessels established a meeting agreement by VHF radio before they came in sight of each other. When they were about 150 feet apart, the JAMEY DOWNEY was sighted directly in the path of the JACK W. The port bow of the JACK W struck the port bow of the JAMEY DOWNEY. The JAMEY DOWNEY was traveling at an estimated speed of about 10 knots while the JACK W boat was traveling at an estimated speed of 17 to 18 knots. Each boat was able to proceed to the passenger terminal at Highlands under its own power. Sixteen passengers aboard the JACK W and 1 passenger aboard the JAMEY DOWNEY were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the collision between the commuter ferries JACK W and JAMEY DOWNEY was the failure of both operators to reduce speed in restricted visibility when a close quarters situation developed, the failure of the operator of the JAMEY DOWNEY to maintain a proper course after a meeting agreement had been established, and the failure of both operators to properly monitor their radars after establishing a meeting agreement before sighting each other visually. KW - Commuting KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Ferries KW - Speed KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/285984 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483936 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1988 PY - 1988/02 SP - 581 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for February 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292916 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00428690 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: MIDAIR COLLISION OF U.S. ARMY U-21A, ARMY 18061, AND SACHS ELECTRIC COMPANY PIPER PA-31-350, N60SE PY - 1988/02 SP - 60 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crashes KW - Independance KW - Missouri KW - Radar air traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/241233 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00476627 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY - COMMERCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE HELICOPTER OPERATIONS PY - 1988/01/28 SP - 133 p. AB - The study explores the rapidly growing commercial emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter industry and its operations. The Safety Board investigated and evaluated 59 accidents involving EMS helicopter operations that occurred between May 11, 1978 and December 3, 1986. The study reports on the areas that influence EMS helicopter safety and offers recommendations to correct safety deficiencies. The study concludes with recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration, the American Society of Hospital-Based Emergency Aeromedical Services, the Helicopter Association International, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Hazards and emergency operations KW - Helicopters KW - Medical services KW - Operating strategies KW - Operational analysis KW - Operations KW - Safety KW - Safety practices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286163 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00436179 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN 94, THE COLONIAL, AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FRE PY - 1988/01/25 SP - 212 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Chase KW - Conrail KW - Crashes KW - High speed rail KW - Maryland KW - Northeastern United States KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/247520 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477117 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1988 PY - 1988/01/13 SP - 28 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, highway and marine modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of January, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Highway transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Transportation safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286402 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00564945 JO - NTSB News Digest PB - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIR CARRIER AND COMMUTER AIRLINE ACCIDENT RATES RISE IN 1987 : GENERAL AVIATION DOWNTREND CONTINUES PY - 1988/01/12 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - p. 1-11 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Air transportation KW - Crashes KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/331788 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477048 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN 94, THE COLONIAL AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FREIGHT TRAIN ENS-121, ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, CHASE, MARYLAND, JANUARY 4, 1987 PY - 1988/01/08 SP - 208 p. AB - On January 4, 1987, northbound Conrail train ENS-121 departed Bay View yard at Baltimore, Maryland. Almost simultaneously, northbound Amtrak train 94 departed Pennsylvania Station in Baltimore. About 1:30 p.m., the engineer of train 94 apparently recognized that signal 2N was "stop" and put his train into emergency braking. However, the train could not be stopped before colliding with train ENS-121. The engineer and 15 passengers aboard train 94 were fatally injured; 174 other persons aboard the trains received minor to serious injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure, as a result of impairment from marijuana, of the engineer of Conrail train ENS-121 to stop his train before it fouled track 2 at Gunpow, and the failure of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Amtrak to require and Conrail to use automatic safety backup devices on all trains on the Northeast Corridor. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286336 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477045 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION BETWEEN THE HONG KONG FLAG BULK CARRIER PETERSFIELD AND THE U.S. TOWBOAT BAYOU BOEUF AND TOW, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, OCTOBER 28, 1986 PY - 1988/01/05 SP - 89 p. AB - About 1920 central standard time on October 28, 1986, the 615-foot-long Hong Kong bulk carrier PETERSFIELD and a tow of eight tank barges which were being pushed by the U.S. towboat BAYOU BOEUF collided on the Mississippi River in Avondale Bend at Twelve Mile Point near New Orleans, Louisiana. At the time, both vessels were proceeding upriver, and the PETERSFIELD was overtaking the BAYOU BOEUF tow. The PETERSFIELD sustained damage to its starboard bow and port side. One tank barge sank, two tank barges capsized and were pushed ashore, and four other tank barges and the S-20 sustained damage. The BAYOU BOEUF and the HARRY MCNEAL were not damaged. Total damage resulting from the accident was estimated to be $3 million. No one was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the collision between the boats was the failure of the pilot of the PETERSFIELD to apply sufficient rudder in a timely manner to maintain adequate separation between the boats while overtaking the tow upstream in a stong current around Twelve Mile Point. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the State pilotage oversight system to monitor the pilot's performance and to remove him from service or to take action to correct his deficiencies. KW - Air pilots KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Ships UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286334 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00483935 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 1988 PY - 1988/01 SP - 350 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board Opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for January 1988. KW - Adjudication KW - Compliance KW - Enforcement KW - Personnel KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292915 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482698 AU - Grossi, D R AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ROLE PLAYED BY FDRS (FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS) IN UNDERSTANDING THE WINDSHEAR PHENOMENON PY - 1988/01 SP - 22 p. AB - Wind shear accidents are reviewed, and the utility of flight data recorders (FDR) in investigating them is discussed. The Dec. 17, 1973 Iberia Air Lines DC-10-30 crash at Boston, Massachusetts, became the first U.S. accident where wind shear could be positively identified as a cause of a large airplane accident. The 96-parameter digital flight data recorder provided investigators their first real glimpse at the windshear phenomenon. Since then there have been at least 18 accidents in the U.S. involving windshear, culminating with the August 1985 Delta L-1101 accident at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. It is suggested that data on wind shear accidents is one of the major contributions of FDR to aviation safety. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Data recorders KW - Wind shear UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292471 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00436409 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN THE HONG KONG FLAG BULK CARRIER PETERSFIELD AND THE U.S. TOWBOAT BAYOU BOUEF AND T PY - 1988/01 SP - 87 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Louisiana KW - Marine safety KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/247573 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00554256 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. TANK BARGE STC 410 AT THE STEUART PETROLEUM COMPANY FACILITY, PIN PY - 1988 SP - 31 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Barges KW - Fires KW - Marine safety KW - Maryland KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/316993 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00554255 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE U.S. CHARTER FISHING VESSEL FISH-N-FOOL, PACIFIC OCEAN AT ROCA BEN, BAJA CALIFORNIA PY - 1988 SP - 51 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Fishing vessels KW - Isla de san martin KW - Marine safety KW - Mexico KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/316992 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482511 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 12 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of September 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292353 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00482512 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 103 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, marine, railroad and intermodal modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of October 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/292354 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445006 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: GRAND CANYON AIRLINES, INC., AND HELITECH, INC., MIDAIR COLLISION OVER GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, J PY - 1988 SP - 66 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Arizona KW - Crashes KW - Grand Canyon National Park UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260430 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480794 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 103 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, marine, railroad and intermodal modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of October, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Intermodal transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291680 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480790 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 12 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of September, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291676 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479603 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINIONS AND ORDERS PY - 1988 AB - The publication contains all judge initial decisions and board opinions and orders in safety enforcement and seaman enforcement cases. KW - Adjudication KW - Enforcement KW - Federal government KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Safety practices KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/288070 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479616 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1988 AB - These reports marine review investigations of selected marine accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The marine accident reports present in narrative form the board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 10 reports per year. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/288071 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479598 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 35 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, highway, pipeline and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of May 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Federal government KW - Highway transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287811 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00479599 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 95 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, highway, and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of June 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Federal government KW - Highway transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287812 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477752 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT PY - 1988 AB - Transportation Accident Briefs: Marine offers briefs on selected marine accidents occurring in U.S. Marine operations The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and casual factors. Approximately 4 issues per year. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crash types KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287983 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477750 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS PY - 1988 AB - Transportation Safety Recommendations reports on the Board's safety oversight and accident prevention activities. The safety reports provide information on significant transportation problems, issues, and activities. There are approximately 12 issues per year. KW - Federal government KW - Prevention KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287982 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477790 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT BRIEFS: AVIATION PY - 1988 AB - The report contains briefs of selected aircraft accidents occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crash types KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287984 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477748 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1988 AB - Transportation Accident Reports: Highway reviews investigations of selected highway accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Highway Accident Reports present in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 7 reports per year. KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Highway safety KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287981 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477050 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1988 PY - 1988 SP - 83 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in aviation and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of February, 1988. KW - Air transportation KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286338 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477041 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1988 AB - Transportation Accident Reports reviews investigations of selected Aircraft Accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The reports contain in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 8 reports per year. KW - Aircraft KW - Crash reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287950 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477046 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1988 AB - Transportation Accident Reports: Railroad reviews investigations of selected railroad accidents conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Railroad Accident Reports present in narrative form the Board's factual findings and analysis leading to a probable cause. There are an average of 10 reports per year. KW - Crash reports KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287951 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00439792 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: RAMMING OF THE SIDNEY LANIER BRIDGE BY THE POLISH BULK CARRIER, ZIEMIA BIALOSTOCKA, BRUNSWICK, GEORG PY - 1988 SP - 45 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bridges KW - Brunswick (Georgia) KW - Crashes KW - Georgia KW - Marine safety KW - Ship pilotage KW - Ship pilots KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Ziemia Bialostocka (Bulk carrier) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/253248 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00428383 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1987/12/12 SP - 61 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Crashes KW - Dispatching KW - Fall River (Massachusetts) KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Wisconsin UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/241109 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00654733 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE U.S. CHARTER FISHING VESSEL FISH-N-FOOL, PACIFIC OCEAN AT ROCA BEN, BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE, MEXICO, FEBRUARY 5, 1987 PY - 1987/12/08 SP - 55 p. AB - At about 1300 hours on February 5, 1987, the U.S. charter fishing vessel FISH-N-FOOL capsized and sank in Mexican territorial waters about 4 nmi west of the eastern coast of Baja California Norte, Mexico, and about 150 nmi south of San Diego, California. Most of the twelve persons on board were on deck at the time of the capsizing, and were thrown into the 62 degree F seawater. At about 2000 hours, one passenger was rescued from the water by Mexican fisherman from San Martin Island. Soon after, the alternate operator was hoisted from a lifefloat by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. The search continued through the following day, but no more survivors were found. The FISH-N-FOOL was valued at $175,000. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fish-n-fool (Vessel) KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Mexico KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393894 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00468508 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 1987 PY - 1987/11 SP - 40 p. AB - The publication contains safety recommendations in highway and marine modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of November 1987. KW - Federal government KW - Highway safety KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - United States KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/279426 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00428382 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: NORTH STAR AVIATION, INC., PA-32 RT-300, N39614 AND ALAMEDA AERO CLUB CESSNA 172, N75584, OAKLAND, C PY - 1987/10/27 SP - 48 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - California KW - Crashes KW - Landing KW - Oakland (California) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/241108 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00427672 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: MULTIPLE COLLISION WITH AN INTERCITY BUS, PASSENGER CAR, AND TRANSIT BUS, STATE ROUTE 495, NORTH BER PY - 1987/10/27 SP - 38 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Buses KW - New Jersey KW - North Bergen (New Jersey) KW - Road construction KW - Safety KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/240793 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00468502 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT-MULTIPLE COLLISION WITH AN INTERCITY CHARTER BUS, PASSENGER CAR, AND TRANSIT BUS, STATE ROUTE 495, NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY, OCTOBER 9, 1986 PY - 1987/10/27 SP - 42 p. AB - About 7:34 a.m. on October 9, 1986, two charter intercity tour buses loaded with European tourists were traveling westbound in the right lane on State Route (SR) 495 in North Bergen, New Jersey, en route to Washington D.C. As the westbound buses approached the Kennedy Boulevard exit on SR 495, the second bus suddenly veered leftward into the adjacent lane, struck the left rear of a passenger car traveling in that lane, then crossed into the eastbound contraflow lane, and struck a transit bus loaded with commuter passengers en route to New York City. One bus passenger aboard the transit bus was fatally injured and 26 other occupants aboard both buses sustained serious to minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the distraction of the charter bus driver from his driving duties while assisting a bus passenger with a CB radio which resulted in his failure to remain within the proper traffic lane while traveling in a construction zone. KW - Behavior KW - Bus drivers KW - Buses KW - Charter operations KW - Construction sites KW - Contraflow lanes KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Distraction KW - Drivers KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/279420 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00654535 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE PANAMANIAN TANKSHIP GRAND EAGLE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1985 PY - 1987/10/14 SP - 22 p. AB - On September 28, 1985, the Panamanian tankship GRAND EAGLE, loaded with 530,659 barrels of crude oil, grounded in the Delaware River near Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. A cargo tank was ruptured and approximately 10,370 barrels of oil spilled into the waterway causing a considerable amount of pollution over a 12-mile section of the river and to the surrounding shorelines. Cleanup operations by federal, state, local, and commercial crews continued for 39 days. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the grounding of the GRAND EAGLE was the loss of steerageway in a restricted channel when the main engine failed to start after the inadequately supported main deisel control-air tubing fractured from to vibration fatigue. KW - Crash investigation KW - Grand eagle (Vessel) KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Pennsylvania KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393822 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00425960 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE PANAMANIAN TANKSHIP GRAND EAGLE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR MARCUS HOOK, PENNSYLVANI PY - 1987/10/14 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Delaware River KW - Grand eagle tanker KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marcus hook KW - Marine safety KW - Oil spills KW - Pennsylvania KW - Stranding of ships KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/242229 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00480535 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDER YEAR 1985 PY - 1987/10/13 SP - 238 p. AB - The report presents a statistical compilation and review of general aviation accidents which occurred in 1985 in the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. The accidents reported are all those involving U.S. registered aircraft not conducting operations under 14 CFR 121, 14 CFR 125, 14 CFR 127, or 14 CFR 135. The report is divided into sections, each of which presents a review of a subset of all general aviation accidents. Each subset represents aircraft of similar types or aircraft being operated for particular purposes. Several tables present accident parameters for 1985 only, and each section includes tabulations which present comparitive statistics for 1985 and for the five-year period 1980-1984. KW - Aircraft KW - Crashes KW - Data analysis KW - General aviation KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/291550 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00654184 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. TANK BARGE STC 410 AT THE STEUART PETROLEUM COMPANY FACILITY, PINEY POINT, MARYLAND, DECEMBER 20, 1986 PY - 1987/09/29 SP - 34 p. AB - On December 20, 1986, the U.S. tank barge STC 410 was berthed at the Steuart Petroleum Company facility pier at Piney Point, Maryland. Barge tanks were being vacuumed or stripped of residual jet fuel that was being loaded into a tank truck located on the pier astern of the barge. About 0230, when work was almost completed, an explosion occurred within the No. 5 tanks. The barge's tankerman and three persons working on the barge were killed. The explosion destroyed the after end of the barge from the transverse bulkhead of the No. 4 tanks to the stern, and ruptured petroleum pipelines on the pier. A fire ensued fueled by petroleum products running out of the ruptured pipelines, further damaging the after end, a portion of the T-pier and three vehicles on the pier. The explosion's blast also caused damage to buildings on shore. Estimated damages to the barge, pier, vehicles and nearby facilities exceeded 2 million dollars. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Marine safety KW - Maryland KW - Reports KW - Stc 410 (Vessel) KW - Tank barges KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393637 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00654369 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRES ON BOARD THE PANAMANIAN TANK SHIP SHOUN VANGUARD AND THE U.S. TANK BARGE HOLLYWOOD 3013, DEER PARK, TEXAS, OCTOBER 7, 1986 PY - 1987/09/15 SP - 55 p. AB - On the morning of October 7, 1986, the Panamanian tank ship SHOUN VANGUARD was discharging a cargo of acetone at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, Texas. At the same time, the U.S. tank barges HOLLYWOOD 3013 and HOLLYWOOD 3003 were discharging a cargo of methyl tertiary butyl ether, a gasoline additive, on the other side of the same dock structure. About 0350, persons on the dock, some crew members on the main deck of the SHOUN VANGUARD, and the tankerman on the deck of the HOLLYWOOD 3003 noticed a white vapor cloud that enveloped the dock and then spread to the ship and to the HOLLYWOOD 3013. Moments later, the cloud ignited and the dock, the ship, and the HOLLYWOOD 3013 were engulfed in flames. Within minutes, terminal employees arrived on scene with firefighting gear and began fighting the fire on the dock. Meanwhile, the ship's crew had begun fighting the fire on the deck of the ship. Soon after, the fires on the dock and the ship were extinguished, but the fire on the HOLLYWOOD 3013 continued to burn. Efforts by shoreside firefighters to extinguish the fire on the HOLLYWOOD 3013 were not successful, and the fire continued to burn for 5 days until it burned itself out at 2343 on October 11, 1986. KW - Chemical tankers KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Hollywood 3013 (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shoun vanguard (Vessel) KW - Tank barges KW - Texas KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393724 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00654370 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: ENGINEROOM FLOODING OF THE U.S. TANKSHIP PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NEAR PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO, MAY 9, 1986 PY - 1987/09/15 SP - 42 p. AB - About 0115 on May 9, 1986, seawater was discovered flooding the engine room of the U.S. flag tankship PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, which was in the Pacific Ocean about 80 nautical miles west-southwest of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The vessel was en route from Valdez, Alaska, to Puerto Armuelles, Panama, with a cargo of 876,000 barrels of crude oil. The water level rose rapidly, and by the time the crew discovered the flooding, the electric motor drives of the bilge pumps and the sea valves were submerged before the pumps could be started or the valves closed electrically. The crew dived into the flooded engine room and succeeded in manually closing all but one of the main sea valves. The flooding was stabilized at about 61 feet above the keel. The vessel subsequently was towed to Long Beach, California, where the engine room was completely dewatered. Damage to the vessel was estimated to be $12 million. There were no injuries or fatalities. KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Marine safety KW - Mexico KW - Prince William Sound (Ship) KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393725 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00427091 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: ENGINEROOM FLOODING OF THE U.S. TANKSHIP PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NEAR PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO, MAY 9, 1 PY - 1987/09/15 SP - 39 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Marine safety KW - Prince William Sound (Ship) KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/240610 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00478050 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT--FISCHER BROS. AVIATION, INC., DBA NORTHWEST AIRLINK, FLIGHT 2268, CONSTRUCCIONES AERONAUTICAS, S.A. (CASA) C-212-CC, N160FB, DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT, ROMULUS, MICHIGAN, MARCH 4, 1987 PY - 1987/09/14 SP - 60 p. AB - On March 4, 1987, Fischer Bros. Aviation, Inc., doing business as Northwest Airlink, flight 2268, a Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (CASA) C-212-CC, N160FB, crashed just inside the threshold of runway 21R at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Nine of the 19 persons on board were killed. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. The safety issues discussed in this accident report are the captain's failure to follow approved flight and company procedures, his use of the powerplant beta mode in flight, company maintenance procedures and propeller overhaul practices, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bilateral aircraft type certification, and FAA surveillance. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airline pilots KW - Certification KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Maintenance KW - Performance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286963 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00654371 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: UNINSPECTED COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY PY - 1987/09/01 SP - 126 p. AB - A dramatic increase in accidents involving U.S. fishing vessels for the period 1981 through 1984 served to focus attention on uninspected commercial fishing vessel safety. This study by the National Transportation Safety Board reviewed the results of its investigation activities over the past 18 years and the response of various agencies to the Board's recommendations. The safety issues discussed include: qualification requirements for captains of uninspected commercial fishing vessels; training requirements for captains and crew members; minimum standards for vessel stability; requirements for basic safety equipment; alcohol and drug use in commercial fishing vessel operations; and fishing vessel safety oversight. KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Uninspected vessels KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393726 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445033 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: PIEDMONT AIRLINES FLIGHT 467 BOEING 727-222, N752N, CHARLOTTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHARLO PY - 1987/09/01 SP - 104 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Charlotte (North Carolina) KW - Crashes KW - Landing KW - North Carolina UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260445 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445005 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: WILLIAMS PIPE LINE COMPANY LIQUID PIPELINE RUPTURE AND FIRE, MOUNDS VIEW, MINNESOTA, JULY 8, 1986 PY - 1987/07/20 SP - 58 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Gasoline KW - Minnesota KW - Minnestota KW - Mounds view KW - Pipelines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260429 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477728 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION INITIAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS AND BOARD OPINION AND ORDERS ADOPTED AND ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY 1987 PY - 1987/07 SP - 445 p. AB - The publication contains all Judge Initial Decisions and Board opinions and Orders in Safety Enforcement and Seaman Enforcement Cases for July, 1987 KW - Adjudication KW - Regulation KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/286748 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00493572 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT, LARGO, MARYLAND--SEPTEMBER 6, 1985 PY - 1987/06/30 SP - 18 p. AB - This publication contains a report of a highway accident that occurred in Largo, Maryland, on September 6, 1985. At about 12:40 p.m., e.d.t., a 1982 GMC 2-axle truck fitted with a 1973 MC-331 cargo tank overturned while traveling southbound on the Capital Beltway, I-95. The 2,500-gallon capacity cargo tank contained about 1,375 gallons of propane. The Poist Gas Company truck was traveling between 50 and 55 mph when, according to the driver, the steering wheel started shaking violently and "flew out of my hands." At the time of the accident the roadway was dry and the weather was clear. The truck caught fire immediately after sliding to a stop. A motorist traveling behind the truck stopped to warn other motorists. The truck driver climbed out of the truck and helped warn motorists of the danger of an explosion. For safety reasons, the fire was allowed to burn which it did for 13 1/2 hours. The highway was reopened about 5 a.m. Investigation revealed problems with the remains of the left front tire. It had sustained a circumferential tread separation in the shoulder area of the tire and there was evidence of fretting of adjacent wire filaments of the body chords. The exact cause of the tire tread separation was not determined, since most of the nonmetallic components were consumed by fire. KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Overturning KW - Propane KW - Propane fuel KW - Tankers KW - Tires UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/304669 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445034 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: PIPER PA-23-150, N2185P AND PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS BOEING 727-235, N4743, TAMPA, FLORIDA, NOVEMB PY - 1987/06/25 SP - 52 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crashes KW - Florida KW - Landing KW - Tampa (Florida) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260446 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00445030 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1987/05/27 SP - 28 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bus drivers KW - Carney's point KW - Licenses KW - New Jersey KW - Rear end crashes KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/260444 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423848 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION ABOARD THE U.S. TANK BARGE TTT 103, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, JULY 31, 1986 PY - 1987/05/27 SP - 43 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Barges KW - Fires KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi KW - Pascagoula (Mississippi) KW - Pipelines KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/239696 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423107 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORT: KEFLAVIK, ICELAND, JANUARY 29, 1986 PY - 1987/05/01 SP - 2 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Crashes KW - Iceland KW - Keflavik (Iceland) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234911 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423423 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: MIDAIR COLLISION OF NABISCO BRANDS, INC., DASSAULT FALCON, DA50, N784B AND AIR PEGASUS CORPORATION P PY - 1987/05 SP - 98 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crashes KW - Fairview KW - New Jersey KW - Visibilty UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/235048 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00473283 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - OPERATOR'S INATTENTION LED TO COMMUTER TRAIN COLLISION IN MASSACHUSETTS, SAFETY BOARD SAYS PY - 1987/04/29 SP - n.p. AB - A Boston and Maine commuter train ran into the back of a standing freight train at Brighton, Massachusetts last spring because the commuter's operator failed to interpret properly and comply with the speed restriction mandated by a wayside signal, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined. The Board said the operator was either distracted or inattentive immediately before the collision. The four-car commuter was loaded with rush hour passengers when it collided with a Conrail freight on the morning of May 7, 1986. Of the 550 passengers and 5 crewmembers aboard the commuter, 153 were injured. There were no injuries aboard the freight train. The freight consisted of 72 cars and three locomotive units and was too long to be accommodated by any one track in the Beacon Park Yard. Before the train crew could pull the train into the yard, where a yard crew would separate the train so that another engine could pull the remaining cars off the main track, the commuter rammed into the rear of the freight train. Many passengers were injured by striking exposed metal on seat backs or by dislodged objects from overhead luggage racks. The Safety Board has made repeated recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve the crashworthiness of the interiors of passenger cars which to date have gone unheeded. As a result of this accident, the Safety Board is again making similar recommendations to the FRA. The NTSB also issued two safety recommendations to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and praised the response of emergency personnel at the accident site for promptly attending to the passengers. KW - Commuter cars KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Driver performance KW - Drivers KW - Freight trains KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicles KW - Personnel performance KW - Speed KW - Traffic speed KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287887 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00653725 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS ONBOARD THE PANAMANIAN PASSENGER SHIP EMERALD SEAS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR LITTLE STIRRUP CAY, BAHAMAS, JULY 30, 1986 PY - 1987/04/28 SP - 27 p. AB - About 0910 on July 30, 1986, the Emerald Seas, a Panamanian registered, 622 foot, 24,458 gross ton passenger ship with 1,296 people aboard, was anchoring less than a mile offshore of Little Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, when a crew member saw thick, black smoke coming out of an engine department storeroom. The storeroom contained acetylene, oxygen and argon cylinders, and plumbing parts. When the storeroom was opened, more smoke poured out. Shortly thereafter, there were two explosions and a fire. While passengers were assembled at their assigned lifeboats, the crew fought the fire. By 1005, the fire had been extinguished. Damage repair costs were estimated to be about $300,000. The ship was returned to service on August 1, 1986. KW - Bahamas KW - Crash investigation KW - Emerald seas (Vessel) KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393431 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00550464 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION AND DERAILMENT OF TWO UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT TRAINS NEAR NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA ON PY - 1987/04/28 SP - 37 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Fog KW - Nebraska KW - North Platte (Nebraska) KW - Railroads KW - Signaling UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/311801 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423849 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS ABOARD THE PANAMANIAN PASSENGER SHIP EMERALD SEAS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR LIT PY - 1987/04/28 SP - 24 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Bahamas KW - Cruise ships KW - Emerald seas steamship KW - Fires KW - Little stirrup cay KW - Marine safety KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/239697 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423055 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION BETWEEN BOSTON AND MAIN I.E., MAINE CORPORATION COMMUTER TRAIN NO. 5324 AND CON PY - 1987/04/28 SP - 31 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Brighton (Massachusetts) KW - Commuter service KW - Commuting KW - Crashes KW - Massachusetts KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234863 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00493562 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--SCHOOLBUS-LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH GUARD RAIL AND SIGN PILLAR, U.S. HIGHWAY 70 NEAR LUCAS AND HUNT ROAD, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, NOVEMBER 11, 1985 PY - 1987/04/14 SP - 48 p. AB - About 2:43 p.m. central standard time on November 11, 1985, a schoolbus owned by R. W. Harmon and Sons, Inc., was eastbound on I-70 transporting 13 high school students to their homes in St. Louis, Missouri, from the Parkway North Senior High School. As the schoolbus was approaching the Lucas and Hunt Road exit it went out of control, swerved to the right, and the right front of the schoolbus struck a guard rail, a concrete pedestal, and a sign support pillar located adjacent to the right eastbound roadway. The schoolbus body and the steering axle separated from the chassis during the collision. The weather was cloudy and the pavement was dry. The schoolbus did not catch fire. Two students were killed; the schoolbus driver and one student sustained serious injuries, and the remaining 10 students sustained minor to moderate injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the operation of the schoolbus at an excessive speed and in a reckless manner by a driver under the influence of alcohol. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the use of a guard rail of insufficient height and stiffness to deflect the schoolbus body away from the concrete pedestal and sign support pillar. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Driving KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Guardrails KW - Injuries KW - Reckless drivers KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses KW - Speeding KW - Structural design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/304656 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423040 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR-END COLLISION OF TWO GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY RED LINE RAPID TRANSIT TRAINS PY - 1987/04/14 SP - 47 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Automatic train control KW - Cleveland (Ohio) KW - Crashes KW - Ohio KW - Railroads KW - Signaling KW - Subways UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234855 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00448521 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT LOGAIR FLIGHT 51, LOCKHEED L-382G, KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, OCTOBER, 1986 PY - 1987/04 SP - 63 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation KW - Airplanes KW - Commodities KW - Crashes KW - Freight traffic KW - Takeoff KW - Texas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/261564 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00423128 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: SOUTHERN AIR TRANSPORT LOGAIR FLIGHT 51, LOCKHEED L-382G, KELLY AIR FORCE BASE, TEXAS, OCTOBER 4, 19 PY - 1987/04 SP - 63 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air cargo KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Commodities KW - Crashes KW - Freight traffic KW - Kelly air force base KW - Takeoff KW - Texas UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234920 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00653674 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF BRITISH BULK CARRIER M/V PALM PRIDE WITH THE SIOUX CITY & NEW ORLEANS BARGE FLEET IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR THE LULING-DESTREHAN BRIDGE, JUNE 23, 1986 PY - 1987/03/31 SP - 29 p. AB - On June 23, 1986, the 674-foot-long British-registered bulk carrier M/V PALM PRIDE departed Burnside Terminal, Louisiana, at 0154 and proceeded downbound in the Mississippi River. At 0444, while attempting to overtake two downbound tows that were in an overtaking situation, the PALM PRIDE collided with barges in the Sioux City and New Orleans barge fleet. Damage to the PALM PRIDE and the barges and their cargoes was estimated at $1,400,000. There were no injuries reported. KW - Barges KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Palm pride (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393414 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00422753 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF BRITISH BULK CARRIER M V PALM PRIDE WITH THE SIOUX CITY & NEW ORLEANS BARGE FLEET IN TH PY - 1987/03/31 SP - 25 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Luling KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234746 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00422838 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER TRANSPORTING BOMBS AND AN AUTOMOBILE, RESULTING IN FIRE AND PY - 1987/03/30 SP - 40 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Checotah KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Oklahoma KW - Traffic crashes KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234776 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00471842 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - CRASHWORTHINESS OF LARGE POSTSTANDARD SCHOOLBUSES. SAFETY STUDY PY - 1987/03/18 SP - 304 p. AB - This study reports on the crash performance of large poststandard schoolbuses (schoolbus manufactured after April 1, 1977, and weighing more than 10,000 pounds unloaded) in 43 accidents investigated by the Safety Board. The report discusses the Safety Board's findings as to how well the standards are working to protect passengers from injury and whether changes in the standards are needed. The study focuses solely on events during the crash: how well did the bus perform; how did occupants sustain their injuries, if any; and how serious were the injuries. Each schoolbus passenger's experience in the crash also was analyzed to determine the difference, if any, lap belt use would have made. The report concludes with recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, schoolbus body manufacturers, and the State Directors of Pupil Transportation. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Injuries KW - Manual safety belts KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Safety standards KW - School buses KW - Standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/280856 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00474957 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT-COLLISION BETWEEN A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER TRANSPORTING BOMBS AND AN AUTOMOBILE, RESULTING IN FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS, CHECOTAH, OKLAHOMA, AUGUST 4, 1985 PY - 1987/03/03 SP - 44 p. AB - Safety issues addressed in the report concern the adequacy of the U.S. Depratment of Defense's (DOD) munitions transportation safety program, including procedures for identifying unsafe operating practices of motor carriers used to transport Class A and Class B explosive shipments; the lack of thermal protection for explosive shipments to provide reasonable time to evacuate persons from nearby threatened areas; and the adequacy of recommended minimum evacuation distances when explosives are involved in fire during transportation. KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Effectiveness KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evacuation KW - Explosions KW - Explosives KW - Hazardous materials KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Safety KW - Safety practices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/285647 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00422064 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE UNITED STATES DRILLSHIP, GLOMAR JAVA SEA, IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA 65 NAU PY - 1987/03 SP - 245 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - China Sea KW - Crashes KW - Marine safety KW - Offshore drilling platforms KW - Offshore structures KW - Shipwrecks KW - South China Sea KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234479 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00422276 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: TEXAS EASTERN GAS PIPELINE COMPANY RUPTURES AND FIRES AT BEAUMONT, KENTUCKY ON APRIL 27, 1985 AND LA PY - 1987/02/18 SP - 25 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Kentucky KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - Pipeline failures KW - Pipelines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234554 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00422311 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: SIMMONS AIRLINES, FLIGHT 1746, EMBRAER BANDEIRANTE, EMB-110P1, N1356P, NEAR ALPENA, MICHIGAN, MARCH PY - 1987/02/18 SP - 64 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Alpena KW - Crashes KW - Landing KW - Meteorology KW - Michigan UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234570 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00491853 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--INTERCITY BUS LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH BRIDGE RAIL ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR FREDERICK, MARYLAND, AUGUST 25, 1985 PY - 1987/01/22 SP - 41 p. AB - On the afternoon of August 25, 1985, a westbound intercity bus with 17 occupants was traveling on Interstate 70, a four-lane divided highway near Frederick, Maryland. It was cloudy with light rain and the pavement was wet. About 12:40 p.m., as the bus descended a hill with a slight curve to the right, the rear tires of the bus lost traction. The bus moved side to side out of control, crossing both travel lanes and the right paved shoulder, and struck the left side of a reinforced concrete bridge rail over the Monocacy River before coming to rest. Of the 17 occupants onboard, 14 were ejected from the bus during the collision sequence. The bus driver and 5 passengers were fatally injured; 11 other passengers sustained minor to serious injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of control of the bus during a braking maneuver on wet highway pavement with low and variant frictional qualities and at a speed too great for the existing weather conditions. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an operative speedometer and the lack of highway signs to warn the bus driver of the slippery road conditions. KW - Bridge railings KW - Bus transportation KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Ejection KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Motor vehicles KW - Pavement smoothness KW - Pavements KW - Smoothness KW - Speed KW - Speedometers KW - Traffic signs KW - Traffic speed KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/303907 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00653695 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. SAILING VESSEL PRIDE OF BALTIMORE IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, MAY 14, 1986 PY - 1987/01/21 SP - 61 p. AB - On May 14, 1986, the U.S.sailing vessel PRIDE OF BALTIMORE capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, about 250 nautical miles north of Puerto Rico, while enroute from St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Chesapeake Bay. The vessel, a replica of a Baltimore clipper, was returning to Baltimore, Maryland, after an extended European good will tour promoting the Port of Baltimore. The vessel encountered a sudden gust of wind that heeled it over on its port side. Eight of the twelve crewmembers survived after drifting for over four days in a liferaft. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Pride of Baltimore (Sailing ship) KW - Reports KW - Sailing ships KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/393418 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00472898 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS - BUSES OWNED OR CHARTERED BY CHURCH GROUPS, NEAR ACKERLY, TEXAS, JULY 20, 1985; EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, SEPTEMBER 13, 1985; AND BRAMWELL, WEST VIRINIA, OCTOBER 13, 1985 PY - 1987/01/17 SP - 29 p. AB - During calendar year 1985, the Safety Board investigated three highway accidents involving buses owned or chartered by church activity groups. Since 1974, the Safety Board has investigated nine major accidents; these accidents resulted in 38 fatalities and 246 injuries. Among the factors which the Safety Board consistently cited as contributing to these accidents were worn tires, maintenance deficiencies, and drivers' training and/or experience deficiencies. These factors arise again in this trilogy of accidents. KW - Buses KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Driver training KW - Tires KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/281528 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00425708 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RELEASE FOLLOWING THE DERAILMENT OF BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY TRAIN NO PY - 1987 SP - 90 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Miamisburg KW - Ohio KW - Railroads KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/240220 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00420704 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET CANAL, OCTOBER 28-29, 1985 PY - 1986/12/31 SP - 13 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - A. m. howard self-propelled lift boat KW - Louisiana KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234057 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00420694 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, APRIL 25, 1985 PY - 1986/12/31 SP - 2 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Detroit (Michigan) KW - Fires KW - Michigan UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234056 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00472706 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--PASSENGER/COMMUTER TRAIN AND MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS AT GRADE CROSSINGS (1985) PY - 1986/12/12 SP - 214 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has had a longstanding objective to improve safety at railroad/highway grade crossings. In calendar year 1985, the Safety Board investigated 75 accidents involving passenger/commuter trains to determine safety issues that could be successfully addressed by Federal agencies, States, and other organizations responsible for the public's safety. As a result of a safety study based on these 75 accidents, the Safety Board remains concerned that the public (motor vehicle occupants and passengers on trains) and railroad employees are placed in life-threatening situations on a daily basis at grade crossing locations, where the Safety Board believes safety improvements can be accomplished. KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Safety KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vehicles UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/281373 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00419208 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY (COTTON BELT) FREIGHT TRAIN EXTRA 4835 NORTH AN PY - 1986/10 SP - 50 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Alignment KW - Arkansas KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Pine Bluff (Arkansas) KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/233464 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00419458 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: BAR HARBOR FLIGHT 1808, BEECH BE-99, N300WP, AUBURN-LEWISTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AUBURN, MAINE, AUGUS PY - 1986/09/30 SP - 73 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Landing KW - Lewiston-Auburn (Maine) KW - Local service airlines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/233595 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00419459 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: HENSON AIRLINES FLIGHT 1517, BEECH B99, N339HA, GROTTOES, VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER 23, 1985 PY - 1986/09/30 SP - 83 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crashes KW - Grottoes KW - Local service airlines KW - Virginia UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/233596 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00415979 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: DELTA AIR LINES, INC., LOCKHEED L-1011-385-1, N726DA, DALLAS FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TEXAS PY - 1986/08/15 SP - 164 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Dallas (Texas) KW - Landing KW - Texas KW - Vertical wind shear UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227403 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496132 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - TRACTOR SEMITRAILER/STATION WAGON RUNAWAY, COLLISION, AND FIRE, VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS, JUNE 21, 1985 PY - 1986/08/08 SP - 31 p. AB - The details are described of the accident in which, in June 1985, a 70,000 pound tractor-semitrailer lost control while descending a steep 3,439-foot-grade on State Route 59 in downtown Van Buren, Arkansas. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the truckdriver to comply with regulatory signs and to properly use limited service brakes and trasnmission for speed control purposes, which permitted the tractor semitrailer to accelerate to a high speed while descending the steep grade. Contributing to the accident were the improper adjustment of the vehicle's service brakes due to inadequate vehicle maintenance; the truckdriver's lack of experience, maturity, and training required for interstate truckdrivers; and the absence of an adequate surveillance and enforcement program for the trucking system. KW - Brakes KW - Crash reports KW - Fires KW - Regulations KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic law enforcement KW - Truck brakes KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucks KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306052 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00496167 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, U.S. 13 NEAR SNOW HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 31, 1985 PY - 1986/08/05 SP - 57 p. AB - The details are described of an accident in which a northbound tractor-semitrailer collided with 2 southbound vehicles on a curve on U.S. 13 near Snow Hill, North Carolina. The first collision on the 2-lane undivided highway was with a 1982 schoolbus. After this collision, the northbound tractor-semitrailer struck a southbound tractor semitrailer loaded with shelled corn. After the collisions, the northbound tractor-semitrailer, the grain truck's tractor, and the front of the grain truck's semitrailer caught fire. The weather was clear and the pavement was dry. The truckdriver of the first truck sustained fatal injuries. Of the 27 schoolbus passengers (ages 5 - 13 years), 15 sustained minor to moderate injuries, 10 sustained serious or severe injuries, and 2 received critical injuries; 6 passengers died. The schoolbus driver, the grain truck driver, and the driver and passenger in the automobile sustained minor injuries. KW - Crash reports KW - Fires KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - School buses KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/306097 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416029 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION OF METRO-DADE TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION TRAINS NOS. 172-171 AND 141-142, MIAM PY - 1986/08 SP - 66 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Automatic train control KW - Crashes KW - Drug abuse KW - Employees KW - Florida KW - Miami (Florida) KW - Railroads KW - Subways UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227425 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495898 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY. PERFORMANCE OF LAP BELTS IN 26 FRONTAL CRASHES PY - 1986/07/28 SP - 236 p. AB - This study reports on the performance of lap belts in 26 frontal crashes of passenger vehicles investigated by the Safety Board. The report discusses the Board's findings, selected lap belt cases, statistical estimates of seat belt effectiveness, related research on lap belt performance, and Federal regulations and manufacturers' practices on motor vehcle seat belts. The report concludes with recommendations to U.S. and foreign manufacturers of passenger vehicles, to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to the International Chiefs of Police, and to associations and groups concerned with emergency medicine. KW - Frontal crashes KW - Industries KW - Lap belts KW - Manual safety belts KW - Performance KW - Regulations KW - Seat belts KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305976 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00650732 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: BRISTOL BAY, ALASKA-- AUGUST 7, 1985; GULF OF MEXICO--OCTOBER 16, 1985 PY - 1986/06/30 SP - 21 p. AB - This publication is a compilation of two separate marine accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The first report concerns the sinking of the fishing vessel SEA DANCER, in Bristol Bay, Alaska, on August 7, 1985. The second report deals with the capsizing and sinking of the self-propelled lift boat DMC-1, in the Gulf of Mexico, on October 16, 1985. KW - Alaska KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Sea dancer (Vessel) KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/392152 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00415690 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: SOLDOTNA, ALASKA--FEBRUARY 4, 1985 AND SAN JUAN, PUERT RICO--JUNE 27, 1985 PY - 1986/06/30 SP - 17 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Alaska KW - Crashes KW - Puerto Rico KW - San Juan (Puerto Rico) KW - Soldotna (Alaska) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227272 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00422277 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES, INC., DC-9-14, N100ME, GENERAL BILLY MITCHELL FIELD, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN PY - 1986/06/24 SP - 101 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Milwaukee (Wisconsin) KW - Takeoff KW - Wisconsin UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/234555 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00415669 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: PROVINCETOWN-BOSTON AIRLINES FLIGHT 1039, EMBRAER BANDEIRANTE, EMB-110P1, N96PB, JACKSONVILLE, FLORI PY - 1986/06/24 SP - 98 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airplanes KW - Crashes KW - Florida KW - Jacksonville (Florida) KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227262 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00650270 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN U.S. PASSENGER VESSEL MISSISSIPPI QUEEN AND U.S. TOWBOAT CRIMSON GLORY IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR DONALDSONVILLE, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 12, 1985 PY - 1986/06/10 SP - 62 p. AB - About 1710, on December 12, 1985, the 382-foot-long U.S. passenger vessel MISSISSIPPI QUEEN and the U.S. towboat CRIMSON GLORY with its tow of 28 barges, approximately 1,150 feet in overall length, collided on the Mississippi River near Donaldsonville, Louisiana. The MISSISSIPPI QUEEN was holed and began to flood; however, the passenger vessel was grounded after the collision and all 405 passengers and crew were safely evacuated. The CRIMSON GLORY sustained minor damage and stood by to aid the MISSISSIPPI QUEEN. The estimated cost of repair to the two vessels was over $7 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision between the MISSISSIPPI QUEEN and the CRIMSON GLORY and its tow was the decision by the MISSISSIPPI QUEEN's pilot, about 8 minutes before the collision, to overtake the CRIMSON GLORY at a sharp bend in the Mississippi River, while the tow was crosswise in the river, rather than to slow down his vessel to delay the overtaking until the CRIMSON GLORY had cleared the bend. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crimson glory (Vessel) KW - Floods KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi Queen (Ship) KW - Mississippi River KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388561 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00650511 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE U.S. PASSENGER VESSEL PILGRIM BELLE, ON SOW AND PIGS REEF, VINEYARD SOUND, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY 28, 1985 PY - 1986/05/28 SP - 52 p. AB - At 1620 on July 28, 1985, the MV PILGRIM BELLE, a U.S. registered, 192-foot, 96-gross ton, passenger vessel, ran aground on the Sow and Pigs Reef, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts. After being informed that the vessel was taking on water, the master immediately ordered passengers and crew to abandon ship. He then broadcast a distress message to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The 84 passengers and 16 crew members were taken to a nearby fishing vessel, the FARE LADY, and to Cuttyhunk Island by recreation boats and the PILGRIM BELLE II, the vessel's launch. They were later transferred to USCG Station, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The remaining eight members of the crew and one shipyard/builder representative stayed with the vessel. There were no serious injuries on grounding or leaving the vessel. The PILGRIM BELLE did not sink. Damage and repair costs were $357,000, and the vessel was returned to service on August 31, 1985. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of the grounding of the PILGRIM BELLE at Sow and Pigs Reef, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, were the failure of the master: to actively direct the navigation of his vessel; to plot a course to alert himself to the possible dangers along the vessel's route; and, to take and plot navigation fixes to monitor the vessel's positions accurately. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the mate to warn the master that the vessel was approaching close to Sow and Pigs Reef. KW - Crash investigation KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Massachusetts KW - Passenger ships KW - Pilgrim belle (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/392075 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00650266 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE DRILLING BARGE TONKAWA IN BAYOU CHENE NEAR MORGAN CITY, LOUISIANA MAY 20, 1985 PY - 1986/05/28 SP - 35 p. AB - About 2330, on May 20, 1985, the posted drilling barge TONKAWA capsized and sank while under tow in Bayou Chene, approximately 6 1/4 miles southeast of Morgan City, Louisiana. The drilling barge had been underway for about 11 hours prior to the capsizing. There were 22 persons aboard the TONKAWA at the time of capsizing; 11 persons survived the casualty and 11 persons lost their lives. The drilling barge capsized in approximately 26 feet of water and came to rest on its starboard side, about 135 degres from its normal upright position. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing was the failure of the rig crew to close the No.3 starboard ballast inlet valve properly, which resulted in the accidental flooding of the No.3 starboard ballast tank, with an attendant loss of stability of the drilling barge. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the person in charge of the drilling barge to supervise the ballasting operation properly, and to ascertain that the rig personnel assigned to the ballasting operation understood the system. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Drill barges KW - Louisiana KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tonkawa (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388558 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00463188 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE REPORT - FAILURE OF CARGO TANK TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON THE WASHINGTON, DC, BELTWAY, I-95, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AUGUST 12, 1985 PY - 1986/05/13 SP - 31 p. AB - On August 12, 1985, in Fairfax County, Virginia, a cargo tank loaded with 5,000 gallons of corrosive hazardous waste from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, leaked its cargo while en route to a disposal facility in Deepwater, New Jersey. The 17-year-old cargo tank had recently received corrosion damage repairs; however, no technical examinations were performed on the cargo tank at that time to determine the severity of corrosion damage to the shell or the welds. A 4-mile stretch of Interstate 95 was closed to traffic for about 9 hours, and about 600 persons were evaluated from an area within a half-mile radius of the cargo tank. Local emergency response personnel experienced difficulties when attempting to call the waste generator to determine the concentration of the hazardous materials contained in the waste solution and to determine the threats presented to public safety. KW - Corrosion KW - Crash reports KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency response KW - Failure KW - Hazardous materials KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Tankers KW - Waste disposal UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/274566 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416837 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: FAILURE OF CARGO TANK TRANSPORTING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON THE WASHINGTON, D.C. BELTWAY, I-95, FAIRFAX CO PY - 1986/05/13 SP - 29 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Capital Beltway KW - Crashes KW - Fairfax County (Virginia) KW - Hazardous materials KW - Tank trucks KW - Virginia UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/232745 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416455 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT: RUNWAY INCURSIONS AT CONTROLLED AIRPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES PY - 1986/05 SP - 119 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Airplanes KW - Airport runways KW - Airports KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227612 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649919 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON BOARD U.S. CHEMICAL TANKSHIP PUERTO RICAN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 31, 1984 PY - 1986/04/18 SP - 42 p. AB - About 0324, on October 31, 1984, as the 660-foot-long U.S.- registered chemical tankship PUERTO RICAN was preparing to disembark a pilot about 8 miles west of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, an explosion occurred in the vicinity of the vessel's center void space No. 6. The main deck, over the void and adjacent wing tanks was lifted up, blown forward, and landed inverted over center cargo tank Nos. 4 and 5 and their adjacent wing tanks. An intense fire erupted and burned out of control for several hours. A few hours after the explosion, the vessel was towed farther offshore in an effort to avoid polluting the coastline if the vessel sank. Several days later the vessel broke in two while in heavy seas, and the stern section sank. The bow section remained afloat and was later towed to a shipyard. The pilot and one crewmember were injured, and one crewmember is missing and presumed dead. The PUERTO RICAN was valued at $35 million. The National Transportation Ssafety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion on board the tankship PUERTO RICAN was the master's failure to require that center void space No. 6 be inspected for the presence of 50 percent caustic soda solution, when he became aware of the possibility of a cargo leak from center port cargo tank No. 5. Flammable hydrogen gas produced by the reaction of the caustic soda solution with zinc in the epoxy paint and in the galvanized piping in center void space No. 6 was ignited by an undetermined source. KW - Chemical tankers KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Marine safety KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Puerto rican (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - San Francisco (California) KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388344 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649822 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL SANTO ROSARIO ABOUT 35 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, JULY 23, 1984 PY - 1986/04/18 SP - 29 p. AB - About 0430, on July 23, 1984, the 70.5-foot-long U.S. fishing vessel SANTO ROSARIO, while fishing for calico scallops about 35 nautical miles east of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, capsized and sank. Three crew members were rescued by a fishing vessel nearby, but the fourth crew member, sleeping below deck, went down with the vessel and was drowned. The vessel's estimated value was $250,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the fishing vessel SANTO ROSARIO was the agreement between the fishermen and the Canaveral Seafood Company to pile enough scallops on deck to accommodate 1 1/2 hours of pierside unloading time, which reduced the stability of the vessel to the point that a small shift in the vessel's deckload capsized the vessel. Contributing to the accident was the practice of using converted shrimp trawlers for scallop fishing. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Santo Rosario (Ship) KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388289 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416424 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL SANTO ROSARIO ABOUT 35 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, F PY - 1986/04/18 SP - 25 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Fishing vessels KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227597 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416660 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON BOARD U.S. CHEMICAL TANKSHIP PUERTO RICAN IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR SAN FRANCI PY - 1986/04/18 SP - 39 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - California KW - Fires KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Ships KW - Tankers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/232685 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495842 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY. TRAINING, LICENSING, AND QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS FOR DRIVERS OF HEAVY TRUCKS PY - 1986/04/17 SP - 128 p. AB - This study examines the process of preparation for employment as truck drivers and their placing in service. The Safety Board has established a training requirement that also requires that truck drivers demonstrate their skills before graduating. When validated training standards are available, a system should be adopted for using to assess schools' courses of study. The Safety Board has reviewed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, pointing out loopholes and suggesting improvements. The Safety Board has recommended the development of a national license for truck drivers. The Board has reviewed and made recommendatios to improve the National Driver Register. KW - Curricula KW - Driver licensing KW - Driver training KW - Heavy duty trucks KW - National Driver Register KW - Regulations KW - Standards KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305921 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00464427 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLAPSE OF THE U.S. 43 CHICKASAWBOGUE BRIDGE SPANS NEAR MOBILE, ALABAMA, APRIL 24, 1985 PY - 1986/04/17 SP - 41 p. AB - One vehicle, a 1979 Ford van, because of the condition of the bridge, became airborne, struck one of the falling bridge spans, and entered the water. The one occupant exited the van, swam to shore before the van sank in 20 feet of water, and sustained minor injuries in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collapse was the undetected deterioration of the steel H-piles due to the inadequate inspection of the underwater bridge elements by the State of Alabama. KW - Bridge substructures KW - Bridges KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Deterioration KW - Failure KW - Piles (Supports) KW - Steel KW - Steel piling KW - Underwater construction KW - Underwater structures UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/274819 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00464450 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY - TRAINING, LICENSING, AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR DRIVERS OF HEAVY TRUCKS PY - 1986/04/17 SP - 128 p. AB - To ensure that a driver has the skills necessary for safe operation of a truck, the Safety Board has determined that a training requirement should be established, stipulating not only that prospective truck drivers obtain instruction, but also that they demonstrate before graduating that they have mastered the skills they were taught. The Safety Board has reviewed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, pointing out loopholes and suggesting improvements. To make truck driver licensing more uniform throughout the United States, and to make it a more effective means of setting and enforcing adequate qualification standards, the Safety Board has recommended development of a national license for truck drivers. KW - Driver licenses KW - Driver training KW - Driving tests KW - Heavy vehicles KW - Standardization KW - Standards KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/274840 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495848 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD PUBLIC FORUM ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG SAFETY EDUCATION PY - 1986/03/28 SP - 88 p. AB - The purpose of the National Transportation Safety Board's Forum (March 1985) was to examine school and community programs designed to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse, discuss the major issues surrounding alcohol/drug abuse prevention, and develop recommendations to governmental and private agencies to improve alcohol/drug abuse prevention programs. Education and safety experts from across the country joined representatives from citizens and parent groups to discuss the above mentioned issues. The results of their presentations and discussions are contained in this report accompanied by recommendations to improve the state of alcohol/safety education in the U.S. KW - Alcohol education programs KW - Alcohol use KW - Community action programs KW - Conferences KW - Countermeasures KW - Drugs KW - Safety education KW - Safety programs KW - Schools KW - Traffic safety education UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305929 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00463341 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD PUBLIC FORUM ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG SAFETY EDUCATION PY - 1986/03/28 SP - 88 p. AB - The purpose of the Forum was to examine school and community programs designed to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse, discuss the major issues surrounding alcohol/drug abuse prevention, and develop recommendations to governmental and private agencies to improve alcohol/drug abuse prevention programs. Education and safety experts from across the country joined representatives from citizens and parent groups to discuss the above mentioned issues. The results of their presentations and discussions are contained in the report accompanied by Safety Board recommendations to improve the state of alcohol/safety education in the United States. KW - Alcoholism KW - Conferences KW - Drugs KW - Drunk driving KW - Prevention KW - Traffic safety education UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/274700 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416187 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBWAY TRAIN, DEKALB AVENUE STATION, BROOKLYN, NEW YOR PY - 1986/03/27 SP - 35 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - New York (New York) KW - Subways UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227503 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649105 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN THE FISHING VESSEL GULF QUEEN AND THE CREWBOAT MV ALAN MCCALL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, MARCH 9, 1985 PY - 1986/03/04 SP - 21 p. AB - On March 9, 1985, the U.S. charter fishing vessel GULF QUEEN was rammed by the U.S. crewboat MV ALAN MCCALL in the Gulf of Mexico, about 55 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana. The GULF QUEEN, with 20 persons aboard, was anchored in about 75 feet of water while members of the fishing party fished. The visibility was approximately 1/4 nautical mile in the fog. The ALAN MCCALL, a 110-foot crewboat, while en route to an oil production platform, was traveling at a speed of about 18 knots, when it struck the port side of the wood hulled GULF QUEEN near its stern. Three persons from the GULF QUEEN were thrown into the water. Two persons were rescued; the third person is missing and presumed dead. The GULF QUEEN flooded and sank. The GULF QUEEN's survivors were taken aboard the ALAN MCCALL and brought ashore. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision was the failure of the operator of the ALAN MCCALL to maintain a proper lookout, and to operate his vessel at a safe speed in fog. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the owners of the ALAN MCCALL to require that operators of their crewboats comply with the Inland and International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, particularly the rules for safe speed in periods of limited visibility and for maintaining a proper lookout. KW - Alan mccall (Vessel) KW - Boats KW - Crash investigation KW - Crew boats KW - Fishing vessels KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Gulf queen (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387857 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00419227 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE UNINSPECTED VESSEL M V SCITANIC ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, JU PY - 1986/03 SP - 42 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Alabama KW - Boating KW - Boats KW - Crashes KW - Excursion boats KW - Huntsville (Alabama) KW - Marine safety KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/233471 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411429 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT : COLLISION BETWEEN THE FISHING VESSEL GULF QUEEN AND THE CREWBOAT M V ALAN MCCALL IN THE GULF OF MEXI PY - 1986/03 SP - 30 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Boating KW - Boats KW - Crashes KW - Fishing vessels KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226235 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649104 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ONBOARD THE U.S. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT GLOMAR ARCTIC II IN THE NORTH SEA, 130 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, JANUARY 15, 1985 PY - 1986/02/12 SP - 39 p. AB - On January 15, 1985, the US semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) GLOMAR ARCTIC II was conducting well testing operations 130 nautical miles east-southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, in the North Sea. About 2030, the drilling unit experienced an explosion in the port pontoon pumproom. The chief engineer and third assistant engineer were killed in the blast. Damage to the drilling vessel was estimated to be $2.3 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the misassembly of the No.3 crude oil burner tip. The fracture allowed flammable crude oil and gas hydrocarbons to be released into the port pontoon pumproom, creating an explosive hydrocarbon atmosphere which was subsequently ignited by an electrical component in the pumproom. Contributing to the fracture of the No.3 burner tip was the improperly manufactured burner tip and the lack of adequate Otis Pressure Control Company maintenance and inspection procedures for the well test crew. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Glomar arctic ii(Platform) KW - Marine safety KW - North Sea KW - Offshore platforms KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387856 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411640 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT : EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT GLOMAR ARCTIC II IN THE NORTH SEA PY - 1986/02/12 SP - 39 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - North Sea KW - Offshore drilling platforms KW - Offshore structures UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226314 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411139 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT : GALAXY AIRLINES, INC., LOCKHEED ELECTRA-L-188C, N5532, RENO, NEVADA, JANUARY 21, 1985 PY - 1986/02 SP - 86 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crashes KW - Nevada KW - Reno (Nevada) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226137 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411090 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT : AIR CANADA FLIGHT 797, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-32, C-FTLU, GREATER CINCINNATI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT PY - 1986/01/31 SP - 113 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airplanes KW - Cincinnati Metropolitan Area KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Ohio KW - Survival UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226118 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00648845 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE PANAMANIAN-FLAG PASSENGER CARFERRY M/V A. REGINA, MONA ISLAND, PUERTO RICO, FEBRUARY 15, 1985 PY - 1986/01/23 SP - 29 p. AB - The Dominican Ferries Line M/V A. REGINA, a Panamanian-flag 330- foot, 3,658-gross-ton passenger car ferry ran aground on the southeast coast of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, at 0020 on February 15, 1985, while en route from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, to San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. After unsuccessful attempts to refloat the REGINA, the 72 crew members and 143 passengers were landed by the vessel's lifeboats and life rafts on Mona Island and subsequently flown back to Mayaguez. One crew member was injured slightly when leaving the vessel. The stranded vessel, valued at $5 million, was considered a total loss. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the grounding of the A. REGINA at Mona Island, Puerto Rico, was the failure of the master to monitor the vessel's progress along the charted course line by plotting navigation fixes so as to detect the vessel's set and drift. Contributing to the accident was the master's failure to make a leeway steering allowance for wind, sea, and current effects when plotting a course line close to the island, his assuming a watch while on medication and in a fatigued physical condition, and his failure to maintain an adequate lookout. KW - A. regina (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Ferries KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387752 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411100 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT : GROUNDING OF THE PANAMANIAN-FLAG PASSENGER CARFERRY M V A. REGINA, MONA ISLAND, PUERTO RICO, FEBRUAR PY - 1986/01/23 SP - 27 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Ferries KW - Puerto Rico KW - Shipwrecks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226122 ER - TY - SER AN - 00458827 JO - NTSB News Digest PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NEW YORK SUBWAY DERAILMENT REPORT CITES NYCTA ROLE IN SUPERVISION OF TRACK WORK PY - 1986 VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - n.p. AB - The May 15, 1985, derailment of a rapid transit train just beyond the DeKalb Avenue Station was caused by the New York City Transit Authority's failure to supervise properly the employees who had just completed track work at the site. Competent inspections were not performed and supervisors did not remain to observe a train move over the track after work was completed. The derailed train was the 12th to use the switch after it had been worked on. After the second car of the train derailed, it was dragged into a track separation wall where 20 ft of its right side was torn off, the front corner crushed and seats along the torn side destroyed. There were no fatalities; minor injuries were sustained by 65 passengers and 7 NYCTA employees. Investigation revealed that replaced rail sections had not been seated properly, braces were loose and two were missing, and two spikes were missing from the gauge side of the rail. These conditions allowed the loose stock rail to move as several trains traversed the crossover. Position of the stock rail produced a gap at the switch point which was struck by the worn wheel on the second car. If foremen had observed the first train over the renewed track, the loose stock rail should have been detected and correction made. Competent inspections were not made. Most injuries were attributed to smoke inhalation that resulted when a fire developed in third-rail coverboard and wiring insulation on the car after the third rail was forced up under the derailed car. NYCTA failed to supervise an unqualified power maintainer who inadvertently energized the third rail at the accident site, leading to another power outage that caused the stopping and evacuation of 16 more trains. Emergency response by the New York City Fire Department was prompt. The conductor of the derailed train was able to evacuate his passengers through the rear cars which were still at the station platform. KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Electric power transmission KW - Fires KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance of way KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad tracks KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit trains KW - Safety KW - Smoke KW - Supervision KW - Third rail KW - Track inspection KW - Wear KW - Wheels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/275567 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00418912 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLAPSE OF THE U.S. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT PENROD 61, GULF OF MEXICO, OCTOBER 27, 1985 PY - 1986 SP - 50 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Offshore drilling platforms KW - Offshore structures KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/233358 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00419449 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT: NORTHEAST UTILITIES SERVICE COMPANY EXPLOSION AND FIRE, DERBY, CONNECTICUT, DECEMBER 6, 1985 PY - 1986 SP - 38 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Connecticut KW - Crashes KW - Derby (Connecticut) KW - Failure KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - Pipeline failures KW - Pipelines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/233593 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411769 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT : CONTINENTAL PIPE LINE COMPANY PIPELINE RUPTURE AND FIRE, KAYCEE, WYOMING, JULY 23, 1985 PY - 1986 SP - 25 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Kaycee KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - Pipeline failures KW - Pipelines KW - Wyoming UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226372 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495795 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. COLLISION OF TUBA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS AND BELL CREEK, INCORPORATED, TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, US 160 NEAR TUBA CITY, ARIZONA, APRIL 29, 1985 PY - 1985/12/10 SP - 37 p. AB - About 3:14 p.m. on 29 April 1985, a tractor-semitrailer transporting cattle and traveling about 59 mph struck the rear of a stopped schoolbus on U.S. 160. Of the 32 schoolbus passengers, 2 were fatally injured, 4 sustained serious inuries, 4 received moderate injuries, 18 sustained minor injuries, and 4 were not injured. The truckdriver and the schoolbus driver received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was the truckdriver's chronic fatigue, which adversely affected his ability to avoid a collision with the stationary schoolbus; his chronic fatigue developed from a loss of sleep due to a combination of excessive duty time and a prolonged irregular duty pattern. Contributing to the accident was the failure of Bell Creek Incorporated to properly monitor the truck driver's activities to prevent excessive hours of service. KW - Crash reports KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Highway safety KW - Hours of labor KW - School buses KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305862 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00463098 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - SCHOOLBUS ROLLOVER, STATE ROUTE 88 NEAR JEFFERSON, NORTH CAROLINA, MARCH 13, 1985 PY - 1985/12/10 SP - 31 p. AB - About 12:20 p.m. on March 13, 1985, an Ashe County School District schoolbus, driven by a 17-year-old student driver and carrying 22 students, ages 16 and 17, was traveling up an 8-percent grade on eastbound State Route 88 near Jefferson, North Carolina, when it went off the right edge of the road in a left curve and crossed the grassy shoulder. The 1980 schoolbus then rolled one revolution to the right and down a steep embankment and came to rest upright 24 feet below the road surface against two trees. There was no fuel leakage or fire. It was daylight, the weather was clear, and the two-lane roadway was dry. One student was seriously injured, one sustained moderate injuries, and the other 20 had minor injuries; the schoolbus driver was not injured. None of the bus occupants were ejected from the schoolbus. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inattention of the 17-year-old student schoolbus driver to his driving task which resulted in the schoolbus leaving the road, loss of control, and a subsequent overturn of the schoolbus. KW - Age KW - Alertness KW - Attention KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Driver age KW - Drivers KW - School bus drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/274495 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00463099 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION OF TUBA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS AND BELL CREEK, INC., TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, US 160 NEAR TUBA CITY, ARIZONA, APRIL 29, 1985 PY - 1985/12/10 SP - 37 p. AB - About 3:14 p.m. mountain standard time on April 29, 1985, a Bell Creek, Inc. tractor-semitrailer transporting 99 head of cattle and traveling about 59 mph struck the rear of a 1977 Tuba City Unified School District schoolbus on eastbound U.S. 160 about 16 miles north of Tuba City, Arizona. The schoolbus was stopped with its warning lights flashing in the eastbound lane of the two-lane highway to discharge passengers. The weather was clear, the pavement was dry, and there were no visibility obstructions for about 1.4 miles to the rear of the schoolbus. Of the schoolbus passengers (ages 5 to 21 years), 2 were fatally injured, 4 sustained serious injuries, 4 received moderate injuries, 18 sustained minor injuries, and 4 were not injured. The truckdriver and the schoolbus driver received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the truckdriver's chronic fatigue, which adversely affected his ability to avoid a collision with the stationary schoolbus; his chronic fatigue developed from a loss of sleep due to a combination of excessive duty time and a prolonged irregular duty pattern. Contributing to the accident was the failure of Bell Creek, Inc., to properly monitor the truckdriver's activities to prevent excessive hours of service. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Hours of labor KW - Monitoring KW - Rear end crashes KW - School buses KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/274496 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00648358 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE U.S. TUG M/V CELTIC AND BARGE CAPE RACE, LONG ISLAND SOUND, CONNECTICUT, NOVEMBER 17, 1984. PY - 1985/11/26 SP - 31 p. AB - About 2230 on November 17, 1985, the U.S. tug MV CELTIC and the barge CAPE RACE, which was secured to the tug's starboard side, suddenly sank in Long Island Sound, Connecticut, resulting in the loss of both vessels and the loss of the tug's six-man crew. The tug and the barge, loaded with scrap iron, were en route from Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Port Neward, New Jersey, and were about 6 miles south of Norwalk, Connecticut, at the time of the accident. The value of the two vessels and cargo was estimated to be about $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the sinking of the tug CELTIC and the barge CAPE RACE was the failure of the owner of the barge to maintain the barge adequately, which allowed the internal structure and shell plating of the barge to deteriorate until the barge sustained a hull failure, resulting in the flooding of the forward part of the barge, causing the barge to plunge underwater bow first and sink. The tug was pulled underwater by the sinking barge. Contributing to the sinking of the tug was the lack of a means to release the towing lines to the barge quickly and remotely from the pilothouse. KW - Cape race (Vessel) KW - Celtic (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387556 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495783 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY. GRADE CROSSING REVIEW, CALENDAR YEARS 1983 AND 1984 PY - 1985/10/30 SP - 67 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board investigated 161 railroad/highway grade crossing accidents and issued 151 Safety Recommendations to Federal and State agencies, railroads, and safety-related organizations, urging both general and site-specific grade crossing improvements. Railroad data reported to the Federal Railroad Administration for calendar years 1979 through 1983 indicate that progress has been made by Federal, State, and local agenciess, by railroads, and by public and private safety organizations in reducing (by about 30%) the loss of life and injuries from these accidents. However, prelilminary 1984 data provided to the Safety Board by the FRA indicate that the downward trend in fatalities, injuries, and accidents may be reversing. In 1983, there were 6,562 reported accidents, 542 fatalities, and 2,467 injuries. In 1984, there were an estimated 7,281 reported accidents, 649 fatalities, and 2,910 injuries. Thus, accidents increased 10.9% from 1983 to 1984. KW - Fatalities KW - Highway safety KW - Improvements KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Property KW - Property damage KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305848 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649114 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: U.S. FISHING VESSEL ATLANTIC MIST, ATLANTIC OCEAN, APPROXIMATELY 15 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, VIRGINIA, JANUARY 31, 1985 PY - 1985/10/25 SP - 15 p. AB - At 1946 on January 31, 1985, the 75-foot-long fishing vessel ATLANTIC MIST rolled to port, recovered briefly, and sank stern first. Of the five persons onboard the vessel, the master and two crew members were injured, the mate died, and one crew member remains missing and is presumed dead. The ATLANTIC MIST was a total loss; its estimated value was $300,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of the sinking of the uninspected commercial fishing vessel ATLANTIC MIST was the failure of the master to lock the covers on the circular deck openings, which allowed boarding seas to flood the fish hold. Contributing to the sinking were the clogging of the fish hold drains by loose clams, which interfered with dewatering the hold, and the non- watertight bulkhead penetrations into the engine room, which allowed progressive flooding of the vessel. Contributing to the loss of life were the poor fit of an exposure suit and a defective inflator tube assembly for the suit's auxiliary buoyancy ring. KW - Atlantic Mist (Fishing vessel) KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387863 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411057 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS : U.S. FISHING VESSEL ATLANTIC MIST, ATLANTIC OCEAN APPROXIMATELY 15 NMI EAST OF CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND PY - 1985/10/25 SP - 14 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Virginia KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226102 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00408375 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY : AIRLINE PASSENGER SAFETY EDUCATION : A REVIEW OF METHODS USED TO PRESENT SAFETY INFORMATION PY - 1985/10/25 SP - 154 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Airlines KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220911 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00408471 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT : NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE, SHARPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, FEBRUARY 22, 19 PY - 1985/10/25 SP - 28 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas KW - Pennsylvania KW - Pipeline failures KW - Pipelines KW - Sharpsville UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220959 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00456249 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBWAY SYSTEM FIRES PY - 1985/10/23 SP - 47 p. AB - Additional recommendations designed to improve fire safety in the New York City subway range from an improved fire data reporting system to a more sophisticated communications system in subway tunnels for use by the New York City Fire Department and emergency personnel. The report covers a 7-day investigation conducted in December 1984. The purpose was to identify safety improvements that could either prevent, or reduce, fire hazards in the system which was the site of 4,368 fires in the first 10 months of 1984. The National Transportation Safety Board had earlier issued 12 recommendations on improved subway fire safety. These added recommendations are directed to the New York State Public Transportation Safety Board. NTSB said NYCTA should develop a more precise definition of a confirmed fire and should categorize track and structure fire data to more accurately reflect the hazards to the riders. The current system is not designed to assist NYCTA senior management adequately to identify serious track and structure fire hazards. NYCTA was also advised that its system safety department should institute an internal review process to insure that correct data are being reported to data collection systems. To improve emergency communications in event of fire, NYCTA was urged to install a hardwire communications system throughout the subway with jacks at frequent intervals so firefighters could plug in telephone transceivers. Presently Fire Department radios operate on a line-of-sight range and are incapable of transmitting or receiving effectively below ground so that firemen must be stationed at short intervals in tunnels to relay communications over portable radios. This reduces the number of persons available to fight fires. The phone jack system would give NYFD maximum capability to fight fires and evacuate passengers. KW - Communication systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Data collection KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fire prevention KW - Fires KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Radio KW - Rail transit facilities KW - Railroad tracks KW - Rapid transit KW - Risk analysis KW - Safety KW - Subways KW - Telephone KW - Track structures UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/268315 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495779 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT REPORT - OVERTURN OF A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER TRANSPORTING TORPEDOES, DENVER, COLORADO, AUGUST 1, 1984 PY - 1985/10/21 SP - 66 p. AB - This report discusses the overturn of a tractor-semitrailer transporting torpedoes for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on an interstate highway in Denver, Colorado, about 4:48 a.m., m.d.t., on August 1, 1984. Local emergency response organizations were unable to gain immediate access to authoritative information and expertise on the threat to the safety of the community posed by the torpedoes. When emergency response personnel called the DOD at two telephone numbers listed on the shipping paper, neither telephone was answered. The DOD response to the accident was fragmented, slow, and confusing to onscene civilian emergency response personnel. Information provided to onscene emergency response personnel was not coordinated through a DOD focal point, and sometimes in an attempt to provide as much information as possible, some information not specific to the accident conditions or environment was provided. It was determined that the probable cause of the accident was driver inexperience and excessive speed for the configuration of the ramp. Other contributory causes were as follows: ineffectiveness of signing on the configuration of the ramp; higher-than-necessary center of gravity of the loaded vehicle due to limited options provided by the Department of Defense loading instuctions; and inadequate driver qualification standards. There also was a lack of means for local emergency personnel to obtain technical information about the hazards of the shipment, inappropriate recommendations for action, and lack of clear procedures for providing a prompt emergency response. KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Driver selection KW - Drivers KW - Emergency response KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway safety KW - Selection and appointment KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305844 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00410870 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS PY - 1985/10/17 SP - 269 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Conferences KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Railroads KW - Studies UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226041 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649418 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE U.S. SELF-PROPELLED LIFT BOAT AMAY S WHILE UNDER TOW OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER POINT HOPE, GULF OF MEXICO, OCTOBER 17, 1984 PY - 1985/10/01 SP - 38 p. AB - During the early morning hours of October 17, 1984, the AMAY S, a 64-foot-long, self-propelled lift boat, became disabled when it lost propulsion and electrical power while en route to Sabine Pass, Texas, from an offshore oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The master radioed the U.S. Coast Guard, requesting assistance, and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter POINT HOPE was dispatched to assist. About 0830 C.S.T., the POINT HOPE arrived on scene, and by 0917, the cutter had the AMAY S in tow bound for Sabine Pass. About 15 minutes after the tow was commenced, the AMAY S suddenly rolled to starboard, capsized, and sank. All seven persons on board the AMAY S were rescued by the POINT HOPE, but the vessel was not salvageable and has been declared a total loss. The loss was valued at $600,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the AMAY S was the failure of the master to correct a starboard list before the tow began, and the decision of the commanding officer of the POINT HOPE to tow the vessel with its bow into the sea rather than the stern, which resulted in large quantities of water coming on deck that caused a starboard heeling moment that exceeded the vessel's righting moment. Contributing to the accident were the inherently poor stability characteristics of the AMAY S. KW - Amay s (Vessel) KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388018 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649539 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ABOARD THE U.S. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT ZAPATA LEXINGTON, GULF OF MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 14, 1984 PY - 1985/10/01 SP - 28 p. AB - About 1230, on September 14, 1984, the U.S.-flag mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) ZAPATA LEXINGTON suffered an explosion and fire while moored and conducting drilling operations in 1,465 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. The accident occurred while procedures were being employed to evacuate a gas bubble from the subsea blowout preventer stack on the sea floor. Instead, gas trapped in the blowout preventer entered the base of the marine riser, rose to the surface, and escaped into the atmosphere, expelling a large volume of drilling mud out of the riser. The gas infiltrated the areas above and below the drill floor at the base of the derrick and was ignited. The explosion and fire that followed resulted in the deaths of four persons and severe injuries to three persons. Sixty-four persons abandoned the MODU using two survival capsules and three inflatable liferafts. The gas fire burned itself out about 30 minutes after the rig was evacuated. The cost of repairs was estimated at $12 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion and fire was the accidental ignition of gas released to the atmosphere through the marine riser during an attempt to evacuate gas from the blowout preventer stack. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the failure of the drilling crew to use the diverter system when the return flow of drilling mud became excessive. Contributing to the number of injuries was the failure of the rig's supervisory personnel to exclude nonessential personnel from high-risk areas during critical well control operations. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Offshore platforms KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Zapata Lexington (Offshore platform) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388098 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00650269 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: BONAVENTURE, FEBRUARY 27, 1982, JUDITH LEE ROSE, MARCH 2, 1982, ANGELA BRILEY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1982, LIBERTY, DECEMBER 12, 1983, ALVENUS, JULY 30, 1984 PY - 1985/09/30 SP - 29 p. AB - This publication is a compilation of the reports of five separate marine accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. The accident vessels, locations, and dates are as follows: BONAVENTURE, Gulf of Maine, about 40 miles northeast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, February 27, 1982; JUDITH LEE ROSE, Atlantic Ocean, about 75 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, March 2, 1982; ANGELA BRILEY, Gulf of Mexico, 80 nmi south-southeast of Galveston, Texas, September 25, 1982; LIBERTY, Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, December 12, 1983; and ALVENUS, Gulf of Mexico, approximately 11 nautical miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, July 30, 1984. KW - Alvenus (Vessel) KW - Angela briley (Vessel) KW - Bonaventure (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Judith lee rose (Vessel) KW - Liberty (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388560 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00408335 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS : BONAVENTURE, FEBRUARY 27, 1982; JUDITH LEE ROSE, MARCH 2, 1982; ANGELA BRILEY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1982; L PY - 1985/09/30 SP - 29 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Marine safety KW - Offshore structures KW - Shipwrecks KW - United States KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220886 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411474 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT : VIEQUES AIR LINK, INC., BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-6 ISLANDER, N589SA, VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO, AUGUST 2, 198 PY - 1985/09/27 SP - 48 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aviation KW - Crashes KW - Local service airlines KW - Puerto Rico KW - Vieques (Puerto Rico) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226246 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00457088 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY SYMPOSIUM: WAYS TO INCREASE USE AND DECREASE MISUSE OF CHILD RESTRAINTS PY - 1985/09/04 SP - 125 p. AB - The report contains the transcript of the general sessions of the Safety Board's Symposium on Child Passenger Safety, held in Washington, D.C. on January 28, 1985. These sessions, and the discussions of six groups that considered various aspects of the problem and made reports at the afternoon general session, focused on ways to increase use of child restraints and to reduce their misuse. The report also contains considerable reference material which should be useful to child passenger safety advocates. Appendixes present information on child restraint protection laws, child passenger fatalities by State, current models of child restraints, and State Child Passenger Safety Associations. KW - Child restraint systems KW - Conferences KW - Incentives KW - Utilization UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/268417 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00416030 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AVIATION SPECIAL REPORT: REVIEW OF ALCOHOL AS A CAUSE FACTOR, CALENDAR YEAR 1983 PY - 1985/09 SP - 95 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air transportation KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Alcohol use KW - Crashes KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/227426 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00458777 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--REAR END COLLISION OF TWO CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRAINS NEAR THE MONTROSE AVENUE STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 17, 1984 PY - 1985/08/20 SP - 41 p. AB - About 5 p.m., on August 17, 1984, after southbound Chicago Transit Authority eight-car "A" train No. 135 left the Montrose Avenue Station and as it slowly ascended a 3.1-percent grade, the motorman saw "yellow dynamic" brake lights illuminated on the second and seventh cars. The train rolled to a stop, and the motorman secured the cab and went back to cut out the brakes on the second car. While the motorman was out of the cab, train No. 135 began to roll backward down the grade. The motorman ran back to the cab and attempted to stop the train; however, he did not stop it. Train No. 135, moving at about 20 mph, struck Chicago Transit Authority eight-car "B" train No. 143, which was standing just south of the Montrose Avenue Station. One passenger was killed, and 46 passengers and 3 crewmembers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the motorman of train No. 135 to apply the track brakes while the train was rolling downhill. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Chicago Transit Authority to assure that the motorman was skilled in emergency procedures. KW - Brake systems KW - Brakes KW - Braking performance KW - Chicago Transit Authority KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Human factors KW - Injuries KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Physiological aspects KW - Rapid transit KW - Rear end crashes KW - Risk analysis KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/272705 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00454911 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT -- REAR END COLLISION OF TWO CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRAINS NEAR THE MONTROSE AVENUE STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 17, 1984 PY - 1985/08/20 SP - 44 p. AB - About 5 p.m., on August 17, 1984, after southbound Chicago Transit Authority eight-car "A" train No. 135 left the Montrose Avenue Station and as it slowly ascended a 3.1 percent grade, the motorman saw "yellow dynamic" brake lights illuminated on the second and seventh cars. The train rolled to a stop, and the motorman secured and went back to cut out the brakes on the second car. While the motorman was out of the cab, train No. 135 began to roll backward down the grade. The motorman ran back to the cab and attempted to stop the train; however, he did not stop it. Train No. 135, moving at about 20 mph, struck Chicago Transit Authority eight-car "B" train No. 143, which was standing just south of the Montrose Avenue Station. One passenger was killed, and 46 passengers and 3 crewmembers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the motorman of train No. 135 to apply the track brakes while the train was rolling downhill. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Chicago Transit Authority to assure that the motorman was skilled in emergency procedures. KW - Braking KW - Casualties KW - Chicago Transit Authority KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fatalities KW - Rapid transit KW - Training KW - Transit operators UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/267985 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649258 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: LOSS BY FIRE OF THE U.S. PASSENGER VESSEL M/V FANTASY ISLANDER IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 8, 1984 PY - 1985/07/30 SP - 33 p. AB - On September 8, 1984, the 42-foot passenger vessel MV FANTASY ISLANDER was returning to Fisherman's Village, Punta Gorda, Florida, after a sightseeing/luncheon cruise to Cabbage Key in Charlotte Harbor. About 1545, a fire, which started in the engine compartment, forced the 2 crewmembers and 35 passengers to abandon the vessel about 0.5 nautical mile off Punta Gorda. There were no injuries. The vessel, which was a total loss, was valued at about $25,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the destruction by fire of the FANTASY ISLANDER was the failure of the operator to investigate immediately when he detected the odor of burning wood and to take early measures to extinguish a smoldering fire in fuel soaked insulation. The leakage of residual fuel into the surrounding insulation and its ignition were caused by undetected deterioration of the flexible piping in the dry exhaust system. Contributing to the spread of the fire was the failure of the operator to shut down the starboard engine immediately when he detected fire, oil spray from an undetermined source in the vicinity of the starboard engine which fueled the fire, and the operator's failure to use all available firefighting equipment to confine and control the fire. KW - Crash investigation KW - Fantasy islander (Vessel) KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387947 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00650267 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT/INCIDENT SUMMARY REPORTS: ANAHEIM BAY, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 28, 1984 PY - 1985/07/12 SP - 12 p. AB - About 0250 on October 28, 1984, the 20.4-foot-long U.S. recreational motorboat WHISKEY RUNNER struck a U.S. Navy mooring buoy in Anaheim Bay, California at a speed of about 30 mph. Of the nine persons onboard the boat, the operator and one passenger were seriously injured, two passengers received minor injuries, and five passengers died. The WHISKEY RUNNER was a total loss; its estimated value was $12,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the sinking of the recreational motorboat WHISKEY RUNNER was the significant impairment of the operator by reason of having consumed alcohol and his operation of the boat at excessive speed outside the prescribed channel through a danger zone, which led to a collision with an unlighted, 12-foot-diameter concrete mooring buoy. KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Whiskey Runner (Ship) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388559 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649527 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: LOSS OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL AMAZING GRACE, ABOUT 80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF CAPE HENLOPEN, DELAWARE, ABOUT NOVEMBER 14, 1984 PY - 1985/07/09 SP - 54 p. AB - About November 14, 1984, the 86-foot-long uninspected U.S. fishing vessel AMAZING GRACE sank while on a fishing trip for scallops about 80 nautical miles east of Cape Henlopen, Delaware. There were probably seven crew members aboard. A 16-day search by the U.S. Coast Guard resulted in finding only one of the two liferafts of the vessel. The liferaft was empty. The crew members are missing and presumed dead. As of the date of this report, the AMAZING GRACE has not been located. The vessel's estimated value was $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board is unable to determine the probable cause of the loss of the AMAZING GRACE. KW - Amazing grace (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Delaware KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388086 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649542 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ABOARD THE BAHAMIAN PASSENGER SHIP M/V SCANDINAVIAN SUN, PORT OF MIAMI, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUGUST 20, 1984 PY - 1985/07/09 SP - 34 p. AB - About 2300, on August 20, 1984, a fire erupted in the auxiliary machinery (generator) room and spread to adjoining spaces of the Bahamian registered passenger ship SCANDINAVIAN SUN shortly after it docked at the Port of Miami Terminal, Miami, Florida. It had just completed a daily 14-hour round trip cruise to Freeport, Bahamas, with 530 passeners and 201 crew members on board. One passenger and one crew member died as a result of smoke inhalation, 4 persons received minor injuries, and 58 persons were treated for smoke inhalation. Damage and repair cost was estimated to be $2.3 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the fire on board the SCANDINAVIAN SUN was the crew's failure to tighten a threaded pipe fitting on the No.1 diesel generator's lubricating oil line adequately, which allowed the fitting to vibrate free and oil to spray from the line which ignited when it contacted the hot exhaust manifold of the engine. Contributing to the spread of the fire outside the auxiliary machinery (generator) room was the failure of the crew of the SCANDINAVIAN SUN to keep the watertight door and the self-closing fire door between the engineering spaces and the accommodation spaces closed. Also contributing to the spread of the fire was a delay in closing the automatic fire doors and stopping the ventilation system, because a watch was not maintained in the pilothouse where the alarms and fire detection cabinets were located. KW - Crash investigation KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Scandinavian sun (Vessel) KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388101 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00407482 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT : LOSS OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL AMAZING GRACE ABOUT 80 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF CAPE HENLOPEN, DELAWAR PY - 1985/07 SP - 52 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Delaware KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220559 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649420 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND SINKING OF THE UNITED STATES TANKSHIP SS AMERICAN EAGLE, GULF OF MEXICO, FEBRUARY 26 AND 27, 1984 PY - 1985/06/28 SP - 47 p. AB - On February 26, 1984, the 661-foot-long U.S. tankship SS AMERICAN EAGLE was en route in ballast from Savannah, Georgia, to Orange, Texas. Three crew members were cleaning and gas-freeing the vessel's forward cargo tanks and the cargo tanks' heating coils. About 1045, an explosion occurred in one of the forward cargo tanks. Three of the vessels' thirty crew members died as a result of the explosion. On the following day, the vessel sank in the Gulf of Mexico about 130 nautical miles south-southwest of New Orleans, Louisiana, while awaiting a salvage tug. Two crew members died and two others are missing and presumed dead as a result of the vessel's sinking. The AMERICAN EAGLE was valued at $7,500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion on board the AMERICAN EAGLE was the ignition of flammable gases in the No.3 center cargo tank by a steam-induced electrostatic discharge, resulting from the crew's decision to use steam to power an air- mover ventilator fitted with a long plastic sleeve without recognizing the hazard created by the introduction of steam into an explosive environment. Contributing to the crew's decision was the air-mover manufacturer's representation in its advertising literature that the device was "suitable for use in potentially explosive atmospheres when properly grounded." Contributing to the loss of life was the crew's inability to lower the aft starboard lifeboat completely to the water as the AMERICAN EAGLE was abandoned. KW - American Eagle (Ship) KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388020 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495585 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--FATIGUE-RELATED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: CHEYENNE, WYOMING, JULY 18, 1984, AND JUNCTION CITY, ARKANSAS, OCTOBER 19, 1984 PY - 1985/06/25 SP - 39 p. AB - The two accidents discussed in this report involved drivers of commercial vehicles who were found to have been inattentive and suffering from lack of sleep and from acute fatigue. The busdriver who ran into the rear of the tractor-semitrailer in Cheyenne, Wyoming, worked as a full-time firefighter, a part-time driver/helper for a moving and storage company, and a part-time intercity busdriver. He had a maximum of 3 1/2 hours sleep in the 27 1/2 hours before the accident. The full-time truckdriver who ran into the rear of the stopped schoolbus in Junction City, Arkansas, had about 2 hours rest in the 17 hours before the accident. These two accidents resulted in 1 fatality and 40 injuries. This report examines deficiencies in regulations governing maximum "on-duty" hours of service for interstate commercial vehicle drivers issued by the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Federal Highway Administration, as well as compliance with the regulations and actions to improve the regulations and compliance therewith. KW - Bus drivers KW - Compliance KW - Crash causes KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Hours of labor KW - Improvements KW - Injuries KW - Interstate transportation KW - Regulations KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305628 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00495576 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--GRADE CROSSING COLLISION OF A FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN AND AN INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY SCHOOLBUS, PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 27, 1984 PY - 1985/06/12 SP - 52 p. AB - About 6:55 a.m., on September 27, 1984, a northbound Florida East Coast Railway Company freight train struck a westbound Indian River Academy schoolbus stalled at a grade crossing on Walton Road in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The grade crossing was a two-lane, asphalt-paved, county road intersecting a single railroad track with automatic flashing signals and gates. The 1968 Bluebird/Chevrolet 66-passenger schoolbus was occupied by the driver and four students. Two of the students fled the stopped schoolbus before impact and were not injured. In the collision, the schoolbus body separated from the chassis, and the three remaining occupants were ejected. The two students were killed, and the busdriver was injured seriously. Neither of the two train crewmembers was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the inadequate standards for certifying nonpublic schoolbus drivers, insufficient training and testing programs, and the limited experience of the schoolbus driver, which led to the intrusion of the schoolbus onto the railroad track when the driver misshifted the transmission. Contributing to the accident was the absence of a stop line on the westbound approach to the grade crossing. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the engineer's delay in applying the train brakes and the locked deadbolt on the rear emergency door of the schoolbus. KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Driver experience KW - Driver licensing KW - Driver training KW - Emergency exits KW - Fatalities KW - Locks (Waterways) KW - Railroad engineer training KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Road markings KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses KW - Traffic marking UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/305614 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649591 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE UNINSPECTED VESSEL M/V SCITANIC ON THE TENNESSEE RIVER, NEAR HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, JULY 7, 1984 PY - 1985/05/14 SP - 28 p. AB - About 1130, on July 7, 1984, the uninspected excursion vessel MV SCITANIC was proceeding downbound on the Tennessee River, near Huntsville, Alabama, when strong winds generated by severe thunderstorm activity caused the vessel to capsize. Of the 15 passengers and 3 crewmen aboard the vessel, the crew and 4 passengers were able to escape from the capsized vessel; 11 passengers were trapped inside the vessel and drowned. The damage to the SCITANIC was estimated to be about $65,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the wind load from the exceptionally high velocity winds, generated by a microburst from an approaching thunderstorm, which exceeded the stability limitations of the SCITANIC. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the captain to monitor the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather broadcasts after getting underway. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Scitanic (Vessel) KW - Tennessee River KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388134 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00407940 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT : HEAD-ON COLLISION OF NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAINS NOS. 151 AND PY - 1985/05/14 SP - 61 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Amtrak KW - Crashes KW - New York (New York) KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220722 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00451073 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBWAY TRAIN IN THE JORALEMON STREET TUNNEL, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, MARCH 17, 1984 PY - 1985/05/13 SP - 29 p. AB - About 5:27 p.m. on March 17, 1984, a 10-car subway train operated by the New York City Transit Authority derailed in the Joralemon Street tunnel under the East River about 1,900 feet south of the Bowling Green Station in New York, New York. The train, which was loaded to virtual capacity with about 1,500 passengers, was exceeding the 10-mph speed restriction established because the track section was under repair. The derailment did not result in serious injuries to the passengers or significant damage to the equipment. After extensive delay, the passengers detrained and walked about 700 feet to an emergency exit, where they climbed a staircase from the tunnel to the street. A second train stalled in the tunnel just south of the Bowling Green Station when the deralment interrupted traction power to the train. Passengers from this train were evacuated onto the station platform through another train which was positioned for this purpose. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the New York City Transit Authority's failure to require the contractor making the repairs to shore up the skeletonized track in conformity with NYCTA procedures, the failure to erect slow speed signs in compliance with NYCTA policies, and the release by the contract inspector of the improperly skeletonized track to the desk trainmaster for revenue train operation. KW - Crash reports KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Maintenance of way KW - Management KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Rapid transit KW - Subways KW - Tunnels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/266468 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649238 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE U.S. TOWBOAT ANN BRENT AND TOW WITH THE GREEK TANKSHIP MANTINIA, MILE 150, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, JUNE 11, 1984 PY - 1985/05/02 SP - 23 p. AB - About 1920 Central Daylight Time, on June 11, 1984, the U.S. towboat ANN BRENT, which was downbound in the Mississippi River pushing a 4-barge tow, collided with the upbound Greek tankship MANTINIA. As a result of this accident, the lead barge in the tow sank and discharged its entire cargo of No.6 oil into the river. The other barges in the tow were damaged to a lesser degree, but none of their cargoes were spilled. The MANTINIA sustained serious damage to its bow. No deaths or serious injuries resulted from this accident. The total damage to all vessels involved in this accident was estimated to exceed $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the ambiguity of the meeting agreement reached by the ANN BRENT's operator and the MANTINIA's pilot over the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone. KW - Ann brent (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Mantinia (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387940 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00451762 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--SCHOOLBUS LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENTS IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1983, AND BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, APRIL 12, 1984 PY - 1985/05/02 SP - 29 p. AB - The two accidents discussed in this report involved privately-owned and privately-operated schoolbuses that were hired to transport children to and from public school facilities. In the Miami, Florida, accident the schoolbus was hired by the parents. In the Birmingham, Alabama, accident the schoolbus was under contract to the city public school system. Both accident buses seated 36 or more persons and were built before the enactment of the 1977 Federal schoolbus standards for improved crashworthiness and occupant protection. Both accident buses had preexisting mechanical discrepancies that were causal in each accident, and neither vehicle had been inspected recently by the State. State and local school officials exercised little program supervision over the schoolbuses involved in the accidents and had left the responsibility for driver training and vehicle maintenance to the discretion of the vehicle owners. The Safety Board reviewed policies and regulations governing pupil transportation on privately-owned and privately-operated schoolbuses to identify areas where safety improvements could be made. KW - Automated vehicle control KW - Crash reports KW - Driver training KW - Inspection KW - Laws and legislation KW - Mechanical failure KW - Motor vehicles KW - Regulations KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses KW - Transportation KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/266903 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00455249 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT-SCHOOLBUS LOSS OF CONTROL. ACCIDENTS IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, SEPTEMBER 28, 1983 AND BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, APRIL 12, 1984 PY - 1985/05 SP - 29 p. AB - The two accidents discussed involved privately-owned and privately-operated schoolbuses that were hired to transport children to and from public school facilities. In the Miami, Florida, accident the schoolbus was hired by the parents. In the Birmingham, Alabama, accident the schoolbus was under contract to the city public school system. Both accident buses seated 36 or more persons and were built before the enactment of the 1977 Federal schoolbus standards for improved crashworthiness and occupant protection. Both accident buses had preexisting mechanical discreptancies that were causal in each accident, and neither vehicle had been inspected recently by the State. State and local school officials exercised little program supervision over the schoolbuses involved in the accidents and had left the responsibility for driver training and vehicle maintenance to the discretion of the vehicle owners. The Safety Board reviewed policies and regulations governing pupil could be attributed to the Division of Energy's carpool schoolbuses to identify areas where safety improvements could be made. KW - Alabama KW - Buses KW - Charter operations KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Florida KW - Government regulations KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance practices KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - School buses KW - State government UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/268181 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649525 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ABOARD THE BAHAMIAN PASSENGER VESSEL M/V SCANDINAVIAN SEA, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, MARCH 9, 1984 PY - 1985/03/26 SP - 76 p. AB - A few minutes before 1920, on March 9, 1984, a fire was discovered in a room occupied by two crewmen aboard the Bahamian registered cruise ship SCANDINAVIAN SEA. The vessel, which was on a daily 11- hour cruise out of Port Canaveral, Florida, with 744 passengers and 202 crew members aboard, had been anchored about 7 miles off the coast of Florida, near Cape Canaveral and had just gotten underway. It proceeded to its berth at the Port Canaveral Cruise Terminal while the vessel's firefighting team proceeded to fight the fire. After the vessel berthed at 2057, the passengers were disembarked, and Coast Guard and local firefighters boarded the vessel to fight the fire. Meanwhile the fire, although it was contained within the forward vertical fire zone, spread through the upper decks. The fire was extinguished on March 11, 1984. There were no injuries or loss of life. The vessel was declared a constructive total loss. It was valued at $16 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the fire aboard the SCANDINAVIAN SEA was the deliberate or accidental ignition of an accelerant on the carpet in room 414. Contributing to the fire damage was the failure of the ship's firefighters to follow up and investigate any possible further heat source after extinguishing the flames in room 414. Contributing to the uncontrolled propagation of the fire was the failure of the master to exercise his authority over the firefighting efforts of shoreside firefighters. KW - Crash investigation KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Scandinavian sea (Vessel) KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388084 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00453084 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INVESTIGATION REPORT-RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE ACID FROM CARGO TANK TRUCK, ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA, MARCH 6, 1984 PY - 1985/03/19 SP - 40 p. AB - About 1:30 p.m., e.s.t., on March 6, 1984, orange vapors began escaping from an MC-307/312 cargo tank containing 3,200 gallons of mixed waste acids while it was parked at a truck dealership in Orange County, Florida. The volume of vapors increased as the acids rapidly corroded the cargo tank's stainless steel shell. At 5:39 p.m., the material penetrated the cargo tank's shell and poured into the ground. About 250 persons were evacuated from a 3-square-mile area. Twelve persons who came in contact with the released vapors were injured, four seriously. The hazardous waste material destroyed the cargo tank. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the shipper's failure to specify a cargo tank constructed of materials compatible with the hazardous waste acids to be shipped, which resulted in a severe corrosive reaction and disintegration of the cargo tank shell. Contributing to the accident was the carrier's fault to make a positive identification of the material to be transported when it selected the cargo tank, the carrier's failure to provide information to the driver sufficient for him to assure that the load was the material which the carrier expected to be transported, and the lack of information available to the emergency response personnel from shipping papers, the shipper, and the carrier about the composition and hazards of the waste material. the shipper, and the carrier about the composition and hazards of the waste material. KW - Acids KW - Compliance KW - Corrosion KW - Crash investigation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Stainless steel KW - Standards KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Trucks KW - Wastes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/267544 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00405148 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT : ZANTOP INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC. LOCKHEED L-188A ELECTRA, CHALKHILL, PENNSYLVANIA, MAY 30, 1984 PY - 1985/03/19 SP - 56 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Air cargo KW - Aviation KW - Chalkhill KW - Crashes KW - Pennsylvania UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/219966 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00405213 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY REPORT : GENERAL AVIATION CRASHWORTHINESS PROJECT : PHASE TWO, IMPACT SEVERITY AND POTENTIAL INJURY PREVENTIO PY - 1985/03/15 SP - 63 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aviation KW - Crashes KW - Private aircraft KW - Safety equipment UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/219992 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00452370 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--CHURCH BUS LOSS OF CONTROL ON LONG STEEP GRADE, STATE ROUTE 155, NEAR WOFFORD HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA, JULY 7, 1984 PY - 1985/03/05 SP - 19 p. AB - About 4:05 p.m. on July 7, 1984, a bus owned and operated by a church accelerated out of control while descending a long steep grade on State Route 155 near Wofford Heights, California. The bus failed to negotiate a curve, left the road, and rolled to the right down a steep 28-foot embankment before coming to rest. Two of the 41 bus occupants were killed, 9 occupants sustained moderate to severe injuries, and 30 occupants received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the busdriver to appropriately respond to the warning sign and to use the vehicle's transmission and service brakes properly to control the vehicle's speed while descending the steep grade. KW - Automated vehicle control KW - Bus drivers KW - Buses KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Downgrade KW - Downgrades (Roads) KW - Runaway vehicles KW - Single vehicle crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/267343 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649423 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: RAMMING OF THE POPLAR STREET BRIDGE BY THE TOWBOAT M/V ERIN MARIE AND ITS TWELVE-BARGE TOW, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, APRIL 26, 1984 PY - 1985/02/05 SP - 26 p. AB - About 0015 C.S.T., on April 26, 1984, a tow consisting of 12 barges laden with grain was being pushed ahead by the U.S. towboat ERIN MARIE when it collided with a pier of the Poplar Street Bridge, which crosses the Upper Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. The tow, which was proceeding down river during high water conditions, was arranged three barges wide and four barges long with the towboat pushing at the center aftermost barge. The hulls of the forward two of the four barges on the starboard side were ruptured when the tow struck the bridge pier. These two barges, in addition to the two forward center and two forward portside barges, broke loose from the tow as a group of six barges. The two aftermost barges on the starboard side also separated and floated free down stream. Only four barges remained attached to the ERIN MARIE. One of the tow forward starboard barges sank and its cargo was damaged; three barges were punctured and two other barges sustained minor damage. The barges which had broken free from the tow floated down river, striking a fleet of 23 barges, breaking them from their mooring, and causing them to float free down river. The barges in turn struck other fleet barges and shoreside facilities. More than 150 barges and vessels were broken free of their moorings and cast adrift in the river. The total damage to barges, cargo, fleeting areas, and barge loading facilities was estimated at $3,000,000. There were no injuries to persons. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the relief operator's insufficient knowledge of the St. Louis Harbor which resulted in his failure to identify the main navigation span of the Poplar Street Bridge in time to align his tow for safe passage through the span. KW - Barges KW - Bridge rammings KW - Crash investigation KW - Erin marie (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Saint Louis (Missouri) KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388023 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00399551 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 21 (THE EAGLE) ON THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD, WOODLAWN, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 12, 1983 PY - 1985/02/04 SP - 56 p. AB - About 10:09 a.m. on November 12, 1983, Amtrak train No. 21 (The Eagle), with 162 persons aboard, derailed near Woodlawn, Texas, while traveling at 72 mph on th Missouri Pacific Railroad. The train was traveling westbound on the single main track when it passed over a section of rail that a repair crew had just installed to replace a broken rail. The accident resulted in 4 passenger fatalities and 72 injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was torch-cutting a chrome-vanadium alloy rail in a track curve while making a temporary track repair, precipitating thermal cracks that served as the origin points for a catastrophic rail failure when a high-speed passenger train passed over. KW - Alloy steel KW - Amtrak KW - Cracking KW - Crash reports KW - Failure KW - Maintenance of way KW - Missouri Pacific Railroad KW - Passenger trains KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail failure KW - Rail steel KW - Rail steel metallurgy KW - Thermal cracks KW - Thermal degradation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/214883 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649241 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE PANAMANIAN CEMENT CARRIER M/V AMPARO PAOLA WITH THE DANZIGER BRIDGE, INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, NOVEMBER 23, 1983 PY - 1985/02/01 SP - 21 p. AB - At 1908 Central Standard Time, on November 23, 1983, the Panamanian-flag MV AMPARO PAOLA, southbound in the New Orleans, Louisiana, Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, struck the raised west span leaf of the Danziger Bridge on Chef Menteur Highway while maneuvering through the bridge opening. Though there were no serious injuries the AMPARO PAOLA sustained $50,000 damage; the Danziger Bridge sustained $750,000 damage and was out of service to vehicular traffic until February 7, 1984. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was that the west side span leaf of the Danziger Bridge, even when fully open, extended into the channel and obstructed navigation by vessels with high superstructures. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot of the AMPARO PAOLA to make effective use of the vessel's controllable pitch propellers and of an available tug to maintain the vessel in midchannel while maneuvering through the bridge. KW - Amparo paola (Vessel) KW - Bridge rammings KW - Cement KW - Cement carriers KW - Cement industry KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Reports KW - Trucks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387942 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00403372 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY : ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE ACCIDENTS PY - 1985/02 SP - 360 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Aeronautics KW - Crashes KW - Safety KW - Ultralight aircraft KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/219201 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00452371 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, SCHOOLBUS WITH CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN, STATE ROUTE 615, NEAR CARRSVILLE, VIRGINIA, APRIL 12, 1984 PY - 1985/01/25 SP - 51 p. AB - About 3:25 p.m. on April 12, 1984, a westbound Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company freight train traveling about 49 mph struck the front right side of a northbound 1980 Isle of Wight County schoolbus stopped at a railroad grade crossing on State Route 615 near Carrsville, Virginia. The weather was clear, the sun was to the schoolbus driver's left, and the train's whistle and bell were sounding before the collision. There were crossbucks on both sides of the single track crossing. The driver's sight distance in the direction of the approaching train was about 1/3 of a mile. The 64-passenger schoolbus body separated from the chassis at impact, rotated counterclockwise 180 degrees, rolled over 270 degrees to the right, and came to rest on its left side about 80 feet southwest of the crossing. Of the 26 school-aged bus passengers, two were injured seriously, one had moderate injuries, and the other 23 sustained minor injuries. The busdriver was seriously injured and died five days after the accident. The train crew was not injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the schoolbus driver's failure to stop before driving onto the railroad crossing to determine that it was safe to proceed. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Freight trains KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/267344 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00648745 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL AMERICUS AND DISAPPEARANCE OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL ALTAIR, BERING SEA NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 14, 1983 PY - 1985/01/14 SP - 33 p. AB - About 0230 on February 14, 1983, the fishing vessel ALTAIR departed Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for the crab fishing grounds near the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. About 0330, the helmsman of another fishing vessel en route to Dutch Harbor saw the ALTAIR proceeding on a course toward the Pribilof Islands at about 10 knots. About 0830, the fishing vessel AMERICUS, a sistership to the ALTAIR, departed Dutch Harbor for the same crab fishing grounds. Both the AMERICUS and the ALTAIR were fully loaded with crab pots. About 1430, the capsized AMERICUS was sighted about 30 nautical miles north of Dutch Harbor. The ALTAIR was never seen again. The AMERICUS' seven crew members and the ALTAIR's seven crewmembers are missing and presumed dead. The AMERICUS was valued at $3 million and the ALTAIR was valued at $3.2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the AMERICUS was inadequate intact stability caused by improper loading and the addition of trawling gear. Contributing to the accident was the owners' failure to determine the stability characteristics of the AMERICUS and to amend the vessel's stability information after the trawling gear was installed, and the captain's failure to comply with the provisions of the existing stability information. KW - Altair (Vessel) KW - Americus KW - Bering Sea KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Stability (Mechanics) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387691 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00411028 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT : CAPSIZING OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL AMERICUS AND DISAPPEARANCE OF THE U.S. FISHING VESSEL ALTAIR, B PY - 1985/01/14 SP - 30 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Alaska KW - Crashes KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/226080 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00456242 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT HEAD-ON COLLISION OF CHICAGO, SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND RAILROAD TRAIN NOS. 123 AND 218, GARY, INDIANA, JANUARY 21, 1985 PY - 1985 SP - n.p. AB - Dispatcher failure to coordinate the movements of two Chicago, South Shore and South Bend passenger trains during temporary single-track operation resulted in their collision on January 21, 1985. There was no provision in temporary operating instructions for meeting of two opposing trains scheduled to depart the Gary station at the same time. The crew of one of the trains misjudged the time its train would reach Gary. The accident occurred west of Gary Station on the eastbound main track. The westbound track was out of service because severe cold weather had caused a catenary failure. Earlier the day of the accident, CSS&SB had issued temporary instructions designating the eastbound track for operation in both directions. The dispatcher permitted Train 218 to occupy the track and make its Gary stop without knowing the location of Train 123, although he did know it was late but failed to radio to determine its location. NTSB noted that the general notice did not provide information on dealing with the scheduled departure of two trains leaving the same station at the same time on the same track in opposite directions. NTSB recommendations: (1) CSS&SB improve training and testing of employees; (2) install a tape monitoring system for dispatcher communications; (3) establish a rule requiring a 3-minute delay for all operations involving single-track operation at locations where times of opposing trains are in conflict; (4) establish a reliable reporting system for trains entering CSS&SB and a rule requiring recording train passing times so dispatchers can know where trains are; (5) establish a rule requiring train crews to call dispatchers before entering temporary single-track segments; (6) issue to operating personnel written instructions concerning the action required when a train encounters a stop-and-proceed signal aspect on track where no propulsion power is available. KW - Catenaries (Railroads) KW - Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Dispatching KW - Double track KW - Emergency procedures KW - Frontal crashes KW - Operating practices KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger trains KW - Signal aspects KW - Signalization KW - Single track UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/269298 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00408331 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT : HEAD-ON COLLISION OF CHICAGO, SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND RAILROAD TRAINS NOS. 123 AND 218, GARY, IND PY - 1985 SP - 40 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Gary (Indiana) KW - Indiana KW - Railroads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220882 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00404932 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT CHURCH BUS LOSS OF CONTROL ON LONG STEEP GRADE, STATE ROUTE 155, NEAR WOFFORD HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA, J PY - 1985 SP - 18 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Brakes KW - Buses KW - California KW - Crashes KW - Kern County (California) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/219871 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649449 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. OCEAN TOWING VESSEL M/V EAGLE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, OCTOBER 27, 1983 PY - 1984/12/10 SP - 26 p. AB - ABOUT 1530 P.D.T., on October 27, 1983, the U.S. ocean towing vessel EAGLE, with two barges in tow, was proceeding on a southeasterly course en route from Anchorage, Alaska, to Seattle, Washington. When the EAGLE was about 25 miles west-southwest of Cape Fairweather, Alaska, it suddenly heeled about 50 deg to starboard and sank within several minutes. At the time, a severe storm was sweeping through the area, and the vessel and tow were encountering 50- to 60-knot winds and 25- to 35-foot seas from the southeast. Of the nine persons onboard the EAGLE, only one person survived. The estimated value of the EAGLE was $2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing of the EAGLE was the tripping of the tug, due to a failure of the towing hawser fairlead system which restrained the towing hawser at the stern of the vessel, thus allowing the hawser to exert an overturning force that heeled the vessel to starboard. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a remote control in the pilothouse to release the brake on the towing winch. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Eagle (Vessel) KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388042 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00403646 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. OCEAN TOWING VESSEL M V EAGLE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, OCTOBER 27, 1 PY - 1984/12/10 SP - 24 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/219292 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649281 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF UNITED STATES TANKSHIP SS MOBILOIL, IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER, NEAR SAINT HELENS, OREGON, MARCH 19, 1984 PY - 1984/11/20 SP - 81 p. AB - About 0006 P.S.T. on March 19, 1984, the fully loaded 618-foot-long United States tankship SS MOBILOIL experienced a steering gear malfunction and grounded in the Columbia River on the right ascending bank about 1 mile upstream from Saint Helens, Oregon. There were no injuries to the 36 persons aboard, but five cargo tanks and the forepeak tank were ruptured, and more than 170,000 gallons of oil polluted the river and its shores. The cleanup cost of the oil spill was estimated to be $3 million, and the cost of the repair to the ship was estimated to be $5 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the grounding of the United States tankship SS MOBILOIL was a steering gear failure caused by the disconnection of the control linkage to the starboard steering gear pump when an improperly secured clevis pin vibrated loose while the pump was in the full starboard stroke position, which held the rudder at the 25 degree right position. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the master to station persons at the anchor windlass to drop the anchors quickly, and the failure of the bridge watch to order full astern immediately when it became evident that steering could not be restored promptly, and to quickly inform the engineers on watch of a steering casualty. Also contributing to the accident were the faulty repair of the steering gear by the shipyard and the incomplete inspection of the steering gear by ship's personnel, an American Bureau of Shipping surveyor, and a Coast Guard inspector. KW - Columbia River KW - Crash investigation KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Mobiloil (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387957 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649353 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE UNITED STATES DRILLSHIP GLOMAR JAVA SEA IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, 65 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HAINAN ISLAND, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, OCTOBER 25, 1983 PY - 1984/11/14 SP - 103 p. AB - About 2355, on October 25, 1983, the 400-foot-long United States drillship GLOMAR JAVA SEA capsized and sank during typhoon Lex in the South China Sea about 65 nautical miles south-southwest of Hainan Island, People's Republic of China. Of the 81 persons who were aboard, 35 bodies have been located, and the remaining 46 persons are missing and presumed dead. The GLOMAR JAVA SEA currently is resting on the bottom of the sea in an inverted position in about 315 feet of water; its estimated value was $35 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the United States drillship GLOMAR JAVA SEA during typhoon Lex was the flooding of its starboard wing tanks Nos. 6 and 7 through a fracture in the hull resulting from a structural failure of undetermined origin near the bulkhead separating starboard wing tanks Nos. 6 and 7. Contributing to the structural failure was the decision that the drillship would remain anchored with all nine anchors, which subjected the vessel to the full force of the storm. Contributing to the large loss of life was the failure of the master, Atlantic Richfield Company, and Global Marine management personnel to remove nonessential personnel from the GLOMAR JAVA SEA. KW - Capsizing KW - China Sea KW - Crash investigation KW - Drill ships KW - Drilling ships KW - Glomar Java Sea (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - South China Sea KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387988 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00399363 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF DEQUEEN, ARKANSAS, POLICE DEPARTMENT PATROL CAR AND TERRELL TRUCKING, INC., TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, U.S. ROUTE 71, ASHDOWN, ARKANSAS, JULY 5, 1984 PY - 1984/10/30 SP - 43 p. AB - About 8:40 a.m., central daylight time, on July 5, 1984, a northbound tractor-semitrailer jackknifed and struck a southbound police patrol car on two-lane U.S. Route 71 about 1 mile south of Ashdown, Arkansas. The patrol car was destroyed, and the four police officers inside were killed. The truck was damaged moderately; the truckdriver was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver of the tractor-semitrailer combination to maintain a proper interval from the preceding automobile which required a sudden brake application to avoid a collision with the preceding automobile when it slowed unexpectedly, and resulted in his tractor jackknifing and entering the oncoming traffic lane. Contributing to the accident were the improperly adjusted service brakes on both the tractor and semitrailer. KW - Braking KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Interstate transportation KW - Jackknifing KW - Pavements KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/214762 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00399378 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 301 ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD WITH MMS TERMINALS, INC., DELIVERY TRUCK, WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS, JULY 28, 1983 PY - 1984/10/16 SP - 28 p. AB - About 9:48 a.m., c.d.t., on July 28, 1983, Amtrak train No. 301, operating on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, collided with a Marquette Motor Service Terminals, Inc., delivery truck at the New River Road railroad/highway grade crossing about 1 mile north of Wilmington, Illinois. The locomotive unit and all three cars of the train were derailed, and the truck and its lading were destroyed. Two train crewmembers, the truckdriver, and 18 train passengers were injured. Total damage was estimated to be $584,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the truckdriver for undetermined reasons to perceive the crossbuck warning signs, the flashing light signals, the approaching train, or the whistle of the approaching train and to stop his vehicle short of the tracks at the railroad/highway grade crossing. KW - Commercial vehicles KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Derailments KW - Driver perception KW - Drivers KW - Flashing traffic signals KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Passenger trains KW - Perception KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Traffic crashes KW - Warning devices KW - Warning signs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/214781 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649492 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE U.S. OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL LAVERNE HEBERT, GULF OF MEXICO, NOVEMBER 9-10, 1983 PY - 1984/09/18 SP - 33 p. AB - About 1630, C.S.T., on November 9, 1983, the U.S. offshore supply vessel LAVERNE HEBERT departed Port O'Connor, Texas, with a load of deck cargo bound for an oil drilling rig off the Texas coast. Sometime during the night the LAVERNE HEBERT capsized, and five of its six crew members were killed. Damage to the vessel, including salvage costs, has been estimated at $1.2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the LAVERNE HEBERT was the failure of the master to maintain his vessel's watertight integrity by insuring that the starboard stack enclosure door leading from the main deck to the engine room was closed. The open door resulted in the flooding of the engine room, which reduced vessel stability and ultimately resulted in the capsizing of the vessel. Contributing to the loss of life were the suddeness of the capsizing, the failure of the emergency position indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) to function effectively, and the failure of the liferafts to deploy and inflate. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Laverne hebert (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Offshore service vessels KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388072 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00395950 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--DEFICIENCIES IN ENFORCEMENT, JUDICIAL, AND TREATMENT PROGRAMS RELATED TO REPEAT OFFENDER DRUNK DRIVERS PY - 1984/09/18 SP - 99 p. AB - In 1983, 42,600 Americans died in 38,000 fatal motor vehicle crashes. Alcohol abuse was involved in 53 percent of these accidents. Of the approximately 773,000 drunk driving convictions each year, an estimated 30 percent are of "repeat offenders." The National Transportation Safety Board here documents a variety of weaknesses in the law enforcement, judicial, and treatment systems which contribute to the persistence of the "repeat offender" drunk driver problem, and recommends steps to be taken by States, judicial training organizations, the Veterans Administration, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Fifty-one detailed case histories of repeat offenders are presented. KW - Alcohol abuse KW - Case studies KW - Courts KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Recommendations KW - Repeat offenders KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic law enforcement KW - Traffic safety KW - Treatment programs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/213620 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00395844 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--ACTIVITY BUS/TRACTOR-CARGO TANK SEMITRAILER COLLISION ON STATE ROUTE 61, NEAR DEVERS, TEXAS, DECEMBER 23, 1983 PY - 1984/09/05 SP - 32 p. AB - About 7:40 p.m., central standard time, on December 23, 1983, a southbound activity bus suddenly veered leftward, crossed the centerline of State Route 61, a 2-lane, 2-way highway, and struck head on a northbound tractor cargo tank semitrailer near Devers, Texas. The tractor cargo tank semitrailer penetrated from 5.5 to 6.5 feet into the passenger compartment of the 1970 former schoolbus. The busdriver and all 21 passengers aboard were ejected through the front opening created in the collision. The truckdriver, the busdriver, and eight bus passengers were killed. Thirteen other bus passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of control of the activity bus following the deflation and subsequent blowout of the left front tire due to a nail puncture. Contributing to the severity of the injuries was the less rigid construction of the 1970 former schoolbus when compared to schoolbuses built after April 1977 which meet minimum Federal requirements for crashworthiness and occupant protection. KW - Automated vehicle control KW - Blowouts KW - Buses KW - Crash reports KW - Ejection KW - Frontal crashes KW - School buses KW - Tires KW - Tractor trailer combinations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/213520 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00395968 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF G&D AUTO SALES, INC., TOW TRUCK TOWING AUTOMOBILE, BRANCH MOTOR EXPRESS, COMPANY TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, TOWN OF REHOBOTH SCHOOL BUS, REHOBOTH, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 10, 1984 PY - 1984/09/05 SP - 33 p. AB - At 11:45 a.m., on January 10, 1984, a G & D Auto Sales, Inc., tow truck was turning right from the company's driveway onto westbound State Route 44 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, when the rear-facing passenger car in tow, a 1981 Oldsmobile, was struck by an eastbound tractor-semitrailer operated by Branch Motor Express Company. The 76, 950-pound tractor-semitrailer continued eastbound, crossed the centerline of the damp, two-lane, two-way roadway, and struck the left front of a westbound Town of Rehoboth schoolbus carrying 15 students, ages 5 and 6. The 1979 schoolbus overturned and came to rest on its roof off the roadway. The driver of the tractor-semitrailer, the driver of the schoolbus, and one student were killed; 12 students were injured. The driver of the tow truck was not injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of the accident were (a) unsecured steering axle wheels of the vehicle being towed by the rear, (b) excursion of the towed vehicle over the highway centerline into the path of the oncoming tractor-semitrailer, (c) loss of directional control by the driver of the tractor-semitrailer, and (d) entry of the uncontrolled tractor-semitrailer into the opposing traffic lane where it struck the schoolbus. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - School buses KW - Tow service car KW - Towing vehicles KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Trailers KW - Truck tractors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/213641 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649535 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE U.S. PASSENGER VESSEL M/V YANKEE AND THE LIBERIAN FREIGHTER M/V HARBEL TAPPER IN THE RHODE ISLAND SOUND, JULY 2, 1983 PY - 1984/08/09 SP - 38 p. AB - At 1653 E.D.T., on July 2, 1983, the U.S. passenger vessel MV YANKEE and the Liberian-flag cargo vessel MV HARBEL TAPPER collided in dense fog in Rhode Island Sound, 3 miles east of Point Judith, Rhode Island. Two of the YANKEE's 139 passengers were injured; there were no injuries to the crew members of either vessel. The HARBEL TAPPER sustained $25,000 damage but continued in service. The YANKEE sustained $26,000 damage and was placed out of service temporarily. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the improper turn to the left by the master of the HARBEL TAPPER in restricted visibility while in a close-quarters situation with vessels forward of the beam. Contributing to the accident were the unsafe speed in fog by both the HARBEL TAPPER and the YANKEE; the failure of the HARABEL TAPPER's master to use his radar to evaluate accurately the movements of approaching vessels relative to his own; excessive reliance of the YANKEE's master on estimates derived from radar equipment of limited capability; the failure of both masters to station proper lookouts and to comply with COLREGS (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea) Navigation Rules that governed in the conditions of restricted visibility at the time of the accident; and the failure of both masters to use radio communications to establish a safe passing agreement. KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Harbel tapper (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Rhode Island Sound KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Yankee (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388094 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00394043 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLAPSE OF A SUSPENDED SPAN OF INTERSTATE ROUTE 95 HIGHWAY BRIDGE OVER THE MIANUS RIVER, GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, JUNE 28, 1983 PY - 1984/07/19 SP - 111 p. AB - At 1:30 a.m., e.d.t., on June 28, 1983, a 100-foot-long suspended span between piers 20 and 21 of the eastbound traffic lanes of the Interstate Route 95 highway bridge over the Mianus River in Greenwich, Connecticut, collapsed and fell 70 feet into the river below. Two tractor-semitrailers and two automobiles plunged into the void in the bridge and were destroyed by impact from the fall. Three vehicle occupants died, and three received serious injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collapse of the Mianus River bridge span was the undetected lateral displacement of the hangers of the pin and hanger suspension assembly in the southeast corner of the span by corrosion-induced forces due to deficiencies in the State of Connecticut's bridge safety inspection and bridge maintenance program. KW - Bridge spans KW - Bridge superstructures KW - Corrosion KW - Dislocation (Geology) KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Hangers KW - Highway bridges KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Structural supports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/212145 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00394993 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--TRAILWAYS LINES, INC., BUS/E.A. HOLDER, INC., TRUCK, REAR END COLLISION AND BUS RUN-OFF-BRIDGE, U.S. ROUTE 59, NEAR LIVINGSTON, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 30, 1983 PY - 1984/07/12 SP - 23 p. AB - About 5:15 a.m. on November 30, 1983, a Trailways Lines, Inc., intercity bus traveling in the right lane of southbound U.S. 59 about 5 miles north of Livingston, Texas, struck the rear of an unloaded tractor-flatbed semitrailer operated by E.A. Holder, Inc. The bus then veered across the left southbound lane, crashed through a bridge guardrail, and vaulted to a creekbank 26 feet below the bridge deck. It was dark, the weather was cloudy, and there was no roadside lighting. The pavement of the four-lane, divided highway was dry. The truck had turned right onto southbound U.S. 59 about 927 feet before the accident site and according to postaccident tests had accelerated to about 42 mph when it was struck in the rear by the southbound bus. Six of the 11 bus passengers were killed; 5 bus passengers and the bus driver sustained moderate to severe injuries during the accident. The truckdriver later reported that he was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the busdriver's lack of alertness, possibly due to fatigue, which resulted in his failure to recognize that he was overtaking a slower-moving truck until it was too late to avoid impact. Contributing to the severity of the crash was the excessive speed of the bus. KW - Bus drivers KW - Buses KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Injuries KW - Rear end crashes KW - Speeding KW - Tractor trailer combinations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/212850 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00396608 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--REAR-END COLLISION OF SEABOARD SYSTEM RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAINS EXTRA 8051 NORTH AND EXTRA 1751 NORTH, SULLIVAN, INDIANA, SEPTEMBER 14, 1983 PY - 1984/05/15 SP - 53 p. AB - At 5:32 a.m., c.d.t, on September 14, 1983, Seaboard System Railroad train Extra 1751 North moved onto the main track from the north end of the siding at Sullivan, Indiana, and proceeded northward. About 5:37 a.m., after Extra 1751 North had attained a speed of approximately 18 mph and had traveled 1,939 feet beyond the siding switch, Seaboard train Extra 8051 North, moving about 35 mph, overtook and struck the rear caboose of Extra 1751 North. The impact derailed 2 cars and 2 cabooses of Extra 1751 North and 3 locomotive units and 25 cars of Extra 8051 North. The two crewmembers in the rear caboose of Extra 1751 North were killed, and three crewmembers on Extra 8051 North were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of both head-end crewmembers of Extra 8051 North to remain alert due to the use of alcohol on duty, which resulted in their failure to observe the speed restrictions imposed by the governing wayside signals and to control the movement of the train accordingly. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the lack of an alerting device on the locomotive which would have stopped the train in the event the operator failed to respond to the alarm, and the lack of a requirement for the head-end crew to communicate the wayside signal aspects to the rear-end crew. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Railroad crashes KW - Rear end crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/214144 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00394227 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: STATISTICAL REVIEW OF ALCOHOL-INVOLVED AVIATION ACCIDENTS PY - 1984/05/01 SP - 27 p. AB - During the years 1975-1981, more than 10 percent of the toxicological tests on deceased pilots were positive for alcohol. However, no pilot of a U.S. certificated air carrier operated under 14 CFR 121 was found to have a positive alcohol test since at least 1964. Toxicological tests were positive for alcohol in 6.4 percent of the tests taken from fatally injured scheduled 14 CFR 135 (commuter) pilots and in 7.4 percent of fatally injured pilots in nonscheduled 14 CFR 135 (on demand air taxi) operations. In general aviation, 10.5 percent of toxicological tests on fatally injured pilots were positive for alcohol. The extent to which alcohol is involved in nonfatal accidents is not known because there is no Federal authority to test surviving pilots for alcohol. Positive toxicological tests were obtained from pilots of all certificate levels and all levels of flight-time, indicating that experience cannot and does not compensate for the performance degradation caused by alcohol. KW - Air KW - Air pilots KW - Air taxi service KW - Airline pilots KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Aviation KW - Crashes KW - Performance KW - Safety and security KW - Statistics KW - Toxicological tests KW - Toxicology KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/212314 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649410 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE U.S. TUG TECO #2 WHILE ASSISTING IN THE DOCKING OF THE USS WILLIAM V. PRATT, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, OCTOBER 12, 1983 PY - 1984/04/17 SP - 23 p. AB - On the morning of October 12, 1983, the USS WILLIAM V. PRATT, a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer, was inbound in Pensacola Bay en route to the U.S. Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, for fueling. While the destroyer was backing and turning to port, tension on a towline heeled one of the two assisting tugs, the TECO #2, so far to starboard that water entered the tug's hull through open main deck doors, and the tug sank. No loss of life resulted from this accident, but two persons aboard the TECO #2 were injured seriously. The damage to the tug and salvage costs totaled an estimated $750,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the operator of the TECO #2 to require that the quarter line to be properly tended and that the exterior main deck doors be kept closed while the TECO #2 was assisting in docking of the USS WILLIAM V. PRATT. Contributing to this accident was a divided command structure, wherein the control of the tugs was not held by the same person who was controlling the PRATT, and the failure of the pilot to warn the operator of the TECO #2 that the PRATT was going to back down. KW - Crash investigation KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Military vessels KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Teco #2 (Vessel) KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes KW - William v. pratt (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388016 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00407713 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT SINKING OF THE U.S. TUG TECO #2 WHILE ASSISTING IN THE DOCKING OF THE USS WILLIAM V. PRATT, PENSACOL PY - 1984/04/17 SP - 29 p. AB - No abstract provided. KW - Crashes KW - Florida KW - Marine safety KW - Pensacola Bay KW - Teco #2 ship KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes KW - William v. pratt ship UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/220634 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00390268 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT-SAMUAL CORALUZZO COMPANY, INCORPORATED, TRACTOR CARGO TANK SEMITRAILER MECHANICAL FAILURE, OVERTURN, AND FIRE, INTERSTATE 76 (SCHUYLKILL EXPRESSWAY), PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 7, 1983 PY - 1984/04/03 SP - 18 p. AB - At 11:35 a.m., e.d.t., on October 7, 1983, a Mack 3-axle tractor, Model No. R685ST, which was pulling an MC306 (AL) cargo tank semitrailer loaded with 8,600 gallons of gasoline, was traveling in the right lane of westbound I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when it veered leftward, crossed the left lane, and collided with a concrete New Jersey-type median barrier. The combination vehicle overturned on the barrier, and gasoline, which spilled from the tank, was ignited. Three eastbound vehicles, which were caught in the area of the fuel spill, subsequently burned. Two persons were fatally injured, and one person was seriously injured. After firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the fire, smoldering fire caused the reignition and explosion of excess fuel trapped beneath the westbound access ramps. Two firefighters and a news media person were injured during the subsequent explosion. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the fatigue induced fracture and separation of the two main leaves on the right bogie leaf spring assembly of the tractor which permitted the right end of the rear bogie axle to rotate rearward and caused the tractor cargo tank semitrailer to steer uncontrollably toward the left. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Driving KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Mechanics) KW - Fires KW - Gasoline KW - Handling characteristics KW - Median barriers KW - Spillage KW - Spills (Pollution) KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/205976 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00392783 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--VALLEY SUPPLY COMPANY TRUCK TOWING FARM PLOW/ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT INC. CAR-CARRIER TRUCK/NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CHILDREN BUS, COLLISIONS AND FIRE, STATE ROUTE 8, NEAR HOLMESVILLE, NEW YORK, APRIL 5, 1983 PY - 1984/04/03 SP - 34 p. AB - On April 5, 1983, a 2-ton flatbed truck, loaded with one farm plow and towing another farm plow, was traveling southbound on a two-lane, two-way rural highway near Holmesville, New York. An adult passenger bus, with 20 persons on board, was following the flatbed truck at a distance of about 100 feet. As both vehicles entered a 3,820-foot-radius right curve, the towed plow suddenly separated from its hitch attachments and veered left into the opposing northbound traffic lane. A northbound tractor car-carrier semitrailer struck the plow, rupturing the tractor's left front tire. As a result, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and the vehicle veered left across the highway centerline and collided head-on with the bus. The busdriver and four bus passengers were killed. The truckdriver of the car carrier and nine bus passengers were hospitalized with various degrees of injury. Six bus passengers were treated and released. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the towing of a farm plow on a highway at a speed which did not permit the farm plow to track properly behind the flatbed truck and the use of an unapproved tow hitch device. Contributing to the cause was the failure to use safety chains to preclude vehicle separation in the event of a tow hitch failure. Contributing to the severity of injuries of some of the bus passengers was the lack of effective occupant protection from secondary impacts with interior surfaces. KW - Agricultural equipment KW - Agricultural machinery KW - Buses KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Frontal crashes KW - Injuries KW - Rural highways KW - Towing devices KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/207778 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00391799 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--DETERRENCE OF DRUNK DRIVING: THE ROLE OF SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE REVOCATIONS PY - 1984/04/03 SP - 63 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has reviewed recent national and international efforts to control drunk driving and has concluded that "general deterrence" programs afford the most promising approach for the short-term reduction in alcohol-related deaths and injuries on our highways. Further, upon consideration of the information presented in this report, the Safety Board believes that the sobriety checkpoint and administrative license revocation procedures are potentially effective deterrents that warrant broader application by the States. The National Safety Board, therefore, recommended that sobriety checkpoints and administrative license revocations become an integral part of a State's comprehensive alcohol and highway safety program. KW - Alcohol tests KW - Deterrents KW - Driver license revocation KW - Driver licenses KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Revocation KW - Safety KW - Safety programs KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/207061 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00386987 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. VALLEY SUPPLY COMPANY, TRUCK TOWING PLOW, ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT, INCORPORATED, AUTO CARRIER TRUCK AND NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CHILDREN SCHOOL BUS, STATE ROUTE 8, SOUTH OF HOLMESVILLE, NEW YORK APRIL 5, 1983 PY - 1984/04 SP - n.p. AB - A multiple-vehicle accident near Holmesville, N.Y., claimed the lives of five persons traveling in a bus used to transport handicapped persons. The accident involved two collisions--an impact between a detached, free-rolling farm plow and a tractor-semitrailer and the subsequent head-on collision between the tractor-semitrailer and the bus carrying the handicapped individuals. The flatbed truck towing the plow was found to be operating at excessive speed and without proper securement to the towed unit. The bus, purchased by New York State under a federal grant program, was operated by a local social service organization known as Community Work Shop, an affiliate of the New York Association for Retarded Children. The bus was not classified as a schoolbus by NYSDOT, and thus not required to meet federal motor vehicle safety standards applicable to schoolbuses. CWS believed its vehicle did meet such standards, including structural requirements. Such minimum standards, particularly for hauling the handicapped, should apply in all states, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended. While the inside of the emergency exit was marked with a sign, there was no such indication on the outside of the bus, nor was there any indication that some occupants might need special assistance to evacuate the bus. NTSB recommended that NYSDOT assure improved evacuation procedures, including placards on the outside of mass transportation vehicles routinely carrying handicapped persons, and proper labeling of all emergency exits inside and outside along with assuring their ready accessibility. It was also recommended that CWS drivers wear seat belts when operating their vehicles. KW - Bus design KW - Buses KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Drivers KW - Emergency exits KW - Emergency procedures KW - Frontal crashes KW - Persons with disabilities KW - Seat belts KW - Specifications KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/201578 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649341 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER POLAR SEA AND BARGES, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 10, 1983 PY - 1984/03/20 SP - 15 p. AB - About 0945, on September 10, 1983, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter POLAR SEA (WAGB-11) approached its regularly assigned berth at Pier 37, U.S. Coast Guard Base, Seattle, Washington, with tow commercial tugs assisting. The POLAR SEA made two attempts to berth and both times was set down against a mooring dolphin at the outer end of the pier. As it backed clear of the berth in the first attempt, the POLAR SEA grazed the outer of two barges moored against the end of the pier. In the second attempt, the POLAR SEA struck a passing barge under tow and again struck the outboard barge at the end of the pier, damaging it and the inboard barge, parting the outboard barge's mooring lines and destroying its deck cargo. The POLAR SEA then was maneuvered into Elliott Bay, and a third attempt to berth was successful with the use of a third tug. The damage to the three barges and the deck cargo was estimated at approximately $95,000. There was no damage to the POLAR SEA other than scraped paint. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision of the POLAR SEA with the tug CLAUDIA FOSS and tow and the MANSON barges was the failure of the conning officer of the POLAR SEA to judge the effects of winds and currents correctly and to position the forward assisting tug properly to berth the ship at Pier 37 in the Port of Seattle, and the backing of the POLAR SEA into the Duwamish East Waterway without adequate warning to passing vessels. KW - Barges KW - Claudia foss (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Cutters (Vessels) KW - Manson (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Polar sea (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387986 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649504 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE CHARTER FISHING BOAT JOAN LA RIE III OFF MANASQUAN INLET, NEW JERSEY ON OCTOBER 24, 1982 PY - 1984/01/20 SP - 31 p. AB - On Sunday, October 24, 1982, the charter fishing boat JOAN LA RIE III was returning from a sport fishing trip when it was struck by a big wave about 8.5 nautical miles east of Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey, at about 1116. The boat was swamped, and it sank at about 1146. Of the 22 persons onboard, both crew members and 4 passengers were drowned; 2 passengers are missing and are presumed dead. The property loss was estimated at $20,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the sinking of the JOAN LA RIE III was the flooding of the hull through the cockpit access hatches to the steering gear, when the unsecured hatch covers were dislodged or floated off after the boat was heeled and the cockpit flooded by a big wave. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Floods KW - Joan la rie iii (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - New Jersey KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388076 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649517 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: UNITED STATES BULK CARRIER MARINE ELECTRIC CAPSIZING AND SINKING ABOUT 30 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1983 PY - 1984/01/19 SP - 82 p. AB - About 0415, on February 12, 1983, the 605-foot U.S. bulk carrier MARINE ELECTRIC capsized and sank during a storm in the Atlantic Ocean about 30 nautical miles east of Chincoteague, Virginia. Thirty-four persons were aboard. Three persons survived the accident, and the bodies of 24 persons were recovered. The other seven persons are missing and presumed dead. The MARINE ELECTRIC currently is resting in three pieces on the bottom of the ocean in about 120 feet of water; its estimated value, including the cargo was $12 million. An examination of the wreckage indicates that structural failure occurred either at the No.2 cargo hold or in the original T-2 bow section. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the U.S. bulk carrier MARINE ELECTRIC was the flooding of several forward compartments as the result of an undetermined structural failure. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of personal thermal protection equipment for the crew members to minimize the effects of hypothermia, and inadequate provisions for persons in the water to board the type of inflatable liferaft carried by the MARINE ELECTRIC. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Bulk carriers KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Marine electric (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Virginia KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388079 ER - TY - CONF AN - 00945052 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - REPORT ON PROCEEDINGS: AVIATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SYMPOSIUM, APRIL 26-28, 1983, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA.. PY - 1984 AB - No abstract provided. U1 - AVIATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SYMPOSIUMSPRINGFIELD, VA.) ..CD: (1983: StartDate:00000 EndDate:00000 KW - Aeronautics KW - Crashes KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/623982 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00378917 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS-BRIEF FORMAT PY - 1984 SP - n.p. AB - This subscription offers publications containing briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. Railroad operations. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause (s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and casual factors. The publications are issued irregularity. KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Railroads KW - Reports UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/194071 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649484 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT, ISSUE 6--SUMMARY REPORTS OF MAJOR MARINE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 1983 PY - 1983/12/31 SP - 44 p. AB - This publication contains summary reports adopted from January 1983 through December 1983. The summary reports present the probable cause and accident descriptions for the following accidents: mobile offshore drilling unit SEDCO 135; fishing vessel LADY SARAH; bulk carrier M/V ARCHANGELOS; freighter M/V JABLANICA and bulk carrier S/S PIERSON DAUGHTERS; fishing vessel CAPELLA and tankship ALASKA STANDARD; containership S/S CHARLESTON; ore/oil carrier S/S VRONTI and, self-propelled, jack-up, work barge STAR 2 KW - Barges KW - Bering Sea KW - Block Island Sound (Rhode Island) KW - Bridge rammings KW - Bulk carriers KW - Capsizing KW - Cargo ships KW - Containerships KW - Crash investigation KW - Fires KW - Fishing vessels KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - New York (New York) KW - Offshore platforms KW - Ore bulk oil carriers KW - Ore oil carriers KW - Reports KW - Saint Lawrence River KW - Saint Lawrence Seaway KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388064 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00389167 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY DUMP TRUCK AND KLAMATH-TRINITY UNIFIED DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS, STATE ROUTE 96 NEAR WILLOW CREEK, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 24, 1983 PY - 1983/12/05 SP - 27 p. AB - On February 24, 1983, an empty dump truck, traveling north on State Route 96, a two-lane rural highway near Willow Creek, California, suddenly veered left across the centerline and collided head-on with a southbound schoolbus loaded with 37 occupants. The truckdriver and one schoolbus passenger seated directly behind the schoolbus driver were killed; the schoolbus driver and 30 passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inattention of the truckdriver to the developing traffic situation ahead and the execution of a braking maneuver that resulted in the truck sliding out of the proper lane of travel. Contributing to the severity of some of the student injuries were the pre-Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 222 schoolbus seats with exposed metal frames. KW - Dump trucks KW - Fatalities KW - Frontal crashes KW - Injuries KW - Rural highways KW - School buses KW - Seats KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck drivers KW - Two lane highways UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/205336 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649357 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: RAMMING OF THE POPLAR STREET BRIDGE BY THE TOWBOAT M/V CITY OF GREENVILLE AND ITS FOUR-BARGE TOW, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, APRIL 2, 1983 PY - 1983/11/29 SP - 21 p. AB - About 2320 C.S.T., on April 2, 1983, a tow consisting of four singl-hull tank barges, being pushed by the towboat CITY OF GREENVILLE, collided with one of the piers of the Poplar Street Bridge, which crosses the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. At least one of the two middle barges in the tow was ruptured by the impact of the collision. Crude oil was released and ignited almost immediately. Three barges broke loose and floated downriver. One barge sank about 1 mile from the bridge, a second barge collided with barges moored at a chemical barge loading facility, and the other barge collided with a grain barge loading terminal. The facilities sustained severe damage. The burning oil ignited several fires along about 2 miles of waterfront on the Illinois side of the river and polluted approximately 10 miles of the river. There were no deaths, and only one person received minor injuries as a result of this accident. The damage to the barge loading facilities, the damage to grain barges and their cargoes, the damage and loss of cargo sustained by the tow of the CITY OF GREENVILLE, and the cost of oil cleanup operations were estimated to be about $9 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the operator of the towboat CITY OF GREENVILLE to identify the main navigation span of the Poplar Street Bridge in time to align his tow for passage through the span. KW - Bridge rammings KW - City of Greenville (Towboat) KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Saint Louis (Missouri) KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387989 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649345 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING OF THE CHARTER PASSENGER VESSEL SAN MATEO, MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 16, 1983 PY - 1983/11/01 SP - 27 p. AB - About 1000 Pacific Standard Time, on February 16, 1983, the U.S. charter passenger vessel SAN MATEO capsized at the entrance to Morro Bay Harbor, California, with 32 persons on board. Although no one on board was killed as a result of this accident, 4 persons were seriously injured and the vessel, valued at approximately $45,000, was lost. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the SAN MATEO's unexpected encounter with unusually large waves which destroyed the pilothouse and the steering controls, and capsized the vessel. KW - California KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - San mater (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387987 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00390709 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS AND FIRES UNDER LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS, INTERSTATE ROUTE 75 AT OCALA, FLORIDA, FEBRUARY 28, 1983 PY - 1983/10/18 SP - 45 p. AB - Between 1:30 p.m. and 1:55 p.m., e.s.t., on February 28, 1983, a grass fire of an undetermined origin was ignited in the gore area between the southbound exit ramp from Interstate Route 75 (I-75) to U.S. Route 27 and the southbound lanes of I-75. The fire burned rapidly, and a strong wind from the south-southwest fanned dense smoke across the southbound lanes of I-75. About 2 p.m., the smoke reduced visibility for a 200-to 300-foot stretch of the roadway from near zero to about 40 to 60 feet. Approaching drivers had a clear view of the smoke cloud for over 2 miles before entering the smoke, but they responded with diverse assumptions and drove into and through the smoke at a wide range of speeds. At least 22 vehicles, including three combination vehicles, all traveling south on I-75, entered the cloud of smoke and were involved in multiple vehicle collisions. Vehicle fuel tanks were breached and a gasoline fed fire erupted. Fourteen vehicles, including all three combination vehicles, were burned. In addition to extensive property damage being caused, 5 vehicle occupants were killed and 36 were injured. At least three rescuers suffered thermal injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of most of the involved drivers to exercise proper judgment and due caution when confronted by a cloud of dense smoke blanketing the highway. Contributing to the accident was the extremely limited visibility within the smoke cloud and the widely varying speeds at which different vehicles entered and were being driven through the smoke cloud. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the breach of fuel system integrity in a number of vehicles and the resultant vehicle fires. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fuel systems KW - Gore KW - Gore area KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Motor vehicles KW - Multiple vehicle collision KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Property KW - Property damage KW - Reduced visibility KW - Smoke KW - Speed KW - Traffic speed KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/206240 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00389157 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY: RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY AND ALCOHOL PY - 1983/10/17 SP - 31 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has identified and examined safety improvements to reduce accidents, fatalities, and injuries in recreational boating due to alcohol use and has concluded that the United States Coast Guard should establish a national program through the States to implement needed safety measures. The Safety Board concludes that perhaps as many as 400 to 800 recreational boating fatalities annually may involve alcohol and that as many as 35 to 38 percent may involve persons "legally drunk" at the generally accepted blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10 percent. Moreover, the Safety Board believes the full extent of alcohol involvement in recreational boating fatalities is probably not fully known. The Safety Board issued priority recommendations to the Coast Guard to develop and implement a national program to address the hazards of alcohol use, to improve the reporting of alcohol involved accidents, and to incorporate information on the hazards of alcohol use in safe boating courses. The Board recommended that the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators develop model education and enforcement programs and coordinate with the Coast Guard in improving the reporting of alcohol involved accidents. Additionally, the Board recommended that nationally recognized recreational boating educational organizations incorporate information on the hazards of alcohol use in recreational boating. Finally, recommendations were issued to 39 States and the District of Columbia (D.C.) to adopt legislation to define the level of intoxication and to 40 States and D.C. to allow chemical testing of recreational boat operators suspected of being intoxicated. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Blood alcohol levels KW - Boating KW - Fatalities KW - Laws KW - Safety KW - Safety and security KW - Safety education KW - Testing KW - Traffic safety KW - Transportation safety KW - Water UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/205326 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649240 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: RAMMING OF THE BAYOU STEEL COMPANY PIER FACILITY, TWO MILES SOUTH OF LAPLACE, LOUISIANA, BY THE DUTCH BULK CARRIER M/V AMSTELVOORN, SEPTEMBER 26, 1982 PY - 1983/10/06 SP - 34 p. AB - About 0410 on September 26, 1982, the outbound Dutch bulk carrier MV AMSTELVOORN experienced a steering gear malfunction and rammed the pier facility of the Bayou Steel Company, located 2 miles south of LaPlace, Louisiana, on the left descending bank of the Lower Mississippi River at mile 132.4 above Head of Passes (A.H.P.). The ramming severely damaged the 961-foot pier and destroyed the 275- foot T-wharf and associated cargo handling equipment. The AMSTELVOORN sustained moderate above-waterline damage to the bow. There were no deaths or injuries, but property damage was estimated at over $8 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was a steering gear failure on the MV AMSTELVOORN due to the contamination of a solenoid-actuated hydraulic control valve with foreign particles that had passed through improperly sized oil strainers, resulting in the sticking of the spring-centered spool piece in the control valve, and creating a system hydraulic lock that held the rudder in the full left rudder position. Contributing to the accident was the fact that the steering gear room was not manned by a qualified person in communication with the bridge. KW - Amstelvoorn (Vessel) KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Louisiana KW - Marine safety KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387941 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649260 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE ON BOARD THE U.S. TANKSHIP SS GOLDEN DOLPHIN IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, MARCH 6, 1982 PY - 1983/09/20 SP - 31 p. AB - On March 6, 1982, the 894-foot-long U.S. tankship SS GOLDEN DOLPHIN was en route in ballast from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Several crewmembers were replacing a section of the main deck steam piping; welding equipment and an oxygen- acetylene torch were used in the repairs. At the same time, five other crewmembers were cleaning one of the vessel's cargo tanks. About 1554, the first of several explosions occurred in the GOLDEN DOLPHIN's cargo tanks. An intense fire erupted and eventually engulfed the entire forward half of the vessel. On the following day, the vessel sank in the Atlantic Ocean about 900 nautical miles east of Bermuda. Nine of the vessel's 25 crewmembers died as a result of the explosions and fire. The GOLDEN DOLPHIN was valued at approximately $29 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the ignition by a welding arc or oxygen-acetylene torch of combustible gases in the GOLDEN DOLPHIN's forward main deck steam piping and the propagation of the resulting flame through the steam piping into a cargo tank containing an explosive atmosphere. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the master and the chief mate to ensure that the atmosphere within the cargo tanks, main deck steam piping, and cargo tank steam heating coils was gas free or inert. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Golden dolphin (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387949 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00387758 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS RUN-OFF-ROAD AND OVERTURN, STATE HIGHWAY 214 AT STATE HIGHWAY 18, NEAR NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, MARCH 25, 1983 PY - 1983/09/20 SP - 39 p. AB - About 5:40 a.m. on March 25, 1983, a Jonesboro School District schoolbus was traveling westbound on State Highway 214 near Newport, Arkansas. The schoolbus was transporting 31 high school students and 7 teachers from Jonesboro, Arkansas, to the Annual State Skills Olympics for vocational-technical students in Little Rock, Arkansas. As the schoolbus traveled through a relatively sharp right curve leading to a T-intersection with State Highway 18, it slid across the centerline onto the opposing lane's shoulder and through a stop sign; it continued to yaw and slide across Highway 18, where it overturned and struck the far edge of a roadside drainage ditch. The teacher-driver, 4 other teachers, and 4 students were killed, and 2 teachers and 27 students were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the driver's failure to slow the schoolbus to a proper speed for negotiating a curve that led to a T-intersection with a stop sign and that had advance "curve" and "stop ahead" warning signs and an advisory speed sign. Contributing to the accident were the deficiencies of the intersection design and signing system, and the lack of reporting of a large number of low severity accidents and incidents at the curve that would have effectively alerted the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department to deficiencies in the intersection design and signing system. KW - Arkansas KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Driver performance KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Highway design KW - Intersections KW - Personnel performance KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses KW - Signs KW - Traffic control devices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/201185 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00389050 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY STUDY--CHILD PASSENGER PROTECTION AGAINST DEATH, DISABILITY, AND DISFIGUREMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS PY - 1983/09/07 SP - 131 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board examined the issue of child motor vehicle passenger protection through a series of 53 detailed investigations of accidents involving infants and small children, restrained and unrestrained; through a series of three regional public hearings; and through a review of the child passenger protection laws that had been enacted by 40 States and the District of Columbia as of mid-1983. The report uses accident cases to highlight crash consequences to unrestrained children and the often dramatic lifesaving and injury prevention benefits of child safety seats. Misuse of child safety seats is identified as a significant problem in accidents, and a need for special efforts to combat the misuse problem is identified. The report identifies limitations and loopholes in child passenger protection laws and concludes that a major problem is that virtually none of the 41 laws were designed to foster the transition of children from safety seat use to safety belt use. The report also calls attention to the need to implement and enforce child passenger protection laws effectively, and identifies areas for further research. Finally, the report identifies major elements for inclusion in effective child passenger protection laws. KW - Child restraint systems KW - Children KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - Highways KW - Infants KW - Injuries KW - Laws KW - Public hearings KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/205224 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649261 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: ENGINEROOM FLOODING AND NEAR FOUNDERING OF U.S. TANKSHIP OGDEN WILLAMETTE, CARIBBEAN SEA, JUNE 16, 1982 PY - 1983/08/23 SP - 30 p. AB - About 0015 on June 16, 1982, water was discovered in the engineroom bilges on the U.S. flag tankship OGDEN WILLAMETTE, which was in the Caribbean Sea about 50 nmi southeast of Jamaica with 150,000 barrels of crude oil aboard. The entry of water exceeded the capacity of the bilge pump, and eventually the engineering plant was secured. Although the chief engineer closed certain valves, the water continued to rise, and the master ordered the crew to abandon ship. The engineroom flooded to about 6 feet below the main deck. The vessel remained afloat with its after deck awash. It was towed to the Cayman Islands, where the engineroom was pumped out and the cargo was transferred to another tanker. The OGDEN WILLAMETTE was later towed to New Orleans for repairs. The damage was estimated to be $16 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the flooding of the engineroom of the OGDEN WILLAMETTE was the rupture of the nonmetallic expansion joint in the main low sea suction line to the main circulating water pumps, and the failure of the chief engineer to close the auxiliary condenser's overboard discharge valve when securing the seavalves, permitting seawater to backflow through the auxiliary cooling system via the main cooling system to the ruptured joint when the main circulating water pumps were stopped. Contributing to the extent of the flooding was the failure of the chief engineer to direct use of the emergency bilge suction from the main circulating pumps and the flooding of the shaft alley through a watertight door that was not closed completely. KW - Caribbean Sea KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Marine safety KW - Ogden willamette (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387950 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00619474 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION OF MISSOURI-KANSAS-TEXAS RAILROAD COMPANY TRAIN NO. 103 WITH STANDING FREIGHT CARS NEAR TEMPLE, TEXAS, MARCH 17, 1983 PY - 1983/08/23 SP - 28 p. AB - About 4:10 pm on March 17, 1983, after receiving a clear signal indicating a clear main track route, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company train No. 103 entered a misaligned track switch leading from the main track to an interchange track and collided with standing freight cars on the interchange track. A signal maintainer was working on the switch circuit controller and he had disconnected the shunt wires while working at that location. The engineer of train No. 103 received serious injuries and the fireman and brakeman received minor injuries. Damage was estimated to be about $2,443,295. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of this accident was the display of a false proceed aspect at t he entrance to a signal block in which a track switch had been left misaligned by a signal maintainer who was working at that location. Contributing to the accident were the use of a track shunt circuit protection system not designed on the closed-circuit principle and a lack of procedural instruction to and supervision of the relatively inexperienced signal maintainer. KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Electric circuits KW - Fail safe KW - Fail safe systems KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Signalization KW - Standards KW - Switches UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/361811 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649372 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: BREAKAWAY OF 38 BARGES, ARKANSAS RIVER, DECEMBER 4, 1982 PY - 1983/08/04 SP - 32 p. AB - The investigation and analysis of this accident disclosed that 10 hopper barges were moored to trees growing on a small island close to the right descending bank of the Arkansas River in an unauthorized fleeting area about 1/2 mile upstream from an authorized fleeting area where 37 other barges were moored. About 2030 C.S.T., on December 4, 1982, during a period of high river flows, the downriver end of the island washed away and as a result, the trees were uprooted and the 10 barges in the unauthorized fleeting area came adrift. They drifted into collision with the 37 barges in the authorized fleeting area, causing 25 of these barges to break away from their moorings. These barges drifted downstream and collided with a State highway bridge and a grain dock, where 3 more barges were set adrift. Ultimately, a total of 38 barges were adrift in the river. Some of these barges grounded, some sank, and some drifted into dam No.2 at mile 17 of the Arkansas River. Barges blocked 12 of the dam's 16 spill gates causing the water level upstream of the dam to rise 7.4 feet and setting up turbulent, asymmetrical flow over the dam which scoured material from the river bed and undermined the dam's foundation. No one was injured, but resultant property damage, including salvage costs, was estimated at over $12 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the makeshift mooring of a fleet of 10 barges in an unauthorized fleeting area that came adrift during high water and collided with barges moored downriver in an authorized fleeting area and at a dock, resulting in 28 additional barges being cast adrift. KW - Arkansas River KW - Barges KW - Crash investigation KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388004 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00385436 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, 1983 PY - 1983/07 SP - 122 p. AB - This publication contains safety recommendations in aviation, highway, marine, pipeline and railroad modes of transportation adopted by the National Transportation Safety Board during the month of July, 1983. KW - Aviation KW - Highway transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Railroad transportation KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/199332 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649367 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF U.S. TOWBOAT CREOLE GENII AND LIBERIAN TANK VESSEL ARKAS, NEAR MILE 130, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MARCH 31, 1982 PY - 1983/06/24 SP - 35 p. AB - On March 31, 1982, the Liberian tank vessel M/V ARKAS was upbound in the Mississippi River carrying a cargo of crude oil, and passing the upbound towboat M/V CREOLE GENII, which was pushing three barges carrying No. 6 oil, when the vessels collided near Thirty-five Mile Point, at mile 130, Above Head of Passes, Mississippi River at 2118. The collision ruptured the ARKAS' hull, and escaping crude oil was ignited. Because the ARKAS' crew feared an explosion, they anchored the vessel along the east riverbank and then abandoned it. Damage was estimated to be $50,000 to the CREOLE GENII tow, $15 million to the ARKAS, and more than $71,000 to the environment. No one was seriously injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pilot of the ARKAS to maintain a safe distance between the vessels while overtaking the CREOLE GENII tow, and the inability of the operator of the CREOLE GENII to navigate effectively and control his tow. Contributing to the hull rupture of the ARKAS and the subsequent oil spill and fire was the sharp raked bow design of the lead barge, BOBBIE, of the CREOLE GENII's tow. KW - Arkas (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Creole genii (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387999 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00381844 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT--EXPLOSION AND FIRE ONBOARD U.S. COASTAL TANKSHIP POLING BROS. NO. 9, EAST RIVER, NEW YORK HARBOR, FEBRUARY 26, 1982 PY - 1983/05/17 SP - 31 p. AB - About 0932 e.s.t. on February 26, 1982, the U.S. coastal tankship POLING BROS. NO. 9 exploded and burned in New York Harbor. The tankship had discharged a cargo of gasoline a few hours before the accident, and its tanks were not free of gas fumes. The vessel was passing or had just passed underneath the Williamsburg Bridge when a fire followed by a series of explosions occurred. The force of the explosions hurled debris onto the bridge roadways and the electrified rail of one of the subway tracks on the bridge, shorting out the electrical system and stopping one subway train on the bridge. There were no injuries to persons on the bridge. One of the eight crewmembers of the POLING BROS. No. 9 was killed by the explosion, and three others were injured. The damage to the tankship was estimated to be about $2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the bridge repair contractor to prevent slag from falling on the tankship POLING BROS. NO. 9, where it ignited gasoline vapors in the vicinity of the No. 3 cargo tank openings, and the failure of the crew of the vessel to secure the cargo tanks so as to eliminate all flame propagation paths to the cargo tanks. Contributing to the accident was the failure of New York City officials to take effective action to require the contractor to prevent slag and other debris from falling on vessels passing underneath the Williamsburg Bridge. KW - Bridges KW - Explosions KW - Maintenance KW - Marine safety KW - Repairing KW - Slag KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/198054 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00385782 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--J.C. SALES, INC., TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH VAN COLLISION, STATE ROUTE 198 AT 19TH AVENUE NEAR LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 8, 1982 PY - 1983/05/03 SP - 28 p. AB - About 7:50 a.m., on October 8, 1982, the driver of a tractor-semitrailer swerved his vehicle left and applied the brakes to avoid striking an automobile that had stalled on State Route (SR) 198 near Lemoore, California, while crossing the roadway at an intersection and was blocking the westbound curb lane in which the truck was approaching. The truck traveled to the left of the center of the highway, through the intersection, and into the eastbound curb lane where it collided head-on with an eastbound van. Nine of the van's 11 occupants were killed in the collision, 1 passenger died 3 days later, and 1 passenger received minor injuries. The truckdriver received serious injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truckdriver to slow his vehicle while approaching an automobile that was stalled in an intersection and his subsequent failure to control his vehicle while making an avoidance maneuver. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the automobile driver's poor judgment in moving farther into the intersection after he restarted the automobile's engine. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Frontal crashes KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Truck drivers KW - Vans UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/199668 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00381279 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISIONS AND FIRE, CALDECOTT TUNNEL, NEAR OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 7, 1982 PY - 1983/05/03 SP - 46 p. AB - About 12:12 am PST, on April 7, 1982, several vehicles on westbound California State Route 24 entered the north, No. 3 Bore of the Caldecott Tunnel near Oakland, California. A Honda car driven by an intoxicated driver struck the raised curbs inside the tunnel and came to rest at the left edge of the roadway about one-third of the way through the tunnel. It was struck soon afterward by a following gasoline tank truck and tank trailer and then by an AC Transit bus which subsequently struck the tank trailer. The busdriver was ejected, and the empty bus continued west, exited the tunnel, and struck a concrete road support pier. The tank trailer overturned, and gasoline was spilled inside the tunnel. A fire erupted and heavy black smoke quickly filled the tunnel. The tank truck and tank trailer, the Honda car, and four other vehicles that had entered the tunnel were completely destroyed by the fire. Seven persons were killed, and two people were treated for minor smoke inhalation. The tunnel incurred major damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a combination of events involving (1) the erratic driving by the intoxicated driver of a passenger vehicle which stopped in a through traffic lane creating a traffic obstacle; (2) the inattention of the truckdriver causing his vehicle to strike the passenger vehicle; and (3) the busdriver's overtaking the truck too rapidly to enable him to avoid striking the passenger vehicle when it unexpectedly appeared in the path of his bus. KW - Alertness KW - Attention KW - Crash reports KW - Driver reaction KW - Drivers KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fires KW - Gasoline KW - Hazardous materials KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Reaction time KW - Rollover crashes KW - Routing KW - Tankers KW - Tunnels KW - Ventilation systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/197689 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00381558 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--FIRE ONBOARD AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 11, COAST STARLIGHT, GIBSON, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 23, 1982 PY - 1983/04/19 SP - 79 p. AB - About 1:35 a.m., on June 23, 1982, Amtrak passenger train No. 11, the Coast Starlight, with 307 persons onboard and consisting of 10 cars operating on Southern Pacific Transportation Company track, stopped at Gibson, California, after fire and dense, heavy smoke was discovered in a sleeping car. The passengers in two sleeping cars were evacuated. As a result of the smoke and fire, 2 passengers died, 2 passengers were injured seriously, and 57 passengers and 2 train crewmembers were treated for smoke inhalation. Five persons were admitted to the hopital. Damage was estimated at $1,190,300. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the lack of effective response to suppress a fire, in bedroom No. 1 of car No. 32010 (1130), and the continued operation of the heating-venting-air conditioning system which resulted in propagation of the fire and smoke. Contributing to the loss of life, injuries, and damage were the lack of definitive emergency procedures and inadequate training for onboard Amtrak service and supervisory personnel and Southern Pacific Railroad Company operating crewmember in fire emergency procedures and the evacuation of passengers. Also contributing to the loss of life, injuries, and damage was heavy and toxic smoke generated by the combustion of flammable materials, such as plastics and elastomers. KW - Casualties KW - Crash reports KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Elastomers KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fires KW - Flammability KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Plastics KW - Railroad crashes KW - Smoke KW - Toxicity KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/197907 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649289 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE U.S. MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT OCEAN RANGER, OFF THE EAST COAST OF CANADA, 166 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, FEBRUARY 15, 1982 PY - 1983/02/15 SP - 103 p. AB - About 0300 on February 15, 1982, the U.S. mobile offshore drilling unit OCEAN RANGER capsized and sank during a severe storm about 166 nautical miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; 84 persons were aboard. Twenty-two bodies have been recovered, and the remaining 62 persons are missing and presumed dead. The OCEAN RANGER currently is resting in an inverted position in about 260 feet of water; its value was estimated at $125 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the capsizing and sinking of the U.S. mobile offshore drilling unit OCEAN RANGER was the flooding of the anchor chain lockers in the forward columns when it took on a 10 deg to 15 deg list in the direction of the severe wind and wave action. The list was a result of the transfer of liquids from other tanks or otherwise filling empty or partially empty forward ballast tanks in the OCEAN RANGER's lower hull after its ballast control console suffered an electrical malfunction from seawater entering through broken portlight(s), and the crew's inability thereafter to manually control the operation of the ballast control system's valves to correct the list. Contributing to the capsizing and sinking was the failure to provide sufficient training and familiarization in the operation of the ballasting system to pertinent personnel in the OCEAN RANGER, and the failure of the portlight(s) for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the loss of life were: the lack of personal thermal protection equipment for the OCEAN RANGER's crewmembers for the effect of hypothermia; the difficulty of launching lifeboats and liferafts from the OCEAN RANGER in the severe wind and sea conditions; and, inadequate equipment aboard the rescue vessels for recovering persons from the sea under adverse conditions. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Newfoundland and Labrador KW - Ocean ranger (Platform) KW - Offshore platforms KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387961 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649337 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ON BOARD THE CYPRIOT BULK CARRIER PROTECTOR ALPHA, COLUMBIA RIVER, NEAR KALAMA, WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 14, 1982 PY - 1983/01/13 SP - 30 p. AB - Shortly before 2000 P.S.T., on February 14, 1982, a fire erupted in the engine room of the Cypriot bulk carrier PROTECTOR ALPHA, while it was moored to the dock in the Columbia River at the North Pacific Grain Growers Association grain elevator near Kalama, Washington. As a result of the accident, three crewmen were injured. Three persons, who were not crewmen but who were involved in firefighting operations, were also injured; one Coast Guardsman was fatally injured. The PROTECTOR ALPHA's engine room and the entire deckhouse, which included the pilothouse, were completely destroyed. The damage has been estimated at $15 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the chief engineer to monitor and control properly the fueling of the vessel, which resulted in the overfilling of a diesel oil tank and the ignition of the oil, when it contacted the hot surface of the exhaust manifold of a nearby operating diesel engine. Contributing to the cause of the fire was the location of the termination of the diesel oil tank's sounding tube from which the oil sprayed close to the source of ignition. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Columbia River KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Protector alpha (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387985 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00477051 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL REPORTS PY - 1983 AB - Transportation Special Reports includes safety studies and reports, accident investigation reports, and railroad/highway accident reports. There are approximately 5 issues per year. KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/287952 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00378635 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL REPORTS PY - 1983 SP - n.p. AB - This subscription offers publications presenting special investigation reports. The publications are issued irregularly. KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Rapid transit KW - Reports KW - Subway stations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/194066 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649487 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT, ISSUE 5--SUMMARY REPORTS OF MAJOR MARINE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM AUGUST THROUGH DECEMBER 1982 PY - 1982/12/31 SP - 49 p. AB - This publication contains summary reports adopted from September 1982 through December 1982. The summary reports present the probable cause and accident descriptions for the following accidents: fishing vessel BLUE PACIFIC; tankship PECO and USS BRADLEY, FF-1041; fishing vessel PACIFIC TRADER; fishing vessel BOBBIE; towboat CITATION; MODU WESTERN TRITON II; fishing vessel CALAFIA; fishing vessel HOWARD REED; fishing vessel JULIA B; motor vessel CAROL JEAN; barge CONTAINER TRANSPORT NO. 1; chemical tanker BOW FAGUS; fishing vessel HOLY CROSS; fishing vessel MOTHER AND GRACE; ocean tug M/V THERESA F and, fishing vessel KATHI R. KW - Alaska KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Barges KW - Bering Sea KW - Berwick bay KW - California KW - Capsizing KW - Chemical tankers KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Floods KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Marine safety KW - Mexico KW - Mississippi River KW - Norfolk (Virginia) KW - North Atlantic Ocean KW - Ocean going tugs KW - Offshore platforms KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Texas KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388067 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649368 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE U.S. BARGE CARRIER SS DELTA NORTE AND THE LIBERIAN FREIGHTER M/V AFRICAN PIONEER IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 115 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF GALVESTON, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 19, 1982 PY - 1982/11/16 SP - 31 p. AB - About 0435 on February 19, 1982, the 893-foot-long U.S. barge carrier SS DELTA NORTE and the 495-foot-long Liberian freighter MV AFRICAN PIONEER collided in the Gulf of Mexico about 115 nautical miles southeast of Galveston, Texas. Both vessels were operating at full sea speed in fog at the time of the collision. There were no deaths, but two persons on board the DELTA NORTE were seriously injured. The AFRICAN PIONEER was a total loss with an estimated repair cost of $6 million. Damage to the bow of the DELTA NORTE was estimated at $9 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of the DELTA NORTE to adequately plot and determine the relative movement of the AFRICAN PIONEER, which would have shown clearly that the two vessels were on collision courses, and the failure of the chief mate of the AFRICAN PIONEER to take timely evasive action when he determined that the two vessels were on collision courses. Contributing to the accident were the excessive speed of both vessels while approaching each other in fog, and the failure of the master of the DELTA NORTE and the chief mate of the AFRICAN PIONEER to establish a meeting arrangement by VHF-FM radiotelephone. KW - African pioneer (Vessel) KW - Barge carriers KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Delta norte (Vessel) KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388000 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649421 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ON BOARD THE TRAINING SHIP BAY STATE AT THE MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY, BUZZARDS BAY, BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 22, 1981 PY - 1982/11/02 SP - 37 p. AB - About 1310, E.S.T., on December 22, 1981, a fire erupted in the engine room of the training ship BAY STATE while it was moored alongside the dock at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The fire caused heavy damage to the vessel's engine room, and crew accommodation spaces. One person was killed and six persons were injured. Damage to the BAY STATE was estimated at $5 million. The National Transportation Safetyy Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the improper operation of the high pressure duplex fuel oil strainer locking lever by the first class engineer cadet in charge of the cadet watch, which resulted in the fracture of a vent fitting on the strainer and the release of a spray of fuel oil which was ignited on contact with a hot unlagged steam line and valve, and the failure of the cadet to immediately secure the fuel oil service pump or to direct another cadet on watch to secure the pump. Contributing to the intensity of the fire was the failure of the licensed engineering watch officer to immediately secure or direct that the fuel oil service pump be secured and the fire be fought with the installed CO2 hose reel system, as well as the failure of the chief engineer to require that the doors to the engine room be kept closed. Contributing to the loss of life of one cadet and injury to four others was the failure of the licensed officers in the engine room to direct the cadets to exit via the shaft alley which led from the lower level of the engine room, instead of allowing them to proceed toward the upper level doors in the engine room, which required their moving through the area of the most concentrated heat and hot gases resulting from the fire. KW - Bay state (Vessel) KW - Buzzards Bay (Massachusetts) KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Training vessels KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388021 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371525 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMMUTER TRAIN NO. 114 WITH A GASOLINE TRUCK, SOUTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 2, 1982 PY - 1982/10/19 SP - 52 p. AB - About 9:45 a.m., e.s.t., on January 2, 1982, eastbound Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) passenger train No. 114, consisting of a single rail diesel self-propelled passenger car (RDC), struck a southbound Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) Tractor/cargo-tank semitrailer (truck) carrying gasoline at the Second Street Pike crossing at Southampton, Pennsylvania. The tractor and trailer overturned, erupted in fire, and crushed the rear of a automobile standing south of the crossing in the northbound lane of Second Street Pike. Five persons sustained minor injuries. The train operator sustained second and third degree burns over 80 percent of his body and died 2 weeks later as a result of his injuries. Damage was estimated at $452,900. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was that the rail diesel car did not maintain a constant shunt of the track circuit, which resulted in the failure of the automatic crossing warning device to indicate to highway traffic the approach of the train. KW - Casualties KW - Crash reports KW - Diesel multiple unit cars KW - Fatalities KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Hazardous materials KW - Light vehicles KW - Rail diesel cars KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority KW - Tank trucks KW - Track circuits KW - Traffic crashes KW - Warning devices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/184866 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371963 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMMUTER TRAIN/FORD VAN COLLISION, MINEOLA, NEW YORK, MARCH 14, 1982 PY - 1982/10/14 SP - 37 p. AB - About 2:18 a.m., on Sunday, March 14, 1982, a privately owned southbound Ford van was struck by eastbound Long Island Railroad Train No. 4602A, a commuter passenger train, at a railroad/highway grade crossing on Herricks Road and the main line of the Long Island Railroad in Mineola, Nassau County, New York. The Ford van, occupied by a teenage driver and nine teenage passengers, had been driven around a properly functioning lowered gate with flashing lights onto the crossing. Following the impact, a minor fire was ignited in the van's motor compartment. The fire was quickly extinguished by a local fire department. Nine of the van occupants were killed and one passenger was critically injured. There were no reported injuries to the passengers or crew aboard the commuter train. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the van driver's driving around the lowered crossing gates onto the railroad tracks into the path of the train. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the influence of alcohol on the driver's judgment and driving ability. KW - Commuter cars KW - Commuter trains KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Long Island Rail Road KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vans KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185142 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00381831 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--PATTISON HEAD START CENTER SCHOOL VAN, RUN-OFF BRIDGE AND FIRE, NEAR HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, DECEMBER 17, 1981 PY - 1982/09/22 SP - 26 p. AB - About 7:25 a.m., on December 17, 1981, the driver of a 16-passenger Head Start school van, traveling southbound on a two-lane dirt road near Hermanville, Mississippi, lost control of the vehicle and ran off the right side of a one-lane wooden bridge. The roadway condition on the approach to the bridge was muddy as a result of rain, and there was a light rain at the time of the accident. The van fell about 9 1/2 feet onto a creek embankment and came to rest on its right side. A fire developed in the front engine compartment and, after burning for 11 to 13 minutes, spread through the interior of the van. Five of the 32 occupants of the van were killed and 11 persons were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver to stop and align the van with the bridge in the presence of adverse road conditions and an exaggerated steering maneuver that was further aggravated by the van tires striking the sides of the bridge running boards. Contributing to the accident was the lack of guardrails on the bridge. Possibly contributing to the loss of life were the lack of precise Head Start occupant capacity guidelines which permitted an excessive number of passengers in the van, a lack of driver emergency training, and the limited availability of exits. KW - County roads KW - Crash reports KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Driver training KW - Emergency exits KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evacuation KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - School buses KW - Vans KW - Wooden bridges UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/198040 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00378629 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT-PATTISON HEAD START CENTER SCHOOL VAN RUN-OFF BRIDGE AND FIRE NEAR HERMANVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, DECEMBER 17, 1981 PY - 1982/09/22 SP - 26 p. AB - About 7:25 a.m., on December 17, 1981, the driver of a 16-passenger Head Start school van, traveling southbound on a two-lane dirt road near Hermanville, Mississippi, lost control of the vehicle and ran off the right side of a one-lane wooden bridge. The roadway condition on the approach to the bridge was muddy as a result of rain, and there was a light rain at the time of the accident. The van fell about 9 1/2 feet onto a creek embankment and came to rest on its right side. A fire developed in the front engine compartment and, after burning for 11 to 13 minutes, spread through the interior of the van. Five of the 32 occupants of the van were killed and 11 persons were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver to stop and align the van with the bridge in the presence of adverse road conditions and an exaggerated steering maneuver that was further aggravated by the van tires striking the sides of the bridge running boards. Contributing to the accident was the lack of guardrails on the bridge. Possibly contributing to the loss of life were the lack of precise Head Start occupant capacity guidelines which permitted an excessive number of passengers in the van, a lack of driver emergency training, and the limited availability of exits. KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Drivers KW - Emergency exits KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fires KW - School buses KW - Training KW - Vans KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/191817 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649469 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT, ISSUE 4--SUMMARY REPORTS OF MAJOR MARINE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY 1979 THROUGH AUGUST 1980 PY - 1982/09/15 SP - 66 p. AB - This publication contains summary reports of major marine accidents, adopted from August 1979 through June 1982. The summary reports present the probable cause and accident descriptions for the following accidents: oceanographic research vessel PROFILER; towing vessel LIBERTY BELL; tugboat CALPRICE TRANSPORT; fishing vessel RONNIE M. and cargo vessel IONIAN REEFER; fishing vessel LELAND J.; outboard motorboat J. NJ-5008-X; towing vessel JOHN T. STELLMAN; barge KERMAC DRILLING TENDER IV; tugboat DOMAC COMMANDER; fishing vessel OCEAN PRIDE; fishing vessel SUE C II; towing vessel ROLAND THOMAS II; fishing vessel ARCTIC WIND; tankship ARIES; bulk carrier ILONA; towing vessel MORANIA NO.116 and tank barge MORAVIA NO.400N; cargo vessel MASON LYKES and tankship AMOCO CREMONA; tugboat SEA EAGLE; fishing vessel ST. GEORGE and, fishing vessel NAVIGATOR. KW - Alaska KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Barges KW - Bering Sea KW - Bulk carriers KW - Cape Cod KW - Cargo ships KW - Charleston (South Carolina) KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Fishing vessels KW - Floods KW - Florida KW - Galveston Bay KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Louisiana KW - Marine safety KW - Massachusetts KW - Mexico KW - Mississippi River KW - New Jersey KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Research ships KW - Rhode Island KW - San Diego (California) KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388054 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649475 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT, ISSUE 3--SUMMARY REPORTS OF MAJOR MARINE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1979 PY - 1982/08/27 SP - 50 p. AB - This publication contains summary reports of major marine accidents, occurring from January through June 1979. The summary reports present the probable cause and accident descriptions for the following accidents: fishing vessel OCEAN CAPE, lost on January 1, 1979; fishing vessel MICHELANGELO, lost on January 8, 1979; fishing vessel PRIAIA DA FIGUERIA, lost on January 21, 1979; fishing vessel PTARMIGAN, lost on January 28, 1979; offshore supply vessel MISTER BUSTER, sinking on February 1, 1979; offshore utility vessel DINO C, sinking on February 5, 1979; pleasure craft VERSALLES II, sinking on February 15, 1979; fishing vessel SIRIUS, lost on February 28, 1979; tankships BALTIMORE TRADER and THEODOHOS, collision on March 25, 1979; tugboat FAIARDO, sinking on April 1, 1979; fishing vessel CITY OF SEATTLE, lost on April 7, 1979; towboat VIRGINIA K, engine room fire on April 13, 1979; fishing vessel JO ANN, lost on April 18, 1979; towboat PERE MARQUETTE, collision with lock and dam on May 9, 1979; fishing vessel RB HENDRICKSON, grounding and sinking on May 13, 1979; offshore supply vessel IONIAN SEAHORSE and BLUE WHALE, collision on June 12, 1979 and, cargo vessel SEASPEED ARABIA, grounding on June 30, 1979. KW - Alaska KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - California KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Florida KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Louisiana KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - New Jersey KW - Offshore service vessels KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Puerto Rico KW - Recreational boats KW - Reports KW - Rhode Island KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - South Pacific Ocean KW - Tankers KW - Tugboats KW - Washington (State) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388060 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649247 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE M/V OXY PRODUCER IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR THE AZORES ISLANDS, SEPTEMBER 20, 1981 PY - 1982/08/24 SP - 20 p. AB - On September 20, 1981, the integrated tug-barge OXY PRODUCER/OXY 4102 was anchored about 1 nmi. offshore from Ponta Delgada, San Miguel Island, Azores, and was undergoing repairs. The barge was carrying a cargo of 39,631 tons of phosphoric acid. During the early morning, the winds and seas increased, and the hulls of the catamaran tug began slamming against the hull of the barge. The master believed that the tug-barge would ride the seas better if underway, and he took the tug-barge from the anchorage about 0550. However, the slamming continued and the tug's hulls were breached. The tug subsequently became disconnected from the barge, flooded, and sank about 0746. No persons were injured, but the tug, valued at approximately $24 million, was lost. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the integrated tug-barge interlocking devices and of the bumper pads on the tongue of the barge because of inadequate design, poor construction, improper operation, or a combination of these factors, which resulted in the breaching of the hulls of the tug OXY PRODUCER from repeated impacts with the tongue of the barge OXY 4102, and which caused the separation of the tug from the barge. Contributing to the accident was the tug officers' inadequate training in emergency procedures to be followed in the event of a failure of the interlocking devices or of relative motion between the tug and barge. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Crash investigation KW - Integrated tug barge systems KW - Marine safety KW - Oxy producer (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tug ship interaction KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387944 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00376294 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--TRUCK ENGINE FUEL TANK PUNCTURE BY BRIDGE REPAIR PLATE, DIESEL SPILL AND MULTIPLE VEHICLE SKIDDING COLLISIONS, INTERSTATE ROUTE 10, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, AUGUST 27, 1981 PY - 1982/07/15 SP - 39 p. AB - About 10:25 p.m. on August 27, 1981, a tractor-semitrailer loaded with steel pipe was traveling eastbound across the Calcasieu River Bridge, a 1 1/4-mile long, four-lane divided highway bridge on Interstate 10 at the city limits of Lake Charles, Louisiana. As the truck was descending the east side of the bridge, the tractor's left side fuel tank was struck and penetrated by a dislodged bridge repair plate that had been used to cover a hole in a pavement expansion joint. As a result of about 75 gallons of diesel fuel leaking onto a 1/2-mile section of the bridge, 26 vehicles were involved in a series of skidding collisions. Three persons were killed, and 18 persons were injured; there were no fires. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of vehicle control on a slippery highway surface, produced by a diesel fuel spill from a truck fuel tank punctured by a dislodged steel plate used as a temporary repair of a bridge expansion joint. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to make a permanent repair at that joint. KW - Bridges KW - Citizen band radio KW - Crash reports KW - Diesel fuels KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Expansion joints KW - Fuel tanks KW - Hazards and emergency operations KW - Maintenance KW - Police KW - Puncture KW - Spillage KW - Spills (Pollution) KW - Television cameras KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic signal hardware KW - Traffic surveillance KW - Trailers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/190361 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00369154 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT--DERAILMENTS OF NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRAINS INVOLVING TRACTION MOTOR MOUNT FAILURES PY - 1982/07/15 SP - 41 p. AB - At 5:50 a.m., on December 15, 1981, a nine-car New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) southbound No. 3 subway train, designated 527A 148/FA, departed on track No. 2 after making a station stop at Times Square Station in New York City, New York. Moments later, while the train was accelerating, a traction motor fell from under the third car. The third car derailed and caused the fourth car to derail also. As the fourth car derailed, it turned away from the track structure and its front end struck the steel posts separating tracks Nos. 1 and 2. The rear of the car then struck the concrete curtain wall that separated track No. 2 and track M. Twelve passengers were injured and damage was estimated to be $287,000. Three other derailments involving a traction motor falling from an NYCTA car to the tracks occurred between January 12, 1981 and March 7, 1982. The derailment of December 15, 1981, in which 12 passengers were injured, was the most severe of the four derailments; however, because of the Safety Board's concern that four similar derailments should occur within 15 months, and its continued concern about inspection and maintenance practices of the NYCTA, all four derailments were investigated and are discussed in this report. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of each of the four derailments was the failure of the inspection procedures of the New York City Transit Authority to detect that the traction motor mounts had failed and that the motors were riding on axles before they dropped to the tracks. Contributing to the accidents was the failure of the New York City Transit Authority to take prompt action to detect, analyze, and correct the cause of the motor mount failures. KW - Bolts KW - Crash investigation KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance practices KW - Motors KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Nose suspended KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Traction KW - Traction drives UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/182895 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00376293 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--PACIFIC INTERMOUNTAIN EXPRESS TRACTOR CARGO TANK SEMITRAILER/EAGLE F.B. TRUCK LINES, INC. TRACTOR LOWBOY SEMITRAILER, COLLISION AND FIRE, U.S. ROUTE 50, NEAR CANON CITY, COLORADO, NOVEMBER 14, 1981 PY - 1982/06/22 SP - 35 p. AB - About 8:10 a.m., m.s.t., on November 14, 1981 a westbound tractor cargo tank semitrailer loaded with approximately 9,000 gallons of gasoline sideswiped an eastbound tractor-lowboy semitrailer while attempting to negotiate a right-hand curve on a three-lane highway near Canon City, Colorado. When the cargo tank of the westbound vehicle was punctured during impact, fire erupted and rapidly engulfed the two accident vehicles and a passenger car not involved in the impact. In addition to extensive property damage, eight vehicle occupants were killed and two seriously injured as a result of the postcrash fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the Pacific Intermountain Express truckdriver to maintain his vehicle within the proper traffic lane during an evasive maneuver in a right curve at a speed in excess of the vehicle's critical overturn stability. Contributing to the driver's loss of control was the driver's cumulative fatigue. Contributing to the accident severity and loss of life were the puncture of the cargo tank and the ignition of the released gasoline cargo immediately following impact. KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Dry conditions KW - Dryness KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Fires KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Rollover crashes KW - Three lane highways UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/190360 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649266 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE U.S. TOWBOAT M/V BRUCE BROWN AND TOW WITH THE U.S. TOWBOAT M/V FORT DEARBORN AND TOW, MILE 677.6, OHIO RIVER, DECEMBER 9, 1981 PY - 1982/06/17 SP - 24 p. AB - About 1200 C.S.T., on December 9, 1981, the U.S. towboat MV BRUCE BROWN, while pushing a tow of four barges, and the U.S. towboat MV FORT DEARBORN, while pushing a tow of two barges, collided in a blind bend at about mile 677.6 in the Ohio River. As a result of the collision and ensuing fire, the FORT DEARBORN and its tow with damages estimated at $1.4 million were declared total losses. The lead barge of the MV BRUCE BROWN's tow suffered damages estimated at $300.000. No loss of life or personal injury resulted from this accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the FORT DEARBORN's excessive speed in the bend, the failure of the BRUCE BROWN to hold up or stop below the bend, and the failure of both vessel operators to arrange a precise meeting agreement. KW - Bruce brown (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Fort Dearborn (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387952 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649476 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT, ISSUE 2--SUMMARY REPORTS OF MAJOR MARINE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JULY THROUGH DECEMBER 1978 PY - 1982/06/01 SP - 42 p. AB - This publications contains summary reports of major marine accidents, occurring from July through December 1978. The summary reports present the probable cause and accident descriptions for the following accidents: fishing vessel ROBERTA JEAN, lost on July 3, 1978; fishing vessel MERLE C. SOFFRON, fire on June 18, 1978; tankship AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, damage to oil terminal July 29, 1978; barge H.T. 11, grounding on September 6, 1978; fishing vessel CAPTAIN COSMOS, missing September 7, 1978; containership TRANSINDIANA and LASH vessel ROBERT E. LEE, collision on October 11, 1978; cargo vessel MAIPO II and tankship ATHELQUEEN, collision on October 20, 1978; fishing vessel KEY WEST, sank on October 23, 1978; jack-up barge MALLARD RIG 35, sank on October 27, 1978; containership MARIE BAKKE, rammed R.R. bridge on October 28, 1978; cargo vessel MORMACRIGEL and Brazilian Naval vessel MARCILIO DIAS, collision on October 5, 1978; fishing vessel EPIC, capsized on November 4, 1978; bulk carrier MEANDROS, grounded on November 3, 1978; cargo vessel CROW, capsized and sank on November 20, 1978 and, supply vessel KEITH RHEA, collision on December 20, 1978. KW - Alaska KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Barges KW - Brazil KW - Bridge rammings KW - Bulk carriers KW - California KW - Capsizing KW - Cargo ships KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Containerships KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Lash ships KW - Marine safety KW - Military vessels KW - New Jersey KW - New York (New York) KW - North Atlantic Ocean KW - Offshore service vessels KW - Oregon KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Reports KW - San Diego (California) KW - Sault Sainte Marie (Michigan) KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388061 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649446 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF WASHINGTON STATE FERRY M/V KLAHOWYA AND LIBERIAN FREIGHTER SANKO GRAIN IN SEATTLE HARBOR, WASHINGTON, JANUARY 13, 1981 PY - 1982/05/03 SP - 35 p. AB - At 1435 P.S.T., on January 13, 1981, the Washington State ferry MV KLAHOWYA, en route to pier 52, Seattle, Washington, and the outbound Liberian-flag freighter MV SANKO GRAIN collided in dense fog in Elliott Bay, Puget Sound. There were no injuries to the ferry's passengers or the vessels' crews. The vessels sustained minor damage, estimated at a total of $117,000, and both were able to continue operation. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the KLAHOWYA's pilot to order hard right rudder after having advised the SANKO GRAIN's bridgewatch by radiotelephone that he would do so. Contributing to the accident was the KLAHOWYA's excessive speed in fog, inadequate navigation equipment, and poor navigation procedures by the bridgewatch. KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Ferries KW - Klahowya (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Puget Sound KW - Puget Sound Region KW - Reports KW - Sanko Grain (Ship) KW - Seattle (Washington) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388041 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00368189 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT--ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PASSENGERS BETWEEN COUPLED CARS ON THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY PY - 1982/04/26 SP - 25 p. AB - Approximately 7:52 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 1977, on the NYCTA Division A, No. 1 Line subway train near Franklin Street station in Manhattan, New York, a 22-year-old male passenger fell between the second and third cars of a five-car rail rapid transit and was fatally injured. As the train braked for the stop at the station, witnesses observed the victim passing between the cars, and it appeared to the witnesses that the victim fell through the chains to the roadbed. During a 5-year period from 1977 through 1981, 25 of the 48 passenger fatalities reported by all rapid rail transit systems were between-car fatalities (about 52 percent). During 1981, nine between-car passenger fatalities were reported; eight of the nine fatal accidents occurred on the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA). The National Transportation Safety Board is concerned that the incidence of between-car passenger fatalities has continued since its recommendations in 1977. The purpose of this report, therefore, is to analyze this problem primarily as it relates to th NYCTA system and to idenfity areas in which corrective action may be warranted. KW - Chains KW - Crash investigation KW - Door handles KW - Door opening KW - Doors KW - End doors KW - Fatalities KW - Gates KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Passenger safety KW - Passengers KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/179028 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321388 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUE. 1980 ACCIDENTS PY - 1982/03/22 AB - This publication contains reports of aircraft accidents and incidents that occurred in 1980 and have not been included in a prior issue of briefs. Included are 14 U.S. air carrier accidents, 18 U.S. air carrier incidents, 106 general aviation accidents occurring on U.S. soil, and 49 general aviation incidents. Four foreign air carrier incidents, 25 foreign general aviation accidents and 1 foreign general aviation incident that were investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board are also included. This publication is the final issue of Briefs of Accidents that occurred in calendar year 1980. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158974 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00381832 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--MILLER TRANSPORTERS, INC., TRACTOR CARGO TANK-SEMITRAILER/SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM FREIGHT TRAIN COLLISION AND FIRE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1981 PY - 1982/03/09 SP - 36 p. AB - At 9:00 a.m. c.d.t., on September 15, 1981, a northbound truck tractor-cargo tank semitrailer loaded with 8,986 gallons of gasoline was struck by a westbound freight train at a railroad/highway grade crossing on Jordan Lane in Huntsville, Alabama. The gasoline cargo escaping from the ruptured cargo tank splashed over the locomotive and four passenger cars, that had stopped north of the track to await the train's passage, and ignited. At the time, the crossing warning red lights were flashing and the bell was ringing; the train lights were illuminated, its bell was ringing, and its whistle was sounding. Five persons were killed, two persons died later as a result of their injuries, and four of five train crewmembers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truckdriver to comply with the activated crossing warning signal and Federal regulations and company rules that require hazardous materials carriers to stop at all nonexempt railroad crossings to determine if it is safe before crossing the tracks. Contributing to the severity of this accident and loss of life was the rupture of the cargo tank and the rapid spread of the burning gasoline around the victims' cars which were stopped directly in the path of the spreading gasoline. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Hazardous materials KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Truck drivers KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/198041 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321389 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, US CIVIL AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 1 PY - 1982/02/12 AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in civil aviation operations during calendar year 1981. The 300 General Aviation accidents contained in the this publication represent a random selection. This publication is issued irregularly, normally fifteen times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by injury index, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158975 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649523 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE U.S. TANKSHIP PISCES WITH THE GREEK BULK CARRIER TRADE MASTER, MILE 124 LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DECEMBER 27, 1980 PY - 1982/02/09 SP - 32 p. AB - Shortly after 1800 C.S.T., on December 27, 1980, the U.S. tankship PISCES and the Greek bulk carrier TRADE MASTER collided at about mile 124 above Head of Passes (AHP) in the Lower Mississippi River. As a result of the collision, the bow of the PISCES and the starboard side of the TRADE MASTER were damaged extensively. No one was injured, but damage to the vessels was estimated at $6.3 million. The TRADE MASTER also suffered a loss to its cargo of bauxite valued at about $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of this accident were a precipitous attempt by the pilot of the PISCES to meet the TRADE MASTER port to port despite an established starboard to starboard meeting agreement, and the failure of both pilots to sound the danger singal and to reduce speed when they failed to understand or regarded as unsafe the action of the other vessel. Contributing to the accident was the congestion on the vessel bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone frequency in the Lower Mississippi River that made timely and effective radio communications between the pilots unreliable. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Pisces (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Trade master (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388082 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649494 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF U.S. BARGE CARRIER SS LASH ATLANTICO AND GREEK FREIGHTER M/V HELLENIC CARRIER ABOUT 13 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF KITTY HAWK, NORTH CAROLINA, MAY 6, 1981 PY - 1982/02/09 SP - 29 p. AB - About 0702, on May 6, 1981, the 820-foot-long U.S. barge carrier SS LASH ATLANTICO and the 470-foot-long Greek freighter MV HELLENIC CARRIER collided in the Atlantic Ocean about 13 nautical miles northeast of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. There were no injuries or deaths. The LASH ATLANTICO experienced damage estimated at $2,920,000. The HELLENIC CARRIER was a total constructive loss, with estimated repair cost of $5 million. The North Carolina Outer Banks beaches from Kitty Hawk southward for 50 miles to Avon required cleanup from fuel oil spilled in the accident. The estimated cost of cleanup was more than $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master and second mate of the LASH ATLANTICO to plot and determine accurately the relative movement of the HELLENIC CARRIER, before the master ordered a course change to the right, which would have enabled them to recognize that their intended evasive action was incorrect. Contributing to the accident were the excessive speed of both ships while approaching each other in dense fog, and the failure of the chief officer on the HELLENIC CARRIER to observe the LASH ATLANTICO closely on the radar for a 5-minute period before the collision, and to plot and determine the relative movement of the LASH ATLANTICO. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Barge carriers KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Hellenic carrier (Vessel) KW - Lash atlantico (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - North Carolina KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388073 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649456 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF NORWEGIAN CARGO VESSEL HOEGH ORCHID AND NEW YORK CITY FERRY AMERICAN LEGION, UPPER NEW YORK BAY, MAY 6, 1981 PY - 1982/02/02 SP - 35 p. AB - About 0716 E.D.T., on May 6, 1981, the Norwegian cargo vessel MV HOEGH ORCHID, inbound from sea to a berth in Brooklyn, opposite The Battery, collided with the New York City ferry AMERICAN LEGION in dense fog in Upper New York Bay near buoy No.24. The ferry was en route from Staten Island to Manhattan with approximately 2,400 passengers aboard. The ferry was damaged from below the main deck up to and including the bridge deck and, the uppermost passenger deck. A total of 71 passengers were treated for injuries; 3 passengers were hospitalized. The HOEGH ORCHID suffered minor damage, and there were no injuries to persons aboard. The estimated cost of repairs to both vessels was $520,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the excessive speed of the HOEGH ORCHID in dense fog and the failure of the master of the ferry AMERICAN LEGION and the pilot of the HOEGH ORCHID to evaluate properly the information displayed on their radarscopes and take appropriate action to avoid collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot of the HOEGH ORCHID to establish radio communication with the AMERICAN LEGION in order to establish a meeting agreement after becoming aware that the ferry was entering the main shipping channel. KW - American legion (Vessel) KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Ferries KW - Hoegh orchid (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - New York (New York) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388048 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00380767 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--AUTOMOBILE/MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAIN COLLISION, WOODLAND DRIVE, LAKE VIEW, ARKANSAS JULY 9, 1982 PY - 1982/01/11 SP - 23 p. AB - On July 9, 1982, a 4-door Cadillac sedan, carrying nine occupants, was traveling westbound on Woodland Drive in Lake View, Arkansas, approaching a railroad/highway grade crossing. The passenger car was driven onto the crossing and was struck broadside by the lead locomotive of a Missouri Pacific freight train traveling southbound. Eight of the occupants in the Cadillac were killed and one was seriously injured. None of the train crewmembers or company officials aboard the train were injured as a result of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the automobile driver to see or hear the approaching freight train and to stop short of the railroad tracks. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Railroad grade crossings UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/193567 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00381281 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 1982 PY - 1982 SP - 60 p. AB - This is the National Transportation Safety Board's Annual Report to Congress for 1982. Elements include: aviation, highway, railroad, marine and pipeline safety; hazardous materials; legislation and management; certificate and license appeals. Also included are appendixes covering: 1982 aviation statistics; major investigations; public hearings; accident reports adopted; special investigations; and, Summary of Responses to Proposed Rulemaking. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Federal government agencies KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway safety KW - Pipelines KW - Public hearings KW - Railroad transportation KW - Safety KW - Statistics KW - Studies KW - Transportation KW - Transportation systems KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/197691 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00377772 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORTS PY - 1982 SP - n.p. AB - This subscription offers publications presenting special investigation reports. The publications are issued irregularly. KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Rapid transit KW - Reports KW - Safety KW - Subway stations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/194048 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321391 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORTS PY - 1982 AB - This subscription offers publications called Transportation Special Reports--this category includes all modes of Safety Studies, Special Investigation Reports, Safety Reports and Railroad/Highway Accident Reports. KW - Highways KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158977 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649279 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON BOARD THE U.S. TANKSHIP MONTICELLO VICTORY AT PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, MAY 31, 1981 PY - 1981/12/09 SP - 32 p. AB - About 1340 on May 31, 1981, the U.S. tankship MONTICELLO VICTORY, which was in an idle status with a small maintenance crew on board and moored at an isolated berth in the Port Arthur, Texas, area, exploded and burned. The vessel had no cargo on board, but it was not gas free. At the time of the initial explosion in No.11 center cargo tank, welding was being conducted in the engineroom on the auxiliary bilge discharge line which extended up to a valve on the main deck. A path for flame propagation from the welding operation was found to exist, since the valve was found open with a hose attached, and a nearby Butterworth port to a cargo tank was open and without flame-screen protection. There were no deaths or serious injuries, but damage to the after cargo tanks and superstructure was estimated at $20 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the crew to maintain the integrity of the cargo tanks, which had not been cleaned or gas freed, by allowing a Butterworth port into the No.11 center cargo tank to remain open without flame-screen protection, thereby permitting flammable gases to vent and accumulate on the after main deck until ignited. The probable source of ignition was the welding being conducted in the engineroom on the auxiliary bilge discharge line, which had probably become filled with a flammable gas-air mixture drawn from the open Butterworth port. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Marine safety KW - Monticello Victory (Ship) KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Tankers KW - Texas KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387955 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649280 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE U.S. SAILBOAT MR. B, NEAR PUNTA CHIVATA, MEXICO, NOVEMBER 25, 1980 PY - 1981/12/09 SP - 30 p. AB - On November 25, 1980, a 22-foot United States sailboat, the MR. B, grounded near Punta Chivata, Mexico, in the Golfo de California. The MR. B was one of five boats participating in a juvenile deliquent rehabilitation program sponsored by Vision Quest National, Limited of Tucson, Arizona. Three of the nine persons aboard the boat died; the other six are missing and presumed dead. The estimated loss of the boat was $7,000. The National Transportation Safety Board is unable to determine the cause of the MR. B being wrecked on a lee shore because there were no survivors and no distress signal was seen or heard. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the MR. B for over 44 continuous hours by an operator with limited experience and the lack of a qualified person to relieve him. Contributing to the loss of life was the failure of the expedition leader to establish adequate procedures for maintaining visual contact with the MR. B at all times. KW - Crash investigation KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Mexico KW - Mr. b (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Sailing ships KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387956 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371786 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT ISSUE NUMBER 2--OCTOBER 1979-SEPTEMBER 1980 PY - 1981/11/20 SP - 131 p. AB - The highway field activity for the second half of Fiscal 1980 included 28 highway accident investigations. This document contains summary reports and statements of probable cause of 24 of these reports and of 4 from the first half of FY 1980. The criteria for selection of accidents for investigation were accident severity (5 or more fatalities), technical problems with a national implication and public interest. The summary reports briefly state the facts and circumstances of each accident, a brief analysis of the facts and the probable cause developed through the analysis. These summary reports are for use in providing a Safety Board approved statement of probable cause in the public docket. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185028 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00366774 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORTS--SUMMARY FORMAT--ISSUE NUMBER 2--1980 PY - 1981/11/20 SP - 120 p. AB - The highway field activity for the second half of Fiscal 1980 included 28 highway accident investigations. This document contains summary reports and statements of probable cause of 24 of these reports and of 4 from the first half of FY 1980. The criteria for selection of accidents for investigation were accident severity (5 or more fatalities), technical problems with a national implication and public interest. The summary reports briefly state the facts and circumstances of each accident, a brief analysis of the facts and the probable cause developed through the analysis. These summary reports are for use in providing a Safety Board approved statement of probable cause in the public docket. As reported they have no statistical significance. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Fatalities UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/177919 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00372161 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: BRIEF FORMAT ISSUE NUMBER 1, 1980 PY - 1981/10/14 SP - 152 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. Railroad operations during calendar year 1980 and some from November and December 1979. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroad crashes KW - Rapid transit UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185278 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00372162 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: BRIEF FORMAT NUMBER 5, 1979 PY - 1981/10/05 SP - 44 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. Railroad operations during calendar year 1979 and some from calendar year 1977 and 1978. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Railroad commuter service KW - Railroad crashes KW - Rapid transit UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185279 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00929668 JO - Railroad Accident Report PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 97 ON SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD TRACK, LOCHLOOSA, FLORIDA, MAY 26, 1981 PY - 1981/09/29 SP - 24 p. AB - At approximately 12:30 p.m. EST, on May 26, 1981, southbound Amtrak train No. 97 operating over Seaboard Coast Line Railroad track derailed in Lochloosa, Florida. The locomotive and 9-car train derailed at a previously damaged switch leading to a siding that paralleled the main track. Nine passengers and 9 Amtrak employees were injuried; damage was estimated at $241,258. The probable causes of this accident, as determined by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, are provided and discussed. KW - Amtrak KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad transportation KW - Seaboard Coast Line Railroad KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723034 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00348015 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - STATUS OF DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATORY PROGRAM PY - 1981/09/29 SP - 44 p. AB - Over a 12-year period, the Safety Board has identified and recommended corrective measures for the many unsafe conditions it has identified in the shipment of hazardous materials, but too often, action necessary to remedy the identified problems has been delayed -- sometimes for years. Delayed correction of identified safety problems perpetuates substantial losses, both economic and personal, to shippers, carriers, employees of the transportation mode, emergency response personnel, and the public. The Safety Board reviewed hazardous materials legislation and regulations promulgated by the Federal government, analyzed the DOT hazardous materials safety programs, and reviewed Safety Board reports on hazardous materials accidents and its recommendations for corrective actions. This report identifies reasons for past delays in implementing corrective safety improvements by DOT and identifies changes needed in DOT's management of the hazardous materials transportation program to bring about more timely correction of identified safety hazards which is essential for reducing losses in life, injury, and property damage. (Author) KW - Hazardous materials KW - Laws KW - Laws and legislation KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/171743 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00361760 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY: RAILROAD/HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TRUCKS TRANSPORTING BULK HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PY - 1981/09/24 SP - 49 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has studied accident data collected by four other Federal agencies, has investigated 14 accidents involving train collisions with trucks transporting hazardous materials, and as a result has determined certain characteristics of such collisions. An average of 62 accidents of this type occur annually, resulting in an average of more than 1.6 million dollars property damage, 41 injuries, and 7 fatalities. Some recent individual accidents have involved fatalities and property damage in excess of previous yearly averages. One railroad's data when extrapolated suggest that there may be as many as 750 near-collisions between trains and trucks transporting bulk hazardous materials each year. The accidents tend to involve trucks transporting petroleum products and to occur close to distribution/storage terminals. A uniform effort, as an extension of Operation Lifesaver, which includes engineering, education, enforcement, and legislation, is needed to reduce these types of accidents. Additionally, changes in data systems are needed. KW - Crashes KW - Data systems KW - Fatalities KW - Hazardous materials KW - Information systems KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Near midair crashes KW - Near miss collisions (Ground transportation) KW - Property KW - Property damage KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Statistics KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/176495 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01362916 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - Safety Effectiveness Evaluation - Federal Highway Administration Non-Interstate Resurfacing, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Program PY - 1981/09/22 SP - 48p AB - Beginning in 1976, Federal funds have been available to states for "resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation (RRR)" projects on the Federal-aid Highway System. This report analyzes the activities of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to implement a national program for preserving and improving the non-Interstate, Federal-aid Highway System through the use of Federal funds for RRR work. The report reviews the overall nature of the Federal-aid Highway Program; briefly describes the characteristics of the Federal-aid Highway System; and describes the general findings of the "report of the Secretary of Transportation to the Congress on the State of the Nation's Highways: Conditions and Performance (January 1981)." Finally, the report closely reviews and analyzes the three major rulemaking notices issued by the FHWA on the RRR program since 1976, including the "cost/benefit analysis" published by the FHWA in support of the rulemaking effort. The Board found that the FHWA has not developed a coherent program for RRR work based on reliable research that would provide a basis to measure the program's safety and durability impacts. The Board concluded that the 5-year rulemaking record is contradictory, unsupported by fact, and seriously misleading. The report is critical of the FHWA's argument that use of lower standards can provide "greater systemwide safety" than higher standards because more miles of roads can be improved. The cost/benefit study does not support that claim. The Board makes several recommendations for RRR program administration improvement. KW - Benefit cost analysis KW - Government funding KW - Grant aid KW - Highway maintenance KW - Highway safety KW - Pavement maintenance KW - Performance measurement KW - Rehabilitation (Maintenance) KW - Resurfacing KW - U.S. Federal Highway Administration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/1131117 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00366950 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION-EIGHT SUBWAY TRAIN FIRES ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY WITH EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS PY - 1981/09/22 SP - 64 p. AB - Since 1975, the National Transportation Safety Board has investigated more than 20 train accidents on rail rapid transit systems. These investigations revealed many safety problems which appeared to be industrywide in scope. Some of the problems were identified in more than one accident involving a single transit system. The incidence of recurring industrywide safety problems heightened the Safety Board's concern about the safety of these systems. Because of this concern, on July 28, 1980, the Safety Board convened the first National Public Hearing into Rail Rapid Transit Safety. During the hearing, which focused primarily on fire safety, the Safety Board heard testimony from 25 witnesses and subsequently presented its findings in its report, "Safety Effectiveness Evaluation of Rail Rapid Transit Safety" (Report No. NTSB-SEE-81-1, January 22, 1981). The evaluation identified serious fire safety problems and contained 31 recommendations for safety improvements. During a 13-month period beginning about 1 month before the Safety Board's public hearing, eight serious subway train fires involving passenger evacuation occurred on the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA). As these accidents were investigated, certain similarities among them emerged and are described in this report. The eight accidents resulted in 53 injuries and property damage to subway cars in excess of $500,000. KW - Charge collectors KW - Control systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Electric power conditioning KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fires KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Safety KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/178101 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00346840 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: CONTINENTAL TRAILWAYS, INC., SCHEDULED INTERCITY BUS/MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, INTERSTATE ROUTE 95 NEAR BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND, APRIL 20, 1981 PY - 1981/09/15 SP - 27 p. AB - About 5:55 p.m. on April 20, 1981, a scheduled intercity bus with 34 passengers onboard was southbound on Interstate Route 95 (I-95) en route to Washington, DC via Silver Spring, Maryland. As the bus approached the Interstate Route 495 (Capital Beltway) interchange, the traffic ahead in the right lane slowed and came to a stop. The bus failed to stop, crashed into the rear of the automobile ahead of it, and precipitated a four-car, front-to-rear-end collision. Two of the automobiles burst into flames which quickly spread to and engulfed the bus after it had been evacuated. Three occupants of the automobile struck by the bus were killed. The drivers of the other three automobiles, the busdriver, and the 34 bus passengers received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the busdriver to maintain a safe stopping distance between the bus and the automobile ahead as traffic ahead slowed and came to a stop during the peak traffic period. KW - Bus drivers KW - Buses KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Interchanges KW - Maryland KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Stopping distances KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/171583 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649872 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY: MAJOR MARINE COLLISIONS AND EFFECTS OF PREVENTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS; MAJOR MARINE COLLISIONS AND EFFECTS OF PREVENTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS PY - 1981/09/09 SP - 43 p. AB - From 1970 through 1980, the National Transportation Safety Board investigated 82 major marine accidents. Thirty-three (40 percent) of these were collision accidents. The Safety Board initiated this study to examine a representative segment of ship collision investigation data based on the Safety Board's marine investigation experience. The study identifies some leading causes of ship collisions and assesses the results of the Safety Board's collision prevention recommendations made to Federal agencies and to maritime organizations. The study found that human error is the predominant cause of ship collisions and that specialized marine accident data which underscore the human factor in the cause of ship collisions need to be collected. Many of the Safety Board's past recommendations aimed at improving steering gear reliability will be resolved as the Coast Guard implements U.S. steering gear regulations in consonance with the current IMCO (Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization) revisions to the 1974 SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention. The Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 is responsive to many of the Safety Board's recommendations to upgrade navigation rules. The study recommends additional measures to increase the effectiveness of the ship's bridge watch team, and the collection of data concerning the human factors that contribute to the cause of ship collisions. KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Data KW - Human error KW - Marine safety KW - Prevention KW - Recommendations KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388317 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00361591 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY--FATALITIES AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH RIDING IN CARGO AREAS OF PICKUP TRUCKS PY - 1981/09/09 SP - 21 p. AB - An average of 242 persons were killed each year from 1975 through 1979 in accidents while riding in the cargo areas of pickup trucks, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). In 1979, the Safety Board investigated an accident involving a compact pickup truck in which the driver and three persons were riding in the cab and eight persons were in the open-cargo area of the truck. The driver failed to negotiate a curve and the truck ran off the road and overturned. Seven persons in the cargo area were killed. As a result of its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board recommended that the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances (NCUTLO) establish model guidelines for prohibiting passengers from riding in open cargo areas of most vehicles. The NCUTLO had considered model guidelines on a broader scale in 1975, but because of several complications, the proposal was rejected. This study was made to demonstrate further the need for model guidelines prohibiting passengers from riding in the cargo area of a vehicle, and to make available information about the dangers to passengers riding in the open cargo area of a vehicle. Recommendations are made to the NCUTLO, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, the National Safety Council, Automobile Importers of America and to the Governors of the 50 States. KW - Crash types KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Guidelines KW - Injuries KW - Legislation KW - Open cargo areas KW - Pickup trucks KW - Pickups KW - Standardization KW - Traffic regulations KW - Uniform traffic laws UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/176345 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00347138 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY--FATALITIES AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH RIDING IN CARGO AREAS OF PICKUP TRUCKS PY - 1981/09 SP - 21 p. AB - An average of 242 persons were killed each year from 1975 through 1979 in accidents while riding in the cargo areas of pickup trucks, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS). In 1979, the Safety Board investigated an accident involving a compact pickup truck in which the driver and three persons were riding in the cab and eight persons were in the open-cargo area of the truck. The driver failed to negotiate a curve and the truck ran off the road and overturned. Seven persons in the cargo area were killed. As a result of its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board recommended that the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Laws and Ordinances (NCUTLO) establish model guidelines for prohibiting passengers from riding in open cargo areas of most vehicles. The NCUTLO had considered model guidelines on a broader scale in 1975, but because of several complications, the proposal was rejected. This study was made to demonstrate further the need for model guidelines prohibiting passengers from riding in the cargo area of a vehicle, and to make available information about the dangers to passengers riding in the open cargo area of a vehicle. KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - Guidelines KW - Hazards KW - Injuries KW - Light trucks KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Passengers KW - Pickup trucks KW - Pickups KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Risk assessment KW - Safety KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/171600 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649365 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: LIBERIAN CHEMICAL TANKSHIP M/V COASTAL TRANSPORT COLLISION WITH U.S. OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL M/V SALLEE P., LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, NEAR VENICE, LOUISIANA, NOVEMBER 24, 1980 PY - 1981/08/25 SP - 23 p. AB - About 0346 C.S.T., on November 24, 1980, the Liberian chemical tankship COASTAL TRANSPORT and the U.S. offshore supply vessel SALLEE P. collided in the Mississippi River about 4 miles south of Venice, Louisiana. The bow of the COASTAL TRANSPORT struck the SALLEE P. about amidships on its port side. The SALLEE P. rolled over on its starboard side and was impaled upon the bow of the COASTAL TRANSPORT. Three crew members of the SALEE P. drowned and a fourth crew member was trapped inside his state room for 8 hours before he was rescued by divers. The COASTAL TRANSPORT sustained major damage to its bow. It was temporarily repaired within 3 days and proceeded on its voyage. The total property damage, including replacement cost of the SALLEE P. and the temporary repairs to the COASTAL TRANSPORT, resulting from this accident was estimated at $1,100,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the attempt by the operator of the SALLEE P. to execute a sharp right turn across the path of the approaching COASTAL TRANSPORT after failing to respond to and establish a meeting agreement with the COASTAL TRANSPORT. Contributing to the accident was the delay of the pilot of the COASTAL TRANSPORT in sounding the danger signal and his failure to slow his vessel when he became uncertain of the intentions of the operator of the SALLEE P. KW - Chemical tankers KW - Coastal transport (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Offshore service vessels KW - Reports KW - Sallee p. (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387997 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00361608 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION--THE USEFULNESS OF INSURANCE DATA IN HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH PY - 1981/08/25 SP - 53 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has evaluated the potential usefulness of insurance data in highway safety research. In the course of the study, the Safety Board reviewed methods used by the insurance industry to gather and process applications, claims, and other data that insurance companies use in their routine business. Additionally, the Safety Board reviewed past and current attempts by Federal agencies to use insurance data in highway safety research. The Safety Board concludes that most of the data collected by insurance companies are inappropriate for use in highway safety research. However, some data are potentially useful. In its evaluation, the Board cites examples of Federal safety research that has made beneficial use of insurance data. The Board also cites research efforts that attempted to use insurance data in inappropriate ways. The Board recommends that DOT and the insurance industry establish a formal consultative arrangement, through AIRAC, an insurance industry research committee, to avoid future inappropriate use of insurance data. KW - Data KW - Highway safety KW - Insurance KW - Research UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/176365 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00361363 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--D & J TRANSPORTATION CO., COMMUTER BUS RUN-OFF-ROADWAY, I-95 NEAR TRIANGLE, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 18, 1981 PY - 1981/08/25 SP - 48 p. AB - About 4:36 p.m., on February 18, 1981, a D&J Transportation Company commuter bus occupied by the driver and 23 passengers was southbound in the median traffic lane of I-95 near Triangle, Virginia. As the bus approached the Chopawamsic Creek bridge, it veered to the driver's right, traveled across the right traffic lane, an acceleration lane, and off the pavement. The right front of the bus struck and overrode a W-section guardrail, 59 feet north of the Chopawamsic Creek bridge parapet. After the left front of the bus struck the north end of the parapet, the bus became airborne and vaulted about 84 feet horizontally before landing on its right front in the creek, about 25 feet below the highway surface. The bus came to rest on its right side, roughly perpendicular to and facing the bridge, in about 2 feet of water. Eleven bus occupants, including the driver, were killed and 13 passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the separation of a severely worn steering linkage ball joint connection which resulted in the jamming of the steering linkage and prevented the driver's controlling the steering of the bus. Contributing to the cause of the accident were ineffective inspection procedures followed by both the operator and the State inspection agency which failed to detect the worn ball joint assembly, and the steering system design which included mechanical components that could gradually deteriorate with no forewarning of impending failure and which did not incorporate fail-safe features. KW - Bridges KW - Bus drivers KW - Bus transportation KW - Commuter buses KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Guardrails KW - Injuries KW - Inspection KW - Intercity bus lines KW - Maintenance KW - Steering gears KW - Transit buses UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/176166 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00929666 JO - Railroad Accident Report PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - REAR-END COLLISION OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS EXTRA 3119 WEST AND EXTRA 8044 WEST NEAR KELSO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 17, 1980 PY - 1981/08/18 SP - 71 p. AB - At about 2:29 p.m PST, on November 17, 1980, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) work train Extra 3119 West ran out of control while descending a long 2.20% grade, overtook, and struck the rear of UP freight train Extra 8044 West on the UP's single main track near Kelso, California. Three train crew members were killed and 1 crew member was injured. The locomotive unit of Extra 3119 West, the caboose of Extra 8044 West, and 23 freight cars were destroyed. Total damage was estimated at $1.2 million. The probable causes of this accident, as determined by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, are given and discussed. KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Injuries KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroad vehicle operations KW - Rear end crashes KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Union Pacific Railroad UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723032 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649364 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE U.S. TANKSHIP S.S. CONCHO, CONSTABLE HOOK REACH OF KILL VAN KULL, UPPER NEW YORK HARBOR, JANUARY 19, 1981 PY - 1981/08/11 SP - 33 p. AB - About 1410 E.S.T., on January 19, 1981, the outbound loaded U.S. flag tankship S.S. CONCHO grounded near the middle of the channel while on the range of Constable Hook Reach at the eastern end of Kill Van Kull in Upper New York Harbor. As a result, the portside bottom plating was extensively damaged when the CONCHO grounded, and about 100,000 gallons of crude oil entered the water. No one was injured. Estimated cost of repair for the vessel was $1,300,000, and the estimated cost of the oil spill cleanup to restore the environment was $280,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master and the docking pilot of the CONCHO to determine whether the depth of the water was sufficient in the Constable Hook Reach of Kill Van Kull in Upper New York Harbor before attempting to navigate the loaded CONCHO through the channel. KW - Concho (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - New York (New York) KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387996 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321352 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - REVIEW OF ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENTS, 1977-1979 PY - 1981/08 AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has reviewed the data on the 890 rotorcraft accidents that occurred from 1977 through 1979 which are its automated aviation accident data system. This report contains data on the rotorcraft, pilots, and operating environment which the Safety Board believes may be most useful to designers, manufacturers, operators, and regulators. The report includes tables and graphs presenting accident statistics, cause/factor(s), rotorcraft make and model data, pilot experience, weather conditions, and other data. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158947 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00349815 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--EAST SIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST BUS SKID AND OVERTURN, U.S. ROUTE 183, NEAR LULING, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 16, 1980 PY - 1981/07/22 SP - 39 p. AB - About 7:25 a.m., central standard time, November 16, 1980, an intercity-type bus was traveling south on U.S. Route 183, a two-lane rural highway in south-central Texas. It was raining and the pavement was wet. As the bus approached and attempted to negotiate a curve to the left, the rear tires of the bus lost traction. The bus skidded across the opposing traffic lane and onto the shoulder before it could be steered back onto the highway. As it crossed the highway again, the bus spun 180 deg and slid into a drainage ditch where it struck the side of the ditch and overturned onto its left side. Two passengers were killed, and the busdriver and 35 passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the low wet cornering capability of the marginal yet "legal" rear bus tires and the low frictional quality of the wet pavement, which combined to produce loss of rear tire traction and vehicle control as the bus was being operated at or near the posted 55 mph speed limit. KW - Buses KW - Crash reports KW - Friction KW - Overturning KW - Pavement performance KW - Pavements KW - Rolling contact KW - Skidding KW - Speed KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/175740 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649288 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF U.S. MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEAMER NATCHEZ AND U.S. TANKSHIP SS EXXON BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, MARCH 29, 1980 PY - 1981/07/17 SP - 63 p. AB - About 1634 C.S.T., on March 29, 1980, the U.S. Mississippi River sternwheel passenger vessel NATCHEZ with 413 passengers on board collided with the U.S. tankship EXXON BALTIMORE under the Greater New Orleans Bridge at New Orleans, Louisiana. The collision damaged the bow of the NATCHEZ considerably. The EXXON BALTIMORE was holed below and above the waterline on the portside in the port deep tank, located immediately forward of the vessel's cargo tanks. The EXXON BALTIMORE's port deep tank was flooded, which adversely affected the vessel's handling characteristics; there was no fire or pollution. Although no one was killed, two crewmembers and several passengers on the NATCHEZ suffered injuries. Damage to the two vessels was estimated at $600,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the attempt by the pilot of the NATCHEZ to cross the bow of the EXXON BALTIMORE in order to execute a starboard-to-starboard meeting with the EXXON BALTIMORE when the vessels were well to port of each other. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot of the NATCHEZ to establish a meeting agreement, either by whistle signals or by bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone communications before altering course to attempt a starboard-to-starboard meeting. KW - Crash investigation KW - Exxon baltimore (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Natchez (Ship) KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387960 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649317 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: BRAZILIAN BULK CARRIER M/V FROTALESTE COLLISION WITH PORTUGUESE FREIGHTER M/V CUNENE, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR BONNET CARRE POINT, LOUISIANA, JANUARY 22, 1980 PY - 1981/07/15 SP - 29 p. AB - About 0842 C.S.T., on January 22, 1980, the upbound Brazilian bulk carrier MV FROTALESTE, with a New Orleans-Baton Rouge pilot aboard, collided with the anchored Portuguese freighter MV CUNENE near Bonnet Carre Point, Louisiana, on the lower Mississippi River. As the FROTALESTE was overtaking the upbound U.S. registry tug-barge combination MV ALICE ST. PHILIP/FAUSTINA, the tugboat's steering system failed. The ALICE ST. PHILIP turned to the right, which led the pilot to turn the FROTALESTE to the right and into a collision with the CUNENE. the hull of the CUNENE was damaged extensively and the bow of the FROTALESTE received moderate damage. Neither the ALICE ST. PHILIP nor the FAUSTINA was damaged. There were no deaths or injuries caused by the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure, resulting from inadequate maintenance and inspection, of the steering system of the ALICE ST. PHILIP, which permitted the steering system starboard hydraulic actuator rod to separate from the rod eye, resulting in loss of directional control. KW - Alice st. philip/faustina (Vessel) KW - Bulk carriers KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Cunene (Vessel) KW - Frotaleste (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Tug barge systems KW - Tug ship interaction KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387969 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649508 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: TRIPPING AND SINKING OF THE TUG LAUREN CASTLE WHILE TOWING THE TANKER SS AMOCO WISCONSIN ON TRAVERSE BAY, MICHIGAN, NOVEMBER 5, 1980 PY - 1981/07/07 SP - 29 p. AB - At 0140 C.S.T., on November 5, 1980, while towing the disabled tanker SS AMOCO WISCONSIN on Traverse Bay, Michigan, the tug MV LAUREN CASTLE was tripped by its tow, flooded, and sank. The CASTLE's engineer was lost and is presumed dead. The WISCONSIN sustained minor hull damage. The WILLIAM C. SLEVICK, an assisting tug, was unaffected. The tug loss and tanker damage were estimated at $303,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of this accident were the tripping of the LAUREN CASTLE due to the use of a short towline, and the failure of the master to order the release or severing of the towline when the WISCONSIN began to override his tug. Contributing to the accident were the use of a short towline in open water, and the use of a towing rig which precluded quick release by the towed vessel. KW - Amoco wisconsin (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Lauren castle (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Michigan KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388077 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00349822 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--DIRECT TRANSIT LINES, INC., TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER/MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, U.S. ROUTE 40, FROSTBURG, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 18, 1981 PY - 1981/07/07 SP - 32 p. AB - On February 18, 1981, about 4:10 p.m. eastern standard time, a tractor-semitrailer loaded with building supplies accelerated out of control while descending a steep 3-mile grade near Frostburg, Maryland. The combination vehicle was traveling eastbound on U.S. Route 40 when it passed and sideswiped a slower moving pickup truck in the eastbound lane. The combination vehicle then entered the city limits of Frostburg, Maryland, where it collided with eight vehicles and pushed them into six other vehicles. The semitrailer uncoupled and overturned, and the tractor pushed another vehicle with two occupants into a three-story commercial building before coming to rest. As a result, an explosion and fire erupted in the building. Three persons were killed, and the truckdriver and 11 vehicle occupants were injured. Property damage was estimated at more than $675,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truckdriver to respond to appropriate regulatory and warning signs and to properly use the service brakes and transmission for speed control purposes which permitted the tractor-semitrailer to accelerate to a high rate of speed before entering the city of Frostburg. Contributing to the accident was the improper adjustment of the trailer's service brakes due to inadequate vehicle maintenance. KW - Brakes KW - Braking performance KW - Crash reports KW - High speed ground transportation KW - High speed vehicles KW - Leasing KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Runaway vehicles KW - Speed KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/175749 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649615 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SUPPLEMENT TO MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: DISAPPEARANCE OF U.S. FREIGHTER SS POET IN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT OCTOBER 25, 1980 PY - 1981/06/23 SP - 11 p. AB - On June 23, 1981, the National Transportation Safety Board adopted its report on the disappearance of the SS POET. The Safety Board stated that it was unable to determine the probable cause of the accident but, based on assumed sea conditions, ship speed, and ship heading, calculations performed by the U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Technical Division indicated that the POET may have capsized suddenly due to synchronous rolling. On February 22, 1982, the Safety Board was informed by the Coast Guard that the original calculations were in error because an incorrect significant wave height was used. At the request of the Safety Board, the Coast Guard recomputed the synchronous rolling calculations. The revised calculations were received on May 4, 1982; they did not indicate capsizing for any of the simulated conditions. Whereas the original calculations suggested to the Safety Board that the most likely cause of the loss of the POET may have been that it capsized in following or quartering seas due to synchronous rolling, in light of the revised calculations the Safety Board no longer considers capsizing due to synchronous rolling as the most likely cause. There still exists the possibility that, as the wind and waves shifted to the southwest, the master may have exposed the POET to beam seas causing the POET to capsize. There also exists the possibility that the POET experienced either a massive structural failure or a local structural failure with massive flooding of one or more compartments resulting in the sudden loss of the ship. Therefore, the Safety Board is revising the abstract and pages 1,29,44,50 and, 53 of its June 23, 1981, report. These pages and the full text of the "Loss of Ship" and "Conclusions" sections of the report are attached. Changes to the text are noted by the vertical lines in the right margin. KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - North Atlantic Ocean KW - Poet (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388157 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649616 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: DISAPPEARANCE OF U.S. FREIGHTER SS POET IN NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT OCTOBER 25, 1980 PY - 1981/06/23 SP - 96 p. AB - At some time on October 25 or 26, 1980, the 523-foot-long U.S. freighter SS POET disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean about 500 nautical miles east of Delaware Bay. No distress signal was heard from the POET, and no trace of the ship or its 34-person crew has been found. The estimated loss for the ship and its cargo was $4,250,000. The National Transportation Safetyy Board is unable to determine the probable cause of this accident, since no distress signal was ever heard and no trace of the ship or its crew has ever been found. Based on assumed sea conditions, ship speed, and ship heading, calculations indicate that the POET may have capsized suddenly due to synchronous rolling. The delay until November 3 by the POET's owner in notifying the Coast Guard that the POET was unreported since October 24 may have contributed to the loss of life. The Coast Guard's failure to make adequate preparations once notified of the POET's disappearance on November 3 and its failure to begin an active search until November 8 decreased the probability of finding survivors. KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - North Atlantic Ocean KW - Poet (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388158 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649332 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: U.S. TUG SENTINEL, LOSS OF TOW AND RESULTANT GROUNDING OF BARGES KONA AND AGATTU, GULF OF THE FARALLONES, PACIFIC OCEAN, DECEMBER 31, 1979 PY - 1981/06/23 SP - 21 p. AB - About 0400 P.S.T., on December 31, 1979, the tugboat SENTINEL, outbound from San Francisco Bay while towing general cargo barges, the KONA and the AGATTU on separate cables, experienced a failure of a towing cable which cast the KONA adrift. About 0445, while the SENTINEL was maneuvering to prevent the AGATTU from overriding the KONA, the AGATTU's towing cable became caught in the SENTINEL's starboard propeller and was cut, casting the AGATTU adrift. Both barges drifted toward the lee shore and grounded. The SENTINEL returned to port safely. As a result of this accident, both barges were declared total losses. Cargo was damaged and lost from both barges. The total economic loss resultant from this accident was estimated at about $8.2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the loss of the KONA was a buildup of excessive tensile stress in the barge's towline after it encountered an unusually large wave, and the inability of the SENTINEL's towing machine to relieve this stress, possibly due to a manual brake being adjusted too tightly. Contributing to the loss of the KONA was the master's failure to take into account adequately the effects of wind and current. The probable cause of the loss of the AGATTU was the fouling and cutting of its towline in the starboard propeller of the SENTINEL. Contributing to the loss of the AGATTU was the opening of the pelican hook in the SENTINEL's towline holddown gear. KW - Agattu (Vessel) KW - Barges KW - Crash investigation KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Kona (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Reports KW - Sentinel (Vessel) KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387983 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649314 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF PANAMANIAN BULK CARRIER M/V SEADANIEL WITH GERMAN CONTAINERSHIP M/V TESTBANK, MISSISSIPPI RIVER GULF OUTLET, NEAR SHELL BEACH, LOUISIANA, JULY 22, 1980 PY - 1981/06/10 SP - 27 p. AB - About 2044 C.D.S.T., on July 22, 1980, the upbound Panamanian bulk carrier MV SEADANIEL, with a Crescent River Port Pilot's Association (CRPPA) pilot aboard, collided with the downbound German containership MV TESTBANK, also with a CRPPA pilot aboard, while meeting in the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Canal near Shell Beach, Louisiana. The SEADANIEL took an unexpected turn to the left due to an erroneous left rudder response to the pilot's right rudder order and struck the TESTBANK, raking down the port side. The damage to the SEADANIEL was light and the damage to the TESTBANK was moderate. There were no deaths or injuries caused by the accident; however, the inhabitants of Shell Beach were temporarily evacuated and the waterway closed for about 3 weeks due to the environmental pollution. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the application of left rudder by the helmsman of the SEADANIEL when the pilot had ordered right rudder. Contributing to this accident was the failure of the ship's officers on the bridge to take any positive action to correct the helmsman's error and the failure of the pilot and master to observe more closely the helmsman's reponses to rudder orders in this close quarters situation. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Containerships KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Seadaniel (Vessel) KW - Testbank (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387967 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00343836 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS AND FIRE IN FOG, INTERSTATE 15, NEAR SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 10, 1980 PY - 1981/06/10 SP - 40 p. AB - About 7:25 a.m. on November 10, 1980, southbound traffic on Interstate Route 15 suddenly encountered dense fog north of the Highland Avenue offramp near San Bernardino, California, that reduced visibility to between zero and 50 feet. A tractor-trailer combination vehicle braked suddenly to avoid a small car that changed lanes in front of it, and a pickup truck struck the trailer from the rear. This initiated a chain of collisions that involved at least 24 vehicles over a period of 5 to 10 minutes within a distance of 450 feet and resulted in 7 fatalities, 17 injuries, and extensive damage to all vehicles. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this multiple-vehicle accident was the failure of the drivers of many of the vehicles involved to reduce speed as necessary to be able to stop in distances compatible with visibility which was severely restricted by dense fog. KW - Automobiles KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Compact automobiles KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fog KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Loss and damage KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Pickup trucks KW - Pickups KW - Small car KW - Speed KW - Stopping distances KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Trailers KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/170578 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00361364 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS AND FIRE, INTERSTATE 15, NEAR SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 10, 1980 PY - 1981/06/10 SP - 38 p. AB - About 7:25 a.m. on November 10, 1980, southbound traffic on Interstate Route 15 suddenly encountered dense fog north of the Highland Avenue offramp near San Bernardino, California, that reduced visibility to between zero and 50 feet. Drivers, whose vehicles were traveling 55 mph on the well-maintained, eight-lane, divided highway, said the visibility obscurement was immediate and unexpected. Some drivers slowed their vehicles partially as they entered the fogbank and others did not. A tractor-trailer combination vehicle braked suddenly to avoid a small car that changed lanes in front of it, and a pickup truck struck the trailer from the rear. This initiated a chain of collisions that involved at least 24 vehicles over a period of 5 to 10 minutes within a distance of 450 feet and resulted in 7 fatalities, 17 injuries, and extensive damage to all vehicles. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this multiple-vehicle accident was the failure of the drivers of many of the vehicles involved to reduce speed as necessary to be able to stop in distances compatible with visibility which was severely restricted by dense fog. The initial collision occurred when a tractor-trailer was rear-ended after its driver braked abruptly to avoid hitting an unidentified car which changed lanes immediately in front of the truck. Contributing to the severity of the consequences was the extremely varied sizes and weights of the vehicles in the collisions. KW - Braking KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fog KW - Injuries KW - Lane changing KW - Motor reactions KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Panic brake application KW - Pedestrians KW - Sight distance KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Trailers KW - Underride override crashes KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/176167 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00344850 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAIN, MOBIL OIL COMPANY TRACTOR/CARGO-TANK SEMITRAILER COLLISION AND FIRE, KENNER, LOUISIANA, NOVEMBER 25, 1980 PY - 1981/05/29 SP - 35 p. AB - About 6:58 p.m., on November 25, 1980, a southbound tractor/cargo-tank semitrailer loaded with 8,600 gallons of gasoline approached a railroad/highway grade crossing on Williams Boulevard in Kenner, Louisiana. The vehicle was driven around the grade crossing automatic gates which were down and was struck by an eastbound Illinois Central Gulf Railroad freight train. The freight train's lights were illuminated, its whistle was sounding, and its bell was ringing. The overturning semitrailer struck a northbound automobile stopped at the crossing. Gasoline flowing from the ruptured cargo tank ignited. The burning gasoline destroyed the automobile, a building, the semitrailer, and damaged 19 other automobiles. The train locomotive was derailed and was damaged by fire. Seven persons were killed and six others were injured in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truckdriver to obey the activated warning devices and his attempt to drive the truck across the railroad/highway grade crossing ahead of the freight train. KW - Automobiles KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Gasoline KW - Louisiana KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Overturning KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Tank cars KW - Tank trucks KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/170742 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00929667 JO - Railroad Accident Report PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY TRAIN NO. 88 AND THE BRUNSWICK HELPER NEAR GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND, FEBRUARY 9, 1981 PY - 1981/05/27 SP - 32 p. AB - At approximately 9:56 a.m. EST, on February 9, 1981, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company's Brunswick Helper 7603-7545 and eastbound train No. 88 collided head-on while being operated in opposing directions on the No. 2 eastward main track. The trains collided in a 1 deg-40' curve about 4,000 ft east of Germantown, Maryland. The fireman and front brakeman of No. 88, and the engineer and front brakeman of the Brunswick Helper, were injured. Damage was estimated at $701,000. The probable causes of this accident, as determined by the National Transportation Safety Board, are given and discussed. KW - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Frontal crashes KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Injuries KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723033 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00344111 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS WITH TREES ALONG HIGHWAYS, ROADS, AND STREETS: AN ASSESSMENT PY - 1981/05/13 SP - 74 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has studied extensive data collected regarding vehicle collisions with trees, has investigated 19 accidents involving trees, and as a result has determined certain characteristics of such collisions. In addition, the Safety Board reviewed information supplied by seven States regarding accident data, roadside obstacle programs, and tree removal or protection programs. About 3,280 fatalities resulting from vehicle collisions with trees occur annually in the United States. NCSS data showed that vehicle accidents with trees are more severe than other frontal collisions and that when passengers fail to use restraints, fatalities may occur at speeds as low as 16 to 20 mph. The Safety Board found that few projects exist to remove or protect roadside trees, and that minimal delineation or warning signs existed at some of the accident locations. To reduce the number and severity of vehicle collisions with trees, the Safety Board has recommended implementing programs to warn motorists of the changes in roadway alignment and to protect or selectively remove roadside trees. KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Data analysis KW - Fatalities KW - Frontal crashes KW - Maintenance KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Motor vehicles KW - Prevention KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Single vehicle crashes KW - Trees KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/170610 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00929664 JO - Railroad Accident Report PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 21 ON THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 30, 1980 PY - 1981/04/28 SP - 42 p. AB - At about 8:37 p.m. CST, on October 30, 1980, 2 locomotive units and 7 of 8 cars of southbound Amtrak passenger train No. 21, the Inter-American, derailed while moving through a No. 10 main track turnout on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, at Springfield, Illinois. Of the 96 passengers and 12 crew members on board, 4 passengers and 2 crew members were injured. Both locomotive units and a sleeping car overturned and incurred extensive damages. Total damage was estimated at $539,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was the operation of Amtrak No. 21 into the No. 10 turnout at a speed significantly higher than the turnout's design speed, due to the failure of the train's engineer and fireman to perceive and comprehend that the color-light signal aspects displayed for their train indicated that it was to be routed through the 10-mph turnout. This failure resulted from the routine dispatching of passenger trains to avoid the turnout, the crew's lack of familiarity with the color-light signal aspects, distraction of the enginemen, and train speed exceeding the 25 mph restriction between the Springfield station and Iles Tower. KW - Amtrak KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Illinois KW - Injuries KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroad vehicle operations KW - Turnouts KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723030 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00929665 JO - Railroad Accident Report PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HEAD-ON COLLISION OF AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 74 AND CONRAIL TRAIN OPSE-7, DOBBS FERRY, NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 7, 1980 PY - 1981/04/28 SP - 48 p. AB - At about 4:12 p.m. EST, on November 7, 1980, Conrail freight train OPSE-7 struck the head-end of Amtrak train No. 74 while it was standing on track No. 2 at Dobbs Ferry, New York. The lead locomotive unit of train OPSE-7 overrode and destroyed the operating cab of the power car of train No. 74. Of the estimated 234 persons aboard the trains, 75 passengers and 9 crew members were injured. Damage to the equipment was estimated at $915,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the OW operator to apply a blocking device to the signal lever which permitted him to clear the signal and allowed train No. 74 to proceed on an occupied track, and Conrail's condoning the transmission of train orders without requiring the operator to display the train order signal. Contributing to the accident were the improper training and inadequate supervision of the operator and the failure of Conrail to provide a reasonable means of displaying train order signals at OW. The design of the seats and lack of emergency evacuation instructions contributed to the injuries. KW - Amtrak KW - Conrail KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Freight trains KW - Frontal crashes KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Injuries KW - Operators (Persons) KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroad vehicle operations KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723031 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649335 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: RAMMING OF THE SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE BY THE LIBERIAN BULK CARRIER SUMMIT VENTURE, TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, MAY 9, 1980 PY - 1981/04/10 SP - 55 p. AB - About 0734 E.D.T., on May 9, 1980, the Liberian bulk carrier M/V SUMMIT VENTURE rammed a support pier of the western span of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida. As a result of the ramming, the support pier was destroyed and about 1,297 feet of bridge deck and superstructure fell from a height of about 150 feet into the bay. A Greyhound bus, a small pickup truck, and six automobiles fell into the bay and 35 persons died. Repair costs were estimated at about $30 million for the bridge and abount $1 million for the SUMMIT VENTURE. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the SUMMIT VENTURE's unexpected encounter with severe weather involving high winds and heavy rain, associated with a line of intense thunderstorms which overtook the vessel as it approached the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the failure of the National Weather Service to issue a severe weather warning for mariners, and the failure of the pilot to abandon the transit when visual and radar navigational references for the channel and the bridge were lost in the heavy rain. Contributing to the loss of life and to the extensive damage was the lack of a structural pier protection system which could have absorbed some of the impact force or redirected the vessel. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of a motorist warning system which could have warned the highway vehicle drivers of the danger ahead. KW - Bridge rammings KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Summit Venture (Ship) KW - Tampa Bay KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387984 ER - TY - JOUR AN - 00929669 JO - Railroad Accident Report PB - National Transportation Safety Board AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - REAR-END COLLISION OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS NEAR HERMOSA, WYOMING, OCTOBER 16, 1980 PY - 1981/04/07 SP - 46 p. AB - At approximately 3:06 p.m., on October 16, 1980, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) freight train Extra 3749 West (NPH-16) struck the rear of UP grain train Extra 3557 West (SGTLB-635) while it was standing about 100 ft west of intermediate signal No. 5517 near Hermosa, Wyoming. Two train crew members were killed and 2 crew members were injured. The 3 locomotive units of NPH-16 and 16 cars including the caboose of SGTLB-635 were derailed. Total damage was estimated to be $993,000. The probable causes of the accident, as determined by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, are given and discussed. KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Fatalities KW - Freight trains KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Injuries KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad transportation KW - Rear end crashes KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Union Pacific Railroad UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/723035 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649536 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: U.S. TANKSHIP S/S TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA AND ARTIFICIAL ISLAND EI-361-A, COLLISION AND FIRE, GULF OF MEXICO, AUGUST 21, 1980 PY - 1981/04/07 SP - 32 p. AB - About 0430, on August 21, 1980, the United States tankship SS TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA collided with Eugene Island 361-A, a partially constructed artificial island used in oil production operations, located in the Gulf of Mexico, about 100 nautical miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana. The TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA was partially loaded with several petroleum products, one of which was unblended gasoline. The vessel struck the island head on and the vessel's forward cargo tanks were ruptured, resulting in a fire that destroyed the forward part of the cargo tank area and the midships house. The fire burned for several days before it was extinguished by a professional firefighting team. The crew abandoned the vessel without any loss of life. The salvaged vessel was later surveyed and declared a total loss. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of the accident were the failure of the system which provided information about the location of hazards to navigation to provide timely notice of the location of the offshore structure that was struck by the vessel, and the failure of the master of the TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA to acquaint himself with the latest marine information before navigating his vessel near offshore structures on the outer continental shelf. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the marine construction company to maintain the aids to navigation on the offshore structure. KW - Crash investigation KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Tankers KW - Texaco North Dakota (Ship) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388095 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00335858 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION--THE IMPROVEMENT OF NIGHTTIME CONSPICUITY OF RAILROAD TRAINS PY - 1981/04/03 SP - 46 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board examined nighttime accidents in which highway vehicles strike trains that block grade crossings. There is adequate evidence to suggest that this type of accident is strongly influenced by motorists' inability to perceive the presence of trains in crossings because trains lack conspicuity within their environment. This type of accident results each year in approximately 1,800 collisions with 140 persons killed and 800 injured. The Safety Board reviewed pertinent research undertaken by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on a known countermeasure--reflectorization. The Safety Board issued recommendations to the FRA to develop and issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking within 6 months for the improvement of nighttime train car and locomotive visibility at grade crossings to aid in preventing accidents in which motor vehicles run into the sides of trains at night. Additionally, the Board recommended that the FRA cooperate with the Federal Highway Administration, the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and the Association of American Railroads to plan and institute a research program on criteria for the use of reflectorization devices and materials. KW - Canada KW - Freight cars KW - Government regulations KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Grade crossing safety KW - Locomotives KW - Night KW - Passenger cars KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Reflectorized materials KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Traffic crashes KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168743 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649237 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL ARLON CAPSIZED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN WHILE BEING TOWED BY A COAST GUARD MOTOR LIFEBOAT NEAR GRAYS HARBOR, WESTPORT, WASHINGTON, JULY 3, 1980 PY - 1981/03/17 SP - 23 p. AB - About 0518 P.D.T., on July 3, 1980, the F/V ARLON capsized in the Pacific Ocean about 13 miles offshore from Grays Harbor, Westport, Washington. The ARLON's salt water pump had failed, and the vessel was being towed to Grays Harbor by a 44-foot Coast Guard motor lifeboat (MLB). After being towed for over 3 hours, the ARLON veered off sharply from the direction of towing and heeled sufficiently to port, for seas to enter into its below-deck compartments. As a result, the ARLON capsized. One crewman received minor injuries, however, all five persons on board the ARLON were rescued by the MLB and transported safely ashore. The ARLON washed up on the rocks several hours later and broke up. The loss of the vessel and its cargo was estimated at $212,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flooding and capsizing of the ARLON resulting from an unsuitable towing arrangement undertaken by the coxswain of the Coast Guard MLB and the operator of the ARLON. Contributing to the capsizing was the heeling and immersion resulting from a combination of the lateral and downward towline force exerted when the ARLON veered suddenly and sharply, the force of the wind blowing on the ARLON's staysail, and the force of a large wave striking the ARLON's starboard side. Contributing to the accident circumstances was the failure of the ARLON's operator to secure the hatches adequately, to furl the staysail, and to be prepared to make routine minor mechanical repairs at sea. KW - Arlon (Vessel) KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387939 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00338235 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - SIDE COLLISION OF NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY'S TRAIN NO. 86 WITH EXTRA 1589 WEST NEAR WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER 6, 1980 PY - 1981/03/04 SP - 31 p. AB - About 8:10 a.m., on September 6, 1980, while operating on the westbound main track, near Welch, West Virginia, eastbound Norfolk and Western Railway Company (N&W) freight train No. 86 collided with the sixth car of N&W Extra 1589 West. The accident occurred while Extra 1589 West was moving from the westbound main track on to an auxiliary center passing track at the east switch of the Farm Interlocking. The engineer, fireman, and front brakeman of train No. 86 were killed. Damage was estimated at $1,446,553. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the head-end crew of train No. 86 to reduce the speed of the train in compliance with the indication of the signal which displayed an approach aspect, which made it impossible for the fireman to stop the train short of the East Farm interlocking home signal when it was seen to be displaying a stop-and-stay aspect. KW - Alertness KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Damage assessment KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Human factors KW - Interlocking KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Loss and damage KW - Norfolk and Western Railway Company KW - Operating rules KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Sight distance KW - Signal aspects KW - Signalization KW - Supervision KW - Train meets KW - West Virginia UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/169327 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649259 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF U.S. TOWBOAT BRAZOS WITH BERMUDAN BULK CARRIER FORT CALGARY, HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, AUGUST 7, 1980 PY - 1981/03/03 SP - 39 p. AB - Shortly after 0811 C.D.T., on August 7, 1980, the Bermudan bulk carrier FORT CALGARY and the U.S. towboat BRAZOS and its tow collided near beacons 75 and 76 in the Houston Ship Channel. As a result of the collision, butadiene gas escaped from one of the barges in the BRAZOS' tow. This gas ignited and set fire to the BRAZOS which resulted in its being declared a total loss. All five crewmen of the BRAZOS received burn injuries. All residents within a 1-mile radius of the burning barge were evacuated from their homes. The FORT CALGARY sustained relatively minor damage to its hull. The total damage, including cargo loss, resulting from this accident has been estimated at $860,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the decision of the FORT CALGARY's pilot to operate his vessel at near full sea speed which intensified the effects of bank cushion, bank suction, and vessel squat, and caused the vessel to experience a sheer which he was unable to overcome. KW - Brazos (Ship) KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Fort Calgary (Ship) KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387948 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00338064 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT - PHOSPHORUS TRICHLORIDE RELEASE IN BOSTON AND MAINE YARD 8 DURING SWITCHING OPERATIONS, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 3, 1980 PY - 1981/02/26 SP - 50 p. AB - Observations of emergency response activities following an April 3, 1980, rail yard accident in Somerville, Massachusetts, prompted the Safety Board to conduct this special investigation of the technical support provided to the local community during the attempted control and removal of spilled hazardous material. The Safety Board investigated the actions taken following release of phosphorus trichloride by local safety officials, the carrier, the Boston and Maine Corporation, and the shipper, the Monsanto Industrial Chemical Company, to determine why the actions were taken and what effects these actions had on the eventual outcome of the emergency. These actions were then analyzed to determine the effectiveness of current spill-control procedures in reducing losses following release of hazardous materials. The analysis disclosed that technical advice to local officials and emergency action guidelines need to be improved. Difficulties observed at Somerville indicate that some of the advice and emergency guides provided to emergency response personnel by DOT, carriers, and shippers continues to be inadequate, inconsistent, and confusing. The current guides and procedure for providing advice should be reviewed where necessary, and steps taken to assure that lessons learned from handling actual emergencies be adopted for future use. KW - Boston and Maine Railroad KW - Chemicals KW - Contaminants KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Decontamination KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Environmental protection KW - Government regulations KW - Guidelines KW - Harzardous materials KW - Massachusetts KW - Phosphorus KW - Phosphorus halides KW - Phosphorus inorganic compounds KW - Railroad terminals KW - Railroad yards KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Risk analysis KW - Switching KW - Tank cars KW - Toxicity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/169305 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00335421 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION--FEDERAL AND STATE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION BY TRUCK PY - 1981/02/19 SP - 110 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board, at the request of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has just completed a safety effectiveness evaluation of Federal and State enforcement efforts in the area of bulk hazardous materials transportation by commercial motor vehicle. As a result of this evaluation, the Board found that there are several improvements that should be made to the enforcement activities of the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety (BMCS) in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In its evaluation, the Board staff interviewed BMCS officials in the headquarters office and in eight of the nine FHWA Regions. In addition, the Board staff interviewed State enforcement officials in 24 States, including 3 of the 4 States participating in the BMCS "Commercial Motor Carrier Safety Inspection and Weighing Demonstration Program." Because the BMCS enforcement of the motor vehicle-related Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations is not separate from its enforcement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the Board found that, in general, the same deficiencies undermine the effectiveness of both efforts. Thus, the major findings of the Board concerning BMCS enforcement apply equally to enforcement of the motor vehicle-related Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. KW - Effectiveness KW - Enforcement KW - Federal government KW - Freight transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Improvements KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - State government KW - Trucks KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/165266 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00337400 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT, ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASE AND EVACUATION, MULDRAUGH, KENTUCKY, JULY 26, 1980 PY - 1981/02/03 SP - 37 p. AB - About 7:58 a.m., on July 26, 1980, 4 locomotive units and 17 cars, including 7 placarded tank cars containing hazardous materials, of Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company freight train No. 64 were derailed while moving at a calculated speed of about 35 mph around a 6 degree curve in Muldraugh, Kentucky. Two tank cars of vinyl chloride were punctured and their contents burned. Flames impinged two other tank cars of vinyl chloride, causing one to vent toxic fumes, but neither car ruptured. About 6,500 persons were evacuated from Muldraugh and the U.S. Army installation at Fort Knox. Four train crewmembers were injured during the derailment, and property damage was estimated at $1,348,394. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the tipping of the outside rail and widening of track gage in the 6 degree curve because of the combined effects of defective crossties, excessively worn rail, irregular alignment and gage, and the lateral forces produced by the train's speed. Inadequate maintenance and inspection practices of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad allowed these conditions to remain uncorrected. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate Federal Track Safety Standards which failed to provide for a track structure commensurate with the permitted train speeds. KW - Alignment KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Cross tie deterioration KW - Derailments KW - Deterioration KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Gage (Rails) KW - Gauge widening KW - Hazardous materials KW - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad KW - Kentucky KW - Maintenance KW - Maintenance of way KW - Overturning KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad ties KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Speed limits KW - Standards KW - Tank cars KW - Track alignment KW - Track standards KW - Wear UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/169159 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00335737 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS PY - 1981/01/27 SP - 103 p. AB - This report includes an introduction, chapters on aviation, highway, rail, marine, pipeline and hazardous materials safety, and a biennial review which includes recommendations for improvement of transportation safety. The introduction discusses transportation fatalities in 1980 as well as the National Transportation Safety Board's productivity output and employee years. The chapter on highway safety covers alcohol, driver fatique, construction zone hazards, slow-moving vehicles, vehicle maintenance, brake check areas, safety effectiveness evaluations, traffic barrier systems, and the National Driver Register Appendices are included which present statistics on air carrier accidents, accident rates and fatalities, general aviation accidents, accident rates and fatalities, investigations conducted, public hearings, accident reports adopted, special studies, special investigations, safety effectiveness evaluations adopted, and summary of responses to proposed rulemaking. KW - Air transportation KW - Barriers KW - Barriers (Roads) KW - Brakes KW - Construction sites KW - Drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Effectiveness KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazards KW - Highway transportation KW - Improvements KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - National Driver Register KW - Pipelines KW - Public hearings KW - Railroad transportation KW - Reports KW - Safety KW - Slow moving vehicles KW - Traffic safety KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Water transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168663 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00335857 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SAFETY PY - 1981/01/22 SP - 108 p. AB - On July 28 and 29, 1980, the National Transportation Safety Board held a public hearing on rail rapid transit safety. Twenty-five witnesses testified during the hearing on fire safety issues, emergency evacuation from rail rapid transit systems and safety oversight of transit systems. The Safety Board examined fire safety issues involving transit car design; emergency exit from cars; emergency tunnel ventilation; evacuation from tunnels; emergency procedures including training, drilling, and testing; emergency communications, equipment, and mobility; and local/State/Federal safety oversight of rail rapid transit properties. The Safety Board issued urgent recommendations to the Urban Mass Transportation Administration for a survey of rail rapid transit systems to determine their capability for evacuation of passengers under various operational and passenger load conditions and to establish Federal guidelines for the elimination or minimization of combustible and toxic gas and smoke-generating materials in existing rail rapid transit cars. The Safety Board further recommended that the Secretary of Transportation propose Federal legislation which would explicitly authorize the establishment of safety standards for rail rapid transit systems. Other recommendations seek Federal guidelines for car and tunnel designs, safety equipment, and training; the need for 5-year safety and research and development plans; a fire research and testing program; a study of the need for fire suppression systems; and improved training for tunnel rescue efforts for employees and emergency personnel. KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fire fighting KW - Fires KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Research programs KW - Research projects KW - Safety KW - Safety standards KW - Smoke KW - Standards KW - Toxicity KW - Training KW - Tunnels KW - Ventilation systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168742 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00349821 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--CENTRAL TEXAS BUS LINES, INC., CHARTER BUS, STATE ROUTE 7, NEAR JASPER, ARKANSAS, JUNE 5, 1980 PY - 1981/01/21 SP - 41 p. AB - On June 5, 1980, about 12:47 a.m., a northbound Central Texas Bus Lines, Inc., charter bus occupied by the driver and 32 passengers accelerated out of control while descending a long, curved, steep grade on State Route 7 about 1 mile south of Jasper, Arkansas. The bus failed to negotiate a left curve, and ran off the right pavement edge into a drainage channel. The bus continued for 280 feet, impacted a berm at a concrete culvert, was redirected across the highway, and vaulted down a steep embankment. Twenty bus occupants, including the driver, were killed and 13 passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a combination of circumstances which resulted in the driver's inability to control the bus as it descended a steep, winding grade. These circumstances included driver fatigue, reduced fuel flow from a nonstandard fuel pump which adversely affected the bus driver's ability to downshift, and the improperly maintained airbrake system. Contributing to the accident was the management decision which permitted dispatching of a driver with inadequate time to complete the trip within permissible hours and the carrier's inadequate preventive maintenance program for this bus. KW - Air brakes KW - Alignment KW - Buses KW - Charter operations KW - Crash reports KW - Downgrade KW - Downgrades (Roads) KW - Drivers KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Fuel pumps KW - Horizontal alignment KW - Hours of labor KW - Warning signs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/175748 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00395941 AU - Aberdeen Proving Grounds AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FEDERAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WITH SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND DATA PY - 1981 SP - 74 p. AB - The material in this document has been developed to provide background information pertinent to the theme of the conference, namely to "develop recommendations for a comprehensive national strategy to provide safe and efficient transportation of hazardous materials and hazardous waste in the 1980's." The following information and data are included: a. A "Legislative Roadmap," detailing chronologically, the major laws which pertain to the transportation of hazardous (and toxic) materials and waste from 1966 to the present, with corresponding policy statements, where available. b. A condensed bibliography of reference material appropriate to the subjects under discussion. c. A chronological listing of major accidents investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board. d. Exhibits indicating hazardous material flow rates by mode, and related statistical information. In order to facilitate use of the selected bibliography it has been categorized as to its apparent applicability to the "Ten Most Critical Issues in Hazardous Materials Transportation," as defined in Transportation Research Circular Number 219, July 1980, published by the Transportation Research Board. (Author) KW - Bibliographies KW - Crash reports KW - Federal government KW - Flow KW - Flow rate KW - Hazardous materials KW - Laws KW - Mode S KW - Statistics KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/213610 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00361819 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: EAST SIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST BUS SKID AND OVERTURN U.S. ROUTE 183, NEAR LULING, TEXAS, NOVEMBER 16, 1980 PY - 1981 SP - 38 p. AB - No Abstract. KW - Buses KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Overturning KW - Skidding KW - Texas KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/176548 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00336660 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR-END COLLISION OF SEPTA-CONRAIL TRAINS NUMBERS 406 AND 472 ON CONRAIL TRACK, NORTH WALES, PENNSYLVANIA, JULY 17, 1980 PY - 1980/12/23 SP - 33 p. AB - About 7:56 a.m., on July 17, 1980, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)-Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) commuter train No. 472 struck the rear of SEPTA-Conrail commuter train No. 406 while it was standing on the No. 2 track east of the station at North Wales, Pennsylvania. The rear car of train No. 406 overrode and destroyed the empty lead car of train No. 472. Of the estimated 321 persons on the 2 trains, 64 passengers and 3 crewmembers received injuries. Damage to the equipment was estimated at $1,475,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer of train No. 472, who was operating the train from the second car, to observe the roadway ahead and to keep the brakeman in the lead car in his view so he could receive the brakeman's hand signals to properly control the train, and Conrail's failure to take the malfunctioning equipment out of service when repairs could not be effected. KW - Alertness KW - Casualties KW - Commuter cars KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Electric multiple unit cars KW - Injuries KW - Judgment (Human characteristics) KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Maintenance KW - Maintenance practices KW - Management KW - Management policies KW - Passenger car maintenance KW - Passenger cars KW - Pennsylvania KW - Policy KW - Railroad transportation KW - Rear end crashes KW - Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168943 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00336673 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - TRAIN ACCIDENT INVOLVING AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 225 AND AMTRAK WORK EXTRA NO. 4934, LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, JULY 9, 1980 PY - 1980/12/23 SP - 32 p. AB - About 6:30 p.m., on July 9, 1980, westbound Amtrak passenger train No. 225 was struck by a 15-foot section of rail that had been protruding from the side of a railcar on Work Extra No. 4934, an eastbound continuous welded rail train, at Linden, New Jersey. The rail penetrated the first car of the passenger train, struck and killed one passenger, and injured 17 others. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the track supervisor to instruct the maintenance crew and the failure of the crewmembers of Work Extra No. 4934 to remove and secure loose buffer rails when the train was being prepared for movement. Contributing to the accident were the failure of Amtrak to provide comprehensive instructions for unloading rails and the failure of Amtrak to provide qualified personnel to direct the unloading of continuous welded rail. KW - Amtrak KW - Casualties KW - Compliance KW - Continuous welded rail KW - Crash investigation KW - Injuries KW - Maintenance of way KW - New Jersey KW - Northeast Corridor KW - Northeastern United States KW - Passenger trains KW - Pendulum tests KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Supervision KW - Tiedowns KW - Track laying KW - Track maintenance equipment KW - Work trains UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168944 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00336723 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 2 - 1979 PY - 1980/12/18 SP - 125 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. Railroad Operations during calendar year 1979. The brief format presents basic facts, condition, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Common carriers KW - Crash data KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Human factors KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168956 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00336067 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT--TANK CAR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AFTER DERAILMENT PY - 1980/10/16 SP - 42 p. AB - Since 1968, the Safety Board has investigated many serious accidents involving release of hazardous materials from tank cars which were either breached or ruptured following derailments. As a result of these investigations, the Safety Board recommended that Federal authorities take remedial action to reduce the likelihood of tank cars releasing their contents in the derailment environment. During its investigation of a railroad derailment near Inwood, Indiana, on November 8, 1979, the Safety Board noted unresolved questions about the dangers posed in handling severely damaged tank cars containing liquefied flammable gases at the accident site. Because of this continuing problem, the Safety Board initiated this special investigation to identify the hazards caused by the actual reduction of the ability of damaged cars to contain their lading; to determine the ability of experts to estimate this reduced capability; and to examine the feasibility of developing practical guidelines to help determine how damaged hazardous materials tank cars should be handled. KW - Cargo handling KW - Crash investigation KW - Damage analysis KW - Deformation KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Flammable gases KW - Flammable materials KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Gases KW - Hazardous materials KW - Head KW - Head shields KW - Indiana KW - Liquefied gases KW - Loss and damage KW - Metallurgy KW - Nondestructive tests KW - Pressure KW - Pressure control valves KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad transportation KW - Safe handling KW - Safety KW - Safety hats KW - Structural analysis KW - Tank car heads KW - Tank car safety KW - Tank cars KW - Tests KW - Valves UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168844 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649478 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORTS: SUMMARY FORMAT, ISSUE 1--SUMMARY REPORTS OF MAJOR MARINE ACCIDENTS OCCURRING FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE 1978 PY - 1980/10/10 SP - 37 p. AB - This publication contains summary reports of major marine accidents occurring from January through June 1978. The summary reports present the probable causes and accident descriptions for the following accidents: towboat ROBERT W. STEELE, fire on February 10, 1978; clam dredge PARI PASSU, capsized and sank on February 27, 1978; fishing vessel MARGARET L, burned and sank on March 7, 1978; tankship SANTA CLARA, rammed a pier on March 8, 1978; bulk carrier ESSI CAMILLA, collision in anchorage on April 8, 1978; bulk carrier ARCHIMEDES, rammed barge fleet on April 25, 1978; cargo vessel NANCY LYKES, heavy weather cargo loss on May 5, 1978; tankship USNS NECHES, fire in engine room on May 10, 1978; dredge LOUISIANA, fire in engine room on June 2, 1978; barge ALASKA, capsized while under tow on June 10, 1978; fishing vessel LIBERTY BELL, sank on June 18, 1978 and, fishing vessel NORSEMAN, grounded and sank on June 18, 1978. KW - Barges KW - Brave eagle KW - British Columbia KW - Bulk carriers KW - California KW - Capsizing KW - Cargo ships KW - Caribbean Sea KW - Crash investigation KW - Dredges KW - Fishing vessels KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Marine safety KW - Masovia KW - Military vessels KW - Mississippi River KW - Mystras KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Panama Canal KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Saggat KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Thomona KW - Tugboats KW - Virginia KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388063 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649432 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF LIBERIAN TANKSHIP M/V PINA AND THE TOWBOAT MR. PETE AND ITS TOW MILE 99.3, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DECEMBER 19, 1979 PY - 1980/09/30 SP - 26 p. AB - About 2058 C.S.T., on December 19, 1979, the tankship MV PINA and the towboat MV MR. PETE with its tow collided at about mile 99.3 in the Mississippi River, at New Orleans, Louisiana. On impact, slop oil from the No.1 port wing tank of the PINA spilled into the river, ignited, and set fire to the port side of the PINA. Burning oil spilled on the MR.PETE's lead barge and contaminated some cargo. The PINA was maneuvered to the west bank of the river, where it collided with the barge ACO 121B. Burning oil also spilled on this barge and contaminated some of its cargo. The total damage, including oilspill cleanup, was estimated at $3,265,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the attempt of the unlicensed operator of the MV MR. PETE to execute an improper starboard-to-starboard meeting with the MV PINA, which resulted in the MR. PETE being navigated directly in the path of the approaching PINA. Contributing to this accident were the deficient visibility of the barge navigation lights and the failure of the operator of the MR. PETE and the pilot of the PINA to establish a passing agreement, and to take timely action to slow or stop their vessels after repeated attempts to establish radio communications were unsuccessful. KW - Barges KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Mr. pete (Vessel) KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Pina (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Tankers KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388032 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371766 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC BARRIER SYSTEMS PY - 1980/09/30 SP - 45 p. AB - Traffic barriers are roadside hardware of various designs and materials which are intended to protect vehicles from such off-the-road hazards as trees, embankments, ravines, signposts, bridge support pillars or abutments, or other hazards. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been concerned with the problem of inadequate traffic barriers for several years. The Safety Board has investigated accidents in which barriers failed, and has made recommendations to the FHWA. Of primary importance among these have been recommendations that the FHWA develop and promulgate mandatory performance standards for traffic barriers. The purpose of such standards would be to require that traffic barrier types be crash-tested to demonstrate their ability to meet a set of established safety criteria. At present, barriers are not required to meet such criteria through crash-testing. The purpose of this report is to review past Safety Board concerns regarding the adequacy of bridge and highway rail systems and to evaluate the FHWA's efforts to develop safer traffic barriers. This study analyzes the results of recent crash-testing sponsored by the FHWA and makes recommendations concerning performance standards for traffic barriers. KW - Barriers KW - Barriers (Roads) KW - Bridges KW - Effectiveness KW - Guardrails KW - Impact tests KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Performance tests KW - Recommendations KW - Roads KW - Standards KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185011 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00336211 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN EXTRA UP 3734 WEST (SEALAND 6), HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 9, 1980 PY - 1980/09/30 SP - 37 p. AB - About 6:55 p.m., P.s.t, on April 9, 1980, Western Pacific Railroad Company westbound freight train Extra UP 3734 West (Sealand 6), had its caboose, a pusher locomotive behind the caboose, and seven freight cars derailed while crossing the Industrial Parkway overpass at Hayward, California. Of the nine crewmembers, two train crewmembers were killed and two were injured. Three locomotive units and the caboose were destroyed. Damage was estimated at $1,382,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the derailment of the caboose, which was caused by compressive forces resulting from excessive locomotive power applied behind the caboose on an undulating gradient. The derailment was the result of the failure of the assistant superintendent to insure that the crewmembers knew their train's correct tonnage and speed classification; and the failure of the Western Pacific Railroad management to insure that supervisors responsible for making critical operating decisions were properly trained for their roles. Contributing to the accident was the excessive speed of the train and the failure of the director of train operations to insure that the train had adequately fueled locomotive power. KW - Cabooses KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fires KW - Freight cars KW - Grade operations KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Management KW - Operating rules KW - Overpasses KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District KW - Slack action KW - Speed limits KW - Supervision KW - Train makeup KW - Train operations KW - Train radio KW - Training KW - Western pacific railroad UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168880 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00323322 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF LIBERIAN TANKSHIP M/V PINA AND THE TOWBOAT MR. PETE AND ITS TOW MILE 99.3, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, DECEMBER 19, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/09/30 SP - 26 p. AB - About 2058 c.s.t., on December 19, 1979, the tankship M/V PINA and the towboat M/V MR. PETE with its tow collided at about mile 99.3 in the Mississippi River, at New Orleans, Louisiana. On impact, slop oil from the No. 1 port wing tank of the PINA spilled into the river, ignited, and set fire to the port side of the PINA. Burning oil spilled on the MR. PETEs lead barge and contaminated some cargo. The PINA was maneuvered to the west bank of the river, where it collided with the barge ACO 121B. Burning oil also spilled on this barge and contaminated some of its cargo. The total damage, including oilspill cleanup, was estimated at $3,265,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the attempt of the unlicensed operator of the M/V MR. PETE to execute an improper starboard-to-starboard meeting with the M/V PINA, which resulted in the MR. PETE being navigated directly in the path of the approaching PINA. Contributing to the cause of this accident were the deficient visibility of the barge navigation lights and the failure of the operator of the MR. PETE and the pilot of the PINA to establish a passing agreement and to take timely action to slow or stop their vessels after repeated attempts to establish radio communications were unsuccessful. KW - Airline pilots KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Loss and damage KW - Rule of the road KW - Ss mr. pete KW - Ss pina KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Towboat collisions KW - Towboats KW - Traffic regulations KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/157274 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649496 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE M/V HOLOHOLO IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN NEAR THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, DECEMBER 1978 PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 34 p. AB - About 1437, on December 9, 1978, the MV HOLOHOLO departed Honolulu Harbor, Island of Oahu, on the second of six planned 6-day voyages involving an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion research project that the University of Hawaii had contracted to perform over a 1-year period at a site centered about 17 nmi west of Kawaihae, Island of Hawaii. The 10 persons on board were the owner, a licensed master of research vessels, a hydraulic mechanic, and 7 scientists associated with the research to be conducted. The voyage intinerary included plans to rendezvous with two scientists who were to board the vessel in Kawaihae Harbor at daybreak on December 11, 1978, but the HOLOHOLO did not arrive as planned. Despite an extensive air-sea search by the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Air Force, the University, and others, the HOLOHOLO was not found. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the operation of the MV HOLOHOLO in an unseaworthy condition as directed by the owner and accepted by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii. Contributing to the vessel's unseaworthiness were a 2-ft by 4-ft opening in the after main deck and a large opening in the aftermost deckhouse bulkhead that would allow rapid internal flooding, unsealed below-deck bulkhead penetrations that would allow progressive flooding, inadequate freeing ports that would allow shipped water to be trapped on deck, and the insufficient number of qualified operating personnel to provide a 24-hour navigation watch. The lack of a distress signal or radio message might have contributed to the loss of life. KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Hawaii KW - Holoholo (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Reports KW - Research ships KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388074 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649359 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON BOARD THE SS CHEVRON HAWAII WITH DAMAGES TO BARGES AND TO THE DEER PARK SHELL OIL COMPANY TERMINAL, HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1979 PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 38 p. AB - At 1412 C.D.T., on September 1, 1979, while discharging cargo at the Deer Park Shell Oil Company terminal on the Houston ship channel, the American tankship SS CHEVRON HAWAII exploded, burned, and sank after it was struck by lightning. A hull fragment from the exploding vessel penetrated a petroleum product tank at the terminal and caused the tank to explode and the contents to burn. The vessel fire spread into a barge slip where four barges were discharging cargo; all four caught fire, three exploded and sank. One crew member and 2 radar repairmen aboard the vessel were killed, and 13 persons were injured. Damage to the CHEVRON HAWAII was estimated at $50,000,000. Damages to the terminal, barges, and other vessels, and accident- related claims exceeded $27,000,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ignition by lightning of accumulated flammable cargo vapors on the deck of the CHEVRON HAWAII and the propagation of the resulting fire into a cargo tank through an open or improperly secured tank opening cover plate, or ullage opening. The explosion of the Shell Oil Company terminal petroleum tank on shore was caused by ignition of the contained ethyl alcohol when a heated projectile from the exploding vessel ruptured its roof and fell into the tank. The barge fires and explosions were caused when the waterborne cargo fire from the vessel spread into the barge slip and ignited the barge cargoes. Contributing to the accident was the failure to remove the barges from the slip with available tugs or towboats, and the failure to maintain the barges' cargo tank closures properly. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of a safe gangway or brow between the vessel's crew accommodations and the cargo terminal or facility. KW - Channels (Waterways) KW - Chevron Hawaii (Ship) KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Houston Ship Channel KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387991 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649244 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ONBOARD THE ITALIAN PASSENGER SHIP ANGELINA LAURO, CHARLOTTE AMALIE HARBOR, ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, MARCH 30. 1979 PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 46 p. AB - On the afternoon of March 30, 1979, a fire erupted in the crew galley onboard the Italian passenger ship ANGELINA LAURO while it was berthed starboard side to the West India Company dock, Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The fire quickly spread from the crew galley to a dining room. The fire was fought onboard by the ship's crew and shoreside firefighters. Heavy smoke impeded firefighting efforts aboard the ship and eventually forced the crew to leave the ship. Firefighting efforts continued to be directed against the exterior of the vessel, but the fire raged out of control throughout the interior spaces until the fire burned itself out 4 days later. The ANGELINA LAURO was almost destroyed. Two persons received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the initial fire aboard the ANGELINA LAURO was overheated oil in an unattended skillet in the crew galley. This initial fire propagated and spread throughout the ship and resulted in the ship's destruction because of: the failure of responsible vessel personnel to promptly establish effective control and coordination of the shipboard firefighting effort; failure of the ship's fire detection and sprinkler system to provide early warning of and to extinguish the fire in a concealed overhead space; and, the extensive use of combustible materials in the ship's internal construction, which provided fuel for the fire and aided the generation and spread of smoke which hampered firefighting efforts. KW - Angelina lauro (Vessel) KW - Caribbean Sea KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387943 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371765 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION: SELECTED STATE HIGHWAY SKID RESISTANCE PROGRAMS PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 79 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated 12 highway accidents involving wet pavement, reviewed the skid resistance programs of 10 States, and reviewed the States' responses to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, "Skid Accident Reduction Program--FHWA Docket No. 77-16," and conducted a special study on the magnitude of the wet pavement problem. There is a lack of systematic application of proven principles and practices by the States and FHWA. Past FHWA approaches have not been successful. As examples, the Board found that some of the fundamental skid resistance principles that are accepted today have been known over 20 years, that many local or county roads have never been skid tested, and that more than one State does not use accident records to define where testing is needed. As a result of this evaluation, the Board recommends that FHWA develop program objectives, initiate rulemaking to require that each State have an approved program with specific elements, revise the Federal-aid Highway Program Manual (FHPM 6.2.4.3), promote further research in several areas, and disseminate information more effectively. KW - Highways KW - Implementation KW - Pavements KW - Prevention KW - Project management KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Skid resistance KW - States KW - Traffic safety KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185010 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00336210 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--B AND J TRUCKING COMPANY TRUCK TRACTOR/COACHELLA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS COLLISION, STATE ROUTE 86, NEAR COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 23, 1980 PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 39 p. AB - About 3:25 p.m., on April 23, 1980, a truck tractor was traveling north on California State Route 86, a two-lane rural highway, when its left front tire blew out. The tractor swerved to the left, crossed the centerline, and collided head-on with a southbound schoolbus that was transporting nine teenaged students home from school. The bus driver and three students were killed; the truck driver and six students were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truck company to properly maintain its vehicle which resulted in a blow-out of the left front tractor tire, causing the truck driver to lose control of his vehicle. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a truck company preventive maintenance program and an inadequate California Highway Patrol inspection that should have detected the deteriorated condition of the tire before it blew out. KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Inspection KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Preventive maintenance KW - Rural areas KW - Rural highways KW - School buses KW - Tile KW - Tires KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck tractors KW - Two lane highways KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/168879 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00324712 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FIRE ONBOARD THE ITALIAN PASSENGER SHIP ANGELINA LAURO CHARLOTTE AMALIE HARBOR ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS MARCH 30, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 46 p. AB - On the afternoon of March 30, 1979, a fire erupted in the crew galley onboard the Italian passenger ship ANGELINA LAURO while it was berthed starboard side to the West India Company dock, Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The fire quickly spread from the crew galley to a dining room. The fire was fought onboard by the ship's crew and shoreside firefighters. Heavy smoke impeded firefighting efforts aboard the ship and eventually forced the crew to leave the ship. Firefighting efforts continued to be directed against the exterior of the vessel, but the fire raged out of control throughout the interior spaces until the fire burned itself out 4 days later. The ANGELINA LAURO was almost destroyed. Two persons received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the initial fire aboard the ANGELINA LAURO was overheated oil in an unattended skillet in the crew galley. This initial fire propagated and spread throughout the ship and resulted in the ship's destruction because of: (1) the failure of responsible vessel personnel to promptly establish effective control and coordination of the shipboard firefighting effort; (2) failure of the ship's fire detection and sprinkler system to provide early warning of and to extinguish the fire in a concealed overhead space; and (3) the extensive use of combustible materials in the ship's internal construction, which provided fuel for the fire and aided the generation and spread of smoke which hampered firefighting efforts. Contributing to the spread of the fire were: (1) an accumulation of combustible residues on the interior surfaces of the hood and duct; (2) the routing of the galley's grease vapor exhaust duct through a fire division bulkhead and the failure of the exhaust duct fire dampers and insulation to isolate the fire; and (3) the failure of those crewmembers who first observed smoke to promptly notify the bridge and sound the fire alarm. KW - Crash investigation KW - Damage assessment KW - Emergency contingency plans KW - Fire detection systems KW - Fire fighting KW - Fire hazards KW - Fires KW - Hazards KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger ships KW - Passenger vessels KW - Protection KW - Ship fires KW - Ships KW - Ss angelina lauro UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/157673 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00323321 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON BOARD THE SS CHEVRON HAWAII WITH DAMAGES TO BARGES AND TO THE DEER PARK SHEEL OIL COMPANY TERMINAL, HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/09/29 SP - 38 p. AB - At 1412 c.d.t., on September 1, 1979, while discharging cargo at the Deer Park Shell Oil Company terminal on the Houston ship channel, the American tankship SS CHEVRON HAWAII exploded, burned, and sank after it was struck by lightning. A hull fragment from the exploding vessel penetrated a petroleum product tank at the terminal and caused the tank to explode and the contents to burn. The vessel fire spread into a barge slip where four barges were discharging cargo; all four caught fire, three of which exploded and sank. One crewmember and 2 radar repairmen aboard the vessel were killed, and 13 persons were injured. Damage to the CHEVRON HAWAII was estimated at $50,000,000. Damages to the terminal, barges, and other vessels, and accident-related claims exceeded $27,000,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ignition by lightning of accumulated flammable cargo vapors on the deck of the CHEVRON HAWAII and the propagation of the resulting fire into a cargo tank through an open or improperly secured tank opening cover plate or ullage opening. The explosion of the Shell Oil Company terminal petroleum tank on shore was caused by ignition of the contained ethyl alcohol when a heated projectile from the exploding vessel ruptured its roof and fell into the tank. The barge fires and explosions were caused when the waterborne cargo fire from the vessel spread into the barge slip and ignited the barge cargoes. Contributing to the accident was the failure to remove the barges from the slip with available tugs or towboats, and the failure to properly maintain the barges' cargo tank closures. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of a safe gangway or brow between the vessel's crew accommodations and the cargo terminal or facility. KW - Barge terminals KW - Barges KW - Cargo tanks KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Chevron Hawaii (Ship) KW - Crash causes KW - Explosions KW - Explosive vapor ignition KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Marine terminals KW - Oil terminals KW - Personnel casualties KW - Petroleum terminals KW - Ship fires KW - Ships KW - Tanker explosions KW - Tankers KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Vapor cloud explosions UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/157273 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649422 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF THE SS FRONTENAC IN LAKE SUPERIOR, SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 22, 1979 PY - 1980/09/16 SP - 31 p. AB - About 2140 E.S.T., on November 22, 1979, while approaching Silver Bay, Minnesota, the U.S. Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel SS FRONTENAC ran aground during a heavy snow squall on shoals extending from Pellet Island, Minnesota. The use of the vessel's engine, rudder, and bow thruster to free the vessel was insufficient to overcome the effects of the wind and sea. Wind and sea actions held the vessel on the shoals and eventually caused the vessel to swing around to the left while pivoting near the midship section of the hull. The vessel sustained heavy damage to the underwater hull and keel. The No.3 cargo hold was punctured, resulting in flooding of the hold with some progressive flooding into the No.2 cargo hold and heavy flooding into the No.4 cargo hold. The FRONTENAC was declared a constructive total loss since the estimated repair cost exceeded the value of the vessel. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the master's failure to: accurately determine his vessel's position and course made good; adequately compensate for the effects of wind and sea near a hazardous lee shore; effectively use an available navigational aid; and, use his personnel effectively to assist him in navigating the vessel. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Reserve Mining Company to maintain Pellet Island navigational light in operation during the entire navigation season. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Frontenac (Ship) KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Lake Superior KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388022 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326525 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--HEAD-ON COLLISION OF BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS EXTRA 6474 EAST AND EXTRA 4367 WEST, ORLEANS ROAD, WEST VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 12, 1980 PY - 1980/09/16 SP - 30 p. AB - About 5:55 a.m., on February 12, 1980, two freight trains operated by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company collided head-on at Orleans Road, West Virginia. Extra 6474 East was on track No. 2 traveling at 38 miles per hour as it passed the stop-and-stay signal at Orleans Road and entered a compound curve to the right, where Extra 4367 West was approaching at a speed of 32 mph. The fireman of Extra 4367 West was killed and the engineer and head brakeman were injured; the engineer, conductor, and brakeman of Extra 6474 East were injured. Property damage was estimated to be $1,688,200. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the conductor of Extra 6474 East to see that the train was operated in accordance with the operating rules and the failure of the engineer and head brakeman to control the train as required by the signal at Orleans Road. Contributing to the accident was the absence of an adequate safety control device on the locomotive. KW - Alertness KW - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Cargo transportation KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Deadman control KW - Design KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Freight transportation KW - Frontal crashes KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive cab design KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotive operations KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Operating rules KW - Physiological aspects KW - Physiological factors KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Safety equipment KW - Signal recognition KW - Signaling KW - Supervision KW - Training KW - West Virginia UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162342 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326506 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 1, 1979 PY - 1980/09/05 SP - 122 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal years 1977 and 1978. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause (s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and casual factors. KW - Casualties KW - Common carriers KW - Crash data KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Human factors KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162340 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649326 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: LIBERIAN TANK VESSEL M/V SEATIGER EXPLOSION AND FIRE, SUN OIL TERMINAL, NEDERLAND, TEXAS, APRIL 19, 1979 PY - 1980/09/02 SP - 32 p. AB - About 2140 C.S.T., on April 19, 1979, the Liberian tankship MV SEATIGER, which had suspended pumping seawater ballast into its cargo tanks because of electrical storms in the area, exploded, burned, and sank at a berth at the Sun Oil terminal, at Nederland, Texas. The SEATIGER was severely damaged in the area of its cargo tanks. Two crew members were killed. The total losses resulting from the explosion were estimated to be $35 million. The terminal berth was out of service for 180 days. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the improper installation of the flame screen in the flame arrester aboard the SEATIGER, that resulted in the propagation of fire through the cargo tank vent system after lightning ignited flammable gases at the top of the vent mast; and a partially open butterfly valve in the cargo tank vent pipe system that created a path for the flame to penetrate the cargo tanks. The master's failure to require use of the available inert gas system to maintain a nonexplosive atmosphere in the cargo tanks contributed to the accident. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Seatiger (Vessel) KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Texas KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387978 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326631 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - HEAD-ON COLLISION BETWEEN AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 82 AND SEABOARD COAST LINE EXTRA 2771 SOUTH LAKEVIEW, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 2, 1980 PY - 1980/09/02 SP - 24 p. AB - About 7:33 a. m., on April 2, 1980, northbound Amtrak Train No. 82 collided head-on with Seaboard's Coast Line (SCL) Extra 2771 South on the single track of the SCL Railroad at Lakeview, North Carolina, after train No. 82 overran a stop signal at the north end of the double track. Twenty-nine crewmembers and ninety-four passengers were injured, and damage was estimated at $1,145,492. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer of train No. 82 to perceive and comply with the "approach" aspect of a signal and his continued operation of the train at a speed too high to stop before it overran a stop signal. KW - Alertness KW - Amtrak KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Centralized traffic control KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Fog KW - Freight trains KW - Frontal crashes KW - Injuries KW - Locomotive cab crashworthiness KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - North Carolina KW - Passenger trains KW - Radio KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Seaboard Coast Line Railroad KW - Signal aspects KW - Signal devices KW - Signalization KW - Traffic control KW - Train radio KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162368 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00322636 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LIBERIAN TANK VESSEL M/V SEATIGER EXPLOSION AND FIRE SUN OIL TERMINAL NEDERLAND, TEXAS, APRIL 19, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/09/02 SP - 32 p. AB - About 2140 c.s.t., on April 19, 1979, the Liberian tankship M/V SEATIGER, which had suspended pumping seawater ballast into its cargo tanks because of electrical storms in the area, exploded, burned, and sank at a berth at the Sun Oil Terminal, at Nederland, Texas. The SEATIGER was severely damaged in the area of its cargo tanks. Two crewmembers were killed. The total losses resulting from the explosion were estimated to be $35 million. The terminal berth was out of service for 180 days. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the improper innstallation of the flame screen in the flame arrester aboard the SEATIGER which resulted in the propagation of fire through the cargo tank vent system after lightning ignited flammable gases at the top of the vent mast; and a partially open butterfly valve in the cargo tank vent pipe system which created a path for the flame to penetrate the cargo tanks. The master's failure to require use of the available inert gas system to maintain a nonexplosive atmosphere in the cargo tanks contributed to the accident. KW - Ballast (Ships) KW - Crash causes KW - Explosions KW - Explosive vapor ignition KW - Fatalities KW - Fire extinguishing agents KW - Flame arresters KW - Inert gas systems KW - Intermodal transfer KW - Noble gases KW - Oil terminals KW - Oil transfer operations KW - Petroleum KW - Petroleum terminals KW - Ss seatiger KW - Tanker ballasting KW - Tanker casualties KW - Tanker explosions KW - Tankers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/156834 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371500 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, U.S. ROUTE 101, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 3, 1980 PY - 1980/09 SP - 32 p. AB - At 9:05 pm on 3 March 1980, a sedan had just entered U.S. Route 101 (Ventura Freeway, Los Angeles, California) westbound from the Laurel Canyon on-ramp. The sedan was traveling in the far right lane of the four-lane highway, changed lanes to the left, and hit the right front of a tank truck pulling a tank trailer (both tanks carrying gasoline cargo) which was traveling westbound in the no. 3 traffic lane. Both vehicles moved left and the tank truck sideswiped a westbound pickup truck in the no. 2 lane, forcing the pickup left into the median barrier. The tank trailer rolled over the median barrier, was ruptured, and its contents spilled and ignited. The pickup and the tank truck/tank trailer were destroyed in the fire and an eastbound car, not involved in the accident, was completely destroyed by fire. Of the seven pickup occupants, five died of burn injuries and the other two were burned severely. The sedan and tank truck drivers received minor injuries. Although the first responding city fire and highway patrol units failed to exchange information with the command posts so that each could fully assess the situation, the firefighters successfully extinguished the fire with a minimum of delay after arrival. This incident demonstrated the need for coordination among fire and law enforcement units responding to hazardous materials emergencies. The probable cause of the accident was the improper lane change by the sedan driver. KW - Coordination KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Emergencies KW - Fire fighting KW - Fires KW - Hazardous materials KW - Multiple vehicle crashes KW - Police KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/184837 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00322755 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - GROUNDING OF THE SS FRONTENAC IN LAKE SUPERIOR, SILVER BAY, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 22, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/09 SP - 31 p. AB - About 2140 e.s.t., on November 22, 1979, while approaching Silver Bay, Minnesota, the U.S. Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel SS FRONTENAC ran aground during a heavy snow squall on shoals extending from Pellet Island, Minnesota. The use the vessel's engine, rudder, and bow thruster to free the vessel was insufficient to overcome the effects of the wind and sea. Wind and sea actions held the vessel on the shoals and eventually caused the vessel to swing around to the left while pivoting near the midship section of the hull. The vessel sustained heavy damage to the underwater hull and keel. The No. 3 cargo hold was punctured, resulting in flooding of the hold with some progressive flooding into the No. 2 cargo hold and heavy flooding into the No. 4 cargo hold. The FRONTENAC was declared a constructive total loss since the estimated repair cost exceeded the value of the vessel. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the master's failure to: accurately determine his vessel's position and course made good; adequately compensate for the effects of wind and sea near a hazardous lee shore; effectively use an available navigational aid; and use his personnel effectively to assist him in navigating the vessel. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Reserve Mining Company to maintain Pellet Island Navigational light in operation during the entire navigation season. KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Frontenac (Ship) KW - Great Lakes KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Heavy weather damage KW - Human error KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Navigation KW - Navigation charts KW - Navigational aids KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/156912 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649369 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF UNITED STATES TANKSHIP S.S. EXXON CHESTER AND LIBERIAN FREIGHTER M.V. REGAL SWORD IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, NEAR CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 18, 1979 PY - 1980/08/28 SP - 25 p. AB - About 1713 E.D.T., on June 18, 1979, the U.S. tankship S.S. EXXON CHESTER and the Liberian freighter M.V. REGAL SWORD collided in dense fog in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Cod, about 1 nautical mile east of the Boston Harbor Traffic Lane Inbound. As a result of the collision, the REGAL SWORD sank and the bow of the EXXON CHESTER was extensively damaged. However, no one was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of each vessel to properly interpret and use the radar information which was available to him. Contributing to the accident were the excessive speeds of both vessels in the dense fog; the failure of the EXXON CHESTER and the REGAL SWORD to reduce speed after hearing a fog signal forward of the beam; the REGAL SWORD's imprecise navigation; the REGAL SWORD's alteration of course to port when the risk of collision existed; and the EXXON CHESTER's alteration of course without accurate information about the location of the REGAL SWORD. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Exxon Chester (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Regal sword (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388001 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649370 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER BLACKTHORN, AND U.S. TANKSHIP CAPRICORN, TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, JANUARY 28, 1980 PY - 1980/08/28 SP - 78 p. AB - About 2021 E.S.T., on January 28, 1980, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter BLACKTHORN and the U.S. tankship CAPRICORN collided in Tampa Bay, Florida. As a result of the collision, the BLACKTHORN was cpasized and sank, and 23 Coast Guardsmen were drowned. Although refloated, the BLACKTHORN was a total loss. The CAPRICORN experienced hull damage from the collision and subsequent grounding. The cost of repairs to the tankship was estimated at $600,000 and the cost of salvaging the BLACKTHORN was estimated at $1 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the BLACKTHORN to keep on the proper side of the channel when meeting another vassel in a bend because the commanding officer failed to supervise the actions of an inexperienced officer-of-the-deck adequately. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the commanding officer of the BLACKTHORN and the pilot of CAPRICORN to establish a passing agreement using bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone or whistle signals, and the failure of the commanding officer to keep himself aware of all traffic in the channel. Contributing to the high loss of life was the sudden capsizing of BLACKTHORN due to the CAPRICORN's anchor getting caught in the cutter's shell plating. KW - Blackthorn (Vessel) KW - Capricorn (Vessel) KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Cutters (Vessels) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Tampa Bay KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388002 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00322635 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OFF U.S. TANKSHIP S.S. EXXON CHESTER AND LIBERIAN FREIGHTER M.V. REGAL SWORD IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR CAPE COD. MASSACHUSETTS. JUNE 18, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/08/28 SP - 25 p. AB - About 1713 e.d.t., on June 18, 1979, the U.S. tankship S.S. EXXON CHESTER and the Liberian freighter M.V. REGAL SWORD collided in dense fog in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Cod, about 1 nautical mile east of the Boston Harbor Traffic Lane Inbound. As a result of the collision, the REGAL SWORD sank and the bow of the EXXON CHESTER was extensively damaged. However, no one was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of each vessel to properly interpret and use the radar information which was available to him. Contributing to the accident were the excessive speeds of both vessels in a dense fog; the failure of the EXXON CHESTER and the REGAL SWORD to reduce speed after hearing a fog signal forward of the beam; the REGAL SWORD's imprecise navigation; the REGAL SWORD's alteration off course to port when the risk of collision existed; and the EXXON CHESTER's alteration of course without accurate information about the location of the REGAL SWORD. KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Communication KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crash causes KW - Exxon Chester (Ship) KW - Fog KW - Human error KW - Licensing KW - Licensing requirements KW - Radar KW - Ss regal sword KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/156833 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00322634 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER BLACKTHORN AND U.S. TANKSHIP CAPRICORN TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA, JANUARY 28, 1980. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/08/28 SP - 78 p. AB - About 2021 e.s.t. on January 28, 1980, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BLACKTHORN and the U.S. tankship CAPRICORN collided in Tampa Bay, Florida. As a result of the collision, the BLACKTHORN was capsized and sank, and 23 Coast Guardsmen were drowned. Although refloated, the BLACKTHORN was a total loss. The CAPRICORN experienced hull damage from the collision and subsequent grounding. The cost of repairs to the tankship was estimated at $600,000 and the cost of salvaging the BLACKTHORN was estimated at $1 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the BLACKTHORN to keep on the proper side of the channel when meeting another vessel in a bend because the commanding officer failed to adequately supervise the actions of an inexperienced officer-of-the-deck. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the commanding officer of the BLACKTHORN and the pilot of CAPRICORN to establish a passing agreement using bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone or whistle signals and the failure of the commanding officer to keep himself aware of all traffic in the channel. Contributing to the high loss of life was the sudden capsizing of BLACKTHORN due to the CAPRICORN's anchor getting caught in the cutter's shell plating. KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Capsizing KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Communication KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Maneuvering KW - Military personnel KW - Officer training KW - Personnel casualties KW - Restricted water operation KW - Ss blackthorn KW - Ss capricorn KW - Training KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/156832 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326632 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - HEAD-ON COLLISION OF SEDAN AND PICKUP TRUCK, U.S. ROUTE 64, NEAR PERRY, OKLAHOMA, FEBRUARY 23, 1980 PY - 1980/08/26 SP - 29 p. AB - About 12:45 a.m., on February 23, 1980, a two-door sedan westbound on U.S. Route 64, near Perry, Oklahoma, collided head-on with an eastbound pickup truck. The two-door sedan rebounded into the westbound lane, and the pickup truck was struck by a following eastbound four-door sedan. The two-door sedan burned, and its driver and all five occupants of the pickup were fatally injured. The two occupants of the four-door sedan escaped with minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was that the driver, whose judgement and driving ability were impaired by alcohol, operated the westbound two-door sedan in the eastbound lane while negotiating a hill crest at an excessive rate of speed. KW - Automobiles KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash rates KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Frontal crashes KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicle accident KW - Motor vehicles KW - Oklahoma KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Speed KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Trucks KW - Vehicle occupants UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162369 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326543 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 7, THE EMPIRE BUILDER, ON BURLINGTON NORTHERN TRACK, GLACIER PARK, MONTANA, MARCH 14, 1980 PY - 1980/08/12 SP - 36 p. AB - About 4:00 p.m., on March 14, 1980, westbound Amtrak passenger train No. 7, the Empire Builder, derailed two locomotive units and eight cars while moving at 37 mph through a 6 deg. 8 min. curve on the Burlington Northern track at Glacier Park, Montana. Of the 170 passengers and 20 crewmembers, 115 persons were injured; 35 of the injured were hospitalized. Property damage was estimated to be $546,800. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the overturning of the outside rail of a 6 deg. 8 min. curve because the improperly maintained track could not sustain the lateral force generated by the acceleration of the locomotive in the curve. Contributing to the derailment was the failure of the railroad to issue a temporary slow order pending replacement of several defective rails. KW - Amtrak KW - BNSF Railway KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Curved track KW - Defects KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Double deck cars KW - Double deck commuter cars KW - Emergency procedures KW - Failure KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Maintenance KW - Montana KW - Overturning KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger car maintenance KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger trains KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail fasteners KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Speed limits KW - Standards KW - Track standards KW - Vehicle design KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162352 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326906 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - HEAD-END COLLISION OF NINE BURLINGTON NORTHERN LOCOMOTIVE UNITS WITH A STANDING FREIGHT TRAIN, ANGORA, NEBRASKA, FEBRUARY 16, 1980 PY - 1980/08/12 SP - 33 p. AB - On February 16, 1980, Burlington Northern (BN) freight train Extra 2048 East (No. 178) stalled on an ascending grade about 4.7 miles west of Angora, Nebraska. The crew was instructed to uncouple the three-unit locomotive from the train and move it east to Angora to meet the six-unit locomotive of Extra 7814 West at Angora. The nine locomotive units were coupled together and moved westward on the descending grade toward the standing train. While moving at a speed of about 46 mph, the locomotive units collided with the standing portion of train No. 178. The head brakeman of train No. 178 and the engineer of Extra 7814 West were killed, and three crewmembers of Extra 7814 were injured. Damage was estimated at $1,297,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer of train No. 178 to control the speed of the nine locomotive units on the return downgrade trip to the standing train. Contributing to the accident were the improper coupling of the nine locomotive units; the lack of sufficient supervision and instructions; the failure of the conductors of the two trains and the engineer of BN Extra 7814 West to perform their duties properly and the failure of the train dispatcher to issue adequate orders and instructions. KW - Air brakes KW - BNSF Railway KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Damage assessment KW - Dispatcher's tasks KW - Dispatchers KW - Dynamic braking KW - Electric circuits KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Frontal crashes KW - Grade operations KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Loss and damage KW - Multiple unit locomotives KW - Nebraska KW - Operating rules KW - Operations KW - Railroad trains KW - Specialized training KW - Supervision KW - Trainlines KW - Velocity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162408 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00327127 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 4, 1978 SUPPLEMENT PY - 1980/07/01 SP - 142 p. AB - This publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal years 1977 and 1978. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Common carriers KW - Crash data KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Human factors KW - Maintenance KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162459 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649362 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CRANE BARGE C.L. DILL 10 FIRE, GARDEN ISLAND BAY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA, JUNE 5, 1979 PY - 1980/06/24 SP - 19 p. AB - About 0930, on June 5, 1979, a buried 4-inch-diameter, high- pressure, natural gas pipeline was separated at a collar by a mooring spud dropped from the crane barge C.L. DILL 10, as the barge was being maneuvered by a tugboat alongside tank battery No. 205 in a channel of the Texaco, Inc., oil field in the Garden Island Bay section of the Mississippi River Delta. Gas, escaping under 700-psig pressure, was ignited by an unknown source and set the barge, tugboat, and tank battery on fire. Four of the six persons on the barge drowned in their attempt to escape. The fire was extinguished about 1030; damage was estimated at $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the dropping of a mooring spud without first surveying the channel near the tank battery to determine if active pipelines crossed beneath the channel to and from the oil wells. Contributing to the accident were the absence of posted signs prohibiting anchoring at the tank battery, and the decision of the crane operator to deviate from the planned work schedule. The failure of some of the crewmen to use available lifesaving equipment contributed to the loss of life. KW - C.l. dill 10 (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Fires KW - Floating cranes KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387994 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00319033 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - CRANE BARGE C.L. DILL 10 FIRE, GARDEN ISLAND BAY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA, JUNE 5, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/06/24 SP - 19 p. AB - About 0930, on June 5, 1979, a buried 4-inch-diameter, high-pressure, natural gas pipeline was separated at a collar by a mooring spud dropped from the crane barge C. L. DILL 10 as the barge was being maneuvered by a tugboat alongside tank battery No. 205 in a channel of the Texaco, Inc., oil field in the Garden Island Bay section of the Mississippi River Delta. Gas, escaping under 700-psig pressure, was ignited by an unknown source and set the barge, tugboat, and tank battery on fire. Four of the six persons on the barge drowned in their attempt to escape. The fire was extinguished about 1030; damage was estimated at $500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the dropping of a mooring spud without first surveying the channel near the tank battery to determine if active pipelines crossed beneath the channel to and from the oil wells. Contributing to the accident were the absence of posted signs prohibiting anchoring at the tank battery, and the decision of the crane operator to deviate from the planned work schedule. The failure of some of the crewmen to use available lifesaving equipment contributed to the loss of life. KW - Barge operations KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Fatalities KW - Flammability KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Personnel casualties KW - Pipeline safety KW - Ss dill v KW - Training KW - Underwater pipelines KW - Vapor flammability levels KW - Vapors KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155943 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649433 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE SPANISH FREIGHTER M/V POLA DE LENA WITH TWO MISSISSIPPI RIVER FERRY BOATS AND GRETNA FERRY LANDING, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY 3, 1979 PY - 1980/06/10 SP - 17 p. AB - At about 0400 C.S.T., on February 3,1979, the outbound Spanish freighter MV POLA DE LENA sustained a steering gear failure and collided with the Gretna Ferry terminal and the ferry vessel MV CITY OF GRETNA which was moored at the terminal, at New Orleans, Louisiana. The impact of the collision caused the ferry vessel MV SEN. ALVIN T. STUMPF to break loose from its terminal moorings and to drift down stream. There were no deaths or injuries, but property damage was estimated at $1,310,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of the accident were a steering gear failure on the POLA DE LENA that was caused by a loose electrical connection within the steering console on the bridge which interrupted electrical control of the starboard steering pump, and the failure of the crew to energize the port steering pump immediately while continuing to use the nonfollowup, pushbutton mode. Contributing to the accident was the absence of written instructions prescribing the proper procedures to be followed in the event of a steering failure. KW - Alvin t. stumpf (Vessel) KW - Cargo ships KW - City of gretna (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Ferries KW - Marine safety KW - New Orleans (Louisiana) KW - Pola de lena (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388033 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00316464 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF SPANISH FREIGHTER M/V POLA DE LENA WITH TWO MISSISSIPPI RIVER FERRY BOATS AND GRETNA FERRY LANDING, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY 3, 1979, MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/06/10 SP - 19 p. AB - At about 0400 c.s.t., on February 3, 1979, the outbound Spanish freighter M/V POLA DE LENA sustained a steering gear failure and collided with the Gretna Ferry terminal and the ferry vessel M/V CITY OF GRETNA which was moored at the terminal, at New Orleans, Louisiana. The impact of the collision caused the ferry vessel M/V Sen. Alvin T. Stumpf to break loose from its terminal moorings and to drift down stream. There were no deaths or injuries, but property damage was estimated at $1,310,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was a steering gear failure on the POLA DE LENA which was caused by a loose electrical connection within the steering console on the bridge which interrupted electrical control of the starboard steering pump and the failure of the crew to energize the port steering pump immediately while continuing to use the nonfollowup, pushbutton mode. Contributing to the accident was the absence of written instructions prescribing the proper procedures to be followed in the event of a steering failure. KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Electrical equipment failures KW - Ferries KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Loss and damage KW - Maneuvering KW - Mechanical failure KW - Pumps KW - Restricted water operation KW - Ss city of gretna KW - Ss pola de lena KW - Ss sen alvin t. stumpf KW - Steering failure KW - Steering gears KW - Steering systems KW - Vehicle design KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/151726 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649278 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF S/T MOBIL VIGILANT AND S/T MARINE DUVAL ON THE NECHES RIVER NEAR BEAUMONT, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 25, 1979 PY - 1980/05/28 SP - 35 p. AB - At 0409 C.S.T., on February 25, 1979, the ST MARINE DUVAL sank after colliding with the ST MOBIL VIGILANT at a bend in the Neches River near Beaumont, Texas. The total damage to the vessels was estimated at $6,200,000. No persons were injured. The sunken MARINE DUVAL blocked the river for over 3 days, disrupting deep-draft vessel traffic via the port of Beaumont. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the pilots' loss of control of their vessels, in a meeting situation in a bend, due to their failure to compensate for the effects on maneuverability of the limited depth of the channel, bank effect, and current eddies. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both pilots to use radar and their ineffective use of bridge-to- bridge radiotelephone to avoid meeting in a bend. The MARINE DUVAL sank as a result of hull damage below the waterline which was caused by the MOBIL VIGILANT's bulbous bow. KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - St marine duval (Vessel) KW - St mobil vigilant (Vessel) KW - Tankers KW - Texas KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387954 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00316319 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF THE S/T MOBIL VIGILANT AND THE S/T MARINE DUVAL ON THE NECHES RIVER NEAR BEAUMONT, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 25, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/05/28 SP - 35 p. AB - At 0409 c.s.t., on February 25, 1979, the S/T MARINE DUVAL sank after colliding with the S/T MOBIL VIGILANT at a bend in the Neches River near Beaumont, Texas. The total damage to the vessels was estimated at $6,200,000. No persons were injured. The sunken MARINE DUVAL blocked the river for over 3 days, disrupting deep-draft vessel traffic via the port of Beaumont. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the pilots' loss of control of their vessels, in a meeting situation in a bend, due to their failure to timely compensate for the effects on maneuverability of the limited depth of the channel, bank effect, and current eddies. Contributing to the accident was the failure of both pilots to use radar and their ineffective use of bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone to avoid meeting in a bend. The MARINE DUVAL sank as a result of hull damage below the waterline which was caused by the MOBIL VIGILANT's bulbous bow. KW - Airline pilots KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Channels (Waterways) KW - Communication KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Maneuvering KW - Narrow channel navigation KW - Restricted water operation KW - Ss marine duval KW - Ss mobil vigilant KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Vessel traffic control KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/151653 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649500 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF PERUVIAN FREIGHTER M/V INCA TUPAC YUPAC YUPANQUI AND U.S. BUTANE BARGE PANAMA CITY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, GOOD HOPE, LOUISIANA, AUGUST 30, 1979 PY - 1980/05/12 SP - 37 p. AB - About 0712 C.D.T., on August 30, 1979, the Peruvian freighter MV INCA TUPAC YUPANQUI lost steering control and struck the butane barge PANAMA CITY moored at General American Transportation Corporation Dock No. 4, Good Hope, Louisiana. As a result of the collision, liquified butane was released, vaporized, ignited, and exploded in a ball of fire. Twelve persons died as a result of the accident. Damage was estimated at $10,500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of steering control due to an electrical failure in the steering control system of the INCA TUPAC YUPANQUI. Contributing to the accident were the lack of two independent steering control systems, the failure of the master to post an anchor watch and a person on watch in the steering engine room, and the location of the loading facility which unduly exposed the barge to approaching ships. Contributing to the extent of damage to the ship was the use of combustible materials in its deckhouse. KW - Barges KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Inca tupac yupanqui (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Panama City (Ship) KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388075 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326169 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF PERUVIAN FREIGHTER M/V INCA TUPAC YUPANQUI AND U.S. BUTANE BARGE PANAMA CITY, GOOD HOPE, LOUISIANA, AUGUST 30, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/05/12 SP - 45 p. AB - About 0712 c.d.t., on August 30, 1979, the Peruvian freighter M/V INCA TUPAC YUPANQUI lost steering control and struck the butane barge PANAMA CITY moored at General American Transportation Corporation Dock No. 4, Good Hope, Louisiana. As a result of the collision, liquefied butane was released, vaporized, ignited, and exploded in a ball of fire. Twelve persons died as a result of the accident. Damage was estimated at $10,500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of steering control due to an electrical failure in the steering control system of the INCA TUPAC YUPANQUI. Contributing to the accident was the lack of two independent steering control systems, the failure of the master to post an anchor watch and a person on watch in the steering engineroom, and the location of the loading facility which unduly exposed the barge to approaching ships. Contributing to the extent of damage to the ship was the use of combustible materials in its deckhouse. KW - Butane KW - Cargo ships KW - Casualties KW - Control KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Damage assessment KW - Docks KW - Electrical equipment failure KW - Explosions KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Loss and damage KW - Louisiana KW - Mechanical failure KW - Panama City (Ship) KW - Personnel casualties KW - Ship fires KW - Ships KW - Ss inca tupac yupanqui KW - Steering KW - Steering failure KW - Vapor cloud explosions KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162168 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00318336 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR-END COLLISION ON CONRAIL COMMUTER TRAINS, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 16, 1979 PY - 1980/05/12 SP - 39 p. AB - On October 16, 1979, about 8:19 a.m., northbound Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) train No. 1718 collided with the rear end of standing Conrail train No. 0714 and caused it to move forward and collide with standing Conrail train No. 716 on track No. 1 of Conrail's West Chester Branch, just north of the Angora station at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Of the 525 persons who were injured, one crewmember of train No. 0714 died 6 days after the accident. Equipment damage was estimated at $1,940,312. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the engineer of train No. 1718 operating at a speed above that authorized by the block signal indication which did not allow for his stopping the train before it collided with a standing train. Contributing to the accident was the engineer's improper operation of the train brakes and the failure of a supervisor and traincrew personnel in the operating compartment of the locomotive to monitor the train's operation adequately and to take action to insure that the train's speed was reduced or that it was stopped when its speed exceeded that authorized for the signal block. KW - Automatic train control KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Braking performance KW - Cab signals KW - Casualties KW - Commuter cars KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Damage assessment KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Loss and damage KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger transportation KW - Pennsylvania KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Rear end crashes KW - Signal aspects KW - Signalization KW - Train radio KW - Vigilance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155650 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00318337 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 4, THE SOUTHWEST LIMITED, ON THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 2, 1979 PY - 1980/04/29 SP - 61 p. AB - About 6:10 a.m., on October 2, 1979, Amtrak passenger train No. 4, the Southwest Limited, derailed 3 locomotive units and 17 cars while moving through a 7 degree curve on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company's tracks at Lawrence, Kansas. The speed of the train was 78 mph. Of the 147 passengers and 30 crewmembers, 2 persons were killed and 69 persons were injured. Property damage was estimated at $4,634,330. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the operation of the train at an excessive rate of speed into a 7 degree curve. The engineer failed to reduce the speed of the train because of a missing speed-restriction sign, inoperative automatic train stop equipment, and his unfamiliarity with the route. Contributing to the accident were the assignment of an engineer who did not meet the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company's operating familiarization qualifications for the route, and a resume-speed sign placed within 1,100 feet of the missing speed-restriction sign. KW - Alertness KW - Amtrak KW - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company KW - Automatic train stop system KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Damage assessment KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Kansas KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Personnel management KW - Railroad trains KW - Specialized training KW - Speed limits KW - Speeding KW - Steering KW - Training KW - Velocity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155651 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649491 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FISHING VESSEL M/V LOBSTA-1 CAPSIZING AND SINKING IN ATLANTIC OCEAN, POINT JUDITH, RHODE ISLAND, SEPTEMBER 23, 1978 PY - 1980/04/16 SP - 35 p. AB - About 0100 E.D.T., on September 23, 1978, the fishing vessel MV LOBSTA-I capsized in the Atlantic Ocean about 47 nmi south-southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, while en route to its lobster fishing area. The capsized vessel was sighted about 12 hours after the accident by a tankship. Subsequently, a Coast Guard helicopter sighted the capsized vessel but it sank before the Coast Guard cutter could reach it. The Coast Guard conducted an extensive search in the area but found no survivors. The LOBSTA-I was later located resting upright on the bottom at a 234-ft water depth, and photographs, showing damage to the vessel's hull plating were taken by a shipboard controlled, underwater vehicle. All five crewmen are missing and presumed dead. The Safety Board considered many factors during the investigation, including vessel stability, operating practices, weather forecasting, and the possibility of collision. The National Transportation Safety Board is unable to determine the probable cause of the capsizing of the LOBSTA-I. Vessel damage indicates a collision with another vessel as a possible cause of the capsizing; however, the evidence is not sufficient to establish that such a collision occurred. Another possible, but less likely, cause is the loss of stability due to internal flooding. The lack of distress notification may have contributed to the loss of life. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Lobsta-i (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Rhode Island KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388071 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00314288 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S RULEMAKING PROCESS. VOLUME 4. ANALYSIS, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS PY - 1980/04/15 SP - 63 p. AB - The Safety Board has conducted an evaluation of the motor vehicle safety standard rulemaking process of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This report presents the analysis and conclusions of the Board's investigation and constitutes the fourth and final volume of the evaluation study. The three previously issued reports in this study include case histories of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 121, the air brake systems standard, FMVSS 208, the occupant crash protection standard, and current rulemaking of the NHTSA. The case histories do not attempt to evaluate or draw conclusions about standards or the rulemaking process, but develop a factual basis upon which the analysis presented in this report is based. The report is divided into three parts. The first section examines the NHTSA's past rulemaking process by analyzing two significant examples, FMVSS 121 and FMVSS 208. The second section analyzes current rulemaking of the NHTSA. The final section presents the conclusions of this report and specific recommendations. KW - Agencies KW - Air brakes KW - Brakes KW - Case studies KW - Effectiveness KW - Evaluation KW - Federal government KW - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards KW - Government agencies KW - Highway safety KW - Jurisprudence and judicial processes KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicles KW - Occupant protection KW - Occupant protection devices KW - Regulation KW - Regulations KW - Requirement KW - Rule making KW - Specifications KW - Traffic safety KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150905 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00371767 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, U.S. ROUTE 422, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 22, 1979 PY - 1980/04/03 SP - 24 p. AB - About 3 a.m., e.d.t., on September 22, 1979, a Chevrolet sedan, occupied only by its driver, was westbound on U.S. Route 422 near Indiana, Pennsylvania. While negotiating a right curve at a high rate of speed, it collided head-on in the eastbound lane with an eastbound Ford Bronco occupied by six persons. Shortly after the crash the Ford caught fire. All persons in both vehicles were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the operation of the westbound sedan in the eastbound lane while negotiating a right curve at an excessive rate of speed, by a driver whose judgment and driving ability were impaired by alcohol. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the limited sight distance when the vehicles first became visible to each driver. KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Curves (Geometry) KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Pennsylvania KW - Sight distance KW - Speed KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/185012 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00314289 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - HEAD-END COLLISION OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 392 AND ICG TRAIN NO. 51, HARVEY, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 12, 1979 PY - 1980/04/03 SP - 35 p. AB - At 9:05 p.m., c.s.t., on October 12, 1979, northbound Amtrak passenger train No. 392 was traveling at 58.5 mph on track No. 4, at Harvey, Illinois. Illinois Central Gulf Freight Train No. 51 was waiting on track No. 3 to crossover to track No. 4 after train No. 392 went north. The switchtender on duty at Harvey aligned the crossover switch on track No. 4 seconds before train No. 392 arrived. Train No. 392 entered the crossover and struck train No. 51. The engineer and head brakeman on board train No. 51 were killed, and all 6 crewmembers and 38 passengers on board train No. 392 were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the switchtender's manual misalignment of a switch, immediately in advance of a train, which caused train No. 392 to be directed into a crossover and collide with a standing freight train on the adjacent track. The misalignment was made possible by the lack of an interlock or other positive means to prevent its movement. Contributing to the accident was the lack of training and limiting experience of the employee assigned as switchtender. KW - Amtrak KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Crossovers KW - Door handles KW - Door operating mechanisms KW - Frontal crashes KW - Illinois KW - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad KW - Interlocking KW - Job analysis KW - Locomotive cab crashworthiness KW - Locomotives KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad transportation KW - Supervision KW - Switch point control KW - Switches (Railroads) KW - Switching KW - Switching systems KW - Training KW - Trainman's tasks KW - Trainmen KW - Vehicle design KW - Workload UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150906 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649330 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF M/V STUD WITH THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER, BERWICK BAY, LOUISIANA, APRIL 1, 1978 PY - 1980/03/28 SP - 34 p. AB - At 1756 C.S.T., on April 1, 1978, the four-barge tow of the Motor Vessel STUD collided with the eastern fixed span of the Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge over the Atchafalaya River near Berwick Bay, Louisiana. The collision knocked the span from its supporting piers into the river but did not damage the barges. Damage to the STUD was estimated to be $4,000. Property damage was estimated to be $1,400,000, including the cost of replacing the bridge span and rerouting rail traffic for 8 days. There were no deaths or injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the master to properly align the underpowered tow on the approach north of the Berwick Bay bridges. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate criteria for commencing high water limitations in the Berwick Bay vessel traffic service area, the inadequate horsepower of the STUD in relation to the towlength for maneuvering in the existing river conditions, and the fact that the master of the STUD did not have up-to-date information concerning the river stage and current velocity. KW - Berwick bay KW - Bridge rammings KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Stud (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387981 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00312187 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF M/V STUD WITH THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE ATCHAFALAYA RIVER BERWICK BAY, LOUISIANA APRIL 1, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/03/28 SP - 34 p. AB - At 1756 c.s.t., on April 1, 1978 the four-barge tow of the Motor Vessel STUD collided with the eastern fixed span of the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge over the Atchafalaya River near Berwick Bay, Louisiana. The collision knocked the span from its supporting piers into the river but did not damage the barges. Damage to the STUD was estimated to be $4,000. Property damage was estimated to be $1,400,000, including the cost of replacing the bridge span and rerouting rail traffic for 8 days. There were no deaths or injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the master to properly align the underpowered tow on the approach north of the Berwick Bay bridges. Contributing to the cause were the inadequate criteria for commencing high water limitations in the Berwick Bay Vessel Traffic Service area, the inadequate horsepower of the STUD in relation to the towlength for maneuvering in the existing river conditions, and the fact that the master of the STUD did not have up-to-date information concerning the river stage and current velocity. KW - Barge operations KW - Barge traffic KW - Barges KW - Bridge structures KW - Bridges KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Current forces KW - Human error KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Lift bridges KW - Loss and damage KW - Louisiana KW - Ocean currents KW - Propulsion KW - River characteristics KW - River navigation KW - Rivers KW - Ship pilotage KW - Southern Pacific Railroad KW - Towboat collisions KW - Towboat propulsion KW - Towboats KW - Truss bridges KW - Vessel traffic control KW - Water traffic KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150136 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00314304 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - VAN/SLOW-MOVING FARM VEHICLE COLLISION, U. S. ROUTE 6/50, NEAR DELTA, UTAH, SEPTEMBER 12, 1979 PY - 1980/03/20 SP - 29 p. AB - About 6:25 a.m. and before dawn on September 12, 1979, a 1976 Dodge van, occupied by 14 senior citizens, overtook and collided with a slow-moving farm vehicle near Delta, Utah. The right front corner of the van struck the left rear edge of the 15 1/2-ft-wide cutting attachment that was mounted to the front of the farm vehicle. The van rolled onto its left wheels, traveled off the right side of the road, and struck a concrete bridge parapet that was located 4 1/2 ft beyond the edge of the pavement. Eight van occupants were killed, and six van passengers were injured; the driver of the farm vehicle was not injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the farm vehicle's inadequate rear lighting system, which failed to identify the slow-moving, overwidth windrower as a hazard to higher-speed traffic approaching from the rear, and the van driver's inability to detect and avoid striking the projecting cutting attachment on the windrower while operating at the posted speed limit. KW - Aged KW - Agricultural equipment KW - Agricultural machinery KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Rural areas KW - Rural highways KW - Traffic crashes KW - Utah KW - Vans UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150913 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00317997 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT - THE ACCIDENT PERFORMANCE OF TANK CAR SAFEGUARDS PY - 1980/03/08 SP - 27 p. AB - The derailment of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company freight train near Paxton, Texas, on September 8, 1979, provided the Safety Board with the opportunity to examine the effectiveness of tank car safeguards during a derailment. Reconstruction of the accident damage sequence showed that safeguards did, in fact, reduce the potential for a spill and catastrophic overheating of thermally coated cars. It was also observed that damage to the top fittings and lower outlet valves, which occurred when cars collided with each other and with other objects after they left the track, was the most frequent cause of product loss. The Safety Board made recommendations to the Department of Transportation concerning the extension of safeguard requirements to all types of tank cars; modification of cars to prevent collision damage to top fittings and lower outlet valves; investigation of the effect of car placement in collisions; and crashworthiness testing of new tank car designs. KW - Bottom fittings KW - Couplers KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Derailments KW - Effectiveness KW - Fires KW - Fittings KW - Freight cars KW - Hazardous materials KW - Head KW - Head shields KW - Heat insulating materials KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Pressure KW - Pressure control valves KW - Prevention KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Safety engineering KW - Safety equipment KW - Safety hats KW - Shelf couplers KW - Southern Pacific Railroad KW - Tank car design KW - Tank car heads KW - Tank car safety KW - Tank cars KW - Texas KW - Train makeup KW - Valves KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155498 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00318003 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FATAL HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS ON WET PAVEMENT -- THE MAGNITUDE, LOCATION, AND CHARACTERISTICS. SPECIAL STUDY PY - 1980/02/22 SP - 45 p. AB - In the past, the problem of highway accidents on wet pavement, although not well defined, was considered to be of moderate to major concern by a substantial number of the States. The Safety Board undertook this special study to determine the magnitude of the wet-pavement accident problem nationwide, to determine the significance of the locations of the wet-pavement accidents, and to determine the characteristics of these accidents. Data developed by the Safety Board indicate that during 1976 and 1977, 13.5 percent of all fatal accidents occurred on wet pavement, while precipitation occurred only about 3.0 to 3.5 percent of the time nationwide. This indicates that fatal accidents on wet pavement occur 3.9 to 4.5 times more often than might be expected, and that the wet-pavement accident problem should be of concern to all States. To measure the performance of the activities of States aimed at reducing wet-pavement accidents, the Safety Board developed a Wet Fatal Accident Index (WFAI) for each State. This method indicated an area in the United States with good performance and a belt with poorer than average performance. KW - Data analysis KW - Fatalities KW - Location KW - Manual safety belts KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Mortality KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Pavements KW - Prevention KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - States KW - Statistical analysis KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155502 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321254 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FATAL HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS ON WET PAVEMENT - THE MAGNITUDE, LOCATION, & CHARACTERISTICS PY - 1980/02/22 AB - Data developed by the safety board indicate that during 1976 and 1977, 13.5 percent of all fatal accidents occured on wet pavement, while precipitation occurred only about 3.0 to 3.5 percent of the time nationwide. This indicates that fatal accidents on wet pavement occur 3.9 to 4.5 times more often than might be expected, and that the wet-pavement accident problem should be of concern to all states. To measure the performance of the activities of states aimed at reducing wet-pavement accidents, the safety board developed a wet fatal accident index (wfa) for each state. This method indicated an area in the United States with good performance and a belt with poorer than average performance. KW - Highways KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158910 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00317999 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF DETECTION AND CONTROL OF UNSAFE INTERSTATE COMMERCIAL DRIVERS THROUGH THE NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER, STATE DRIVER LICENSING POLICIES, AND THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY REGULATIONS PY - 1980/02/15 SP - 89 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board investigated 41 heavy truck accidents involving suspected problem commercial drivers and reviewed data from three previous investigations of heavy truck accidents. The 44 commercial drivers' nationwide driving records, compiled by making inquiries to the States, listed a total of 63 driver licenses held, 98 license suspensions, 104 traffic accidents, and 456 traffic convictions. The Board also made inquiries to the States concerning State policies on the use of the National Driver Register (NDR), driver licensing, and driver records; reviewed studies and reports by other organizations; analyzed sections of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations pertaining to driver disqualification and driver screening; and analyzed the potential value of the NDR as a tool for the detection and control of problem commercial drivers. The Board found that, in spite of three levels of commercial driver screening--the NDR, State driver licensing policies, and screening by motor carriers pursuant to Federal regulations, problem commercial drivers continue to be licensed by the States and employed by motor carriers to operate heavy trucks and other commercial vehicles. As a result of this evaluation, the Board recommends that the Congress enact legislation to revise the NDR. The Board also issued safety recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation, to certain States, and to the Federal Highway Administration, for improvements in the detection and control of problem commercial drivers. KW - Common carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Detection and identification KW - Detectors KW - Drivers KW - Effectiveness KW - Employment KW - Interstate transportation KW - Legislation KW - Licenses KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - National Driver Register KW - Performance evaluations KW - Problem drivers KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Screenings KW - States KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Truck drivers KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155499 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649459 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF GREEK BULK CARRIER M/V IRENE S. LEMOS AND PANAMANIAN BULK CARRIER M/V MARITIME JUSTICE, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, NOVEMBER 9, 1978 PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 19 p. AB - At 0640 C.S.T., on November 9, 1978, the Greek bulk carrier MV IRENE S. LEMOS and the Panamanian bulk carrier MV MARITIME JUSTICE collided in the Lower Mississippi River at mile 78.3 AHP, about 15 statute miles below New Orleans, Louisiana. Because of dense fog, the visibility at the time of the collision was less than 400 feet. The vessels struck nearly head-on, damaging the bows of both vessels. There were no deaths or injuries. Cost of repairs to the two vessels was estimated at $4 million. About 1,800 barrels of fuel oil were discharged into the Mississippi River and resulted in local health officials securing the municipal water intake 1/2 mile downriver. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of the accident were the poor judgment of the pilots of the MARITIME JUSTICE and the IRENE S. LEMOS when they agreed to meet and pass, in near zero visibility conditions, at English Turn Bend, where the risk of collision was much greater than in a straight portion of the river, and the failure of the vessels to move to the extreme right of the channel. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the mate on the MARITIME JUSTICE and the master of the IRENE S. LEMOS to exercise their responsibility to assure that the vessels were navigated safely, rather than indiscriminately relying on the pilots of the vessels. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Irene s. lemos (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Maritime Justice (Ship) KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388050 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649415 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE S/T TEXACO IOWA AND THE M/T BURMAH SPAR, ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, PILOTTOWN, LOUISIANA, OCTOBER 3, 1978 PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 21 p. AB - At 0420, on October 3, 1978, the ST TEXACO IOWA collided with the MT BURMAH SPAR while both tank vessels were inbound and maneuvering in the pilot exchange area off Pilottown, Louisiana. The total damage to the vessels was estimated at $680,000. No persons were injured in this accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the bar pilot and the master to navigate the TEXACO IOWA at a safe distance from the BURMAH SPAR while maneuvering to change pilots. Contributing to the accident was the TEXACO IOWA bar pilot's misjudgment of the vessels' relative speeds and his failure to observe the Inland Rules of the Road, the delayed reaction of the master of the TEXACO IOWA in directing evasive maneuvers, and the failure of the pilots to establish bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone communications before the collision. KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Mt burmah spar (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - SS Texaco Iowa (Ship) KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388017 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00313926 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S RULEMAKING PROCESS. VOLUME 3. CURRENT RULEMAKING PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 60 p. AB - The report presents an overview of all current rulemaking activities which are associated with motor vehicle safety standards. It describes the formal procedures which govern the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's development of Federal motor vehicle safety standards, and examines eight standards which illustrate the rulemaking process. The emphasis in this study will be on rulemaking from the point at which a safety need is identified and a rule first conceived to the promulgation of a final rule. KW - Brakes KW - Effectiveness KW - Evaluation KW - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards KW - Jurisprudence and judicial processes KW - Laws KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicle laws & regulations KW - Motor vehicles KW - Pedestrians KW - Prevention KW - Regulation KW - Regulations KW - Rule making KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Traffic safety KW - U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150731 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00317927 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS 02-HOLAT-21 AND 01-BSMFK-20, THOUSAND PALMS, CALIFORNIA, JULY 24, 1979 PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 22 p. AB - About 4:03 a.m., on July 24, 1979, Extra 7810 West (01-BSMFK-20) collided with the rear of Extra 8484 West (02-HOLAT-21) while it was standing in a siding at Thousand Palms, California. Both trains were owned by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP). The engineer died following the collision as a result of smoke and fire, and four crewmembers were injured. Damage was estimated at $1,479,700. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer, whose performance was significantly impaired by alcohol, to stop his train as required by the stop aspect displayed by the interlocking home signal at Thousand Palms and the failure of the head brakeman to take emergency action to stop the train before it collided with the standing train. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Alcoholism KW - California KW - Compliance KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Freight cars KW - Human factors KW - Injuries KW - Interlocking KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Operating rules KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Rear end crashes KW - Signal aspects KW - Signalization KW - Southern Pacific Railroad KW - Supervision KW - Training KW - Vigilance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155485 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00318000 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR END COLLISION OF CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FREIGHT TRAINS ALPG-2 AND APJ-2, NEAR ROYERSFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 1, 1979 PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 30 p. AB - About 5:16 a.m., e.d.t., on October 1, 1979, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) eastbound freight train ALPG-2 struck the rear of standing Conrail eastbound freight train APJ-2 on the No. 2 main track near Royersford, Pennsylvania. The engineer and conductor of ALPG-2 were killed. The locomotive unit of ALPG-2 was derailed and destroyed. The caboose of APJ-2 and a total of 20 cars were derailed. Damage was estimated to be $562,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the conductor of train ALPG-2, who was operating the train without authority and under the influence of Marijuana, to comply with a "stop and proceed" signal aspect located 3,600 feet from the collision site and to respond to flagging protection provided by the rear brakeman of train APJ-2 and stop the train. KW - Behavior KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Cargo transportation KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Damage assessment KW - Deadman control KW - Drugs KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight transportation KW - Hallucinogenic drugs KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive cab crashworthiness KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operations KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Marijuana KW - Pennsylvania KW - Railroads KW - Rear end crashes KW - Signal aspects KW - Signalization KW - Supervision KW - Vigilance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155500 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00310918 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF THE S/T TEXACO IOWA AND THE M/T BURMAH SPAR, ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, PILOTTOWN, LOUISIANA, OCTOBER 3, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 25 p. AB - At 0420, on October 3, 1978, the S/T TEXACO IOWA collided with the M/T BURMAH SPAR while both tank vessels were inbound and maneuvering in the pilot exchange area off Pilottown, Louisiana. The total damage to the vessels was estimated at $680,000. No persons were injured in this accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the bar pilot and the master to navigate the TEXACO IOWA at a safe distance from the BURMAH SPAR while maneuvering to change pilots. Contributing to the accident was the TEXACO IOWA bar pilot's misjudgment of the vessels' relative speeds and his failure to observe the Inland Rules of the Road, the delayed reaction of the master of the TEXACO IOWA in directing evasive maneuvers, and the failure of the pilots to establish bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone communications before the collision. KW - Airline pilots KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Communication KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Inland waterways navigation KW - Maneuvering KW - Rule of the road KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship pilotage KW - Ss burmah spar KW - SS Texaco Iowa (Ship) KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tanker maneuvering KW - Tankers KW - Traffic regulations KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/149524 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00310919 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF GREEK BULK CARRIER M/V IRENE S. LEMOS AND PANAMANIAN BULK CARRIER M/V MARITIME JUSTICE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, NOVEMBER 9, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/02/14 SP - 24 p. AB - A5 0640 c.s.t., on November 9, 1978, the Greek bulk carrier M/V IRENE S. LEMOS and the Panamanian bulk carrier M/V MARITIME JUSTICE collided in the lower Mississippi River at mile 78.3 AHP, about 15 statute miles below New Orleans, Louisiana. Because of dense fog, the visibility at the time of the collision was less than 400 feet. The vessels struck nearly head-on, damaging the bows of both vessels. There were no deaths or injuries. Cost of repairs to the two vessels was estimated at $4 million. About 1,800 barrels of fuel oil were discharged into the Mississippi River and resulted in local health officials securing the municipal water intake 1/2 mile downriver. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the poor judgment of the pilots of the MARITIME JUSTICE and the ERENE S. LEMOS when they agreed to meet and pass, in near zero visibility conditions, at English Turn Bend where the risk of collision was much greater than in a straight portion of the river and the failure of the vessels to move to the extreme right of the channel. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the mate of the MARITIME JUSTICE and the master of the IRENE S. LEMOS to exercise their responsibility to assure that the vessels were navigated safely, rather than indiscriminately relying on the pilots of the vessels. KW - Airline pilots KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fog KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways navigation KW - Loss and damage KW - Maneuvering KW - Maritime Justice (Ship) KW - Restricted water operation KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship pilotage KW - Ss irene s lemos KW - Vessel traffic control KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/149525 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00313869 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, U. S. INTERSTATE 80, NEAR LARAMIE, WYOMING, AUGUST 22, 1979 PY - 1980/02/07 SP - 32 p. AB - About 6:25 a.m., m.d.t., on August 22, 1979, a westbound tractor-semitrailer sideswiped an eastbound tractor-semitrailer and then struck an eastbound motor home in a two-lane, undivided roadway in a construction zone on Interstate 80 about 30 miles northwest of Laramie, Wyoming. The driver and codriver of the westbound tractor-semitrailer were killed. Six of the seven persons in the motor home were ejected and killed; one person was partially ejected and seriously injured. The two persons in the eastbound tractor-semitrailer were not injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the fatigued driver of the westbound truck to maintain his vehicle within the proper traffic lane. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the excessive speed of the westbound truck. KW - Casualties KW - Construction KW - Construction sites KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Highways KW - Mobile homes KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Speed KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Trailers KW - Truck tractors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150709 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00326171 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 3, 1978 PY - 1980/01/30 SP - 167 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected raiload accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal years 1977 and 1978. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Common carriers KW - Crash data KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Human factors KW - Maintenance KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/162169 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00317967 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY--RAILROAD EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PY - 1980/01/18 SP - 19 p. AB - The Safety Board has investigated at least 10 accidents during the past 10 years in which serious shortcomings were noted in the procedures used by railroad operating personnel during the emergency. In view of an increasing number of train accidents, the Safety Board undertook this special study to document the reasons for these procedural shortcomings. The study examines accident experience and the rules and procedures which the railroads use for guidance of their train crewmembers, and evaluates the effectiveness of existing procedures. A major conclusion of the study was that the rules which almost all railroads use for guidance of their train crewmembers during emergencies do not establish lines of authority, task identification, task scheduling or task assignment. Two recommendations were made to the FRA for corrective action and one previously made recommendation was reiterated. KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Effectiveness KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evaluation KW - Job analysis KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Operating rules KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Requirement KW - Safety KW - Safety engineering KW - Specialized training KW - Specifications KW - Training KW - Trainman's tasks KW - Trainmen KW - Workload UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/155493 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649322 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE M/B SIDS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR ABSECON INLET, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, JANUARY 18, 1978 PY - 1980/01/03 SP - 25 p. AB - About 0428 E.S.T., on January 18, 1978, the MB SIDS sank in the Atlantic Ocean about 2 nautical miles offshore from Absecon Inlet, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The SIDS' steering system had failed, and the vessel was being towed to the Atlantic City harbor by a Coast Guard 41 ft. utility boat. When a large wave broke over the utility boat's starboard side, the utility boat rolled about 45 deg to port and the crewmen were thrown to the deck. When the crewmen recovered, the SIDS was no longer in sight and the towline was slack. Both persons on the SIDS died. The SIDS washed up on the Atlantic City beach several hours later. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the capsizing of the MB SIDS because of the severe flooding and overturning moment caused by a large wave which broke over the vessel's starboard side. Contributing to the accident were a steering system failure of undertermined cause and the crew's decision to depart Atlantic City during adverse weather. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mb sids (Vessel) KW - New Jersey KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387974 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649361 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FIRE ON BOARD THE CANADIAN BULK CARRIER M/V CARTIERCLIFFE HALL, LAKE SUPERIOR, JUNE 5, 1979 PY - 1980/01/03 SP - 32 p. AB - At 0350 E.D.T., on June 5, 1979, a fire erupted on the Canadian bulk carrier CARTIERCLIFFE HALL while it was underway in Lake Superior between Duluth, Minnesota, and Port Cartier, Quebec, Canada, in U.S. waters. The fire destroyed the vessel's accommodation spaces and pilothouse. Six persons were killed and five persons were injured; one person died later as a result of burns received from the fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the ignition by an unknown source of combustible materials within the spar deck crew accommodations. The rapid rate at which the fire spread was due to the lack of structural fire protection in the design and the extensive use of combustible materials in the construction of the accommodation spaces. Contributing to the loss of life were the rapid rate at which the fire spread and the lack of an adequate fire detecting system. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Cartiercliffe hall (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Lake Superior KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387993 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00309025 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FIRE ON BOARD THE CANADIAN BULK CARRIER M/V CARTIERCLIFFE HALL, LAKE SUPERIOR, JUNE 5, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980/01/03 SP - 34 p. AB - At 0350 e.d.t., on June 5, 1979, a fire erupted on the Canadian Bulk Carrier Cartiercliffe Hall while it was underway in Lake Superior between Duluth, Minnesota, and Port Cartier, Quebec, Canada, in U.S. waters. The fire destroyed the vessel's accommodation spaces and pilothouse. Six persons were killed and five persons were injured; one person died later as a result of burns received from the fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the ignition by an unknown source of combustible materials within the spar deck crew accommodations. The rapid rate at which the fire spread was due to the lack of structural fire protection in the design and the extensive use of combustible materials in the construction of the accommodation spaces. Contributing to the loss of life were the rapid rate at which the fire spread and the lack of an adequate fire detecting system. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Crew accommodation KW - Fatalities KW - Fire detection systems KW - Fire fighting equipment KW - Fire hazards KW - Fires KW - Hazards KW - Personnel casualties KW - Protection KW - Ship fires KW - Ships KW - Ss cartiercliffe hall UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/148430 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00382561 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, U.S. ROUTE 422, INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 22, 1979. HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1980 SP - 24 p. AB - About 3:00 AM on 22 September 1979, a Chevrolet sedan, occupied only by its driver, was westbound on U.S. Route 422 near Indiana, Pennsylvania. While negotiating a right curve at 70-75 mph, the sedan collided head on in the eastbound lane with an eastbound Ford Bronco multipurpose vehicle traveling at about 39 mph, occupied by six persons. Shortly after the crash the Ford caught fire; the hot catalytic converter was the ignition source. All occupants of both vehicles were killed. Both drivers had blood alcohol content equivalent to having consumed 10 oz of 100-proof whiskey or 9 1/2 12-oz cans of beer. The probable cause of the accident was determined to be the operation of the westbound sedan in the eastbound lane while negotiating a right curve at an excessive rate of speed, by a driver whose judgment and driving ability were impaired by alcohol. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the limited sight distance when the vehicles first became visible to each other. KW - Blood alcohol levels KW - Catalytic converters KW - Crash causes KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Frontal crashes KW - Sight distance KW - Speeding UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/198569 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00369184 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC BARRIER SYSTEMS PY - 1980 SP - 45 p. AB - Statutes and regulations and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and National Cooperative Highway Research Program publications related to barrier systems are reviewed, especially current design and performance specifications. Past National Transportation Safety Board concerns regarding the adequacy of bridge and highway rail systems are addressed, and the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) efforts to develop safer traffic barriers are evaluated. The results of recent crash testing sponsored by FHWA are analyzed. It is recommended that FHWA establish mandatory performance standards, and associated compliance test procedures, for all traffic barriers constructed on Federal-aid roads after 1 Jan 1982. It is also recommended that FHWA continue and expand performance testing of currently used barriers meeting AASHTO specifications. The Secretary of Transportation is requested to establish a task force to examine the problem of front wheels on small front-wheel drive vehicles being snagged and torn from the vehicle when impacting barriers, as well as the failure of front axles and wheels of school bus type vehicles in such impacts. Modification of AASHTO guidelines and specifications for bridge and highway barriers is recommended to comply with developed FHWA performance standards. KW - Barrier design KW - Barriers KW - Barriers (Roads) KW - Bridge railings KW - Compliance KW - Crashes KW - Effectiveness KW - Guardrails KW - Impact tests KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Performance tests KW - Quality of work KW - Testing UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/182925 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00369183 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION: SELECTED STATE HIGHWAY SKID RESISTANCE PROGRAMS PY - 1980 SP - 78 p. AB - The following tasks were performed to evaluate state highway skid resistance programs: investigation of 12 highway accidents involving wet pavement; review of ten state skid resistance programs; review of states' responses to the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Skid Accident Reduction Program - FHWA Docket No. 77-16; special study on the magnitude of the wet pavement problem; and a limited review of the literature on research conducted by the states. Systematic application of proven principles and practices by the states and FHWA was found to be lacking. For example, many local or county roads have never been skid tested and more than one state does not use accident records to define where testing is needed. Recommendations to FHWA include developing objectives for comprehensive wet weather skid resistance programs; initiating rulemaking requiring each state to have an FHWA-approved program subject to annual audit; revising the Federal-aid Highway Program Manual (FHPM 6.2.4.3); promoting further research on the measurement and effects of rutting, on more effective signing to indicate safe speeds on different road surfaces, on use of more representative tread depths to measure skid resistance, and on the effect of heavy-truck traffic on new road surfaces; and disseminating skid resistance information more effectively. KW - Crash investigation KW - Effectiveness KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Pavements KW - Programs KW - Research KW - Skid resistance KW - States KW - Wet pavements KW - Wet weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/182924 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00313435 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAIN, GRANITE, WYOMING, JULY 31, 1979 PY - 1979/12/13 SP - 27 p. AB - On July 31, 1979, at 10:30 p.m., eastbound Union Pacific (UPRR) freight train No. GRX 31 derailed at Granite, Wyoming. The train was moving on main track No. 2 at 75 mph when the second and third locomotive units derailed and overturned in a 3 degree 05.8 curve, separated from the lead unit, destroyed the track, and caused the following 81 freight cars to derail. Two locomotive units were heavily damaged, 80 freight cars were destroyed and 2 overpass bridges of Interstate 80 were damaged extensively. Total damage was estimated at $5 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of braking capability because of a closed angle cock in the train line, which resulted in the engineer's inability to control the speed of the train, and the failure of the conductor in the caboose to apply the train brakes in emergency when the speed became excessive. KW - Air brakes KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Compliance KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Derailments KW - Dynamic braking KW - Emergency brakes KW - Failure KW - Freight cars KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Operating rules KW - Overpasses KW - Power brake law KW - Power brakes KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Speeding KW - Supervision KW - Train operations KW - Train performance calculator KW - Train radio KW - Training KW - Union Pacific Railroad KW - Wyoming UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150581 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00312819 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - INLET MARINE, INC., GATES LEARJET N77RS, CENTURY III, MODEL 25C, ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, DECEMBER 4, 1978 PY - 1979/12/13 SP - 29 p. AB - About 1450, Alaska standard time, on December 4, 1978, Gates Learjet N77RS crashed alongside runway 06R at the Anchorage International Airport. The accident occurred during the landing phase following a visual approach. The aircraft was destroyed. The flight path was normal almost to touchdown when the aircraft suddenly pitched up and began to bank steeply from side to side. The aircraft rolled to the right and continued over until the right wing struck the ground. Both pilots and three passengers were killed; two passengers survived. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was an encounter with strong, gusting crosswinds during the landing attempt, which caused the aircraft to roll abruptly and unexpectedly. The ensueing loss of control resulted from inappropriate pilot techniques during the attempt to regain control of the aircraft. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Alaska KW - Approach KW - Control KW - Crash investigation KW - Crosswinds KW - Dynamic loads KW - Gust loads KW - Gusts KW - Human factors KW - Landing KW - Learjet aircraft KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Roll KW - Rolling KW - Rotation KW - Stall KW - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport KW - Wind UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150410 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00313823 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT - SURVIVAL IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS PY - 1979/12/06 SP - 41 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated many accidents in which persons were killed following the release of hazardous materials from vehicles involved in the accidents. For example, 16 persons died following the rupture of a liquefied petroleum gas tank-semitrailer in a 1975 highway accident near Eagle Pass, Texas. In Youngstown, Florida, eight persons died following the puncture of a rail tank car carrying chlorine during an accident in 1978. In Houston, Texas, five persons were killed and 178 persons were injured by the release of anhydrous ammonia following the crash of a tank-semitrailer in a 1976 highway accident. The Safety Board has previously reported the causes of these accidents. However, the extent of the casualties in these and other accidents following the release of hazardous materials far exceeded the initial crash losses. Improving survivability in such accidents would contribute significantly to reduced hazardous materials transportation risks. Using the 1976 Houston accident as an example, the Safety Board investigated survival actions by the victims to determine what actions they took, why they were taken, and what effects these actions had on the victims' survival. These actions were then analyzed to determine the effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Transportation-mandated safeguards in reducing casualties in hazardous materials accidents. KW - Ammonia KW - Anhydrides KW - Anhydrous ammonia KW - Casualties KW - Chlorine KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fatalities KW - Government regulations KW - Hazardous materials KW - Human factors KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Liquid petroleum gas KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Prevention KW - Railroad cars KW - Reduction KW - Reduction (Chemistry) KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Survival KW - Tank cars KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150690 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00313500 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - MULTIPLE VEHICLE MEDIAN BARRIER CROSSOVER AND COLLISION, GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, JUNE 8, 1979 PY - 1979/11/21 SP - 24 p. AB - About 11:05 p.m., June 8, 1979, a Buick sedan, with eight occupants, was westbound on the Grand Central Parkway in New York City. The Buick, while in the acceleration lane of the 188th Street westbound, parkway entrance ramp, passed another westbound vehicle at a high rate of speed. Upon re-entering the parkway through lanes, the Buick veered out of control to the left, vaulted the median guardrail, and collided with three eastbound passenger cars. Two passengers in the Buick and the drivers of two of the eastbound cars were killed; 10 persons were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the Buick driver's loss of vehicle control which resulted from driver intoxication, excessive speed, and sharp steering maneuvers while passing another westbound vehicle. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the failure of the substandard median barrier system to contain the Buick which vaulted into the opposing lanes of traffic. KW - Control KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Median barriers KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - New York (State) KW - Passing KW - Speed KW - Steering KW - Steering control KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Velocity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150606 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00312670 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S RULEMAKING PROCESS. VOLUME 2: CASE HISTORY OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 208: OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION PY - 1979/09/28 SP - 84 p. AB - The report is a case history of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 208: Occupant Crash Protection. This regulation, promulgated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), specifies injury criteria and testing procedures which must be met by vehicle restraint systems. The focus of FMVSS 208 has been the concept of passive, or automatic, restraint--protective devices which require no action on the part of the vehicle occupant. Rulemaking and associated activity concerning passive protection begun in July 1969 and has continued to the present day. Mandatory passive restraint requirements are currently due to begin being phased in for passenger cars in September 1981. The standard has proven highly controversial, and much of the debate on the rule has centered around one particular type of passive restraint--the "air bag". The controversy has generated a large volume of material during the standard's 10-year history, including research and development studies, public hearings, Congressional review, dozens of evaluative reports, and two major court cases. The report describes the sequence of events associated with the development and implementation of FMVSS 208. KW - Air bags KW - Bags KW - Case studies KW - Courts KW - Effectiveness KW - Evaluation KW - Federal assistance programs KW - Federal government KW - Federal programs KW - Inflatable structures KW - Injuries KW - Laws KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicles KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Protection KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Standards KW - Traffic safety KW - Vehicle occupants KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150372 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649319 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF AMERICAN CONTAINERSHIP SS SEA- LAND VENTURE AND DANISH TANKER M/T NELLY MAERSK, INNER BAR CHANNEL, GALVESTON, TEXAS, AUGUST 27, 1978 PY - 1979/09/27 SP - 20 p. AB - About 0340 C.D.T., on August 27, 1978, the American containership SS SEA-LAND VENTURE collided with the Danish tanker MT NELLY MAERSK when the SEA-LAND VENTURE attempted to overtake the NELLY MAERSK in the Galveston-Houston ship channel. There were no injuries or deaths. Damage to the vessels was estimated at $1.4 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inaccurate evaluation of the closing rate and late initiation of the rudder order by the pilot of the SEA-LAND VENTURE while attempting to overtake the NELLY MAERSK at a bend in a narrow channel where the risk of collision was much greater than in a straight portion of the channel. KW - Containerships KW - Crash investigation KW - Galveston (Texas) KW - Marine safety KW - Nelly maersk (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Sea-land venture (Vessel) KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387971 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00303350 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF AMERICAN CONTAINERSHIP SS SEA-LAND VENTURE AND DANISH TANKER M/T NELLY MAERSK, INNER BAR CHANNEL, GALVESTON, TEXAS, AUGUST 27, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/09/27 SP - 20 p. AB - About 0340 c.d.t., on August 27, 1978, the American containership SS SEA-LAND VENTURE collided with the Danish tanker M/T NELLY MAERSK when the SEA-LAND VENTURE attempted to overtake the NELLY MAERSK in the Galveston-Houston Ship Channel. There were no injuries or deaths. Damage to the vessels was estimated at $1.4 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inaccurate evaluation of the closing rate and late initiation of the rudder order by the pilot of the SEA-LAND VENTURE while attempting to overtake the NELLY MAERSK at a bend in a narrow channel where the risk of collision was much greater than in a straight portion of the channel. KW - Airline pilots KW - Channels (Waterways) KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Maneuvering KW - Narrow channel navigation KW - Personnel performance KW - Pilotage KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss nelly maersk KW - Ss sea-land venture KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143026 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649366 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: R/V DON J. MILLER II COLLISION WITH THE F/V WELCOME IN ADMIRALTY INLET, PUGET SOUND, OCTOBER 25, 1978 PY - 1979/09/25 SP - 16 p. AB - On the evening of October 25, 1978, the research vessel R/V DON J. MILLER II, inbound to Seattle, Washington, collided with the fishing vessel F/V WELCOME in Admiralty Inlet. Shortly thereafter, the WELCOME sank. There were no deaths or serious injuries. Damage to the MILLER was negligible; the WELCOME was a total loss estimated at $300,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the MILLER's master leaving the control of his vessel unattended while the MILLER was still the burdened vessel in an overtaking situation. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the WELCOME to ascertain the whereabouts of the MILLER before changing course, and the failure of both the MILLER and the WELCOME to maintain proper lookouts. KW - Crash investigation KW - Don J. Miller II (Ship) KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Puget Sound KW - Puget Sound Region KW - Reports KW - Research ships KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Welcome (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387998 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305396 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - R/V DON J. MILLER II COLLISION WITH THE F/V WELCOME IN ADMIRALTY INLET, PUGET SOUND, OCTOBER 25, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/09/25 SP - 18 p. AB - On the evening of October 25, 1978, the research vessel (R/V) DON J. MILLER II, inbound to Seattle, Washington, collided with the fishing vessel (F/V) WELCOME in Admiralty Inlet. Shortly thereafter, the WELCOME sank. There were no deaths or serious injuries. Damage to the MILLER was negligible; the WELCOME was a total loss estimated at $300,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the MILLER's master leaving the control of his vessel unattended while the MILLER was still the burdened vessel in an overtaking situation. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the WELCOME to ascertain the whereabouts of the MILLER before changing course and the failure of both the MILLER and the WELCOME to maintain proper lookouts. KW - Admiralty inlet KW - Alertness KW - Attention KW - California KW - Communicating KW - Communication KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Don J. Miller II (Ship) KW - Fishing vessels KW - Human error KW - Inland waterways KW - Loss and damage KW - Puget Sound KW - Puget Sound Region KW - Research ships KW - Ships KW - Ss welcome KW - Water traffic KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143932 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649524 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SPANISH MOTOR TANKSHIP RIBAFORADA RAMMING OF BARGE MB-5, THREE WHARVES, AND CARGO SHIP M/V TIARET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 4, 1977 PY - 1979/09/21 SP - 23 p. AB - At 0750 C.S.T., on December 4, 1977, the Spanish motor tankship RIBAFORADA rammed the moored barge MB-5, three wharves, and the cargo ship MV TIARET on the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana. Two of the RIBAFORADA's cargo tanks were breached. Property damage was estimated to be $921,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of the accident were the pilot's late initiation of the turning maneuver, and the failure of the master to assert his concern more insistently or to assume control of the vessel when the RIBAFORADA was too close to the left descending bank. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited familiarity with the maneuvering characteristics of the RIBAFORADA, and his impaired attentiveness due to fatigue. KW - Barge mb-5 (Vessel) KW - Barges KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Ribaforada (Vessel) KW - Tankers KW - Tiaret (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388083 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00303225 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPANISH MOTOR TANKSHIP RIBAFORADA RAMMING OF BARGE MB-5 THREE WHARVES, AND CARGO SHIP M/V TIARET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 4, 1977. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/09/21 SP - 25 p. AB - At 0750 c.s.t., on December 4, 1977, the Spanish motor tankship RIBAFORADA rammed the moored barge MB-5, three wharves, and the cargo ship M/V TIARET on the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans, Louisiana. Two of the RIBAFORADA's cargo tanks were breached. Property damage was estimated to be $921,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's late initiation of the turning maneuver and the failure of the master to more insistently assert his concern or to assume control of the vessel when the RIBAFORADA was too close to the left descending bank. Contributing to the cause were the pilot's limited familiarity with the maneuvering characteristics of the RIBAFORADA, and the pilot's impaired attentiveness due to fatigue. KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Communication KW - Crash causes KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Inland waterways KW - Inland waterways accidents KW - Inland waterways navigation KW - Loss and damage KW - Maneuvering KW - Personnel performance KW - Pilotage KW - Reliability KW - Rule of the road KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship pilotage KW - Steering system reliability KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Traffic regulations KW - Vessel traffic control KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/142956 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00302283 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PROGRESS TOWARD IMPROVEMENTS IN MARINE STEERING RELIABILITY. SAFETY REPORT PY - 1979/09/21 SP - 19 p. AB - The reliable operation of vessel steering systems is vital to the prevention of accidents in congested and restricted ports and waterways. Increases in the number and size of ships, particularly those transporting hazardous materials such as crude oil, liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas, have increased the potential for disastrous consequences when accidents occur. Since mid-1973, the Safety Board has analyzed three accidents caused by steering failure, identified critical safety problems, and issued a total of 17 recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard urging adoption of improved steering system safety standards. In response to Safety Board recommendations, the Coast Guard has proposed new or improved safety regulations applicable to U.S. vessels, and in some cases, to both U.S. and foreign vessels. However, the Coast Guard has not implemented safety improvements as rapidly as possible and has been reluctant to apply standards unilaterally to foreign vessels which call at U.S. ports in the absence of international acceptance of the standards. The effect is a double standard of safety for U.S. and foreign vessels. KW - Alarm systems KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazardous materials transportation KW - Marine safety KW - Maritime safety KW - Mechanical failure KW - Port operations KW - Prevention KW - Regulations KW - Reliability KW - Safety KW - Steering failure KW - Steering gears KW - Steering system reliability KW - Transportation KW - Waterway facility operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/142439 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305342 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: CROSS-MEDIAN, MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION AND FIRE, STATE ROUTE 2, NEAR CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 6, 1979 PY - 1979/09/20 SP - 28 p. AB - About 3:05 a.m., May 6, 1979, a 1976 Dodge van eastbound on State Route 2, near E. 305th Street, Willowick, Ohio, crossed the median and collided with a westbound 1971 Ford LTD. The van then proceeded a short distance and collided with a westbound 1976 Oldsmobile. In this collision, gasoline spilled from a ruptured fuel tank and the van and the Oldsmobile were engulfed in flames. Five of the six occupants in the Ford were killed instantly; the sixth occupant died on May 13, 1979. The van driver was ejected from his vehicle and injured seriously; the two occupants of the Oldsmobile escaped with minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of control by the driver of the van for unknown reasons. Contributing to the fatal injuries of the occupants of the Ford was their failure to wear the available occupant restraints. KW - Casualties KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Fatigue (Mechanics) KW - Fatigue life KW - Fires KW - Fuel tanks KW - Gasoline KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vehicle occupants UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143922 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00312222 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ONSCENE COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES AT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS PY - 1979/09/13 SP - 27 p. AB - Observations of emergency response activities following a March 31, 1977, railroad accident near Rockingham, North Carolina, prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to initiate this special investigation of emergency response plans for handling railroad accidents in which hazardous materials, including those classified as radioactive, are involved. While the movement of hazardous materials through normal transportation channels is of concern to Federal, State, and local Government agencies and to the public, the transportation of radioactive materials is of special concern. For this reason, special plans designed to cope with emergencies involving radioactive materials have been developed at various levels of Government and by Private industry. These plans are the most comprehensive yet formulated for handling hazardous materials emergencies, and they have served as models for many nonradiological contingency plans. With the probable increase in the transportation of radioactive and other hazardous materials by rail, the Safety Board believes that all existing emergency response plans need to be critically reviewed to determine their adequacy. KW - Emergency contingency plans KW - Fire fighting KW - Hazard evaluation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazardous materials transportation KW - Radioactive materials KW - Spills (Pollution) KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150160 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00312548 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF SAFETY MODIFICATION OF RAILROAD TANK CARS CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PY - 1979/09/13 SP - 24 p. AB - As a direct result of Safety Board efforts, the Department of Transportation in 1978 adopted an accelerated schedule for retrofitting tank cars carrying hazardous materials with safety equipment to protect against tank-head puncture and thermal rupture in accidents. One of the Safety Board's safety objectives during FY 1979 was to monitor the retrofit program to see that the safety modifications are completed as soon as possible. Review and monitoring of the tank car safety retrofit program indicate that: (1) The shelf coupler retrofit for DOT 112/114 tank cars was virtually completed within 6 months of the announcement of the accelerated schedule; (2) Headshields are not being retrofitted as rapidly as possible; (3) As a result of retrofit problems and the structure of the regulations, headshield installations on more than 1,000 tank cars may be delayed up to 1 year; (4) Shelf couplers and/or headshields performed effectively in protecting against tank-head puncture in two derailments investigated by the Safety Board in FY 1979; (5) On one recommendation, the Department of Transportation has exceeded the statutory time limit on responding to Safety Board recommendations; and (6) The Federal Railroad Administration agrees that DOT 105 tank cars should also be equipped with shelf couplers, but is unnecessarily delaying rulemaking action. KW - Building KW - Couplers KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Facilities KW - Government regulations KW - Hazardous materials KW - Head KW - Head shields KW - Heat insulating materials KW - Installation KW - Protection KW - Protectors KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Requirement KW - Safety KW - Safety engineering KW - Safety equipment KW - Safety hats KW - Safety standards KW - Shelf couplers KW - Specifications KW - Standards KW - Tank car design KW - Tank car heads KW - Tank cars KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150330 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00312549 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION (AMTRAK) HEAD-END COLLISION OF TRAIN NO. 111 AND PLASSER TRACK MACHINE EQUIPMENT, EDISON, NEW JERSEY, APRIL 20, 1979 PY - 1979/09/13 SP - 31 p. AB - About 12:03 p.m., e.s.t., on April 20, 1979, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) passenger train No. 111 collided head-on with an Amtrak Plasser track machine at Edison, New Jersey. The track machine was destroyed, and the locomotive was heavily damaged. The lead truck of the passenger car behind the locomotive derailed. Seventy-one persons were treated for minor injuries, and one passenger and one onboard attendant were admitted to the hospital. Total property damage was about $353,600. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of (1) the train dispatcher to issue proper orders and to secure the route for the movement of the track machine and (2) a block operator to secure the traffic direction and route for the movement of the track machine. Contributing to the accident was the failure of several block operators to comply with operating instructions by permitting the track machine to proceed without securing proper authority. Also contributing to the accident was the operation of a passenger train with an inoperative radio. KW - Amtrak KW - Automatic train protection KW - Block signal systems KW - Block systems KW - Cab signals KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Dispatchers's tasks KW - Electric locomotives KW - High speed rail KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Machines KW - Maintenance of way KW - New Jersey KW - Northeast Corridor KW - Northeastern United States KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Radio KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroad transportation KW - Supervision KW - Track maintenance equipment KW - Train radio KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/150331 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305450 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT AND PUNCTURE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TANK CARS, CRESTVIEW, FLORIDA, APRIL 8, 1979 PY - 1979/09/13 SP - 62 p. AB - About 8 a.m., on April 8, 1979, 29 cars, including 26 placarded tank cars containing hazardous materials, of Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company freight train No. 403 derailed while moving around a curve between Milligan and Crestview, Florida. Two tank cars of anhydrous ammonia ruptured and rocketed. Twelve other cars containing acetone, methyl alcohol, chlorine, carbolic acid, and anhydrous ammonia ruptured, and their contents either burned or were consumed by fire. Fourteen persons were injured as a result of the release of anhydrous ammonia and other materials or during the evacuation of 4,500 persons. Property damage was estimated to be $1,258,500. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the large compressive force generated between the 36th and 37th cars by a combination of excessive train tonnage and improper train handling which caused the 36th car to overturn the outside rail of the curve and derail. Contributing to the severe consequences of the accident was the release of anhydrous ammonia and other hazardous materials, through ruptures and punctures in the sides of the tank cars, which caused all of the injuries and led to the evacuation of 4,500 persons from the area. KW - Ammonia KW - Anhydrous ammonia KW - Cargo transportation KW - Casualties KW - Chemicals KW - Chlorine KW - Couplers KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Curves (Geometry) KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evacuation KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Florida KW - Force KW - Freight transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Louisville & Nashville Railroad KW - Overturning KW - Phenol KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad transportation KW - Slack action KW - Tank cars KW - Train operations KW - Train track dynamics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143951 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305391 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT. ONSCENE COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES AT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS PY - 1979/09/13 SP - 29 p. AB - Observations of emergency response activities following a March 31, 1977 railroad accident near Rockingham, North Carolina, prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to initiate this special investigation of emergency response plans for handling railroad accidents in which hazardous materials, including those classified as radioactive, are involved. While the movement of hazardous materials through normal transportation channels is of concern to Federal, State, and local Government agencies and to the public, the transportation of radioactive materials is of special concern. For this reason, special plans designed to cope with emergencies involving radioactive materials have been developed at various levels of Government and by private industry. These plans are the most comprehensive yet formulated for handling hazardous materials emergencies, and they have served as models for many nonradiological contingency plans. With the probable increase in the transportation of radioactive and other hazardous materials by rail, the Safety Board believes that all existing emergency response plans need to be critically reviewed to determine their adequacy. KW - Ammonium nitrate KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Coordination KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Federal government KW - Fire fighting KW - Fluorides KW - Government regulations KW - Hazardous materials KW - Local government KW - Management KW - Management policies KW - Nitrates KW - North Carolina KW - Piggyback transportation KW - Planning KW - Policy KW - Radiation hazards KW - Radioactive materials KW - Railroad transportation KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Seaboard Coast Line Railroad KW - Slack action KW - State government KW - Train operations KW - Transportation departments KW - U.S. Department of Transportation KW - Uranium KW - Uranium fluorides UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143931 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305305 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - FORD COURIER PICKUP TRUCK FIXED-OBJECT COLLISION, PATUXENT ROAD NEAR CROFTON, MARYLAND, APRIL 23, 1979 PY - 1979/09/06 SP - 21 p. AB - About 9:15 p.m. on April 23, 1979, a compact truck with 12 teenaged occupants was traveling between 64 and 78 mph along a winding country road near Crofton, Maryland, when it failed to negotiate a curve to the left. The truck ran off the right side of the road and struck three trees located about 7 feet from the edge of the pavement. Ten passengers were killed and one passenger was seriously injured; the driver was injured slightly. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was high speed, reckless driving of a vehicle by a driver who was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. Contributing to the severe consequences of the accident was the presence of passengers in the open bed of the pickup truck, an area that offered no crash protection. KW - Adolescents KW - Age KW - Casualties KW - Cornering (Vehicle) KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Driving KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Hallucinogenic drugs KW - Highway safety KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Marijuana KW - Maryland KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Pickup trucks KW - Pickups KW - Reckless drivers KW - Rural areas KW - Speed KW - Steering KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143911 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305336 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT - RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING IN THE RAILROAD INDUSTRY PY - 1979/09/05 SP - 24 p. AB - The report is a brief factual description of the training the majority of the Class I Railroads provide employees working in operations, maintenance, and inspections. The report is based on information provided to the Safety Board by 28 of the Class I Railroads, the railroad unions, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Department of Labor, and the Interstate Commerce Commission in response to questions on the subject of training. KW - Apprentices KW - Education and training KW - Federal government KW - Financing KW - Government funding KW - Hazard analysis KW - Instructors KW - Job analysis KW - Labor unions KW - Persons by educational level KW - Prevention KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Specialized training KW - Supervision KW - Surveys KW - Training KW - Training programs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143921 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305343 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 2, 1978. REPORT FOR FY 1977 AND 1978 PY - 1979/08/23 SP - 140 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal years 1977 and 1978. the brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Common carriers KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Human factors KW - Maintenance KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143923 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649324 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: U.S. MOTOR TANKSHIP SEALIFT CHINA SEA RAMMING OF THE ITALIAN MOTOR CARGO VESSEL LORENZO D'AMICO, LOS ANGELES HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 15, 1978 PY - 1979/08/16 SP - 24 p. AB - On January 15, 1978, the U.S. tankship SEALIFT CHINA SEA rammed amidships into the Italian vessel LORENZO D'AMICO which was moored. The CHINA SEA's engine control system was inoperative, and hand signals were being used to relay orders for the controllable-pitch propeller. The pilot's orders of half and full astern were mistakenly applied as half and full ahead, and the CHINA SEA rammed the LORENZO D'AMICO at a 90 deg angle at a speed of 3 to 4 knots. The CHINA SEA was slightly damaged, and the LORENZO D'AMICO was damaged beyond economical repair. No injuries or deaths resulted. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the misinterpretation of the hand signals used to relay engine orders from the engine control room to the local control station for the controllable-pitch propeller, which resulted in wrong direction thrust. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate design of the engine control system, which failed to provide independent functioning of the propeller pitch direction indicators; the inadequate measures used to maintain, repair, and provide spare parts for the engine control system; the lack of an installed, reliable method for transmitting engine orders to the local control station; and the inadequate telephone system between the engine control room and the local control station. KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Lorenzo d'amico (Vessel) KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Marine safety KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Sealift china sea (Ship) KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387976 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305282 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - U.S. MOTOR TANKSHIP SEALIFT CHINA SEA RAMMING OF THE ITALIAN MOTOR CARGO VESSEL LORENZO D'AMICO, LOS ANGELES HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 15, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/08/16 SP - 27 p. AB - On January 15, 1978, the U.S. tankship SEALIFT CHINA SEA rammed amidships into the Italian vessel LORENZO D'AMICO which was moored. The CHINA SEA's engine control system was inoperative, and hand signals were being used to relay orders for the controllable-pitch propeller. The pilot's orders of half and full astern were mistakenly applied as half and full ahead, and the CHINA SEA rammed the LORENZO D'AMICO at a 90 degree angle at a speed of 3 to 4 kns. The CHINA SEA was slightly damaged, and the LORENZO D'AMICO was damaged beyond economical repair. No injuries or deaths resulted. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the misinterpretation of the hand signals used to relay engine orders from the engine control room to the local control station for the controllable-pitch propeller, which resulted in wrong direction thrust. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate design of the engine control system, which failed to provide independent functioning of the propeller pitch direction indicators; the inadequate measures used to maintain, repair, and provide spare parts for the engine control system; the lack of an installed, reliable method to transmit engine orders to the local control station; and the inadequate telephone system between the engine control room and the local control station. KW - California KW - Communicating KW - Communication KW - Control KW - Control systems KW - Control systems design KW - Controllable pitch propellers KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Engine room instrumentation KW - Engine rooms KW - Equipment maintenance KW - Failure KW - Human error KW - Instrumentation KW - Loss and damage KW - Machinery KW - Marine propellers KW - Propellers KW - Sealift china sea (Ship) KW - Shipboard communications KW - Ships KW - Ss lorenzo d'amico KW - Tanker ships KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143903 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305245 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR-END COLLISION OF TWO UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT TRAINS, RAMSEY, WYOMING, MARCH 29, 1979 PY - 1979/08/16 SP - 32 p. AB - About 2:41 a.m., m.s.t., on March 29, 1979, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train Extra 3449 West struck the rear of UP unit coal train Extra 3055 West as it was moving from the No. 1 main track into a siding at Ramsey, Wyoming. Two train crewmembers were killed and three crewmembers were injured. The 3 locomotive units of Extra 3449 West and 23 cars were derailed. Total damage was estimated to be $1,121,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer of Extra 3449 West to comply with a series of restrictive wayside signals, repeated by locomotive cab signals, including a "stop-and-proceed" aspect 6,303 feet from the point of collision. Contributing to the accident was the unauthorized muting of the cab signal warning whistle, so that it could not alert the engineer when a more restrictive signal was passed. KW - Alertness KW - Cab signals KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Cargo transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Deadman control KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Freight transportation KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive cab crashworthiness KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotive operations KW - Locomotives KW - Operating rules KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad transportation KW - Rear end crashes KW - Signal aspects KW - Signal systems KW - Signalization KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Union Pacific Railroad KW - Warning devices KW - Warning systems KW - Wyoming UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143892 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305201 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NONCOMPLIANCE WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY REGULATIONS SPECIAL STUDY PY - 1979/08/03 SP - 57 p. AB - The Safety Board has investigated eight serious transportation accidents since 1972 which involved hazardous materials in transit. These accidents, which occurred in air, rail, and highway carrier operations, resulted in many injuries and fatalities as well as extensive property losses because of hazardous materials releases. During these investigations, noncompliance with the hazardous materials safety regulations was found in the areas of packaging, labeling, recordkeeping/documentation, and quantity limits in nearly every case. Since regulations governing the shipment of hazardous materials, which are currently published in titles 46 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), have been in effect since 1900, the Safety Board completed this study to determine the reasons for noncompliance. As a result of its findings in this special study, the National Transportation Safety Board made four recommendations to the U.S. Department of Transportation about hazardous materials safety regulations and compliance programs. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Documentation KW - Documents KW - Enforcement KW - Government regulations KW - Hazardous materials KW - Inspection KW - Legislation KW - Marking KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Packaging KW - Recommendations KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Shippers KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic managers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143879 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00301362 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NONCOMPLIANCE WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS REGULATIONS PY - 1979/08/03 SP - 55 p. AB - The Safety Board has investigated eight serious transportation accidents since 1972 which involved hazardous materials in transit. These accidents, which occurred in marine, air, rail, and highway carrier operations, resulted in many injuries and fatalities as well as extensive property losses because of hazardous materials releases. During these investigations, noncompliance with the hazardous materials safety regulations was found in the areas of packaging, labeling, recordkeeping/documentation, and quantity limits in nearly every case. Since regulations governing the shipment of hazardous materials, which are currently published in titles 46 and 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), have been in effect since 1900, the Safety Board completed this study to determine the reasons for noncompliance. As a result of its findings in this special study, the National Transportation Safety Board made four recommendations to the U.S. Department of Transportation about hazardous materials safety regulations and compliance programs. KW - Crash investigation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazardous materials transportation KW - Materials management KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/141878 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649320 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE M/V STAR LIGHT (GREEK) AND THE USS FRANCIS MARION (LPA-249) AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, NEAR NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, MARCH 4, 1979 PY - 1979/08/02 SP - 25 p. AB - About 0843, E.S.T., on March 4, 1979, the outbound Greekcargo ship MV STAR LIGHT and the inbound U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS FRANCIS MARION (LPA-249) collided at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay about 15 nautical miles east of Norfolk, Virginia. The bow of the STAR LIGHT struck amidship on the starboard side of the FRANCIS MARION. There were no deaths; however, three naval personnel were injured in the accident. Damage to the vessels was estimated at about $3.5 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of the STAR LIGHT to comply with the starboard-to- starboard passing agreement that was made with the FRANCIS MARION. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the STAR LIGHT's navigation watch to plot the radar data, and the relatively high closing speeds of both vessels. KW - Cargo ships KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Crash investigation KW - Francis marion (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Military vessels KW - Reports KW - Star light (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387972 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305182 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - DERAILMENT OF NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SUBWAY TRAIN, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 12, 1978 PY - 1979/08/02 SP - 37 p. AB - About 4:38 p.m., on December 12, 1978, the sixth and seventh cars of a New York City Transit Authority subway train designated "CC" 4:06 p.m. derailed within moments after departing 59th Street station. Twenty-two persons were injured, and property damage was estimated to be $667,500. While the Safety Board was investigating this accident, three other trains derailed from what appeared to be similar causes. Therefore, the investigation was expanded to include all four accidents. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of each of the four accidents was a cracked wheel which had resulted from extensive overheating. Contributing to the cause of the overheating of the wheels was the partial application of a handbrake. Because of a lack of adequate inspection procedures, the New York City Transit Authority employees failed to detect the partially applied handbrake and the thermally damaged wheels before they cracked. KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Casualties KW - Cracking KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Failure KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Handbrake KW - Injuries KW - Inspection KW - Loss and damage KW - Maintenance practices KW - New York (State) KW - New York City Transit Authority KW - Overheating KW - Parking brakes KW - Passenger car maintenance KW - Passenger cars KW - Preventive maintenance KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Subways KW - Thermal cracks (Wheels) KW - Thermal degradation KW - Thermal stresses KW - Urban areas KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Wheel failure KW - Wheel thermal stresses KW - Wheels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143876 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304554 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF M/V STAR LIGHT (GREEK) AND THE USS FRANCIS MARION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - MARCH 4, 1979. MARINE ACCIDENT PY - 1979/08/02 SP - 27 p. AB - About 0842, e.s.t., on March 4, 1979, the outbound Greek cargo ship M/V STAR LIGHT and the inbound U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS FRANCIS MARION (LPA-249) collided at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay about 15 nmi east of Norfolk, Virginia. The bow of the STAR LIGHT struck amidship on the starboard side of the FRANCIS MARION. There were no deaths; however, three naval personnel were injured in the accident. Damage to the vessels was estimated at about $3.5 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of the STAR LIGHT to comply with the starboard-to-starboard passing agreement that was made with the FRANCIS MARION. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the STAR LIGHT's navigation watch to plot the radar data, and the relatively high closing speeds of both vessels. KW - Amphibious vehicles KW - Cargo ships KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Loss and damage KW - Military vessels KW - Navigation radar KW - Personnel casualties KW - Radar displays KW - Radar plotting KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss francis marion KW - Ss star light KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143621 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305213 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S RULEMAKING PROCESS. VOLUME 1. CASE HISTORY OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 121: AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS PY - 1979/08/02 SP - 57 p. AB - The report presents a history of the development of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 121: Air Brake Systems. That standard specified air brake system performance requirements for trucks, buses, and trailers. FMVSS 121 was issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February 1971. FMVSS 121 has been a very controversial standard with much of the controversy surrounding the use of antilock devices (computerized modules) to meet the requirements of the standard. These antilock devices were designed to sense the impending skidding of a wheel during braking. The devices would then modulate the pressure to the brake to prevent the skidding. This controversy led to litigation and final ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1978. The report is a presentation of the facts of how the standard was developed and implemented. It does not analyze the issues nor does it include an evaluation of the technical aspects of the standard. The purpose of this report is to provide a factual account of the rulemaking activities of this standard. This case history will be used as a part of a subsequent safety effectiveness evaluation of the NHTSA rulemaking process which will be published in 1979. KW - Adaptive control KW - Air brakes KW - Antilock brake systems KW - Antilock brake systems KW - Buses KW - Effectiveness KW - Federal assistance programs KW - Federal government KW - Federal programs KW - Litigation KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicles KW - Regulations KW - Requirement KW - Safety KW - Skid resistance KW - Specifications KW - Standards KW - Traffic safety KW - Trailers KW - Trucks KW - Vehicle performance KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143882 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305246 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR-END COLLISION OF TWO CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION FREIGHT TRAINS, MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 31, 1979 PY - 1979/08/02 SP - 23 p. AB - About 5:08 a.m., e.s.t., on January 31, 1979, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) freight train CNEN-O collided with the rear end of standing Conrail train SYEN-O at Muncy, Pennsylvania. The lead locomotive unit of train CNEN-O was destroyed and the second unit was heavily damaged; 14 cars were damaged. Four cars of train SYEN-O were destroyed, and one was heavily damaged. Two crewmembers were killed and three were injured. Total property damage was estimated to be $1,304,200. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer and the front brakeman of train CNEN-O to operate the train at a speed required by signal indication that would have allowed the engineer to stop the train short of standing train SYEN-O. Contributing to the collision was the failure of the operating rules to require the conductor to be located in a position to properly supervise the safe operation of the train. KW - Alertness KW - Cargo transportation KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Freight transportation KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Operating rules KW - Pennsylvania KW - Physiological aspects KW - Physiological factors KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad transportation KW - Rear end crashes KW - Regulations KW - Signal aspects KW - Signalization KW - Single track KW - Supervision KW - Traffic control KW - Train meets UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143893 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305175 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN NO. 8, THE EMPIRE BUILDER, ON BURLINGTON NORTHERN TRACK, LOHMAN, MONTANA, MARCH 28, 1979 PY - 1979/08/02 SP - 19 p. AB - About 5:50 p.m. on March 28, 1979, Amtrak train No. 8, The Empire Builder, operating on Burlington Northern track, derailed nine cars at Lohman, Montana. Forty-eight persons were injured in the derailment, and the property damage was estimated to be $333,500. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the cracking from overheating of the right rear wheel on the trailing truck of baggage car 1248. The cracked wheel moved inward off the axle seat and decreased the wheel-to-wheel gage. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance and inspection of the car, which allowed it to continue in service in violation of minimum safety standards. As a result of its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board made two recommendations to the Burlington Northern concerning equipment inspection procedures and one joint recommendation to the Burlington Northern and Amtrak to insure that inspection and maintenance schedules are maintained, and to be certain they are done efficiently. KW - Baggage KW - Baggage cars KW - BNSF Railway KW - Brake shoes KW - Brakes KW - Braking systems KW - Composite materials KW - Crack propagation KW - Cracking KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Failure KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Maintenance practices KW - Passenger car maintenance KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger trains KW - Power brake law KW - Power brakes KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Supervision KW - Thermal stresses KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Wheel failure KW - Wheel thermal stresses KW - Wheels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143872 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304541 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT FIRE ON TRAIN NO. 117 AND EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS WHILE IN THE TRANSBAY TUBE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 17, 1979 PY - 1979/07/19 SP - 63 p. AB - About 6:06 p.m., on January 17, 1979, the fifth and sixth cars of the seven-car westbound train No. 117 of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) caught fire while moving through the tunnel under the San Francisco Bay between Oakland and San Francisco, California. Forty passengers and two BART employees were evacuated from the burning train through emergency doors into a gallery walkway located between the two single track tunnels and then into a waiting train in the adjacent tunnel. One fireman died when the gallery suddenly filled with heavy black toxic smoke. Twenty-four firemen, seventeen passengers, three emergency personnel, and twelve BART employees were treated for smoke inhalation. Property damage was estimated to be $2,450,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the breaking of collector shoe assemblies on Train No. 117, when it struck a line switchbox cover, which had fallen from an earlier train, resulting in a short circuit and fire. Contributing to the severity of the damage was the failure of BART to quickly and properly coordinate the Oakland and San Francisco fire departments' rescue and firefighting efforts, which did not conform with the emergency plan. The cause of the fatality and injuries was inhalation of smoke and toxic fumes emitted from burning plastic materials used in construction of the transit cars. KW - Aluminum cars KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evacuating transportation KW - Evacuation KW - Fatalities KW - Fire fighting KW - Fires KW - Injuries KW - Inspection KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger car maintenance KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger safety KW - Passengers KW - Polymers KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Rapid transit railways KW - Safety KW - San Francisco Bay KW - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Smoke KW - Switches (Railroads) KW - Third rail KW - Transportation safety KW - Tunnels KW - Vehicle design KW - Vehicle maintenance KW - Ventilation systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143619 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00305178 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF U.S. BULK CARRIER SS YELLOWSTONE AND ALGERIAN FREIGHTER M/V IBN BATOUTA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA - JUNE 12, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/07/19 SP - 34 p. AB - At 1107 on June 12, 1978, the U.S. bulk carrier SS YELLOWSTONE and the Algerian freighter M/V IBN BATOUTA collided during a dense fog in the Mediterranean Sea about 14 miles southeast of Gibraltar. Five crewmen on the YELLOWSTONE died and two were injured. On the following morning the ships were separated, and after the remaining crew of the YELLOWSTONE were deployed to rescue ships at the scene, the ship was put under tow. Shortly thereafter, the ship sank stern first. Although the IBN BATOUTA sustained major bow damage, none of the crew was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of the YELLOWSTONE to properly use the ship's radar, which led to his crossing the bow of the IBN BATOUTA in an effort to prevent a collision in a close-quarters situation. Contributing to this accident were the excessive speed of both vessels in a dense fog; their failure to avoid a close-quarters situation; and the failure of the IBN BATOUTA to sound fog signals, to have the engine ready for immediate maneuver, and to use the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone to establish a safe passing maneuver. KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Cargo ships KW - Communicating KW - Communication KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fog KW - Human error KW - Loss and damage KW - Mediterranean Sea KW - Navigation radar KW - Navigational aids KW - Personnel casualties KW - Radio telephone KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Signal devices KW - Ss ibn batouta KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Yellowstone (Ship) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143873 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198854 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - ANTILLES AIR BOATS, INC., GRUMMAN G21A, N7777V, ST. THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS, SEPTEMBER 2, 1978 PY - 1979/06/28 SP - 46 p. AB - About 1021 A.s.t. on September 2, 1978, Antilles Air Boats, Inc., Grumman G21A, operating as Flight 941, crashed while on a passenger flight from St. Croix to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The plane crashed after the left engine failed and level flight could not be maintained with one engine. The captain attempted to fly the aircraft in ground effect, about 20 to 50 feet above the surface of the water. The aircraft struck the water when single-engine flight could not be maintained even in ground effect, cartwheeled around the left wing, and broke apart. The captain and 3 of the 10 passengers were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inability of the aircraft to sustain single-engine flight and the captain's decision to attempt to fly the aircraft in ground effect rather than attempt an open sea emergency landing. Single-engine flight was not possible at any altitude because of the drag induced by the loss of the engine cowl, the decreased efficiency of the improperly maintained right propeller, and the overgrossed condition which resulted from a deficient FAA supplemental type certificate. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Cruising flight KW - Emergency airstrips KW - Emergency landing KW - Engines KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Flight KW - Latitude KW - Level flight KW - Maintenance KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Single engine aircraft KW - Small aircraft KW - U.S. Virgin Islands UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89316 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649520 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF U.S. BULK CARRIER SS YELLOWSTONE AND ALGERIAN FREIGHTER M/V IBN BATOUTA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, JUNE 12, 1978 PY - 1979/06/19 SP - 31 p. AB - At 1107, on June 12, 1978, the U.S. bulk carrier SS YELLOWSTONE and the Algerian freighter MV IBN BATOUTA collided during a dense fog in the Mediterranean Sea about 14 miles southeast of Gibraltar. Five crewmen on the YELLOWSTONE died and two were injured. On the following morning the ships were separated, and after the remaining crew of the YELLOWSTONE were deployed to rescue ships at the scene, the ship was put under tow. Shortly thereafter, the ship sank stern first. Although the IBN BATOUTA sustained major bow damage, none of the crew were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the master of the YELLOWSTONE to use the ship's radar properly, which led to his crossing the bow of the IBN BATOUTA in an effort to prevent a collision in a close-quarters situation. Contributing to this accident were the excessive speed of both vessels in a dense fog; their failure to avoid a close-quarters situation; and, the failure of the IBN BATOUTA to sound fog signals, to have the engine ready for immediate maneuver, and to use the bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone to establish a safe passing maneuver. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash investigation KW - Ibn batouta (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Mediterranean Sea KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Yellowstone (Ship) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388080 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649429 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING AND CAPSIZING OF CLAM DREDGE PATTI-B AT OCEAN CITY INLET, OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND, MAY 9, 1978 PY - 1979/06/14 SP - 17 p. AB - About 0400 E.D.T., on May 9, 1978, the clam dredge PATTI-B capsized and sank in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,500 yards east of Ocean City, Maryland. Two crewmen were killed; one crewman was rescued by a Coast Guard 44-foot motor lifeboat which was standing by; and one crewman was rescued by another fishing boat that had been called to the scene after the capsizing. The PATTI-B has been salvaged and will be put back into service. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the capsizing of the PATTI-B due to the combined effects of water trapped on its deck, its being temporarily poised on a wave, and the overturning moment of the anchor line. Contributing to the accident were the decisions of the captain of the PATTI-B to anchor by the stern and to attempt to enter Ocean City Inlet without sufficient water depth. KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Maryland KW - Patti-b (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388029 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649425 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL M/V SABINE SEAHORSE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, JANUARY 31, 1978 PY - 1979/06/14 SP - 11 p. AB - After loading a cargo of pipe, tools, drill water, diesel fuel oil, and various other supplies, the offshore supply vessel MV SABINE SEAHORSE departed Intracoastal City, Louisiana about 2200 on January 29, 1978 for South Marsh Island, block 128, in the Gulf of Mexico. By 0030 on January 31, the vessel was secured starboard side to Pennzoil's Platform A in block 128. The vessel was docked at the platform's east side boat landing, which was fitted with four docking bumpers. The fenders were missing from the bumper near the vessel's engine room, and the bumper was not attached to its underwater support. The SABINE SEAHORSE struck the bumper hard while redocking after a mooring line broke. The vessel's wing compartments, engine room, and forward passageway flooded, and the SABINE SEAHORSE sank at about 0600. No persons died, but the vessel, valued at $220,000, was lost. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the breaching of the vessel's hull by a damaged docking bumper's lower support, which led to the flooding of the vessel's engine room, wing compartments, and forward passageway, due to the failure of the crew to secure the engine room's watertight doors and to take damage control action. Contributing to the accident was the apparent malfunction of the high bilge water alarm. KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Offshore service vessels KW - Reports KW - Sabine Seahorse (Ship) KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388025 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304160 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SINKING OF THE OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL M/V SABINE SEAHORSE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, JANUARY 31, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/06/14 SP - 14 p. AB - After loading a cargo of pipe, tools, drill water, diesel fuel oil, and various other supplies, the offshore supply vessel M/V SABINE SEAHORSE departed Intracoastal City, Louisiana about 2200 on January 29, 1978 for South Marsh Island block 128 in the Gulf of Mexico. By 0030 on January 31, the vessel was secured starboard side to Pennzoil's Platform A in block 128. The vessel was docked at the platform's east side boat landing, which was fitted with four docking bumpers. The fenders were missing from the bumper near the vessel's engineroom, and the bumper was not attached to its underwater support. The SABINE SEAHORSE struck the bumper hard while redocking after a mooring line broke. The vessel's wing compartments, engineroom, and forward passageway flooded, and the SABINE SEAHORSE sank about 0600. No persons died, but the vessel, valued at $220,000, was lost. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the breaching of the vessel's hull by a damaged docking bumper's lower support, which led to flooding of the vessel's engineroom, wing compartments, and forward passageway due to the failure of the crew to secure the engineroom's watertight doors. KW - Bumpers KW - Cargo ships KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Docks KW - Fender systems KW - Fenders (Wharves) KW - Floods KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Hulls KW - Loss and damage KW - Offshore supply boats KW - Personnel performance KW - Sabine Seahorse (Ship) KW - Ship hulls KW - South marsh island KW - Supply vessels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143507 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649254 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: M/V ANCO SCEPTRE COLLISION WITH THE CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION PIER, HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 9, 1978 PY - 1979/06/07 SP - 17 p. AB - On February 9, 1978, the inbound tanker ANCO SCEPTRE passed the outbound tanker POST CHARGER near Crown Point bend in the Houston Ship Channel. Immediately after the vessels passed, the ANCO SCEPTRE veered across the channel and struck a loading facility at the Crown Central Petroleum Corporation terminal pier, causing the facility to collapse. The damage to the loading facility was over $1 million and the damage to the ANCO SCEPTRE was about $500. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the combination of bank effects and crosscurrents in the wake of a passing vessel at Crown Point bend which affected the maneuvering of the ANCO SCEPTRE, causing the ship to veer unexpectedly across the channel. Contributing to the extensive loading facility damage was its physical location which made it susceptible to damage from ship collision. KW - Anco sceptre (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Marine safety KW - Piers (Supports) KW - Piers (Wharves) KW - Rammings KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387945 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304183 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. STATIONWAGON PENETRATION OF BRIDGERAIL, I-10, NEAR ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 11, 1978 PY - 1979/06/07 SP - 22 p. AB - About 3:40 p.m., p.s.t., November 11, 1978, a stationwagon with 13 occupants exited from Interstate 10 (San Bernardino Freeway) onto a branch connection ramp which led to the southbound California State Route 7 (Long Beach Freeway). It was raining and the roadway was wet. As the stationwagon negotiated the ramp, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it crashed through the bridgerail and fell to the roadway below landing on its roof. The driver and six passengers were killed and six passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the driver's loss of control of the stationwagon on the branch connection ramp, which resulted from (1) the road surface's low coefficient of friction, (2) the speed of the vehicle, (3) the degraded condition of the vehicle, and (4) the intoxication of the driver. The severity of the crash was magnified by the failure of the bridgerail, known to be inadequate by current standards, to retain the vehicle. KW - Automobiles KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Coefficient of friction KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Freeways KW - Highway bridges KW - Highways KW - Injuries KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Passengers KW - Ramps KW - Research KW - Speed KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Traffic speed UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143515 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304172 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - M/V ANCO SCEPTRE COLLISION WITH THE CROWN CENTRAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION PIER, HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 9, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/06/07 SP - 19 p. AB - On February 9, 1978, the inbound tanker ANCO SCEPTRE passed the outbound tanker POST CHARGER near Crown Point bend on the Houston Ship Channel. Immediately after the vessels passed, the ANCO SCEPTRE veered across the channel and struck a loading facility at the Crown Central Petroleum Corporation terminal pier, causing the facility to collapse. The damage to the loading facility was over $1 million and the damage to the ANCO SCEPTRE was about $500. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the combination of bank effects and crosscurrents in the wake of a passing vessel at Crown Point bend which affected the maneuvering of the ANCO SCEPTRE, causing the ship to veer unexpectedly across the channel. Contributing to the extensive loading facility damage was its physical location which made it susceptible to damage from ship collision. KW - Channels (Waterways) KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Current forces KW - Harbor facilities KW - Harbors KW - Houston (Texas) KW - Houston Ship Channel KW - Loss and damage KW - Maneuvering KW - Marine terminals KW - Ocean currents KW - Piers (Supports) KW - Piers (Wharves) KW - Ss anco septre KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tanker maneuvering KW - Tanker ships KW - Tankers KW - Texas KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143510 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304186 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. DERAILMENT OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY TRAIN NO. 2, THE CRESCENT, ELMA, VIRGINIA, DECEMBER 3, 1978 PY - 1979/06/07 SP - 28 p. AB - About 5:38 a.m., on December 3, 1978, as the Southern Railway Company's train no. 2, The Crescent, was passing through a 5 degree 15 minute curve at Elma, Nelson County, Virginia, eight cars and four locomotive units were derailed. Six persons were killed, 41 persons were injured, and property damage was estimated to be $557,500. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer to observe the track ahead because he was unnecessarily distracted by a transition problem, which led to his operation of the train into a 5 degree 15 minute curve at a high speed. The high speed produced excessive lateral forces which caused the wheels of either the fourth locomotive unit or the first car to climb out of the gage, cross the head of the rail, and derail. KW - Alertness KW - Casualties KW - Control devices KW - Crash investigation KW - Cross level KW - Cross sections KW - Curves (Geometry) KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Locomotive controls KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotives KW - Operating rules KW - Overturning KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroads KW - Southern Railway KW - Speed limits KW - Speeding KW - Tachographs KW - Transition KW - Wheel slip UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143517 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198503 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - UNITED AIRLINES, INC., MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS, DC-8-61, N8082U, PORTLAND, OREGON, DECEMBER 18, 1978 PY - 1979/06/07 SP - 64 p. AB - About 1815 Pacific standard time on December 28, 1978, United Airlines, Inc., Flight 173 crashed into a wooded, populated area of suburban Portland, Oregon, during an approach to the Portland International Airport. The aircraft had delayed southeast of the airport at a low altitude for about 1 hour while the flightcrew coped with a landing gear malfunction and prepared the passengers for the possibility of a landing gear failure upon landing. The plane crashed about 6 nmi southeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed; there was no fire. Of the 181 passengers and 8 crewmembers aboard, 8 passengers, the flight engineer, and a flight attendant were killed and 21 passengers and 2 crewmembers were injured seriously. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the captain to monitor properly the aircraft's fuel state and to properly respond to the low fuel state and the crewmember's advisories regarding fuel state. This resulted in fuel exhaustion to all engines. His inattention resulted from preoccupation with a landing gear malfunction and preparations for a possible landing emergency. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the other two flight crewmembers either to fully comprehend the criticality of the fuel state or to successfully communicate their concern to the captain. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Alertness KW - Approach KW - Attention KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Failure KW - Flight crews KW - Fuel consumption KW - Fuel supply KW - Fuels KW - Landing gear KW - McDonnell Douglas aircraft KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-8 KW - Portland International Airport (Oregon) KW - Supply UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89173 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649435 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF THE M/V WORLD NOBILITY AND S/S PENNSYLVANIA GETTY, MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY NEAR NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, DECEMBER 29, 1978 PY - 1979/05/31 SP - 18 p. AB - About 1819 E.S.T., on December 29, 1978, the outbound Liberian bulk carrier MV WORLD NOBILITY and the inbound Liberian ore/bulk/oil (OBO) carrier SS PENNSYLVANIA GETTY collided at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay about 15 nautical miles east of Norfolk, Virginia. The bow of the PENNSYLVANIA GETTY penetrated the No.1 cargo hold on the forward port side of the WORLD NOBILITY. There were no deaths or injuries resulting from the accident. Damage to the vessels was estimated at about $3 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable causes of this accident were the failure of the masters of the WORLD NOBILITY and PENNSYLVANIA GETTY to maneuver their vessels safely because of inattention, and their failure to comply with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. Contributing to the accident was the location of the Chesapeake Bay pilotage area, necessitating both vessels to transit an area subject to heavy converging traffic without the assistance of pilots. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Ore bulk oil carriers KW - Pennsylvania Getty (Ship) KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes KW - World nobility (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388035 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00196201 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION M/V WORLD NOBILITY AND S/S PENNSYLVANIA GETTY, MOUTH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY NEAR NORFOLK, VA, DECEMBER 29, 1978. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/05/31 SP - 20 p. AB - About 1819 e.s.t. on December 29, 1978, the outbound Liberian bulk carrier M/V World Nobility and the inbound Liberian ore/bulk/oil (OBO) carrier S/S Pennsylvania Getty collided at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay about 15 nmi east of Norfolk, Virginia. The bow of the Pennsylvania Getty penetrated the No. 1 cargo hold on the forward port side of the World Nobility. There were no deaths or injuries resulting from the accident. Damage to the vessels was estimated at about $3 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the masters of the World Nobility and the Pennsylvania Getty to safely maneuver their vessels because of inattention, and their failure to comply with the International Regulations for Preventing both vessels to transit an area subject to heavy converging location of the Chesapeake Bay pilotage area, necessitating both vessels to transit an ear subject to heavy converging traffic without the assistance of pilots. KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Lookouts KW - Loss and damage KW - Pennsylvania Getty (Ship) KW - Pilotage KW - Regulations KW - Rule of the road KW - Safety KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss world nobility KW - Surveillance KW - Traffic regulations KW - Vessel traffic control KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/87966 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198919 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - OVERTURN OF ROSS AMBULANCE SERVICE AMBULANCE, STATE ROUTE 116, LITTLETON, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AUGUST 22, 1978 PY - 1979/05/03 SP - 30 p. AB - About 3:30 p.m. on August 22, 1978, an ambulance transporting a cardiac patient to a hospital and traveling at a calculated speed of 90 to 95 mph failed to negotiate a curve on New Hampshire State Route 116 east of Littleton, New Hampshire, and rolled over. Two persons in the ambulance were killed and the driver was injured. The patient had died before the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was loss of control of the ambulance, which had oversteer characteristics, by an unskilled driver at a high rate of speed. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the driver's lack of training in the operation of the ambulance at high speeds. KW - Ambulances KW - Automated vehicle control KW - Control KW - Crash investigation KW - Divided highways KW - Driver performance KW - Drivers KW - Emergency vehicles KW - Handling KW - Handling characteristics KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - New Hampshire KW - Personnel performance KW - Rollover crashes KW - Steering KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89341 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198502 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIRWAYS, INC., DEHAVILLAND DHC-6 TWIN OTTER N25RM NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO, DECEMBER 4, 1978 PY - 1979/05/03 SP - 38 p. AB - About 1945 m.s.t. on December 4, 1978, a Rocky Mountain Airways, Inc., DHC-6 Twin Otter, operating as Flight 217, crashed on a mountain about 8 nmi east-northeast of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The flight had departed Steamboat Springs about 1855 on a scheduled flight to Denver, Colorado, but was returning to Steamboat Springs after encountering severe icing conditions. The flight crashed into a mountain at the 10,530-ft level. Of the 22 persons aboard, 2 died of injuries received in the crash. The aircraft was destroyed. According to official observations, the weather at Steamboat Springs about 25 min before the accident consisted of an estimated 2,000-ft overcast ceiling and 6-mi visibility in freezing rain. According to surviving passengers, after the accident, snow was falling at the crash site and a strong wind was blowing and gusting from the west. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was severe icing and strong downdrafts associated with a mountain wave which combined to exceed the aircraft's capability to maintain flight. Contributing to the accident was the captain's decision to fly into probable icing conditions that exceeded the conditions authorized by company directive. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Colorado KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Freezing KW - Human factors KW - Ice formations KW - Icing KW - Meteorology KW - Mountains KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Rainfall KW - Short takeoff aircraft KW - Snow KW - Snowfall KW - STOL aircraft KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89172 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00196681 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - STANDARDIZED MAPS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENTS--SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT PY - 1979/05/03 SP - 29 p. AB - Problems reported by emergency response personnel in developing pre-emergency plans and making tactical decisions during hazardous materials transportation emergencies prompted the Safety Board to conduct this special investigation. The investigation disclosed a need to improve methods for predicting the expected behavior of hazardous materials in emergencies, for both preplanning and tactical uses. Existing information sources were found to be inadequate for these purposes. A method to improve the recording of hazardous materials behavior in accident investigations that will improve preplanning and tactical decisionmaking for hazardous materials emergencies was identified and has been adopted as a tentative accident reporting standard by the Safety Board for accidents involving hazardous materials. Immediate and potential uses for the standardized hazardous materials behavior maps are identified and implementation problems are discussed. KW - Air pollution KW - Air pollution forecasting KW - Casualties KW - Crash analysis KW - Crash investigation KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency contingency plans KW - Emergency procedures KW - Forecasting KW - Hazardous chemicals KW - Hazardous chemicals transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazardous materials spills KW - Hazardous materials transportation KW - Maps KW - Safety KW - Spills (Pollution) KW - Tank cars KW - Toxicity KW - Transportation KW - Wind UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88190 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649427 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS-36) COLLISION WITH LIBERIAN MOTOR TANKSHIP ZEPHYROS, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, FEBRUARY 22, 1978 PY - 1979/04/20 SP - 20 p. AB - About 0927 C.S.T., on February 22, 1978, the USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS-36), upbound on the Lower Mississippi River, collided with the upbound Liberian motor tankship ZEPHYROS at mile 19.2 above Head of Passes, Louisiana. The ZEPHYROS was proceeding at a speed of 11 mph over the ground near the right ascending bank of the river. The L.Y. SPEAR was proceeding at 19 mph near the middle of the river and was overtaking the ZEPHYROS. When the L.Y. SPEAR was about 500 to 600 feet abeam to the port quarter of the ZEPHYROS, the L.Y. SPEAR turned to starboard until its bow was headed toward the midships section of the ZEPHYROS. Then, the L.Y. SPEAR turned to port, its stern swung to the right, and its starboard quarter struck the port quarter of the ZEPHYROS. Both vessels were moderately damaged and continued to their upriver destinations without further incident. No one on board the ZEPHYROS was injured; nine persons in the L.Y. SPEAR received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate steering control of the L.Y. SPEAR. Contributing to the cause were the failure of the Commanding Officer to recognize the heading excursion earlier, and his approval of the pilot's request to use flank speed and to overtake the ZEPHYROS at that location. KW - Crash investigation KW - L.y. spear (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Military vessels KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Zephyros (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388027 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197921 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., B-727, N533PS AND GIBBS FLITE CENTER, INC., CESSNA 172, N7711G, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER, 25, 1978 PY - 1979/04/20 SP - 77 p. AB - About 0901:47, September 25, 1978, Pacific Southwest Airlines, Inc., Flight 182, a Boeing 727-214, and a Gibbs Flite Center, Inc., Cessna 172, collided in midair about 3 nautical miles northeast of Lindbergh Field, San Diego, California. Both aircraft crashed in a residential area. One hundred and thirty-seven persons, including those on both aircraft were killed; 7 persons on the ground were killed; and 9 persons on the ground were injured. Twenty-two dwellings were damaged or destroyed. The weather was clear, and the visibility was 10 miles. The Cessna was climbing on a northeast heading and was in radio contact with the San Diego approach control. Flight 182 was on a visual approach to runway 27. Its flightcrew had reported sighting the Cessna and was cleared by the approach controller to maintain visual separation and to contact the Lindbergh tower. Upon contacting the tower, Flight 182 was again advised of the Cessna's position. The flightcrew did not have the Cessna in sight. They thought they had passed it and continued their approach. The aircraft collided near 2,600 ft m.s.l. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the flightcrew of Flight 182 to comply with the provisions of a maintain-visual-separation clearance, including the requirement to inform the controller when they no longer had the other aircraft in sight. Contributing to the accident were the air traffic control procedures in effect which authorized the controllers to use visual separation procedures to separate two aircraft on potentially conflicting tracks when the capability was available to provide either lateral or vertical radar separation to either aircraft. KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Airline pilots KW - Boeing 727 aircraft KW - Cessna 172 aircraft KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Flight training KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Individual flying training KW - Landing KW - Midair crashes KW - Mortality KW - Navigation KW - Research KW - Visual navigation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88892 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00194959 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS-36) COLLISION WITH LIBERIAN MOTOR TANKSHIP ZEPHYROS, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. FEBRUARY 22, 1978--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/04/20 SP - 20 p. AB - About 0927 c.s.t. on February 22, 1978, the USS L.Y. SPEAR (AS-36), upbound on the lower Mississippi River, collided with the upbound Liberian Motor Tankship ZEPHYROS at mile 19.2 above Head of Passes, Louisiana. The ZEPHYROS was proceeding at a speed of 11 mph over the ground near the right ascending bank of the river. The L.Y. SPEAR was proceeding at 19 mph near the middle of the river and was overtaking the ZEPHYROS. When the L.Y. SPEAR was about 500 to 600 feet abeam to the port quarter of the ZEPHYROS, the L.Y. SPEAR turned to starboard until its bow was headed toward the midships section of the ZEPHYROS. Then, the L.Y. SPEAR turned to port, its stern swung to the right, and its starboard quarter struck the port quarter of the ZEPHYROS. Both vessels were moderately damaged and continued to their upriver destinations without further incident. No one on board the ZEPHYROS was injured; nine persons in the L.Y. SPEAR received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate steering control of the L.Y. SPEAR. Contributing to the cause were the failure of the Commanding Officer to recognize the heading excursion earlier and his approval of the pilot's request to use flank speed and to overtake the ZEPHYROS at that location. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Human error KW - Maneuvering KW - Military vessels KW - Ss zephyros KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/84002 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649285 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE SELF-ELEVATING MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT OCEAN EXPRESS NEAR PORT O'CONNOR, TEXAS, APRIL 15, 1976 PY - 1979/04/05 SP - 34 p. AB - About 1100 C.S.T. on April 14, 1976, the self-elevating drilling unit OCEAN EXPRESS departed a drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico under tow for a new drilling site about 33 nmi away. The OCEAN EXPRESS arrived at the new drilling site about 2330, but was not set in place because of adverse seas. Three tugs held the OCEAN EXPRESS in position awaiting better weather, but the seas continued to increase. On April 15, one tug's starboard reduction gear failed, and another tug's towline broke. With only one effective tug remaining, the OCEAN EXPRESS turned broadside to the wind and seas, drifted, grounded, capsized, and sank about 2115. Thirteen persons drowned in a capsized survival capsule. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the complete loss of control of the OCEAN EXPRESS because of equipment failures on two of the three assisting tugs, which allowed the unit to turn broadside to the wind and seas, drift, ground, and capsize. Contributing to the accident were the lack of preparation for towing emergencies, the lack of complete information in the unit's operating manual, and the inaccuracy of the National Weather Service's weather forecasts. Contributing to the loss of life was the capsizing of the No.3 survival capsule because of extreme wave action alone, or in combination with tripping forces imparted by a small line attached to the rescue tug. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Ocean express (Platform) KW - Offshore platforms KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Texas KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387959 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00302025 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - CAPSIZING AND SINKING OF THE SELF ELEVATING MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT OCEAN EXPRESS NEAR PORT O'CONNOR, TEXAS APRIL 15, 1976--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/04/05 SP - 34 p. AB - About 1100 c.s.t. on April 14, 1976, the self-elevating drilling unit OCEAN EXPRESS departed a drilling site in the Gulf of Mexico under tow for a new drilling site about 33 nmi away. The OCEAN EXPRESS arrived at the new drilling site about 2330, but was not set in place because of adverse seas. Three tugs held the OCEAN EXPRESS in position awaiting better weather, but the seas continued to increase. On April 15, one tug's starboard reduction gear failed, and another tug's towline broke. With only one effective tug remaining, the OCEAN EXPRESS turned broadside to the wind and seas, drifted, grounded, capsized, and sank about 2115. Thirteen persons drowned in a capsized survival capsule. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the complete loss of control of the OCEAN EXPRESS because of equipment failures on two of the three assisting tugs, which allowed the unit to turn broadside to the wind and seas, drift, ground, and capsize. Contributing to the accident were the lack of preparation for towing emergencies, the lack of complete information in the unit's operating manual, and the inaccuracy of the National Weather Service's weather forecasts. Contributing to the loss of life was the capsizing of the No. 3 survival capsule because of extreme wave action alone or in combination with tripping forces imparted by a small line attached to the rescue tug. KW - Capsizing KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Offshore drilling platforms KW - Offshore platform casualties KW - Offshore platforms KW - Platform safety KW - Safety KW - Ss ocean express KW - Towing accidents KW - Towing devices KW - Towing vehicles KW - Weather forecasting UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/142294 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649450 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FERRY M/V GEORGE PRINCE COLLISION WITH THE TANKER SS FROSTA (NORWEGIAN) ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LULING/DESTREHAN, LOUISIANA, OCTOBER 20, 1976 PY - 1979/03/22 SP - 35 p. AB - On October 20, 1976, the Luling/Destrehan ferry GEORGE PRINCE was maneuvered from the east bank ferry landing across the path of the upbound tanker FROSTA at mile 120.8 AHP on the Mississippi River. The FROSTA's engine was reversed too late and the ship struck and capsized the ferry. When the ferry capsized, 71 passengers and the crew of 5 were killed, 1 passenger is missing and presumed dead, and only 18 passengers survived; 34 vehicles were cast overboard. The GEORGE PRINCE was a total loss, but the FROSTA sustained only minor damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ferry boatmaster's dificient conning and maneuvering judgment. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the FROSTA's pilot to take sufficiently early action to slow or stop the FROSTA before it struck the GEORGE PRINCE, and the impairment of the ferry boatmaster's judgment due to alcohol ingestion. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Ferries KW - Frosta (Vessel) KW - George Prince (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388043 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198581 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY OF MULTIPURPOSE VANS PY - 1979/03/22 SP - 47 p. AB - Since 1970, the sales of multipurpose vans have increased threefold. Vans are popular because of their versatility; outdoorsmen, small businessmen, service technicians, and the 'weekend vanner' are using vans for personal transportation, business operations, and weekend outings. In fact, in the near future, vans are expected to replace the station wagon. Many owners have customized the interiors of their vans with sinks, bars, refrigerators, beds, and paneling to make them more convenient. Currently, there are no standards or voluntary specifications on how to install these types of items to the van structure. As a result, in a crash environment, they often break loose and injure or kill the van occupants. The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated 18 low-to-moderate speed crashes involving vans to collect data for this study. We have evaluated the crashworthiness of vans from the following standpoints: Injury-producing environments, occupant restraints, crashworthiness, postcrash fires, and ease or difficulty of escape. Further, several existing Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards do not apply to vans. These include Standards 201, 202, 203, 204, 212, 214, 215, and 216. In addition the Safety Board has evaluated the standards listed above as they affect each of the five main areas of investigation. KW - Bars (Building materials) KW - Beds KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Data collection KW - Evaluation KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Injuries KW - Interior KW - Motor vehicles KW - Refrigerators KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Speed KW - Standards KW - Subgrade (Pavements) KW - Traffic speed KW - Vans KW - Vehicle occupants KW - Vehicle safety KW - Vehicular safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89196 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00304181 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FERRY M/V GEORGE PRINCE COLLISION WITH THE TANKER SS FROSTA (NORWEGIAN) ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LULING/DESTREHAN, LOUISIANA, OCTOBER 20, 1976. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/03/22 SP - 37 p. AB - On October 20, 1976, the Luling/Destrehan ferry GEORGE PRINCE was maneuvered from the east bank ferry landing across the path of the upbound tanker FROSTA at mile 120.8 AHP on the Mississippi River. The FROSTA's engine was reversed too late and the ship struck and capsized the ferry. When the ferry capsized, 71 passengers and the crew of 5 were killed, 1 passenger is missing and presumed dead, and only 18 passengers survived; 34 vehicles were cast overboard. The GEORGE PRINCE was a total loss, but the FROSTA sustained only minor damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ferry boatmaster's deficient conning and maneuvering judgement. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the FROSTA's pilot to take sufficiently early action to slow or stop the FROSTA before it struck the GEORGE PRINCE and the impairment of the ferry boatmaster's judgement due to alcohol ingestion. KW - Airline pilots KW - Capsizing KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Drowning KW - Ferries KW - George Prince (Ship) KW - Human error KW - Human factors in crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Maneuvering KW - Mississippi River KW - Passenger ships KW - Passenger transportation KW - Passenger vessels KW - Ss frosta KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tanker ships KW - Tankers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/143514 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198592 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - GATEWAY TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER PENETRATION OF MEDIAN BARRIER AND COLLISION WITH AUTOMOBILE, I-70, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 25, 1977 PY - 1979/03/22 SP - 21 p. AB - At 8:07 p.m. on Sunday, September 25, 1977, an empty tractor-semitrailer was traveling eastbound on I-70 in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, when the truckdriver lost control of his vehicle on wet concrete pavement. The tractor struck, broke, and overrode a concrete median barrier, vaulted into the westbound lanes, and collided with a westbound automobile. All three occupants in the automobile died; the truckdriver was injured slightly. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of tractor-semitrailer control during evasive maneuvers made by the truckdriver in response to improper lane changes by an eastbound automobile driver. Contributing to the severity of the accident were the barrier impact speed and attack angle of the tractor-semitrailer which may have only slightly exceeded the design limits of the functional "New Jersey" concrete barrier. KW - Automobiles KW - Behavior KW - Central business districts KW - Central city KW - Concrete pavements KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crash severity KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Impact studies KW - Injuries KW - Lane changing KW - Median barriers KW - Missouri KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Speed KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Traffic speed KW - Trailers KW - Truck tractors KW - Vehicle occupants UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89202 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198055 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S PASSIVE RESTRAINT EVALUATION PROGRAM PY - 1979/03/16 SP - 15 p. AB - The report includes an assessment of the activities of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to evaluate the passive restraint standard (FMVSS 208 as amended July 5, 1977). The major findings of the report are: (1) It is essential that the NHTSA evaluate the real-world effectiveness of the passive restraint standard; (2) The NHTSA is committed to evaluating the passive restraint standard, but the current evaluation program is unorganized; (3) An evaluation program plan is required to effectively coordinate the evaluation activities and to address the complexities of this task; (4) The NHTSA has a contract study underway to develop an evaluation plan for the period up to the effective date of the standard, September 1, 1981. However, the study appears limited in scope to gross measures of effectiveness; (5) The NHTSA has no evaluation plan documented or under development to cover the period after September 1, 1981; and (6) The effectiveness of the evaluation program will be improved by providing for public comment on the proposed evaluation plan. KW - Bags KW - Design KW - Effectiveness KW - Evaluation KW - Inflatable structures KW - Manual safety belts KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicles KW - Passive restraint systems KW - Programming (Planning) KW - Project management KW - Protection KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88953 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198579 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT, REAR END COLLISION OF CONRAIL COMMUTER TRAIN NO. 400 AND AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 60, SEABROOK, MARYLAND, JUNE 9, 1978 PY - 1979/03/08 SP - 36 p. AB - About 6:40 p.m., on June 9, 1978, Conrail commuter train No. 400 struck Amtrak passenger train No. 60, which was slowing to stop at a grade crossing at Seabrook, Maryland. Eight cars of train No. 60 and the three head cars of train No. 400 derailed. Sixteen crewmembers and 160 passengers were injured, and damage was estimated to be $248,050. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer of train No. 400 to perceive the train ahead and to properly apply the brakes in sufficient time to prevent a collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of Amtrak to assure that the train crews were adequately trained. The causes of the large number of injuries in this relatively low-speed collision were the failure to maintain and service seats on the Amfleet equipment, and the injury-producing fixtures designed into the commuter cars. KW - Amtrak KW - Automatic train control KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Braking KW - Cab signals KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Door handles KW - Door operating mechanisms KW - Emergency brakes KW - Emergency procedures KW - Equipment KW - Injuries KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Maryland KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger safety KW - Passenger transportation KW - Passengers KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad trains KW - Rear end crashes KW - Safety KW - Signal spacing KW - Signals KW - Spacing KW - Training KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89194 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198951 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL ACCIDENT SAMPLING SYSTEM. PART II PY - 1979/03/08 SP - 18 p. AB - The report evaluates the National Accident Sampling System (NASS) being administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NASS is a nationwide system of investigative teams whose goal is to collect nationally representative highway accident data. The report supplements the Safety Board's original evaluation of NASS (Report No. NTSB-SEE-78-1 adopted March 2, 1978), which included recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Data collection KW - Effectiveness KW - Evaluation KW - Highway safety KW - Highway transportation KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - National transportation study KW - Prevention KW - Programming (Planning) KW - Project management KW - Safety KW - Sampling KW - Standards KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - United States UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89360 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00193741 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION'S HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND TRACK SAFETY PROGRAMS PY - 1979/03/08 SP - 58 p. AB - The Congress directed NTSB to "conduct a thorough review of hazardous materials rail shipments and the applicable Federal (track) standards as well as determine how the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) can more effectively prevent the occurrence and reduce the severity of derailments of hazardous materials." The report is based on information obtained through interviews and reviews of technical literature and Department of Transportation organizational documents. The review was limited to the derailment of hazardous materials and the applicable track standards. The review found that FRA needs a full-time railroad safety expert at the head of the Office of Safety. The data base is inadequate to define and rate the problems. The program should be based on risks and the goals and objectives should be based on the level of risk that is acceptable. The Federal/State partnership required by the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 should be improved for more effective use of State inspectors. KW - Couplers KW - Crash data KW - Crashes KW - Data collection KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Government regulations KW - Hazardous materials KW - Head KW - Head shields KW - Inspection KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad tracks KW - Regulations KW - Risk analysis KW - Safety KW - Safety hats KW - Shelf couplers KW - Standards KW - State government KW - Statistics KW - Tank car safety KW - Tank cars KW - Track inspection KW - Track standards KW - Train track dynamics KW - U.S. Federal Railroad Administration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/83371 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649257 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF ARGENTINE FREIGHTER M/V SANTA CRUZ II AND U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER CUYAHOGA IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AT THE MOUTH OF THE POTOMAC RIVER, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 20, 1978 PY - 1979/02/26 SP - 49 p. AB - At 2107 E.D.T. on October 20, 1978, the Argentine freighter MV SANTA CRUZ II and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter CUYAHOGA collided in Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Potomac River, Maryland. As a result of the collision, the CUYAHOGA sank. Eleven Coast Guardsmen were killed; 18 Coast Guardsmen were rescued by the SANTA CRUZ II which experienced minor damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the left turn executed by the CUYAHOGA, while in proximity to the SANTA CRUZ II, contrary to the Rules of the Road as the vessels were meeting head and head; the failure of the Commanding Officer of the CUYAHOGA to determine the relative motion, course, speed, or closest point of approach of the SANTA CRUZ II; and, the failure of the CUYAHOGA to initiate bridge-to-bridge communications by radiotelephone to exchange navigational information. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of emergency lighting aboard the CUYAHOGA. KW - Cargo ships KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Crash investigation KW - Cutters (Vessels) KW - Cuyahoga (Ship) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Santa Cruz II (Ship) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387946 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00190072 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF ARGENTINE FREIGHTER M/V SANTA CRUZ II AND U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER CUYAHOGA IN CHESAPEAKE BAY AT THE MOUTH OF THE POTOMAC RIVER, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 20, 1978--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1979/02/26 SP - 79 p. AB - At 2107 e.d.t. on October 20, 1978, the Argentine freighter M/V SANTA CRUZ II and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CUYAHOGA collided in the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Potomac River, Maryland. As a result of the collision, the CUYAHOGA sank. Eleven Coast Guardsmen were killed; 18 Coast Guardsmen were rescued by the SANTA CRUZ II which experienced minor damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the left turn executed by the CUYAHOGA, while in proximity to the SANTA CRUZ II, contrary to the Rules of the Road as the vessels were meeting head and head, the failure of the Commanding Officer of the CUYAHOGA to determine the relative motion, course, speed, or closest point of approach of the SANTA CRUZ II, and the failure of the CUYAHOGA to initiate bridge-to-bridge communications by radiotelephone to exchange navigational information. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of emergency lighting aboard the CUYAHOGA. KW - Bridge to bridge communications KW - Bridges (Ships) KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Collision statistics KW - Communication KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Radio telephone KW - Rule of the road KW - Santa Cruz II (Ship) KW - Ship casualties KW - Statistics KW - Traffic regulations KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82200 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197983 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - HEAD-END COLLISION OF LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD LOCAL FREIGHT TRAIN AND YARD TRAIN AT FLORENCE, ALABAMA, SEPTEMBER 18, 1978 PY - 1979/02/22 SP - 36 p. AB - About 10:31 a.m., c.d.t., on September 18, 1978, Louisville and Nashville Railroad local freight train Extra 542 South collided head-on with L&N yard train No. 101 on the single main track within yard limits at Florence, Alabama. Both locomotive units and one car of each train were derailed. Three train crewmembers were killed. Since an LPG tank car was derailed and oil was spilled from ruptured locomotive fuel tanks, local officials evacuated about 1,000 persons from nearby residences. Total damage was estimated to be $462,500. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer of Extra 542 South to operate his train at a speed that would have permitted stopping the train within one-half the available sight distance as required by L&N operating rules. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the failure of the engineer of Extra 542 South to apply his train's brakes after he was in a position to see the opposing train. Contributing to the collision was the failure of the L&N management to insure that all operating rules were being complied with, particularly those involving the operation of two trains in opposite directions on the same track. KW - Alabama KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Cargo transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Design KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight transportation KW - Frontal crashes KW - Government regulations KW - Hazardous materials KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Locomotive cab design KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotives KW - Louisville & Nashville Railroad KW - Operating rules KW - Operations KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad terminals KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Single track KW - Single track operations KW - Supervision KW - Tank car safety KW - Tank cars KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88927 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198011 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 1 - 1978 PY - 1979/02/12 SP - 172 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal years 1977 and 1978. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Human factors KW - Loss and damage KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Statistics KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88931 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00192347 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - DERAILMENT OF LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY'S TRAIN NO. 584 AND SUBSEQUENT RUPTURE OF TANK CAR CONTAINING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, WAVERLY, TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY 22, 1978 PY - 1979/02/08 SP - 24 p. AB - About 10:25 p.m., on February 22, 1978, 23 cars of a Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company train derailed at a facing point switch in Waverly, Tennessee. At 2:53 p.m., on February 24, 1978, a derailed tank car containing liquefied petroleum gas ruptured, releasing the product which ignited with an explosive force. As a result, 16 persons died and 43 were injured; property damage was estimated at $1,800,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the loss of life and substantial property damage was the release and ignition of liquefied petroleum gas from a tank car rupture. The rupture resulted from stress propagation of a crack which may have developed during movement of the car for transfer of product or from increased pressure within the tank. The original crack was caused by mechanical damage during a derailment, which resulted from a broken high-carbon wheel on the 17th car which had overheated. KW - Brake applications KW - Brake shoes KW - Brakes KW - Cargo transportation KW - Cast steel wheels KW - Casualties KW - Composite materials KW - Crack propagation KW - Cracking KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Explosions KW - Failure KW - Freight cars KW - Freight transportation KW - Government regulations KW - Handbrake KW - Hazardous materials KW - Ignition KW - Liquefied natural gas KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Louisville & Nashville Railroad KW - Metallurgy KW - Overpressure KW - Parking brakes KW - Power brake law KW - Power brakes KW - Railroad transportation KW - Regulations KW - Tank cars KW - Tennessee KW - Thermal stresses KW - Wheel failure KW - Wheel metallurgy KW - Wheel thermal stresses KW - Wheels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/83184 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649444 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SHOWBOAT WHIPPOORWILL CAPSIZING, POMONA LAKE, KANSAS, JUNE 27, 1978 PY - 1979/01/25 SP - 17 p. AB - About 1915 on June 17, 1978, the steam showboat WHIPPOORWILL overturned while in transit on Pomona Lake, Kansas. A waterspout (a tornado occurring over water) passed near the vessel at the time of the accident. Of the 60 persons on board the vessel, 15 were killed and 6 were injured. The vessel sustained minor damage and returned to passenger service shortly after the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the WHIPPOORWILL's reduced stability as a result of an accumulation of water within the vessel's integral hull tanks, the vessel's inadequate design stability, its operation during adverse weather conditions, and the failure of the operator to obtain the current weather forecasts. KW - Capsizing KW - Crash investigation KW - Kansas KW - Marine safety KW - Passenger ships KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Whippoorwill (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388040 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649538 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CHARTER FISHING BOAT DIXIE LEE II CAPSIZING IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY NEAR NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, JUNE 6, 1977 PY - 1979/01/25 SP - 23 p. AB - About 1625 E.D.T., on June 6, 1977,the charter fishing boat DIXIE LEE II capsized during a sudden, severe thunderstorm in the Chesapeake Bay near Norfolk, Virginia. Twelve of the 27 persons on board drowned and 1 person is missing and presumed dead. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the capsizing of the DIXIE LEE II due to high winds and the continued operation of the DIXIE LEE II after severe thunderstorm warnings had been issued by the National Weather Service. Contributing to the accident was the location of the required radiotelephone which was too far from the control station to provide effective safety and weather communications. The loss of the buoyant apparatus after the capsizing increased the loss of life. KW - Capsizing KW - Chesapeake Bay KW - Crash investigation KW - Dixie lee ii (Vessel) KW - Fishing vessels KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388097 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191508 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - CONTINENTAL AIR LINES, INC., MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-10-10, N68045, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 1, 1978 PY - 1979/01/25 SP - 51 p. AB - About 0925 Pacific standard time on March 1, 1978, Continental Air Lines, Inc., Flight 603 overran the departure end of runway 6R at Los Angeles International Airport, California, following a rejected takeoff. As the aircraft departed the wet, load-bearing surface of the runway, the left main landing gear collapsed and fire erupted from the left wing area. The aircraft slid to a stop about 664 feet from the departure end of the runway. The left side of the aircraft was destroyed. Of the 184 passengers, 2 infants, and 14 crewmembers aboard, 2 passengers were killed and 28 passengers and 3 crewmembers were seriously injured during the evacuation of the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the sequential failure of two tires on the left main landing gear and the resultant failure of another tire on the same landing gear at a critical time during the takeoff roll. These failures resulted in the captain's decision to reject the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the cumulative effect of the partial loss of aircraft braking because of the failed tires and the reduced braking friction achievable on the wet runway surface which increased the accelerate-stop distance to a value greater than the available runway length. These factors prevented the captain from stopping the aircraft within the runway confines. The failure of the left main landing gear and the consequent rupture of the left wing fuel tanks resulted in an intense fire which added to the severity of the accident. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Braking KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Civil aircraft KW - Civil aviation KW - Continental Airlines KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Fires KW - Fuel tanks KW - Landing gear KW - Los Angeles International Airport KW - McDonnell Douglas aircraft KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 KW - Rejected takeoffs KW - Takeoff KW - Tires KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82831 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00912759 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY, SAFETY OF MULTIPURPOSE VANS. PY - 1979 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Safety KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vans UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/585827 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321368 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING COMMUTER AIR CARRIERS AND ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI OPERATIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of commuter air carrier and on-demand air taxi accidents that occurred in 1979. Included are 50 commuter air carrier and 173 on-demand air taxi accident briefs. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of operation, injuries, aircraft weight, and cause(s) and related factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158959 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321369 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AMATEUR/HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving amateur/home built aircraft occurring in 1979. Included are 130 accident briefs, 36 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, and pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158960 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321364 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - This publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation aerial application accidents occurring in 1979. Included are 395 accident briefs, 27 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries, kind of operation, and causes/factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158956 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321361 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MIDAIR COLLISIONS: U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving midair collisions that occurred in 1979. Included are 25 accident files, 14 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by kind of flying, phase of operation, injury index, altitude of occurrence, airport proximity, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). This publication will be published annually. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158953 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321363 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FIXED-WING MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of fixed-wing multi-engine general aviation aircraft accidents that occurred in 1979. Included are 15 turbojet, 51 turboprop, and 444 reciprocating engine aircraft accidents. However, briefs of only the fatal accidents in the three categories are presented. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by injuries and cause(s) and related factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158955 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321357 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MISSING AND MISSING LATER RECOVERED AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation missing and missing later recovered accidents occurring in 1979. Included are 68 accident briefs, 21 of which cover missing aircraft not recovered and 47 missing later recovered. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158949 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321359 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING WEATHER AS A CAUSE/FACTOR, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of all fatal U.S. general aviation accidents involving weather as a cause/factor for the year 1979. Included are 276 fatal accidents in the brief format. This format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated on all accidents involving weather as a cause/factor by type of aircraft, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and cause/factors(s). This publication will be published annually. KW - Air demand KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158951 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321358 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ALCOHOL AS A CAUSE/FACTOR, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports on all U.S. general aviation accidents, occurring in 1979, involving alcohol impairment as a cause/factor. Included are 34 accidents briefs, 30 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries, and causual factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158950 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321360 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURBINE POWERED AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation turbine powered aircraft accidents occurring in 1979. Included are 171 accident briefs, 36 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries, and cause/factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158952 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321365 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation corporate/executive aircraft accidents occurring in 1979. Included are 77 accident briefs, 14 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injuries, and causal/factor(s). KW - Air KW - Filters KW - Water KW - Water filters UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158957 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321366 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LISTING OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY MAKE AND MODEL, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains a listing of all U.S. civil aviation accidents/incidents occurring in calendar year 1979, sorted by aircraft make and model. Included are the file numbers, aircraft registration number, date and location of the accident, aircraft make and model, and injury index for all 4,182 accidents/incidents occurring in the this period. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158958 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321362 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING GLIDERS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports on all U.S. general aviation accidents, occurring in 1979, involving gliders. Included are 54 accident briefs, 2 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s)/factors(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of aircraft, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot age, injuries, and causal factor(s). KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158954 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321370 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ROTORCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979 PY - 1979 AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation rotorcraft accidents occurring in 1979. Included are 289 accident briefs, 39 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, kind of flying, pilot certificates, injuries, and causes and related factors. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158961 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198855 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS, BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION PY - 1979 SP - 5 p. AB - The publication contains 897 selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1977. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airports KW - Aviation safety KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Civil aircraft KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Damage assessment KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Location KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Position fixing KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89317 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191509 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS, 1979 PY - 1979 SP - n.p. AB - The aircraft accident reports present the Board's investigation of aircraft accidents. The reports present the findings, recommendations, and proposed corrective measures of the Board. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Aviation safety KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash data KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/84797 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649426 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: FRENCH TANKSHIP SS SITALA COLLISION WITH MOORED VESSELS, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, JULY 28, 1977 PY - 1978/12/21 SP - 39 p. AB - About 0428 C.D.T., on July 28, 1977, the upbound, loaded French tankship SS SITALA collided with a moored fleet of marine construction vessels near Greenville Bend on the Mississippi River, at New Orleans, Louisiana. The SITALA was lightering crude oil from very large crude carriers located in the Gulf of Mexico to refineries near New Orleans. The SITALA sustained minor hull damage; 20 moored vessels were either damaged or sunk. The total property damage was estimated to be $1,500,000. There were no deaths or injuries caused by the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the steering gear, which resulted from inadequate maintenance and inspection by the ship's crew. This permitted leaks in the steering system to reduce the hydraulic oil level in the single hydraulic reservoir, until discharge pressure was lost from the hydraulic charge pumps in the control mechanism. Contributing to the cause of the accident were the inadequate inspection of the steering gear by a classification society surveyor on July 26, 1977, and the design of the steering gear which utilized a single control path to the steering gear power units. KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Sitala (Vessel) KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388026 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191630 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - COLUMBIA PACIFIC AIRLINES, BEECH 99, N199EA, RICHLAND, WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 10, 1978 PY - 1978/12/21 SP - 48 p. AB - About 1650 P.s.t. on February 10, 1978, Columbia Pacific Airlines, Inc., Flight 23, a Beech 99, crashed in VFR conditions on takeoff from runway 36 at the Richland Airport, Richland Washington. Flight 23, a regularly scheduled passenger flight to Seattle, had 15 passengers and 2 crewmembers on board. After liftoff, the aircraft climbed steeply to 400 feet above the runway, then stalled and crashed 2,000 feet beyond the end of the runway. A severe fire erupted after impact. All persons on board were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure or inability of the flightcrew to prevent a rapid pitchup and stall by exerting sufficient push force on the control wheel. The pitchup was induced by the combination of a mistrimmed horizontal stabilizer and a center of gravity near the aircraft's aft limit. Additionally, a malfunctioning stabilizer trim actuator detracted from the flightcrew's efforts to prevent the stall. Contributing to the accident were inadequate flightcrew training, inadequate trim warning system check procedures, inadequate maintenance procedures, and ineffective FAA surveillance. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Beech aircraft KW - Climbing flight KW - Columbia pacific airlines KW - Crash investigation KW - Fires KW - General aviation KW - Impacts KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Richland Airport KW - Specialized training KW - Stall KW - Takeoff KW - Transport aircraft KW - Warning systems KW - Washington (State) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82877 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00189418 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FRENCH TANKSHIP SS SITALA COLLISION WITH MOORED VESSELS NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA JULY 28, 1977--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978/12/21 SP - 39 p. AB - About 0428 c.d.t. on July 28, 1977, the upbound, loaded French tankship SS SITALA collided with a moored fleet of marine construction vessels near Greenville Bend on the Mississippi River, at New Orleans, Louisiana. The SITALA was lightering crude oil from very large crude carriers located in the Gulf of Mexico to refineries near New Orleans. The SITALA sustained minor hull damage; 20 moored vessels were either damaged or sunk. Total property damage was estimated to be $1,500,000. There were no deaths or injuries caused by the accident. The national Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the steering gear which resulted from inadequate maintenance and inspection of the steering gear by the ship's crew, which permitted leaks in the steering system to reduce the hydraulic oil level in the single hydraulic reservoir until discharge pressure was lost from the hydraulic charge pumps in the control mechanism. Contributing to the cause of accident were the inadequate inspection of the steering gear by a classification society surveyor on July 26, 1977, and the design of the steering gear which utilized a single control path to the steering gear power units. KW - Classification societies KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Failure analysis KW - Lighterage KW - Lightering KW - Maneuvering KW - Mechanical failure KW - Reliability KW - Restricted water operation KW - Ss sitala KW - Steering failure KW - Steering gears KW - Steering system design KW - Steering system reliability KW - Steering systems KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Vehicle design KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/81813 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197978 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING COMMUTER AIR CARRIERS AND ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI OPERATIONS, U. S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 154 p. AB - The publication contains reports of commuter air carrier and on-demand air taxi accidents that occurred in 1977. Included are 37 commuter air carrier and 180 on-demand air taxi accident briefs. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of operation, injuries, aircraft weight, and cause(s) and related factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air taxi service KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Commuter aircraft KW - Commuter airlines KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88923 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197980 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AMATEUR/HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 71 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving amateur/home built aircraft occurring in 1977. Included are 106 accident Briefs, 21 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Amateur aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Home-built aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88925 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198012 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MIDAIR COLLISIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 62 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving midair collisions that occurred in 1977. Included are 34 accident files, 17 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by kind of flying, phase of operation, injury index, altitude of occurrence, airport proximity, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Midair crashes KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88932 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197974 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 319 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U. S. general aviation aerial application accidents occurring in 1977. Included are 454 accident Briefs, 30 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries, kind of operation, and causes/factors. KW - Aerial surveying KW - Aerial surveys KW - Aeronautics KW - Agriculture KW - Air drop KW - Air drop operations KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft operations KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - Fertilization (Horticulture) KW - Fertilizing KW - Fire fighting KW - Forestry KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Loss and damage KW - Pest control KW - Pesticides KW - Sprayers KW - Spraying KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88921 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197987 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ROTORCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 179 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation rotorcraft accidents occurring in 1977. Included are 276 accident Briefs, 29 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, kind of flying, pilot certificates, injuries, and causes and related factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Rotary wing aircraft KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88928 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198025 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LISTING OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY MAKE AND MODEL; U.S. CIVIL AVIATION 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 199 p. AB - The publication contains a listing of all U.S. civil aviation accidents/incidents occurring in calendar year 1977, sorted by aircraft make and model. Included are the file number, aircraft registration number, data and location of the accident, aircraft make and model and injury index for all 4,427 accidents/incidents occurring in this period. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft models KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Registrations KW - Statistics KW - Structural models UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88937 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197979 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 59 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation corporate/executive aircraft accidents occurring in 1977. Included are 60 accident Briefs, 18 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injuries and causal/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Business aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88924 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197981 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MISSING AND MISSING LATER RECOVERED AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 66 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation missing and missing later recovered accidents occurring in 1977. Included are 63 accident Briefs, 11 of which cover missing aircraft not recovered and 52 missing later recovered. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Losses KW - Missing aircraft KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88926 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197975 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING WEATHER AS A CAUSE/FACTOR, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 260 p. AB - The publication contains reports of all fatal U. S. general aviation accidents involving weather as a cause/factor for the year 1977. Included are 258 fatal accidents in the brief format. This format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated on all accidents involving weather as a cause/factor by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilots certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88922 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00197969 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURBINE POWERED AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 100 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation turbine powered aircraft accidents occurring in 1977. Included are 129 accident Briefs, 37 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Statistics KW - Transport aircraft KW - Turbines KW - Turbojet engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/88919 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00192365 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ALCOHOL AS A CAUSE/FACTOR, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1977 PY - 1978/12/19 SP - 34 p. AB - The publication contains reports on all U.S. general aviation accidents, occurring in 1977, involving alcohol impairment as a cause/factor. Included are 47 accident briefs, 41 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airline pilots KW - Alcohol effects KW - Alcohol intoxication KW - Alcohol use KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Aviation safety KW - Blood alcohol levels KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - General aviation KW - Licenses KW - Personnel performance KW - Pilot performance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/83189 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00192096 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: SEABOARD COAST LINE/AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN/PICKUP TRUCK COLLISION, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA, OCTOBER 2, 1977 PY - 1978/12/08 SP - 27 p. AB - At 8:25 p.m., e.d.t., on October 2, 1977, westbound Seaboard Coast Line/Amtrak passenger train No. 57 struck a northbound pickup truck at a grade crossing in Plant City, Florida. The collision occurred when the pickup truck proceeded past the railroad crossing flashing signals onto the track and into the path of the train which was traveling at 70 mph. The 10 occupants of the pickup truck were killed; neither the crew of the train nor its 30 passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the pickup truckdriver, who was under the influence of alcohol, to stop short of the railroad tracks in response to the warnings of an approaching train and an activated railroad crossing flashing signal. KW - Alcohols KW - Amtrak KW - Casualties KW - Crash reports KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Human factors KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Seaboard Coast Line Railroad KW - Traffic crashes KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/83074 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00192094 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT AND RUPTURE OF VINYL CHLORIDE TANK CAR, LEWISVILLE, ARKANSAS, MARCH 29, 1978 PY - 1978/12/07 SP - 26 p. AB - About 12:10 a.m., on March 29, 1978, 4 locomotive units and 43 cars of St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company freight train SRASK derailed when they entered an 8 degree curve in the wye track at Lewisville, Arkansas. The body of the 13th car struck and ruptured the tank head of the 12th car, releasing vinyl chloride into the atmosphere. The vinyl chloride subsequently ignited and buildings within a 1,500-foot radius of the ruptured car were damaged. About 1,700 residents of Lewisville were evacuated. The engineer and two head brakemen were injured. Property damage was estimated to be $2,189,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer and other crewmembers to slow train SRASK for the 10-mph speed restriction through the wye track as required by the railroad's general orders. KW - Alertness KW - Arkansas KW - Attention KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Crash investigation KW - Curved track KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Evacuating transportation KW - Evacuation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Impacts KW - Job analysis KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Loss and damage KW - Overturning KW - Personnel KW - Power brake law KW - Power brakes KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad trains KW - Speed limits KW - Speeding KW - St. louis southwestern railway KW - Tank car heads KW - Tank cars KW - Tearing KW - Trainman's tasks KW - Trainmen KW - Vigilance KW - Vinyl chloride KW - Workload UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/83073 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191631 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - MIDAIR COLLISION INVOLVING A FALCON JET, N121GW AND A CESSNA 150M, N6423K, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, MAY 18, 1978 PY - 1978/11/30 SP - 42 p. AB - About 1210 c.d.t. on May 18, 1978, a Falcon Jet DA-20, N121GW, collided in midair with a Cessna 150M, N6423K, 3.7 miles west of Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee. The Falcon Jet, which was on an instrument flight rules flight plan, had an instructor pilot and three students on board. An instructor pilot and one passenger were aboard the Cessna 150M. The Cessna was VFR and was receiving Stage III radar service. Both aircraft were under control of Memphis tower controllers and were in radar and radio contact with the tower. The weather in the Memphis area was scattered clouds at 4,500 feet and visibility--6 miles with haze. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of controller personnel to separate the aircraft as required by procedures established for a terminal radar service area, to insure that proper coordination was effected, to issue appropriate traffic advisories, and the failure of each flightcrew to see and avoid the other aircraft. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne navigational aids KW - Cessna 150 aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Falcon aircraft KW - General aviation KW - Instructors KW - Instrument flying KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Memphis International Airport KW - Midair crashes KW - Navigation KW - Radar KW - Students KW - Tennessee KW - Terminal air traffic control KW - Transport aircraft KW - Visual navigation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82878 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191293 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA - U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1977 PY - 1978/11/16 SP - 213 p. AB - The publication presents the record of aircraft accidents which occurred in U.S. general aviation operations during the calendar year 1977. It includes an analysis of accident data relating to an overview, types of accidents, accident causal factors, kinds of flying, and conclusions; a statistical compilation of accident information presented in the form of accident and rate tables, analytic tables, injury tables and cause/factor tables. These statistical data are divided into sections pertaining to all operations, small fixed-wing aircraft, large fixed -wing aircraft, rotorcraft, gliders, and collisions between aircraft. In 1977, there were 4,286 total general aviation accidents, 702 of which were fatal. Included in the total number of accidents are 52 collisions between aircraft. By coding each aircraft involved in collisions, an additional 51 records were produced, which brought the total nubmer of accidndt records to 4,337. This figure reflects the actual number of pilots and aircraft involved in the accidents. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crashes KW - Data KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82731 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191188 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - NATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., BOEING 727-235, N4744NA, ESCAMBIA BAY, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, MAY 8, 1978 PY - 1978/11/09 SP - 48 p. AB - About 2120 c.d.t., May 8, 1978, National Airlines Flight 193, a Boeing 727-235, crashed into Escambia Bay while executing a surveillance radar approach to runway 25 of the Pensacola Regional Airport. The aircraft crashed about 3 nmi from the east end of runway 25 and came to rest in about 12 ft of water. There were 52 passengers and a crew of 6 on board; 3 passengers were drowned. The accident occurred during the hours of darkness and in instrument meteorological conditions. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the flightcrew's unprofessionally conducted nonprecision instrument approach, in that the captain and the crew failed to monitor the descent rate and altitude, and the first officer failed to provide the captain with required altitude and approach performance callouts. Contributing to the accident was the radar controller's failure to provide advance notice of the start-descent point which accelerated the pace of the crew's cockpit activities after the passage of the final approach fix. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Approach KW - Boeing 727 aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Escambia bay KW - Flag carriers KW - Florida KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Pensacola Regional Airport KW - Radar KW - Surveillance KW - Terminal air traffic control KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82687 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00188700 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF ATLANTA & SAINT ANDREWS BAY RAILWAY COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN, YOUNGSTOWN, FLORIDA, FEBRUARY 26, 1978 PY - 1978/11/09 SP - 19 p. AB - About 1:55 a.m., c.s.t., on February 26, 1978, an Atlanta & Saint Andrews Bay Railway freight train derailed at milepost 22.3 near Youngstown, Florida. As a result, chlorine gas, released from a tank car, killed 8 persons and injured 138. Property damage was estimated at $1,089,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the derailment was the intentional displacement of a rail end into the guideway reserved for the wheel flange. The rail end was restrained in this abnormal position until the train derailed. A tank car of liquid chlorine was punctured in the derailment when struck by the corner of another car, and its contents were released. All of the injuries and deaths were the results of chlorine inhalation. KW - Couplers KW - Crash reports KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fatalities KW - Florida KW - Hazardous materials KW - Radio KW - Sabotage KW - Shelf couplers KW - Short line KW - Short line railroads KW - Tank cars KW - Toxicity KW - Vandalism UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/81350 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191594 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE 2, 1977 PY - 1978/10/23 SP - 129 p. AB - The publication contains briefs of selected railroad accidents occurring in U.S. railroad operations during calendar year 1977. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accident, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Common carriers KW - Crash causes KW - Crash data KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Human factors engineering KW - Maintenance KW - Operations KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Speed KW - Statistics KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82863 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649316 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF LIBERIAN TANKSHIP M/V STOLT VIKING AND U.S. CREWBOAT CANDY BAR IN GULF OF MEXICO, JANUARY 7, 1978 PY - 1978/10/12 SP - 19 p. AB - At 2125 C.S.T., on January 7, 1978, the Liberian tankship MV STOLT VIKING collided with the U.S. crewboat CANDY BAR amidships and cut it into two pieces. The accident occurred at 28 deg 24 min N, 93 deg 07 min W in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 110 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The STOLT VIKING was not damaged. Two crewmen escaped from the CANDY BAR and were rescued 4 hours after the accident. The other two crewmen are missing and are presumed dead. The bow section of the CANDY BAR sank soon after the accident; however, the stern section remained afloat until 0900 on January 8, 1978. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the STOLT VIKING and the CANDY BAR to keep an adequate lookout both visually and on radar. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the STOLT VIKING and the CANDY BAR to sound fog signals. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of lifejackets in the wheelhouse of the CANDY BAR. KW - Boats KW - Candy bar (Vessel) KW - Crash investigation KW - Crew boats KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Stolt viking (Vessel) KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387968 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00189869 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF LIBERIAN TANKSHIP M/V STOLT VIKING AND U.S. CREWBOAT CANDY BAR IN GULF OF MEXICO, JANUARY 7, 1978--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978/10/12 SP - 19 p. AB - At 2125 c.s.t. on January 7, 1978, the Liberian tankship M/V Stolt Viking collided with the U.S. crewboat Candy Bar amidships and cut it into two pieces. The accident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 110 miles south of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Stolt Viking was not damaged. Two crewmen escaped from the Candy Bar and were rescued 4 hours after the accident. The other two crewmen are missing and are presumed dead. The bow section of the Candy Bar sank soon after the accident; however, the stern section remained afloat until 0900 on January 8, 1978. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the Stolt Viking and the Candy Bar to keep an adequate lookout both visually and on radar. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Stolt Viking and the Candy Bar to sound for signals. Contributing to the loss of life was the lack of lifejackets in the wheelhouse of the Candy Bar. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Ship casualties KW - Ships KW - Ss candy bar KW - Ss stolt viking KW - Tanker casualties KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82095 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00190732 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT - WING FAILURE OF BOEING 747-131 NEAR MADRID, SPAIN, MAY 9, 1976 PY - 1978/10/06 SP - 42 p. AB - On May 9, 1976, an Imperial Iranian Air Force Boeing 747-131 crashed as it approached Madrid, Spain. Witnesses observed lightning strike the aircraft followed by fire, explosion, and separation of the left wing. The report includes fire pattern studies, structural failure descriptions, trajectory analysis, fuel flammability calculations, gust loading analysis, and an analytical treatment of several hypotheses. KW - Aerodynamic force KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Boeing 747 aircraft KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Dynamic loads KW - Failure KW - Fires KW - Gust loads KW - Gusts KW - Lightning KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Spain KW - Thunderstorms KW - Wings (Aircraft) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82522 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649453 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: M/V HALLIBURTON 207 EXPLOSION AND SINKING, GARDEN ISLAND BAY, MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA, FEBRUARY 4, 1978 PY - 1978/09/21 SP - 15 p. AB - About 2228 on February 4, 1978, the industrial vessel HALLIBURTON 207 exploded while attempting to plug an offshore oil well in the Garden Island Bay section of the Mississippi River Delta. The explosion raised the forward section of the vessel's main deck approximately 4 feet, distorted internal bulkheads and strength members, and breached the hull. The vessel flooded slowly and sank. The explosion killed one person and injured two others. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the entry of natural gas from an offshore oil well into the vessel's interior through a failed piping joint, and the subsequent ignition of the gas by the arcing of the contacts of an electric motor controller. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a device in the vessel's piping system to prevent flow-back from the well, the interior location of the piping, and the lack of emergency procedures to insure that valves at the wellhead were closed at the first indication of difficulty. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Halliburton 207 KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388045 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00183305 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--DERAILMENT OF AUTO-TRAIN NO. 4 ON SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD, FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 24, 1978 PY - 1978/09/21 SP - 22 p. AB - About 2:10 a.m., on February 24, 1978, 19 cars and a locomotive unit of Auto-Train No. 4 derailed on Seaboard Coast Line Railroad trackage at Florence, South Carolina. Twenty-four of the 503 passengers were injured. The total accident damage was estimated to be $774,029. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was a locomotive unit axle fracture that originated in an undetected void that developed during the manufacture of the axle. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the lack of a system for detecting an axle failure independent of crewmembers' inspection. KW - Auto-train corporation KW - Axle defects KW - Axle failures KW - Axles KW - Bearing damage KW - Crash investigation KW - Defects KW - Derailments KW - Four axle locomotives KW - Injuries KW - Locomotive design KW - Locomotives KW - Mechanical failure KW - Nondestructive tests KW - Passenger trains KW - Specifications KW - Traction drives KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/76346 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649530 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SINKING OF THE M/V CHESTER A. POLING NEAR CAPE ANN, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 10, 1977 PY - 1978/09/14 SP - 26 p. AB - About 1040 E.S.T., on January 10, 1977, the MV CHESTER A. POLING, a 281-foot coastal tankshiip broke in two about 6 nmi ESE of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, while en route from Everett, Massachusetts, to Newington, New Hampshire, during a severe winter storm. The vessel was partially ballasted and carried no cargo; only minor pollution resulted. Of the seven persons aboard, six persons were rescued and one person is missing and presumed dead. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the brittle fracture of a bottom longitudinal stiffener, which led to buckling of the adjacent bottom plating panels and subsequent failure of the complete bottom and sides. The bottom longitudinal stiffener failed because of the high stresses created by the improper distribution of ballast water and the heavy seas. Contributing to the accident were the lack of a loading manual to indicate proper ballasting procedures, the speed of the vessel, and the inaccuracy of the National Weather Service's weather forecasts. Contributing to the loss of life were the lost seaman's failure to wear a personal flotation device, and the improper handling of the Coast Guard helicopter's rescue basket by the POLING's crew, which resulted from the crew's lack of training and their inability to hear Coast Guard instructions over the noise created by the helicopter, high winds, and breaking seas. KW - Chester A. Poling (Ship) KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Massachusetts KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388089 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00190806 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT CATES TRUCKING, INC., TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER/MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION AND OVERRIDE, I-285, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JUNE 20, 1977 PY - 1978/09/14 SP - 23 p. AB - By 3:05 p.m., e.d.t., on June 20, 1977, traffic had backed up and stopped in the right lane of I-285, eastbound, just south of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, and west of a construction zone which was located on connecting I-75 southbound. An eastbound Cates Trucking, Inc., tractor-semitrailer combination vehicle approached the standing traffic at between 35 and 45 mph and collided with and overrode the last automobile in the queue. The automobile was pushed into the vehicle ahead, and two other vehicles to its front were subsequently involved. No fire ensued. Four persons in the automobile were killed, and one was hospitalized; a second driver received minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the truckdriver to maintain the proper level of attention to the driving task and perceive the standing vehicles on the roadway and stop his vehicle short. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Georgia Department of Transportation to implement existing standards and guidelines for controlling traffic through construction zones, which permitted a 3 1/2-mile backup of slow moving and stopping traffic. KW - Alertness KW - Attention KW - Automobiles KW - Construction KW - Construction sites KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Driver perception KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Georgia KW - Loss and damage KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic control KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Work zone traffic control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82542 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00183718 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SINKING OF THE M/V CHESTER A. POLING NEAR CAPE ANN, MASSACHUSETTS, JANUARY 10, 1977. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978/09/14 SP - 28 p. AB - About 1040 e.s.t. on January 10, 1977, the M/V Chester A. Poling, a 281-foot coastal tankship broke in two about 6 nmi ESE of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, while en route from Everett, Massachusetts, to Newington, New Hampshire, during a severe winter storm. The vessel was partially ballasted and carried no cargo; only minor pollution resulted. Of the seven persons aboard, six persons were resecued and one person is missing and presumed dead. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the brittle fracture of a bottom longitudinal stiffener, which led to buckling of the adjacent bottom plating panels and subsequent failure of the complete bottom and sides. The bottom longitudinal stiffener failed because of the high stresses created by the improper distribution of ballast water and the heavy seas. Contributing to the accident were the lack of a loading manual to indicate proper ballasting procedures, the speed of the vessel, and the inaccuracy of the National Weather Service's weather forecasts. Contributing to the loss of life were the lost seaman's failure to wear a personal flotation device, and the improper handling of the Coast Guard helicopter's rescue basket by the Poling's crew, which resulted from the crew's lack of training and their inability to hear Coast Guard instructions over the noise created by the helicopter, high winds, and breaking seas. KW - Ballasting systems KW - Buckling KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Chester A. Poling (Ship) KW - Crash investigation KW - Crew training (General) KW - Fatalities KW - Flotation KW - Flotation devices KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Hull stress KW - Hulls KW - Hypothermia KW - Life preservers KW - Life rafts KW - Rescue equipment KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship crews KW - Slamming KW - Stresses KW - Survival KW - Tanker casualties KW - Tankers KW - Training KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/76602 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00186789 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, 1977 PY - 1978/09/06 SP - 90 p. AB - The publication presents the record of aviation accidents in all operations of the U.S. air carriers for calendar year 1977. It includes an analysis by class of carrier and type of service in which the 1977 performances were compared with 5-year base-period averages. A 10-year review, 1968 through 1977, of the certificated route carriers is presented for accident rates by aircraft make and model, types of accidents, phases of operation, causes or related factors, and a comparison between scheduled and nonscheduled revenue service. Statistical tables which summarize the accidents, fatalities, and accident rates; causal tables; and briefs of accidents are presented in the appendixes. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash data KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Tables (Data) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/78073 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00183348 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - M/V HALLIBURTON 207 EXPLOSION AND SINKING GARDEN ISLAND BAY MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA FEBRUARY 4, 1978--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978/09 SP - 17 p. AB - About 2228 on February 4, 1978, the industrial vessel Halliburton 207 exploded while attempting to plug an offshore oil well in the Garden Island Bay section of the Mississippi River Delta. The explosion raised the forward section of the vessel's main deck approximately 4 feet, distorted internal bulkheads and strength members, and breached the hull. The vessel flooded slowly and sank. The explosion killed one person and injured two others. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the entry of natural gas from an offshore oil well into the vessel's interior through a failed piping joint, and the subsequent ignition of the gas by the arcing of the contacts of an electric motor controller. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a device in the vessel's piping system to prevent flow-back from the well, the interior location of the piping, and the lack of emergency procedures to insure that valves at the wellhead were closed at the first indication of difficulty. KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Damage assessment KW - Fatalities KW - Hazard evaluation KW - Loss and damage KW - Personnel casualties KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss halliburton 207 KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/76376 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00183885 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS-BRIEF FORMAT ISSUE NUMBER 1-1977 PY - 1978/08/18 SP - 157 p. AB - This publication contains 142 briefs of selected railroad accidents, occurring in U.S. railroad operations during fiscal year 1977. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accident, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Human factors KW - Operating rules KW - Safety KW - Speed KW - Train operations KW - Trespassers KW - Vigilance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/76674 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00188701 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--COLLISION OF PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY TROLLEY CAR NO. 1790 AND BUS NO. 2413, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, FEBRUARY 10, 1978 PY - 1978/08/17 SP - 26 p. AB - About 8:03 a.m., on February 10, 1978, a trolley car and a bus owned by the Port Authority of Allegheny County collided in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when the trolley car suddenly turned into the path of the oncoming bus. Four persons were killed, 37 persons were injured, and damage was estimated to be $48,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the operator's inadvertent and untimely operation of an unprotected track switch, which caused the trolley car to be routed into the path of the approaching bus. Contributing to the accident was the operator's operation of the car at a speed too great to permit stopping when he detected the turning movement of the car, and the lack of protective devices to control the switch operation. Two recommendations were made to the Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, about the means by which the track switch can be operated from the trolley car and about providing protection against the switch operating when another vehicle is in a danger zone. A recommendation was also made to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, urging the State to encourage communities that have emergency response facilities to establish emergency procedures for disasters. KW - Busways KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fail safe systems KW - Fatalities KW - Operating rules KW - PCC Car (Streetcar) KW - Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) KW - Protection KW - Protective devices KW - Safety equipment KW - Streetcars KW - Switch point control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/81351 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00186513 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTS, BRIEF FORMAT. SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUE, 1977 ACCIDENTS PY - 1978/08/09 SP - 118 p. AB - The publication contains reports of aircraft accidents and incidents that occurred in 1977 and have not been included in a prior issue of briefs. Included are one U.S. air carrier accident, 26 U.S. air carrier incidents, 44 general aviation accidents occurring on U.S. soil, 27 general aviation accidents occurring on foreign soil and 24 general aviation incidents. Four foreign air carrier accidents, two foreign air carrier incidents and 17 foreign general aviation accidents that were investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board are also included. This publication is the final issue of Briefs of Accidents that occured in calendar year 1977. (Portions of this document are not fully legible) KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - General aviation KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77967 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649522 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: LIBERIAN TANKSHIP SS SANSINENA EXPLOSION AND FIRE, UNION OIL TERMINAL, BERTH 46, LOS ANGELES HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, DECEMBER 17, 1976 PY - 1978/07/27 SP - 34 p. AB - About 1938 P.S.T., on December 17, 1976, the tankship SS SANSINENA, while pumping seawater ballast into its cargo tanks at the Union Oil Terminal, berth 46, Los Angeles Harbor, California, exploded, burned and sank. The SANSINENA was destroyed. Eight crew members were killed; a security guard was listed as missing and presumed dead. The total losses included damage to about 260 other vessels, mostly pleasure craft, and damage to residences and commercial structures ashore, some of which were more than 3 miles from berth 46. Berth 46 could not be used for more than 16 months. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion aboard the SS SANSIINENA was the ignition by an undetermined source of flammable gases which accumulated above the cargo tanks, and the propagation of the resulting fire into a cargo tank through either an opening in the cargo tank's vent pipe system or its uncovered ullage opening. Most of the petroleum vapor- concentrated gases, which were being displaced by pumping seawater ballast into cargo tanks, were being vented through the ullage openings too near the main deck, and at venting velocities too low to prevent flammable gases from accumulating near the deck, and at a time when the wind speed was too low to disperse the cargo tank gases adequately. The location of the midship house above the cargo tanks further obstructed the dispersion of cargo tank vent gases, increased the potential of an ignition source within the region of flammable gases, and increased the loss of life. KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Los Angeles (California) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Sansinena (Vessel) KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388081 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185951 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT--LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT AND PUNCTURE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TANK CARS AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 9, 1977 PY - 1978/07/20 SP - 47 p. AB - About 6:06 p.m., on November 9, 1977, 2 SD-45 locomotive units and 35 cars of Louisville & Nashville freight train No. 407 derailed when entering 6 deg 04 min curve at Pensacola, Florida. The adjacent tank heads of the 18th and 19th cars were punctured during the derailment by a loose wheel and axle assembly; this released anhydrous ammonia into the atmosphere. Two persons died and 46 were injured as a result of the derailment, release of anhydrous ammonia, and evacuation of about 1,000 persons. Property damage was estimated to be $724,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the overturning of the high rail in the 6 deg 04 min curve which caused track gage to widen. The high rail tipped because it was not able to withstand the lateral forces generated by the 6-axle locomotive units because of the tight gage of the track, and the forces generated because of the placement of a lightly loaded long car and an empty short car directly behind the locomotive with large trailing tonnage. The cause of the fatalities and injuries was the release of anhydrous ammonia through punctures in the tank cars; head shields would have prevented such punctures. KW - Ammonia KW - Anhydrous ammonia KW - Cargo transportation KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Failure KW - Florida KW - Freight cars KW - Freight transportation KW - Gage (Rails) KW - Hazardous materials KW - Injuries KW - L/V ratio KW - Lateral loads KW - Locomotives KW - Louisville & Nashville Railroad KW - Overturning KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Six axle locomotives KW - Steering KW - Tank car heads KW - Tank cars KW - Track gauge KW - Train makeup KW - Train track dynamics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77712 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00182821 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS-R-78-42 PY - 1978/07/10 SP - 9 p. AB - In a study of data from 269 accident investigations involving 280 fatalities over a 20-month period, NTSB has developed a profile of the average pedestrian killed by a train. Characteristics of the accident site, time of day and day of week, and of the victims, including use of alcohol, were determined. The recommendation to Federal Railroad Administration was for development of criteria for railroad fencing in built-up areas. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fences KW - Fencing KW - Human factors KW - Pedestrians KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Safety KW - Statistics KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/76028 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649271 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: GROUNDING OF M/V DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ON JULY 22, 1977 PY - 1978/07/06 SP - 24 p. AB - About 0500 C.D.T., on July 22, 1977, the Greek tankship MV DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS, carrying 48,741 long tons of crude oil, was upbound in the Mississippi River about 4 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana, when it struck a sunken barge. The bottom plating of the COLOCOTRONIS was fractured, permitting cargo oil from the tanker's No.5 center tank to enter its pumproom. Within minutes, cargo oil penetrated into the tanker's engineroom and ignited. The fire spread from the engineroom to the accommodation spaces through a door which had been tied open. All 35 persons onboard escaped from the vessel; 2 persons were slightly injured. Fire damage in the accommodation spaces, water damage in the engineroom, and bottom structural damage was estimated to be $6 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the fracturing of the bottom plating of the MV DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS as it dragged over a sunken barge, which had been declared a hazard to navigation but which had not been marked by the barge owner or the U.S. Coast Guard, and had not been removed by the barge owner or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the failure of the crew to isolate the fire and their ineffective efforts to extinguish the fire initially in the engineroom. Contributing to the intensity of the fire was the flow of oil through an improperly installed shaft through a watertight bulkhead. KW - Crash investigation KW - Dauntless colocotronis (Vessel) KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi River KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/387953 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185950 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - GROUNDING OF M/V DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA ON JULY 22, 1977--MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978/07/06 SP - 25 p. AB - About 0500 c.d.t. on July 22, 1977, the Greek tankship M/V DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS, carrying 48,741 long tons of crude oil, was upbound in the Mississippi River about 4 miles below New Orleans, Louisiana, when it struck a sunken barge. The bottom plating of the COLOCOTRONIS was fractured, permitting cargo oil from the tanker's No. 5 center tank to enter its pumproom. Within minutes, cargo oil penetrated into the tanker's engineroom and ignited. The fire spread from the engineroom to the accommodation spaces through a door which had been tied open. All 35 persons on board escaped from the vessel; 2 persons were slightly injured. Fire damage in the accommodation spaces, water damage in the engineroom, and bottom structural damage was estimated to be $6 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the fracturing of the bottom plating of the M/V DAUNTLESS COLOCOTRONIS as it dragged over a sunken barge, which had been declared a hazard to navigation but which had not been marked by the barge owner or the U.S. Coast Guard and had not been removed by the barge owner or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. KW - Collision statistics KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crude oil KW - Engines KW - Fires KW - Harbors KW - Hulls KW - Louisiana KW - Maintenance KW - Marine diesel engines KW - Mississippi River KW - Rivers KW - Shiphulls KW - Ships KW - Ss dauntless colocotronis KW - Statistics KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tanker ships KW - Tankers KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Water transportation KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Waterway transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77711 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185999 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - USHER TRANSPORT, INC., TRACTOR-CARGO-TANK-SEMITRAILER OVERTURN AND FIRE, STATE ROUTE 11, BEATTYVILLE, KENTUCKY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1977 PY - 1978/07/06 SP - 29 p. AB - About 9:35 a.m., e.s.t., on September 24, 1977, an Usher Transport, Inc., tractor-cargo-tank semitrailer was descending a 12.6-percent, 720-foot-long grade approaching a left curve and a railroad/highway grade crossing on Kentucky State Route 11 in Beattyville, Kentucky. The truck, which was hauling 8,255 gallons of gasoline, crossed the tracks against the flashing red lights and in front of an approaching train, and struck buildings adjacent to the edge of the road. It then overturned on top of a parked car. Escaping gasoline ignited and the fire destroyed 6 buildings and 16 parked vehicles. Seven persons died in the fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of vehicle control because of speed excessive for highway geometry. Contributing to the accident was the truckdriver's lack of judgment when he failed to respond to the warnings and obey the rules of the road. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Gasoline KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway safety KW - Human factors engineering KW - Judgment (Human characteristics) KW - Kentucky KW - Loss and damage KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Petroleum industry KW - Petroleum trade KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad tracks KW - Tank cars KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Traffic crashes KW - Truck drivers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77731 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185990 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANALYSIS OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INTO DERAILMENTS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, APRIL 4-6, 1978. RAILROAD PUBLIC HEARING REPORT PY - 1978/06/23 SP - 55 p. AB - The public hearing held April 4-6, 1978 focused on derailments and the carriage of hazardous materials. Forty-nine witnesses testified during the hearing and provided expert testimony on derailments and the carriage of hazardous materials. The Safety Board examined safeguard installations for DOT 112A and 114A tank cars, emergency notification and response procedures, the derailment problem, hazardous materials track routing, track standards, the Federal/State Participation Program, and other areas of Safety Board concern. Immediate urgent recommendations were issued by the Safety Board to the Department of Transportation for acceleration of installation of shelf couplers and head shields for all DOT 112A and 114A tank cars. The Safety Board further determined that the severity of derailments with subsequent release of hazardous materials and assessing the threats to public safety, the lack of accelerated action and leadership by Federal regulatory agencies in reversing derailment trends and minimizing the risk to the public of hazardous materials releases, the lack of timely notification of accidents, and the need to research and review current Federal regulations for improvement and application. KW - Chemical compounds KW - Couplers KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fire fighting KW - Hazardous materials KW - Head KW - Head shields KW - Problem solving KW - Protection KW - Protectors KW - Public health KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Recommendations KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Safety hats KW - Shelf couplers KW - Standards KW - Tank cars KW - Track standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77727 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185875 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF A LOUISIANA AND ARKANSAS RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAIN AND A L.V. RHYMES TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER AT GOLDONNA, LOUISIANA, DECEMBER 28, 1977 PY - 1978/06/08 SP - 29 p. AB - About 2:15 p.m. c.s.t., on December 28, 1977, Louisiana & Arkansas Railway freight train Extra 4102 North collided with a log-laden tractor-semitrailer on the Vine Street crossing in Goldonna, Louisiana. The 2 diesel locomotive units and 22 cars of the train were derailed. A jumbo tank car loaded with about 31,000 gallons of liquefied petroleum gas was ruptured and the cargo ignited. The resultant fireball enveloped an area 1,200 feet wide including parts of Goldonna's business and residential districts. Two train crewmembers were killed; the truckdriver, a train crewmember, and eight bystanders were injured. Total damage was estimated to be $1,256,000. About 900 persons were evacuated from the Goldonna area. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the excessive speed of the train, the failure of the truckdriver to approach the railroad at a speed which would allow him to stop short of the approaching train, and the obstructions which reduced the truckdriver's field of vision. KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway transportation KW - Kansas City Southern Railway KW - Liquefied natural gas KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Loss and damage KW - Louisiana KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Speeding KW - Tank cars KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77683 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00180372 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS-BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 3--1976 PY - 1978/06/08 SP - 72 p. AB - This publication contains briefs of 63 selected railroad accidents, occurring in U.S. railroad operations during calendar year 1976. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accident, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. Numbers: R-76-168 through R-76-171; R-76-173 through R-76-190; R-76-193 through R-76-194; R-76-196 though R-76-221; R-76-223; R-76-225 through R-76-231; R-76-233 through R-76-237. KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Human factors KW - Statistics KW - Trespassers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/75079 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00198504 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - LAS VEGAS AIRLINES, PIPER PA-31-350, N44LV, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, AUGUST 30, 1978 PY - 1978/06/07 SP - 37 p. AB - About 0747 P.d.t., August 30, 1978, Las Vegas Airlines Flight 44, a Piper PA-31-350 (N44LV), crashed in VFR conditions shortly after takeoff from runway 25 at the North Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada. Flight 44 was a charter flight from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Santa Ana, California, with nine passengers and a pilot on board. After liftoff following a longer-than-normal ground roll, the aircraft pitched nose up, climbed steeply to about 400 ft above the ground, stalled, reversed course, and crashed 1,150 ft beyond and 650 ft to the right of the runway. There was no fire. All persons on board the aircraft were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the backed out elevator down-stop bolt that limited down elevator travel and made it impossible for the pilot to prevent a pitchup and stall after takeoff. The Board was not able to determine conclusively how the down-stop bolt jam nut locking device came loose and allowed the stop bolt to back out. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Bolts KW - Climbing KW - Control devices KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Flight control systems KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Roll KW - Rolling KW - Stall KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/89174 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649528 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: M/T ELIAS EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT THE ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY, FORT MIFFLIN TERMINAL, DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 9, 1974 PY - 1978/05/17 SP - 27 p. AB - On April 9, 1974, the tanker MT ELIAS (Greek), while discharging crude oil, exploded, burned, and sank at the Atlantic Richfield Company Fort Mifflin Terminal on the Delaware River at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ELIAS was destroyed; five crew members and three visitors were killed; four crew members and one visitor are missing and presumed dead. The tanker SS STEINIGER (Liberian) at the next berth was slightly damaged, and surrounding waters were polluted with oil. Damage to the ARCO terminal was estimated to be $2 million. The sunken hulk of the ELIAS obstructed use of the berth for 19 months. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the inadequate maintenance of cargo tanks and the sanitary system, which allowed volatile cargo vapors to enter compartments containing ignition sources. The location of accommodations over cargo tanks contributed to the loss of life. KW - Crash investigation KW - Delaware River KW - Elias (Vessel) KW - Explosions KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Shipwrecks KW - Steiniger KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388087 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00181809 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT, SIDE COLLISION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY TRAINS NOS. 1 AND 152, SPENCER, NORTH CAROLINA, OCTOBER 8, 1977 PY - 1978/05/11 SP - 24 p. AB - About 2:53 a.m. on October 8, 1977, Southern Railway Company train No. 1, The Crescent, entered a crossover from the main track into the Spencer Yard at Spencer, North Carolina, and sideswiped freight cars which were being assembled as train No. 152 on an adjacent yard track. Four locomotive units and five cars of The Crescent and seven cars of train No. 152 were derailed. Twenty-six persons received minor injuries, and damage was estimated to be $250,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the switch circuit controller to cause a red aspect to be displayed at the entrance to the signal block. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crossovers KW - Derailments KW - Electric circuits KW - Fail safe systems KW - Freight cars KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - North Carolina KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad terminals KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Signal circuits KW - Signal devices KW - Signal rules KW - Signal systems KW - Southern Railway KW - Supervision KW - Switches (Railroads) KW - Track circuits KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Traffic signals KW - Yard operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/75592 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649532 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SS EDMUND FITZGERALD SINKING IN LAKE SUPERIOR ON NOVEMBER 10, 1975 PY - 1978/05/04 SP - 51 p. AB - About 1915 E.S.T., on November 10, 1975, the Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel SS EDMUND FITZGERALD, fully loaded with a cargo of taconite pellets, sank in eastern Lake Superior in position 46 deg 59.9 min N, 85 deg 06.6 min W, approximately 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay, Michigan. The ship was en route from Superior, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, and had been proceeding at a reduced speed in a severe storm. All the vessel's 29 officers and crew members are missing and presumed dead. No distress call was heard by vessels or shore stations. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the sudden massive flooding of the cargo hold due to the collapse of one or more hatch covers. Before the hatch covers collapsed, flooding into the ballast tanks and tunnel through topside damage and flooding into the cargo hold through nonweathertight hatch covers caused a reduction of freeboard and a list. The hydrostatic and hydrodynamic forces imposed on the hatch covers by heavy boarding seas at this reduced freeboard and with the list, caused the hatch covers to collapse. Contributing to the accident were the lack of transverse weathertight bulkheads in the cargo hold and the reduction of freeboard authorized by the 1969, 1971, and 1973 amendments to the Great Lakes. KW - Bulk carriers KW - Crash investigation KW - Edmund fitzgerald (Vessel) KW - Floods KW - Lake Superior KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388091 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185832 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MISSING AND MISSING LATER RECOVERED AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 94 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation missing and missing later recovered accidents occurring in 1976. Included are 87 accident Briefs, 11 of which cover missing aircraft not recovered and 76 missing later recovered. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Losses KW - Missing aircraft KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77664 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185836 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING COMMUTER AIR CARRIERS AND ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI OPERATIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 152 p. AB - The publication contains reports of commuter air carrier and on-demand air taxi accidents that occurred in 1976. Included are 33 commuter air carrier and 155 on-demand air taxi accident Briefs. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of operation, injuries, aircraft weight, cause(s) and related factor(s) and accident rates by the state of occurrence. (Portions of this document are not fully legible) KW - Air pilots KW - Air taxi service KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Commuter airlines KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77668 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185827 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MIDAIR COLLISIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 59 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving midair collisions that occurred in 1976. Included are 31 accident files, 24 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by kind of flying, phase of operation, injury index, altitude of occurrence, airport proximity, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Licenses KW - Midair crashes KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77659 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185829 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ROTORCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 101 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation rotorcraft accidents occurring in 1976. Included are 275 accident Briefs, 33 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, kind of flying, pilot certificates, injuries, and causes and related factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Helicopters KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Rotary wing aircraft KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77661 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185831 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ALCOHOL AS A CAUSE/FACTOR, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 46 p. AB - The publication contains reports on all U.S. general aviation accidents, occurring in 1976, involving alcohol impairment as a cause/factor. Included are 53 accident Briefs, 44 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Alcohol effects KW - Alcohol intoxication KW - Alcohol use KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Aviation safety KW - Blood alcohol levels KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Licenses KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77663 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185833 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 58 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation corporate/executive aircraft accidents occurring in 1976. Included are 57 accident Briefs, 14 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injuries and causal/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Business aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77665 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185835 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 325 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation aerial application accidents occurring in 1976. Included are 433 accident Briefs, 39 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries, kind of operation, aircraft accident rates, and causes/factors. (Portions of this document are not fully legible) KW - Aerial surveying KW - Aerial surveys KW - Agricultural aircraft KW - Agricultural aviation KW - Agriculture KW - Air drop KW - Air drop operations KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fertilization (Horticulture) KW - Fertilizing KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Pest control KW - Pesticides KW - Sprayers KW - Spraying KW - Statistics KW - Utility aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77667 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185834 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AMATEUR/HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 86 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving amateur/home built aircraft occurring in 1976. Included are 135 accident Briefs, 39 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Experimental aircraft KW - Experimental vehicles KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77666 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185826 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LISTING OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 197 p. AB - The publication contains a listing of all U.S. civil aviation accidents/incidents occurring in calendar year 1976, sorted by aircraft make and model. Included are the file number, aircraft registration number, date and location of the accident, aircraft make and model and injury index for all 4,331 accidents/incidents occurring in this period. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - General aviation KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77658 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185828 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURBINE POWERED AIRCRAFT, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 91 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation turbine powered aircraft accidents occurring in 1976. Included are 109 accident Briefs, 30 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Statistics KW - Transport aircraft KW - Turbojet engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77660 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185830 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING WEATHER AS A CAUSE/FACTOR, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1976 PY - 1978/04/13 SP - 281 p. AB - The publication contains reports of all fatal U.S. general aviation accidents involving weather as a cause/factor for the year 1976. Included are 262 fatal accidents in the brief format. This format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated on all accidents involving weather as a cause/factor by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilots certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77662 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00185991 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL ACCIDENT SAMPLING SYSTEM. REPORT TO CONGRESS PY - 1978/03/02 SP - 39 p. AB - The report includes an evaluation of the National Accident Sampling System (NASS) being administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NASS, as proposed, is a nationwide system of investigative teams whose goal is to collect nationally representative highway accident data. The major findings of the evaluation are: (1) Nationally representative highway accident data are needed. (2) If attained, NASS' publicly stated objectives will provide valuable information to the nation's highway safety program. (3) The NASS' plan for the near future emphasizes motor vehicle crashworthiness and primarily supports NHTSA's mission. (4) The NASS program alone will provide limited capability for evaluating many countermeasures. (5) The implementation of NASS has proceeded beyond the level of planning. (6) Through improved planning and broader perspective NASS could become an important part of the national highway safety program. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashworthiness KW - Data collection KW - Data sampling KW - Highway safety KW - Highway transportation KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Prevention KW - Programming (Planning) KW - Project management KW - Safety KW - Sampling KW - Standards KW - Statistical sampling KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/77728 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00179726 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF THE NATIONAL ACCIDENT SAMPLING SYSTEM PY - 1978/03/02 SP - 38 p. AB - The report includes an evaluation of the National Accident Sampling System (NASS) being administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NASS, as proposed, is a nationwide system of investigative teams whose goal is to collect nationally representative highway accident data. The major findings of the evaluation are: nationally representative highway accident data are needed; if attained, NASS' publicly stated objectives will provide valuable information to the nation's highway safety program; the NASS' plan for the near future emphasizes motor vehicle crashworthiness and primarilly supports NHTSA's mission; the NASS program alone with provide limited capability for evaluating many countermeasures; the implementation of NASS has proceeded beyond the level of planning; and through improved planning and broader perspective NASS could become an important part of the national highway safety program. /Author/ KW - Crash reports KW - Crashworthiness KW - Highway safety KW - Motor vehicles KW - Sampling UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/71509 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321197 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION PY - 1978/03 AB - Annual report on general aviation accidents. Covers large and small fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, and gliders engaged in instructional, noncommerical, and commercial flying. Includes detailed data on causes, related factors, and conditions of accidents. Covers: type of accident & phase of operation, cause of accident, kind of flying, type of aircraft, types of collisions, yearly accident record for 10 years, & other selected accident information. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158883 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175793 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TWO GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRAINS, CLEVELAND, OHIO, JULY 8, 1977 PY - 1978/02/09 SP - 23 p. AB - About 10:05 a.m., E.D.T., on July 8, 1977, two trains of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority collided head-on on the eastbound track of the Shaker Heights Line, near 92nd and Holton Streets in Cleveland, Ohio. Sixty persons were injured and property damage was estimated to be $100,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to have established rules and procedures, and special instructions to assure safe train operations. Contributing to this accident were the failure of both supervisors to establish and coordinate adequate local procedures for operating trains in both directions on a single track, and, further, the vegetation along the curve which was allowed to grow to the extent that the view was blocked. KW - Block signal systems KW - Block systems KW - Casualties KW - Cleveland Transit System KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Dispatching KW - Light rail vehicles KW - Maintenance of way KW - Management KW - Ohio KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger transportation KW - PCC Car (Streetcar) KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit railways KW - Regulations KW - Signal systems KW - Single track KW - Supervision KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Train radio KW - Urban transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69854 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649419 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: TANK BARGE B-924 FIRE AND EXPLOSION WITH LOSS OF LIFE, GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, NOVEMBER 13, 1975 PY - 1978/02/02 SP - 17 p. AB - About 1245, on November 13, 1975, the tank barge B-924 caught fire in one of its cargo tanks and exploded while being repaired at the Brent Towing Company's repair facility in Greenville, Mississippi. The explosion blew the bow rake away from the vessel with such force that large sections of debris were deposited up to 500 yards away, and internal bulkheads, shell plating, and strength members in proximity were severly distorted. A secondary fire engulfed the forward portion of the B-924. The fire, fueled by cargo residues in the B-924, required over 1-1/2 hours of intensive firefighting to extinguish. The fire and explosion killed four persons and injured two others. The adjacent barge B-428 was damaged slightly. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this casualty was the failure of a National Fire Protection Association certified marine chemist to insure that the tank barge B-924 was safe for electric arc welding repairs. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate method currently used for certifying and regulating marine chemists, and the absence of adequate mandatory standards or regulations to insure a safe working environment in vessels being repaired. KW - Barges KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Marine safety KW - Mississippi KW - Reports KW - Ship fires KW - Tank barge b-924 (Vessel) KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388019 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649515 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: U.S. TANKSHIP SS MARINE FLORIDIAN COLLISION WITH BENJAMIN HARRISON MEMORIAL BRIDGE, HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 24, 1977 PY - 1978/01/26 SP - 46 p. AB - On February 24, 1977, the SS MARINE FLORIDIAN was downbound on the James River about 2 miles below Hopewell, Virginia. About 500 yards from the Benjamin Harrison highway bridge, the vessel's steering system malfunctioned and the vessel veered to the left (north) of the channel and the raised center span of the bridge. The vessel collided with the support pier between the bridge's northern approach causeway and its northern tower span and continued under the span until the vessel's starboard bridge wing struck the span. The northern end of the span then dropped across the main deck just forward of the aft-located deckhouse. The MARINE FLORIDIAN was maintained in that position until March 6, 1977, when the span, including the northern main tower of the bridge, collapsed onto the vessel and into the river. Total damage to the bridge and the vessel was estimated to be $8,500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was inadequate maintenance and inspection of a manual transfer switch in the electrical circuit that opened by the force of gravity and thus interrupted electric power to the steering motor when the vessel was in a position from which it could not be stopped or steering gear power restored before it collided with the bridge. Contributing to the collision were the operation of the vessel at a speed higher than necessary for a safe passage through the bridge opening, failure of the steering alarm to function, and the absence of a person on watch in the steering engine room, which contributed to the delay in activating the alternate steering engine. KW - Bridge rammings KW - Crash investigation KW - James River (Virginia) KW - Marine floridian (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388078 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175808 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - REAR END COLLISION OF TWO CONRAIL FREIGHT TRAINS, STEMMERS RUN, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, JUNE 12, 1977 PY - 1978/01/26 SP - 24 p. AB - About 11:03 p.m., on June 12, 1977, ConRail freight train WA-4 collided with the rear of ConRail freight train WA-6. A fire began in the lead locomotive unit of train WA-4 and in the caboose of train WA-6. Damage was about $300.000. Two crewmembers on each train were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer of train WA-4 to fulfill his responsibility to properly control the speed of the train, as required by the signal indications, to insure that it could be stopped before passing signal 880. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the manner in which the engineer of train WA-4 applied and released the brakes approaching the accident point and the failure of the engineer of train WA-6 to communicate with the tower and train WA-4 when train WA-6 stopped. KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Braking KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Cargo transportation KW - Communication systems KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Design KW - Fires KW - Freight cars KW - Freight transportation KW - Human factors KW - Human factors engineering KW - Locomotive cab design KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotives KW - Maryland KW - Operating rules KW - Positive train control KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Signal systems KW - Speed control KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Train operations KW - Train radio KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69861 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00173643 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - U.S. TANKSHIP SS MARINE FLORIDIAN COLLISION WITH BENJAMIN HARRISON MEMORIAL BRIDGE, HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA, FEBRUARY 24, 1977. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978/01/26 SP - 45 p. AB - On February 24, 1977, the SS MARINE FLORIDIAN was downbound on the James River about 2 miles below Hopewell, Virginia. About 500 yards from the Benjamin Harrison Highway Bridge, the vessel's steering system malfunctioned and the vessel veered to the left of the channel and the raised center span on the bridge, and collided with the northern tower span. The northern end of the span dropped across the main deck just forward of the aft-located deckhouse. On March 6, 1977, the span, including the northern main tower of the bridge collpased onto the vessel and into the river. Total damage to the bridge and the vessel was estimated to be $8,500,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was inadequate maintenance and inspection of a manual transfer switch in the electrical circuit which opened by the force of gravity and thus interrupted electric power to the steering motor when the vessel was in a position from which it could not be stopped or steering gear power restored before it collided with the bridge. Contributing to the cause of the collision was the operation of the vessel at a speed higher than necessary for a safe passage through the bridge opening, failure of the steering alarm to function, and the absence of a person on watch in the steering engineroom which contributed to the delay in activating the alternate steering engine. KW - Alarm systems KW - Bridge collisions KW - Bridges KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Electric switches KW - Fatalities KW - Mechanical failure KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss marine floridian KW - Steering failure KW - Switches (Electricity) KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/68909 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00874156 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: SS EDMUND FITZGERALD SINKING IN LAKE SUPERIOR, NOVEMBER 10, 1975. PY - 1978 AB - No abstract provided. KW - Great Lakes KW - Marine safety KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/562040 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00173356 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TANK BARGE B-924 FIRE AND EXPLOSION WITH LOSS OF LIFE, GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, NOVEMBER 13, 1975. MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1978 SP - 14 p. AB - About 1245 on November 13, 1975, the tank barge B-924 caught fire in one of its cargo tanks and exploded while being repaired at the Brent Towing Company's repair facility in Greenville, Mississippi. The explosion blew the bow rake away from the vessel with such force that large sections of debris were deposited up to 500 yards away, and internal bulkheads, shell plating, and strength members in promixity were severely distorted. A secondary fire engulfed the forward portion of the B-924. The fire, fueled by cargo residues in the B-924, required over 1 1/2 hours of intensive firefighting to extinguish. The fire and explosion killed four persons and injured two others. The adjacent barge B-428 was damaged slightly. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this casualty was the failure of a National Fire Protection Association certified marine chemist to insure that the tank barge B-924 was safe for electric arc welding repairs. Contributing to the accident were the inadequate method currently used for certifying and regulating marine chemists and the absence of adequate mandatory standards or regulations to insure a safe working environment in vessels being repaired. KW - Atmosphere KW - Cleaning KW - Explosive vapor ignition KW - Fatalities KW - Fire fighting KW - Gas freeing KW - Hazardous atmospheres KW - Hazards KW - Human error KW - Safety KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss b-924 KW - Storage tanks KW - Tank barges KW - Tank cleaning KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Welding KW - Welding safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/68765 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175809 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. LONG TRANSPORTATION COMPANY TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COLLISION WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES, VALLEY VIEW, OHIO, AUGUST 20, 1976 PY - 1977/12/22 SP - 31 p. AB - About 7:04 p.m., on August 20, 1976, a tractor-semitrailer descending a steep grade in Valley View, Ohio, collided with 10 automobiles that were stopped at a signalized intersection near the bottom of the grade. Fire ensued. Eight of the 27 automobile occupants died and 15 were injured; the truckdriver sustained minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the inability of the improperly adjusted and partially inoperative service brake system on the tractor-semitrailer to adequately slow the vehicle as it descended the grade. Inadequate pretrip inspections by the driver and the lack of required maintenance and inspection by the carrier failed to identify and to correct the unsafe condition of the brake systems. The failure of the road signs to provide advance warning information concerning the length and steepness of the grade and the presence of the signalized intersection, prevented the driver from taking early evasive action. KW - Automobiles KW - Brakes KW - Braking KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Human factors engineering KW - Inspection KW - Intersections KW - Maintenance KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Ohio KW - Safety KW - Signalized intersections KW - Slopes KW - Speed control KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic signs KW - Trailers KW - Truck tractors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69862 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175810 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. REAR END COLLISION OF TWO CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRAINS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 4, 1977 PY - 1977/11/29 SP - 38 p. AB - About 5:27 p.m., C.S.T., on February 4, 1977, Chicago Transit Authority Lake-Dan Ryan train No. 930 struck the rear of Ravenswood train No. 415, which was standing on the elevated rail structure at the intersection of Wabash Avenue and Lake Street. The four lead cars of the eight-car Lake-Dan Ryan train overturned and fell from the elevated structure to the street. One end of each of the two rear cars of the Ravenswood train derailed. Eleven persons were killed and 266 persons were injured. Property damage was estimated to be $1.2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the motorman to exercise due care in meeting his responsibilities and the unauthorized operation of the Lake-Dan Ryan train into a signal block occupied by the standing Ravenswood train, at a speed that was too fast to stop after the operator sighted the standing train. KW - Automatic control KW - Automatic train control KW - Brakes KW - Cab signals KW - Casualties KW - Chicago Transit Authority KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human factors KW - Illinois KW - Magnetic brakes KW - Magnetic track brakes KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Railroad bridges KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit railways KW - Speed limits KW - Speeding KW - Supervision KW - Training KW - Urban areas KW - Urban transportation KW - Vehicle design KW - Windows UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69863 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175673 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION OF A CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN WITH AN AUTOMOBILE, DES MOINES, IOWA, JULY 1, 1976 PY - 1977/11/03 SP - 22 p. AB - On July 1, 1976, near Des Moines, Iowa, a westbound Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company freight train struck an automobile that had slowed but did not stop for the flashing signal lights at a grade crossing. All five persons in the automobile were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the automobile driver to stop short of the railroad track in response to the flashing signal lights and her failure to determine if it was safe to cross the track. KW - Automobiles KW - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Highways KW - Human factors KW - Intersections KW - Iowa KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Signal lights KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic engineering KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69816 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00170077 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN ON LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD, NEW CASTLE, ALABAMA, JANUARY 16, 1977 PY - 1977/10/20 SP - 17 p. AB - About 4:15 a.m., on January 16, 1977, 1 locomotive unit and 12 cars of Amtrak train No. 315 derailed on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company's track near New Castle, Alabama. Seventy-six of the 129 persons on board the train were injured. Property and equipment damage was estimated to be $578.000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the tipping of the east rail which caused the track gage to widen. The gage widened because the track structure was not able to withstand the lateral forces generated by oscillations of the locomotive trucks as the train moved around a 5 degrees curve. The oscillations were generated by variations in track alignment and superelevation that complied with Federal Track Safety Standards for Class 3 track and by the ineffectiveness of a vertical snubbing device on the second locomotive unit. As a result of the investigation of the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board submitted two recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration regarding operation of SDP-40-F locomotives, and one recommendation to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. KW - Alignment KW - Amtrak KW - Crash investigation KW - Curved track KW - Derailments KW - Equilibrium speed KW - Lateral stability KW - Louisville & Nashville Railroad KW - Overturning KW - Passenger trains KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad tracks KW - Speed limits KW - Standards KW - Superelevation KW - Track alignment KW - Track standards KW - Traffic equilibrium UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/58079 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 01077007 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - Aircraft Accident Report - New York Airways, Inc., Sikorsky S-61L, N619PA Pan Am Building Heliport, New York, New York, May 16, 1977 PY - 1977/10/13/Aircraft Accident Report SP - 33p AB - About 1735 e.d.t., on May 16, 1977, the right landing gear of a New York Airways, Inc., Sikorsky S-61L; N619PA, failed while the aircraft was parked, with rotors turning, on the rooftop heliport of the Pan Am Building in New York, New York. The aircraft rolled over on its right side and was substantially damaged. At the time of the accident four passengers had boarded the aircraft and other passengers were in the process of boarding. The passengers and the three crewmembers onboard received either minor or no injuries; however, four passengers who were still outside the aircraft and were waiting to board were killed and one was seriously injured. One pedestrian on the corner of Madison Avenue and 43rd Street was killed and another was seriously injured when they were struck by a separated portion of one of the main rotor blades of the aircraft. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the fatigue failure of the upper right forward fitting of the right main landing gear tube assembly. Fatigue originated from a small surface pit of undetermined source. All fatalities were caused by the operating rotor blades as a result of the collapse of the landing gear. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Helicopters KW - Heliports KW - Injuries KW - Landing gear KW - New York (New York) KW - Pan Am Building KW - Rotor blades UR - http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR77-09.pdf UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/836069 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649428 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE ACCIDENT REPORT: CHARTER FISHING BOAT PEARL-C SINKING ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR, NEAR ASTORIA, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 PY - 1977/10/06 SP - 46 p. AB - About 2051 P.D.T., on September 13, 1976, the PEARL-C, a charter fishing boat, turned over on its port side, flooded, and sank while being towed across the Columbia River Bar near Astoria, Oregon by a U.S. Coast Guard 44-foot motor lifeboat. No one aboard the PEARL-C was wearing personal flotation devices. Of the 10 persons aboard the PEARL-C, 2 persons were rescued, 1 person drowned, and 7 persons, including the vessel operator, are missing. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the Coast Guard to conduct an effective and expeditious search, which resulted in the PEARL-C being towed over the Columbia River Bar in adverse conditions, where it capsized and sank due to a reduction in stability caused by boarding seas. Contributing factors were the effects of wind, towline angle, fuel shift, and an inadequate closure to the engine compartment. Contributing to the loss of life was the Coast Guard's failure to order persons aboard the PEARL-C to don personal flotation devices. KW - Columbia River KW - Crash investigation KW - Fishing vessels KW - Floods KW - Marine safety KW - Pearl-c (Vessel) KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388028 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00174566 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - JET AVIA, LTD. LEARJET, LR24B, N12MK, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 6, 1977 PY - 1977/10/06 SP - 35 p. AB - At 1700 P.S.T., on January 6, 1977, a Gates Lear jet LR24B, N12MK, crashed in the mountains about 22 miles northwest of Palm Springs, California, at an elevation of about 9,700 feet m.s.l. The aircraft had departed Palm Springs Municipal Airport about 5 minutes earlier and was en route to Las Vegas, Nevada. The flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions when the accident occurred. The aircraft was on an IFR clearance from Palm Springs, direct to Twenty-nine Palms, and thence via the flight plan route. After takeoff from runway 30 the pilot did not turn toward Twenty-nine Palms as cleared, but maintained runway heading until crashing into the mountainside. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flightcrew's misinterpretation of the instrument flight rules clearance, and subsequent ATC instructions issued by the Palm Springs Departure Control. Contributing to the accident was the controller's failure to detect the aircraft's deviation from the route of flight contained in the ATC clearance and the flightcrew's failure to recognize their proximity to the high terrain. KW - Air pilots KW - Air traffic control KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne navigational aids KW - California KW - Car clearances (Railroads) KW - Casualties KW - Clearance KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Flight crews KW - Flight paths KW - Instrument flying KW - Learjet aircraft KW - Mountains KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69469 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00170076 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN ON BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD NEAR RALSTON, NEBRASKA, DECEMBER 16, 1976 PY - 1977/10/06 SP - 25 p. AB - About 2:45 a.m., on December 16,1976, 1 SDP-40F locomotive unit and 11 cars of Amtrak train No. 6 derailed when leaving a 2 degrees 30' curve on the Burlington Northern track near Ralston, Nebraska. Forty-eight of the 178 passengers, and 15 of the 19 crewmembers on the train were injured. Property damage was estimated to be $816,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the lateral movement of the high rail and widening of track gage when the deteriorated crossties were unable to withstand the lateral forces generated by the locomotive while the train was traveling at a speed of 53 mph. Contributing factors were the weakened crosstie spikehole condition and the existing wide gage that conformed to the Federal Track Safety Standards for Class 4 track. As a result of its investigation of the accident the National Transportation Safety Board submitted four recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration concerning its track safety standards. KW - BNSF Railway KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Cross tie deterioration KW - Derailments KW - Deterioration KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Gage (Rails) KW - L/V ratio KW - Locomotives KW - Overturning KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger trains KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad ties KW - Railroad tracks KW - Six axle locomotives KW - Standards KW - Superelevation KW - Track gauge KW - Track standards KW - Vehicle design KW - Wide gauge KW - Wood ties KW - Wooden cross ties UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/58078 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175049 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT -- STUDENT TRANSPORTATION LINES, INC., CHARTER BUS CLIMBING OF BRIDGE RAIL AND OVERTURN NEAR MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA, MAY 21, 1976 PY - 1977/09/29 SP - 40 p. AB - At 10:55 a.m. on May 21, 1976, a charter bus, carrying 52 persons struck and mounted a section of the bridge rail system on the Marina Vista offramp of I-680 near Martinez, California. The bus rolled off the top of the curved bridge rail and landed on its roof. Twenty-nine of the occupants died and the rest sustained injuries ranging from minor to serious. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver, who was unfamiliar with the bus, to correctly monitor the service brake air pressure gauge, recognize the loss of air, and take appropriate action including application of the emergency airbrake. Contributing to the accident were: (1) the failure of the air compressor drivebelt, (2) the failure of the maintenance program and pretrip inspection to detect and replace the deteriorated air compressor drivebelt, (3) the failure of the signing system to adequately alert the driver to the critical geometrics of the ramp, (4) the severe radius of the curvature of the ramp, (5) the design of the curb as part of the ramp railing, and (6) a bridge rail system that did not redirect the bus. KW - Air compressors KW - Brakes KW - Braking KW - Bridge design KW - Bridge railings KW - Bridges KW - Bus transportation KW - Buses KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Driver performance KW - Drivers KW - Failure KW - Highway bridges KW - Highway design KW - Highway transportation KW - Injuries KW - Inspection KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Maintenance KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Passenger transportation KW - Personnel performance KW - Pressure gages KW - Ramps KW - Structural design KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vehicle maintenance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69606 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00170075 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF A BURLINGTION NORTHERN FREIGHT TRAIN AT BELT, MONTANA, NOVEMBER 26, 1976. PY - 1977/09/29 SP - 19 p. AB - About 2:55 p.m. on November 26,1976, 24 cars of Burlington Northern freight train Extra 5743 East derailed at Belt, Montana. Twenty-two persons were injured as a result of the accident and two persons are missing. About 200 people were evacuated because of subsequent fires and explosions. Five houses, a Farmers Union Cooperative Facility, and several other buildings were destroyed or damaged. Nineteen motor vehicles were destroyed and Belt Creek was contaminated. Damage was estimated to be $4,540,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of an overloaded rail section which orginated in an undetected transverse fissure. KW - Axle loadings KW - Axle loads KW - BNSF Railway KW - Broken rails KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Defects KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Explosions KW - Failure KW - Fires KW - Freight trains KW - Hazardous materials KW - Inspection KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail failure KW - Railroad tracks KW - Service life KW - Tank cars KW - Track inspection UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/58077 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00167495 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS-FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 2--1976 PY - 1977/09/09 SP - 130 p. AB - This publication contains briefs of 119 selected railroad accidents, occurring in U.S. railroad operations from April through July 1976. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances and probable causes in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Fatalities KW - Freight trains KW - Human factors KW - Passenger trains KW - Pedestrians KW - Performance analysis KW - Statistics KW - Train operation KW - Trespassers KW - Vehicle components KW - Yard operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/56856 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175674 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - COLLISION OF A BURLINGTON NORTHERN FREIGHT TRAIN WITH A BUS, STRATTON, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 8, 1976 PY - 1977/08/11 SP - 15 p. AB - On August 8, 1976, an eastbound Burlington Northern freight train struck a southbound bus at a grade crossing in Stratton, Nebraska. The bus was en route to a local church where the passengers were to attend Sunday school. Of the 17 persons in the bus, 9 were killed and 8 were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the bus driver to perceive the approaching train and to stop his vehicle short of the tracks. Contributing to the accident was the inadequacy of the grade crossing's obsolete wigwag warning signal as a warning device, the visual obstruction of the signal and partial obstruction of the train by parts of the bus, and the inadequacy of the train's horn as a reliable warning system. KW - Audible warnings KW - BNSF Railway KW - Buses KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Freight trains KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Highways KW - Human factors KW - Intersections KW - Nebraska KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic engineering KW - Visibility KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69817 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00170074 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TWO NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS, NEW HAVEN, INDIANA, OCTOBER 19, 1976 PY - 1977/08/05 SP - 19 p. AB - About 9:15 p.m., on October 19, 1976, at New Haven, Indiana, Norfolk & Western Railway Company (N&W) freight train Extra 1376 West collided head-on with N&W yard locomotive unit No. 3363, which was pulling 55 freight cars. One locomotive unit, a caboose, and one car of Extra 1376 West, and the yard locomotive and one car were derailed. The brakeman on the locomotive of Extra 1276 West was killed and four crewmembers were injured. The estimated cost of damages was $168,400. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the crewmembers of Extra 1276 West to couple the airbrake hoses between the fifth and sixth cars from the rear, and to test the brakes as required by N&W rules and the Federal Power Brake Law of 1958. As a result of its investigation, the Safety Board sumitted one recommendation to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. KW - Air brakes KW - Brake applications KW - Brakes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Government regulations KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Norfolk and Western Railway Company KW - Operating rules KW - Power brake law KW - Power brakes KW - Regulations KW - Signal recognition KW - Signaling KW - Tests KW - Training KW - Trainmen UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/58076 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00170073 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION OF TWO GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRAINS, CLEVELAND, OHIO, AUGUST 18, 1976 PY - 1977/08/04 SP - 20 p. AB - About 11:35 a.m., on August 18, 1976, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority train No. 461 struck the rear of train No. 409 which was standing near the East 79th Street Station in Cleveland, Ohio. Twenty persons were injured and property damage was estimated to be $61,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the operator of train No. 461 to comply with the mandatory stop signal indication and to apply the brakes in emergency promptly after the train ahead had been sighted, and operation of the train at an excessive speed. Contributing to the probable cause was the lack of an effective operator training program and the ineffectiveness of the protective devices and procedures to prevent a following train from entering an occupied block. As a result of its investigation of the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board made four recommendations to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority concerning the operation of the system, and one to the Federal Railroad Administration. KW - Automatic train control KW - Automatic train stop system KW - Block signal systems KW - Block systems KW - Cab signals KW - Cleveland Transit System KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Deadman control KW - Locomotive operations KW - Operating rules KW - Rapid transit cars KW - Rear end crashes KW - Safety KW - Signal recognition KW - Signal systems KW - Signaling KW - Speed limits KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Training UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/58075 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00191687 AU - Federal Railroad Administration AU - American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AU - Association of American Railroads AU - Federal Highway Administration AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PROCEEDINGS 1977 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILROAD-HIGHWAY CROSSING SAFETY HELD AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH ON AUGUST 23-25, 1977 PY - 1977/08 SP - 134 p. AB - The objective of the conference was to promote implementation of grade crossing safety improvement projects authorized by Federal, state, and railroad industry programs. The following topics were discussed: Crossing needs--Bi-modal safety and efficiency; Evaluation of current programs (Strengths and weaknesses of the grade crossing safety program, Labor, media and education roles in crossing programs); Highway grade crossing safety programs, establishing new priorities; Administration of grade crossing programs; New directions (Research projects, Role of the railroad signal department, and Crossing warning systems and surfaces and their proper application). KW - At grade intersections KW - Federal government KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Grade crossing safety KW - Highways KW - Justification KW - Labor relations KW - Mass media KW - Meetings KW - Prevention KW - Problem solving KW - Public relations KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Research management KW - Safety KW - Safety education KW - Traffic safety KW - Warning devices KW - Warning systems KW - Workshops UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/82903 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00157701 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF TWO CONSOLIDATED RAILROAD CORPORATION COMMUTER TRAINS, NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT, JULY 13, 1976 PY - 1977/05/19 SP - 23 p. AB - About 6:28 p.m., on July 13, 1976, Conrail commuter train No. 1994 collided with the rear of commuter train No. 1992 which was standing on the main track in New Canaan, Connecticut. The first car of No. 1994 and several cars of No. 1992 derailed. Two passengers were killed and 30 persons were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer of train No. 1994 to perceive the train ahead and to apply the brakes at the earliest possible time. Contributing to the accident was the excessive speed of the train as it passed the controlling signal at Cane and the inadequacy of the signal system to convey to the engineer the situation ahead and to insure compliance with the indications of the signals. During the investigation of this accident, the National Transportation Safety Board issued two recommendations concerning the signal system to the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority concerning the operation of exit doors. A recommendation on eliminating unsafe conditions in the cars' interiors was reiterated and a recommendation to the FRA to promulgate regulations on the operation and construction of commuter cars was issued. KW - Casualties KW - Commuter cars KW - Connecticut KW - Conrail KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Door handles KW - Door operating mechanisms KW - Fatalities KW - Human factors KW - Multiple unit cars KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger car design KW - Passenger cars KW - Passenger safety KW - Passengers KW - Signal recognition KW - Signaling KW - Transportation safety KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/50367 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00166475 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS KEYTRADER AND SS BAUNE (NORWEGIAN) COLLISION IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON 18 JANUARY 1974 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1977/05/12 SP - 59 p. AB - About 1401 c.d.t., on 18 January 1974, the inbound Norwegian bulk carrier SS BAUNE and the outbound U.S. tankship SS KEYTRADER collided in the lower Mississippi River. The bow of the BAUNE penetrated about 20 feet into the two forward cargo tanks on the starboard side of the KEYTRADER. Gasoline spilled from the ruptured cargo tanks onto the main decks of both vessels and onto the surrounding water and ignited; the flames were not extinguished for 53 hours. The collision and fire damaged both vessels extensively, killed 6 persons, and injured 3 others; 10 persons are missing. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this casualty was the failure of the KEYTRADER's pilot to correctly interpret the BAUNE's movements, which led him to make a port turn to position his ship for an improper starboard-to-starboard passing with the BAUNE. Contributing to the accident were the operation of both vessels at speeds that did not allow sufficient time to establish a radar trackline, compounded by the inadequate use of the shipboard radar to evaluate a safe passing maneuver; the failure to establish communications; the inadequacy of sound signals under existing environmental conditions; and the failure of the BAUNE to maintain a lookout. (Author) KW - Acoustic signal processing KW - Acoustic signals KW - Air pilots KW - Cargo ships KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fire fighting KW - Fires KW - Fog KW - Gasoline KW - Hazards KW - Human error KW - Inland waterways KW - Lookouts KW - Loss and damage KW - Mississippi River KW - Navigation radar KW - Radar displays KW - Radar plotting KW - Radio telephone KW - Research KW - Rule of the road KW - Ship casualties KW - Ships KW - Ss baune KW - Ss keytrader KW - Surveillance KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Traffic regulations KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/56542 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00166366 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: TRANSPORT COMPANY OF TEXAS, TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER (TANK) COLLISION WITH BRIDGE COLUMN AND SUDDEN DISPERSAL OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA CARGO, I-610 AT SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY 11, 1976 PY - 1977/04/14 SP - 23 p. AB - About 11:08 a.m., on May 11, 1976, a Transport Company of Texas tractor-semitrailer (tank) transporting 7,509 gallons of anhydrous ammonia struck and then penetrated a bridge rail on a ramp connecting I-610 with the Southwest Freeway (U.S. 59) in Houston, Texas. The tractor and trailer left the ramp, struck a support column of an adjacent overpass, and fell onto the Southwest Freeway, approximately 15 feet below. The anhydrous ammonia was released from the damaged tank semitrailer. Six persons died as a result of the accident, 78 persons were hospitalized, and approximately 100 other persons were treated for injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the excessive speed of the vehicle combined with the lateral surge of liquid in the partially loaded tank truck, which caused it to overturn. The cause of 5 of the 6 fatalities and all of the 178 injuries was the inhalation of anhydrous ammonia. KW - Ammonia KW - Bridge railings KW - Cargo transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Highway bridges KW - Highway safety KW - Injuries KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Motor vehicles KW - Ramps KW - Speed KW - Tank trucks KW - Texas KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic speed KW - Trailers KW - Vapors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/56479 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00157226 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD, GOODMAN, MISSISSIPPI, JUNE 30, 1976 PY - 1977/04/07 SP - 21 p. AB - About 8:17 a.m., on June 30, 1976, 2 locomotive units and 11 cars of Amtrak Train No. 59 derailed on the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company's track near Goodman, Mississippi. Thirty-four of the 145 passengers on the train were injured, 11 crewmembers were injured, 6 trackmen were injured, and 1 trackman was killed. Property damage amounted to about $453,100. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the tipping of the east rail and widening of track gage when the track structure was unable to withstand the lateral forces generated by excessive oscillations of the locomotive trucks due to irregularities in the track alignment and cross level, the wet ballast and subgrade, and the train's excessive speed. The excessive oscillations occurred even though track alignment, track surface, and crosstie spiking complied with the minimum requirements for FRA Class 4 track, indicating that these FRA requirements are inadequate. As a result of its investigation of the accident, the National Transportation Safety Board submitted three recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration concerning its track safety standards. KW - Amtrak KW - Crash investigation KW - Cross tie replacement KW - Defects KW - Derailments KW - Equipment replacement KW - Gage (Rails) KW - Hunting (Dynamics) KW - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad KW - Overturning KW - Passenger trains KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad ties KW - Railroad tracks KW - Speed limits KW - Standards KW - Structural design KW - Three axle trucks KW - Track gauge KW - Track geometry KW - Track irregularities KW - Track standards KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/50005 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00157225 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENTS AND COLLISION, GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS, MAY 16, 1976 PY - 1977/03/31 SP - 24 p. AB - About 4:25 a.m. on May 16, 1976, the locomotive and 27 cars of Chicago and North Western freight train No. 242 derailed as they moved eastward on a 1 deg 54' to 2 deg 15' compound curve just west of Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Another CNW freight train, No. 380, was moving eastward on an adjacent track at the time and struck the derailed cars of No. 242; the locomotive and nine cars of train No. 380 derailed. The tankhead of train No. 380's fifth car was punctured during the derailment by the coupler of an adjacent car; this released anhydrous ammonia into the atmosphere. Fourteen persons were injured as a result of the derailment and release of the ammonia. Damage from the accident was estimated to be $1,914,600. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the overturning of the outside rail of a 1 deg 54' to 2 deg 15' compound curve because the rail was unable to withstand the lateral forces of the locomotive induced by the speed of the train on track which did not comply with Federal Track Safety Standards. KW - Ammonia KW - Anhydrous ammonia KW - Chicago and North Western Transportation Company KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Curved track KW - Derailments KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Freight trains KW - Hazardous materials KW - Overturning KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad tracks KW - Speed limits KW - Standards KW - Structural design KW - Tank car heads KW - Track geometry KW - Track standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/50004 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00156870 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILMENT, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 2, 1976 PY - 1977/03/31 SP - 18 p. AB - About 3:40 p.m., on August 2, 1976, 39 cars of Union Pacific Railroad freight train Extra 2800 East derailed near Hastings, Nebraska. Damage was estimated to be about $1,155,010. No one was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the previously disturbed track structure to withstand the lateral forces generated by the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th cars of the train. The lateral forces resulted from a run-in of disproportionately heavy cars in the rear portion of the train. KW - Air brakes KW - Ballast crib KW - Braking KW - Buckling KW - Crash investigation KW - Lateral loads KW - Maintenance of way KW - Nebraska KW - Railroad tracks KW - Slack action KW - Train makeup KW - Train operations KW - Union Pacific Railroad KW - Welded rail UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/49885 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00159258 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - U.S. AIR CARRIER ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FIRE, 1965 THROUGH 1974 AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE STATISTICS PY - 1977/02/17 SP - 64 p. AB - The study presents the statistical data on U.S. air carrier accidents involving fire from 1965 through 1974. The statistics are compared with data contained in Bureau of Safety Pamphlet (BOSP) 7-6-3, which treats the same subject for the years 1955 through 1964. The study concludes that there have been significant improvements in occupant survivability. While fire still occurs in about 20 percent of the accidents in scheduled passenger operations, the ratio of fatalities from all causes to exposed occupants has declined 65 percent in this study period and the ratio of fatalities from the effects of fire and smoke to exposed occupants has declined 37 percent. The almost exclusive use, in this study period, of turbojet-powered aircraft, their improved reliability, and the use of kerosene-type fuel are factors influencing the statistics. The anticipated upgrading of the Federal Aviation Regulations and the expected effects of the recently implemented requirements of 14 CFR 139 are expected to improve even further occupant survivability of accidents involving fire. KW - Air KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Airlines KW - Aviation fuels KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Flammability KW - Kerosene KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Regulations KW - Reliability KW - Rescue equipment KW - Research KW - Safety and security KW - Smoke KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Survival KW - Transportation safety KW - Turbojet engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/50980 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00166293 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LISTINGS OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, 1975. ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1977/02/11 SP - 198 p. AB - The publication contains a listing of all U.S. civil aviation accidents/incidents occurring in calendar year 1975, sorted by aircraft make and model. Included are the file number, aircraft registration number, date and location of the accident, aircraft make and model and injury index for all 4,431 accidents/incidents occurring in this period. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft safety KW - Aviation safety KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Research UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/56464 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00166294 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MIDAIR COLLISIONS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1975. ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1977/02/11 SP - 48 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation midair collision accidents occurring in 1975. Included are 29 accident files, 13 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by kind of flying, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft operations KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Causal analysis KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Midair crashes KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/56465 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00155075 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1975 PY - 1977/01/25 SP - 200 p. AB - The Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data is a statistical compilation published by the National Transportation Safety Board. Statistical information has been compiled from reports of 4,237 general aviation accidents that occurred during the calendar year 1975. Included in the total number of accidents are 51 collisions between aircraft. By coding each aircraft involved in the collisions, an additional 51 records were produced, which brought total accident records to 4,288. This figure reflects that actual number of pilots and aircraft involved in the accidents. KW - Abstracts KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft safety KW - Airplanes KW - Assignable causes KW - Aviation safety KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - General aviation KW - Gliders (Aircraft) KW - Helicopters KW - Injuries KW - Records KW - Records management KW - Rotary wing aircraft KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - Summarizing KW - United States KW - Wind powered aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/49134 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00155070 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, 1975 PY - 1977/01/25 SP - 98 p. AB - The publication presents the record of aviation accidents which occurred in all operations of the U.S. air carriers for calendar year 1975. It includes an analysis by class of carrier and type of service in which the 1975 performances were compared with 5-year base-period averages. All scheduled services of the certificated route carriers for the past 5 years (1971 through 1975) were compared with the previous 5-year period (1966 through 1970) for types of accidents and phases of operation. Statistical tables, which summarize the accidents, fatalities, and accident rates; causal tables; and briefs of accidents are presented in the appendixes. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft safety KW - Airlines KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash causes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/49130 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00175811 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. COLLISION OF AN AMTRAK/ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY TRAIN AND A TRACTOR-CARGO TANK SEMITRAILER, MARLAND, OKLAHOMA, DECEMBER 15, 1976 PY - 1977 SP - 28 p. AB - About 8:58 a.m., C.S.T., on December 15, 1976, Amtrak passenger train No. 15, operating on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, collided with an oil-laden tractor-semitrailer (tank) at the Kay-Noble County Line Road grade crossing near Marland, Oklahoma. The truck driver & 2 train crewmembers were killed; 11 other persons on the train were injured. The truck and its lading were destroyed. Two locomotive units and two cars of the train were damaged. Total accident damage was estimated to be $880,700. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the lack of adequate warning of the approach of a high-speed train to enable the truck driver to ascertain when it was safe to enter the crossing. Contributing to the accident was the crossing's unsuitability for joint use by high-speed trains and heavily loaded trucks. KW - Amtrak KW - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazards KW - High speed rail KW - Highways KW - Intersections KW - Motor carriers KW - Oklahoma KW - Passenger trains KW - Railroads KW - Tank trucks KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic engineering KW - Trailers KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69864 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00151352 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 2 OF 1976 ACCIDENTS PY - 1976/12/15 SP - 520 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1976. The 899 General Aviation accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft safety KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - General aviation KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/47756 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00156869 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 1--1976 PY - 1976/12/07 SP - 46 p. AB - This publication contains briefs of 35 selected railroad accidents, occurring in U.S. railroad operations during calendar year 1976. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Crash data KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Fatalities KW - Human factors KW - Pedestrians KW - Performance analysis KW - Statistics KW - Train operation KW - Trespassers KW - Vehicle components KW - Yard operations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/49884 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00150551 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 1 OF 1976 ACCIDENTS PY - 1976/11/04 SP - 572 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1976. The 893 General Aviation accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft pilotage KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crashes KW - Flight maneuvers KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/47562 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00147591 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: AUTO-TRAIN CORPORATION TRAIN DERAILMENT ON THE SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD NEAR JARRATT, VIRGINIA, MAY 5, 1976 PY - 1976/10/21 SP - 26 p. AB - About 6:57 a.m., on May 5, 1976, 25 automobile carriers derailed from Auto-Train Corporation's northbound train No. 4 near Jarratt, Virginia. No one was injured. The train was traveling about 72 mph on the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL). The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was an undetected, fractured, loose, and out-of-gauge wheel which struck the track structure. Dragging and incompletely released brakes caused the wheel to overheat at its tread; the overheating caused design stress patterns on the wheel to change and the wheel to fracture. The brakes did not fully release because of the train's length and because of the type of brake equipment used. KW - Auto on train KW - Auto-train corporation KW - Automobile rack cars KW - Brake components KW - Brake valves KW - Braking performance KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Failure KW - Metallography KW - Metallurgy KW - Observations KW - Passenger trains KW - Thermal stresses KW - Tread braking KW - Valves KW - Wheel failure KW - Wheel metallurgy KW - Wheel thermal stresses KW - Wheels UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/63795 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00154949 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS TRANSHURON; STRANDING AT KILTAN ISLAND ON 26 SEPTEMBER 1974 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1976/09/16 SP - 40 p. AB - On 24 September 1974, the SS TRANSHURON (O.N. 506349), a converted T-2 tankship, was underway in the Arabian Sea when an iron nipple on the air conditioning system's condenser failed and caused water to be sprayed up and into the switchboard for main propulsion control. The main propulsion bus shorted and an electrical fire began. The control circuits were not secured; the CO2 system failed to operate. Electrical power to the board finally had to be terminated by shutting down the drive turbine on the ship's service generator. Before the fire was extinguished, it destroyed the propulsion switchboard, and as a result, the vessel was adrift without propulsion. The ship drifted into Kiltan Island on 26 September; its bottom opened and its cargo of Navy distillate fuel leaked out. The ship was abandoned without injury and left for salvors. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of power by the SS TRANSHURON which resulted in the grounding of the vessel on Kiltan Island reef. KW - Abandonment KW - Air conditioning systems KW - Anchors (Mooring devices) KW - Cooling equipment KW - Crash investigation KW - Engine room fires KW - Engine rooms KW - Evacuation KW - Fatalities KW - Fire extinguishers KW - Fire extinguishing agents KW - Fire fighting equipment KW - Fires KW - Human error KW - Marine safety KW - Safety KW - Safety equipment KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship fires KW - Ship pilotage KW - Ships KW - Short circuits KW - Ss transhuron KW - Statistics KW - Stranding statistics KW - Switchboards KW - Tanker casualties KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/49100 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00154934 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS SILVER DOVE CARGO SHIFT AND SINKING IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN ON 2 APRIL 1973 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1976/09/10 SP - 63 p. AB - At 0937 on 31 March 1973, the freighter SS SILVER DOVE, en route from Guam to the Panama Canal with a bulk cargo of raw sugar, listed suddenly to port; the vessel sank 41 hours later 180 miles southwest of Johnston Island. Water had been leaking through a crack in the hull for several days; since the crew's attempts to repair the hull were unsuccessful, the vessel had stopped in Guam for temporary repairs. After leaving Guam, the leak continued, however, and the ship listed slightly to starboard. The sudden list to port occurred when the master shifted weight to the port side to correct the starboard list. The crew was rescued before the ship sank. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the sinking of the SILVER DOVE was the loss of transverse stability when the master was unable to assess the vessel's stability and incorrectly transferred fuel and water at a time when a crack was allowing seawater to leak into the sugar cargo. Contributing factors were the inability of the repair crew to repair the crack in the hull properly, the Coast Guard inspector's release of the ship without insuring proper temporary repairs because he had no inspection instructions, the inability of the ship's crew to remove the leaking water, and the creation of empty cargo space when the sugar dissolved to form the viscous sugar-water solution. (Author) KW - Angle of repose KW - Bulk cargo KW - Cargo handling KW - Cargo ships KW - Cargo stability KW - Crack formation KW - Crack repair KW - Cracking KW - Crash investigation KW - Damage stability KW - Fatalities KW - Floods KW - Free surface KW - Free surface effects KW - Hull stress KW - Hulls KW - Human error KW - Maintenance KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Repairing KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship hulls KW - Shipwrecks KW - Ss silver dove KW - Stability (Mechanics) KW - Stresses KW - Sugar KW - Transverse stability KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/49097 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00144085 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TWO PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS NEAR PETTISVILLE, OHIO, ON FEBRUARY 4, 1976 PY - 1976/09/10 SP - 15 p. AB - About 11:52 p.m. on February 4, 1976, Penn Central freight train NY-12 collided head-on with freight train BM-7 near Pettisville, Ohio. The 3 locomotive units and 21 cars of train NY-12, and the 4 locomotive units and 4 cars of train BM-7 were derailed. One locomotive unit of each train was destroyed and the derailed cars were heavily damaged. The two crewmembers in the lead locomotive of both trains were killed and one crewmember on each train was injured as a result of the collision. The estimated cost of damages was $1,165,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer to stop train NY-12 west of signal 3272E as required by signal indication, and the inability of the crew in the caboose of train NY-12 to take preventive action. As a result of its investigation, the Safety Board submitted three recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration. KW - Automatic train control KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Centralized traffic control KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Double track KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive cab safety KW - Locomotives KW - Operating rules KW - Penn Central Transportation Company KW - Safety KW - Signal devices KW - Signal recognition KW - Signaling KW - Train meets UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62563 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00147064 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT, COLLISION OF A BALTIMORE AND OHIO FREIGHT TRAIN WITH A PICKUP TRUCK, BECKEMEYER, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 7, 1976 PY - 1976/08/25 SP - 13 p. AB - At 6:50 p.m., c.s.t., on February 7, 1976, a westbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck a pickup truck at an unprotected grade crossing in Beckemeyer, Illinois, when the pickup truck proceeded across the crossing without stopping. Of the 16 persons in the truck, 12 were killed and 3 were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the truckdriver to perceive the approaching train and to stop his vehicle short of the tracks. The lack of active grade crossing signals at the crossing probably contributed to his failure to perceive the train. KW - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Freight cars KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Human factors KW - Intersections KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad trains KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic safety KW - Traffic signals KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/63618 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00146769 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FLIGHTCREW COORDINATION PROCEDURES IN AIR CARRIER INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM APPROACH ACCIDENTS PY - 1976/08/18 SP - 36 p. AB - This special study analyzes air carrier ILS (Instrument Landing System) accidents and incidents which occurred from 1970 through 1975. The study discusses air carrier flightcrew coordination procedures, the variations between the procedures of different carriers, and their involvement in ILS approach accidents. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft safety KW - Approach KW - Aviation safety KW - Coordination KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Flight crews KW - Instrument landing KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Navigation KW - Research KW - Specialized training KW - Standardization KW - Statistical analysis KW - Visibility KW - Visual navigation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/63567 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00320589 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AEROBATICS, 1972-1974 PY - 1976/07/20 AB - The report contains a discussion of the 105 accidents involving aerobatics which occurred in various small fixed-wing U.S. general aviation airplanes during the period 1972 through 1974. Detailed statistical information is given regarding the number of injuries, kind of flying, type of accident, accident causes, and pilot experience. The study evaluates the adequacy and applicability of airworthiness standards relating to aerobatic certification, the fundamental importance of proper aerobatic training and orietation, and regulatory controls applicable to airshows. The several most significant types of accidents associated with aerobatics--stalls and spins; collisions with ground/water, wires/poles, trees; and airframe failure in flight--are reviewed in detail. The study concludes with a number of recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration intended to reduce accidents involving aerobatics. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158692 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00143329 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY COLLISION OF TRAINS NO. 104 AND NO. 315 AT ADDISON STREET STATION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 9, 1976 PY - 1976/07/08 SP - 36 p. AB - On January 9, 1976, at 8:06 a.m., Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train No. 315 struck the rear end of train No. 104 while it was standing at the Addison Street Station platform in Chicago, Illinois. The impact forces extensively damaged the lead car of the moving train and the rear car of the standing train, and slightly damaged the other cars in both trains. Damage to the equipment and track was estimated to be $267,000. Of the 381 passengers who were injured in the collision, 1 passenger died. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the motorman of train No. 315 to perceive standing train No. 104 at a sufficient distance to permit him to stop his train before striking No. 104. Contributing to the collision were the rule that permitted the operation of the train with the automatic train control and the cab signals inoperative, the lack of consistent enforcement of operating rules, the absence of flag protection against following trains, the failure of the train phone system to provide reliable communications, and the violation of the 25-mph speed limit required by Rule 178B. KW - Automatic control KW - Automatic train control KW - Braking performance KW - Cab signals KW - Chicago Transit Authority KW - Communication systems KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Human factors KW - Illinois KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger transportation KW - Positive train control KW - Railroad stations KW - Railroads KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit railways KW - Regulations KW - Research KW - Signal systems KW - Speed limits KW - Traffic safety KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Urban areas KW - Visual perception UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62329 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00143330 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF TANK CARS WITH SUBSEQUENT FIRE AND EXPLOSION ON CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY NEAR DES MOINES, IOWA, SEPTEMBER 1, 1975 PY - 1976/06/30 SP - 22 p. AB - At 4:00 p.m. on September 1, 1975, 17 cars of a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train, No. 81A31, derailed at the frog of a facing point switch on the main line near Des Moines, Iowa. The train was descending a 1-percent grade on a 1-degree curve. Eleven of the derailed cars contained liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Fire and explosions ensued; the LPG was consumed and three persons were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board could not determine the cause of the initial derailment. The cause of the injuries and damages was the derailment of cars at or near the frog of the turnout and the subsequent tankhead punctures by disengaged couplers of the derailed tank cars. KW - Butane KW - Cargo transportation KW - Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad KW - Couplers KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Explosions KW - Fatalities KW - Fire fighting KW - Fires KW - Freight transportation KW - Frogs (Railroads) KW - Hazardous materials KW - Injuries KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad safety KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Switches KW - Switching KW - Switching system KW - Tank car heads KW - Tank car safety KW - Tank cars UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62330 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00143764 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OPERATED PASSENGER TRAINS NUMBERS 132, 944, AND 939 NEAR WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, OCTOBER 17, 1975 PY - 1976/06/16 SP - 23 p. AB - On October 17, 1975, about 6:37 p.m., a northbound Penn Central Transportation Company (Penn Central) passenger train, No. 944, struck the rear of Penn Central passenger train No. 132, which had made an unscheduled stop near Wilmington, Delaware, because of an equipment malfunction. Train No. 939, a southbound Penn Central passenger train that was approaching on an adjacent track, struck the derailed equipment from No. 944. The collisions injured 25 persons and caused property damage of $817,866. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the rear end collision was the engineer's failure to operate his train according to established procedures. Contributing to the accident was the operational practice of the railroad industry which permits trains to enter occupied blocks. The second collision was caused by the absence of flagging. KW - Amtrak KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Delaware KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Emergency procedures KW - Human factors KW - Injuries KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Penn Central Transportation Company KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Research KW - Signal rules UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62422 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00143331 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - NONFATAL, WEATHER-INVOLVED GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS PY - 1976/05/27 SP - 21 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board is concerned about the large number of weather-involved general aviation accidents. This study is based on 7,856 such accidents, which have occurred from 1964 through 1974. During the 11-year study period, inadequate preflight planning preparation and/or planning was the most frequently cited cause in which both pilots and weather were involved. Statistics reveal that most of the nonfatal, weather-involved general aviation accidents occurred during the landing regime, i.e., either during the landing roll or during leveloff and touchdown, when unfavorable wind conditions existed, and the weather was VFR. Unfavorable winds were cited 5 times more frequently as a cause or a factor than were low ceilings, and 16 times more frequently than was thunderstorm activity. Statistics also reveal that a pilot was 12 times more likely to encounter weather as predicted than to encounter weather worse than predicted. As a result of its findings, the Safety Board urges general aviation pilots to attend the various safety seminars, clinics, and courses of instruction sponsored by both Government and industry. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Aircraft operations KW - Aviation safety KW - Education KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Landing KW - Preflight preparation KW - Project management KW - Projects KW - Statistical analysis KW - Thunderstorms KW - Weather KW - Wind UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62331 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00143802 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF A CROWN-TRYGG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY TRUCK WITH AN AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN, ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 19, 1973 PY - 1976/05/12 SP - 26 p. AB - At 9:10 a.m., c.s.t., on November 19, 1975, Amtrak turboliner passenger train No. 301 was struck by a loaded dump truck on a grade crossing in Elwood, Illinois. The crossing was unprotected and had limited sight clearance between the road and the track. Four cars of the five-car train were derailed and 41 persons were injured. The train was owned by Amtrak and was operated by an Illinois Central Gulf Railroad (ICG) crew over the ICG track. The road was a county highway maintained by the Will County Highway Department. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the truckdriver to stop his vehicle short of the track until it was safe to proceed. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate sight clearance between the road and the track on the approach to the unprotected grade crossing. KW - Amtrak KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Highways KW - Human factors KW - Illinois KW - Illinois Central Gulf Railroad KW - Injuries KW - Intersections KW - Motor carriers KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic engineering KW - Traffic safety KW - Trucks KW - Visibility KW - Visual perception UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62431 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00143798 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF AMTRAK TRAIN ON LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAILROAD, PULASKI, TENNESSEE, OCTOBER 1, 1975 PY - 1976/05/10 SP - 35 p. AB - About 12:50 p.m. on October 1, 1975, 1 locomotive unit and 11 cars of Amtrak train No. 315 derailed on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company's track near Pulaski, Tennessee. Of the 69 persons on the train, 31 were injured. Property and equipment damage amounted to about $1,067,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the overturning of the outside rail in a 3 degree 8 min curve by high lateral forces induced by the six-wheel truck of the SDP-40-F locomotive; these forces exceeded the capability of the track which met current FRA standards. The speed of the locomotive, although not greater than the speed allowable for Class 4 track, was too great to be sustained by the track. KW - Amtrak KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Injuries KW - Locomotives KW - Loss and damage KW - Louisville & Nashville Railroad KW - Overturning KW - Passenger trains KW - Passenger transportation KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail overturning KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroad transportation KW - Railroads KW - Safety engineering KW - Six axle locomotives KW - Speed limits KW - Standards KW - Steering KW - Tennessee KW - Track standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/62430 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00136984 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AUTOMOBILE COLLISION WITH AND COLLAPSE OF THE YADKIN RIVER BRIDGE NEAR SILOAM, NORTH CAROLINA. FEBRUARY 23, 1975 PY - 1976/04/22 SP - 32 p. AB - About 9:25 p.m. on February 23, 1975, an automobile struck a vital structural member of the Yadkin River Bridge near Siloam, North Carolina. The collision occurred in heavy fog. Following the impact, the bridge collapsed and both the automobile and the bridge fell into the river. Six more vehicles vaulted into the collapse zone within a 17-minute period. Four persons were killed and 16 were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the bridge collapse was the penetration of the timber railing by the vehicle and its subsequent impact with and crushing of a vital structural member of the bridge truss. The timber railing was not adequate to sustain impact at posted speeds. The report contains recommendations to the Department of Transportation to improve the safety of bridges on public roads. KW - Bridge members KW - Brittle fracturing KW - Collapse KW - Collison KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fog KW - Guardrails KW - Highway bridges KW - Maintenance KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Skid resistance KW - Structural analysis KW - Timber construction KW - Timber guardrails KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Trusses UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/42635 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00137030 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION OF THREE MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY TRAINS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AUGUST 1, 1975 PY - 1976/04/14 SP - 40 p. AB - On August 1, 1975, during the evening rush hour, southbound traffic on the Red Line of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in Boston backed up because of a train standing at a stop signal in the tunnel south of Charles Street Station. Train 1402, a four-car 'Bluebird' train, stopped at signal 236 because of the backup. Train 1604, a four-car 'Silverbird' train, was keyed by signal 234 and crashed into 1402 about 4:58 p.m. About 3 minutes later, a four-car 'Bluebird' train, 1431, crashed into the rear of train 1604. One hundred and fifty-four persons were injured; total damage to equipment was estimated to be $425,000. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the malfunction of the train-stop tripper and the subsequent operation of trains 1604 and 1431 in violation of the rules and in excess of the speed at which they could stop short of collisions in the available sight distances. KW - Automatic train stop system KW - Braking performance KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority KW - Operating rules KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroad tunnels KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit railways KW - Regulations KW - Research KW - Signal systems KW - Stopping KW - Traffic safety KW - Traffic signal control systems KW - Visual perception UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/42649 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00137008 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. PUERTO RICO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC. DEHAVILLAND DH-114, N570PR, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, JULY 11, 1975 PY - 1976/04/14 SP - 35 p. AB - At 0431 A.s.t., July 11, 1975, a propeller blade separated from the No. 2 propeller of Puerto Rico International Airlines, Inc., Flight 303, during takeoff at Puerto Rico International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The takeoff was discontinued and the airplane was stopped on the runway pavement. Of the 11 occupants, 1 was injured slightly. The airplane's flight controls, electrical system, and No. 2 engine were damaged heavily. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the separation of the No. 1 propeller blade of the No. 2 propeller assembly. The blade separated as a result of vibratory stresses which induced fatigue cracks not readily detectable during routine preflight inspections. Contributing to the accident were inadequate overhaul inspection procedures at a certificated repair station and inadequate dissemination and enforcement of recommended maintenance practices by the Federal Aviation Administration. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Airport runways KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatigue (Mechanics) KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Maintenance KW - Propeller blades KW - Propellers KW - Takeoff KW - Vibration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/42646 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133387 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL, INC. MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-8-63F, N6161A, JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 20, 1975 PY - 1976/03/24 SP - 18 p. AB - About 0355 e.d.t. on September 20, 1975, Airlift International, Inc. Flight 101, a McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-63F, struck components of the runway 22L instrument landing system, the runway 4R automatic landing system flasher, and the runway 4R field monitor while taking off from runway 22L at the John F. Kennedy International Airport at Jamaica, New York. The accident occurred during hours of darkness and reduced visibility. The takeoff was made on an 8,400-foot runway using calculations for a takeoff on a 11,352-foot runway. The four occupants aboard were not injured. The aircraft was damaged slightly and several ground components were destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's decision to use a runway that was too short for the aircraft's takeoff performance capability under existing load and weather conditions. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airport runways KW - Aviation lighting KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Takeoff KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41520 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133254 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 4 OF 1975 ACCIDENTS PY - 1976/03/16 SP - 544 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1975. The 894 General Aviation and 28 Air Carrier accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable causes for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41440 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133385 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., BOEING 727-225 N8845E, JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, JUNE 24, 1975 PY - 1976/03/12 SP - 59 p. AB - About 1605 e.d.t. on June 24, 1975, Eastern Air Lines Flight 66, a Boeing 727-225, crashed into the approach lights to runway 22L at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York. The aircraft was on an ILS approach to the runway through a very strong thunderstorm that was located astride the ILS localizer course. Of the 124 persons aboard, 113 died of injuries received in the crash. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the aircraft's encounter with adverse winds associated with a very strong thunderstorm located astride the ILS localizer course, which resulted in a high descent rate into the nonfrangible approach light towers. Contributing to the accident was the continued use of runway 22L when it should have become evident to both air traffic control personnel and the flightcrew that a severe weather hazard existed along the approach path. KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Airport runways KW - Approach KW - Approach lights KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Thunderstorms UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41518 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133340 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - U.S. GENERAL AVIATION TAKEOFF ACCIDENTS: THE ROLE OF PREFLIGHT PREPARATION PY - 1976/03/10 SP - 30 p. AB - The report analyzes general aviation takeoff accidents which occurred in 1974, with special emphasis on the involvement of preflight planning. The study discusses the most frequently referenced cause/factors in takeoff accidents in relation to the type certificate held by the pilot, and where possible, analyzes accident files which illustrate preflight preparation involvement. The study also discusses factors to consider during preflight preparation. From these discussions, remedial measures to reduce the number of takeoff accidents were formulated. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft pilotage KW - Airport runways KW - Aviation safety KW - Flight maneuvers KW - Specialized training KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41483 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133386 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: NAVIK AIR, INC., PIPER PA23-250, N644N, CLEVELAND-HOPKINS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 10, 1975 PY - 1976/03/10 SP - 24 p. AB - About 0126 e.d.t., on May 10, 1975, NAVIK Air, Inc., Flight 11, a scheduled air taxi courier service, crashed 3.3 nmi short of the runway while making a night approach to runway 5R at the Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio. The pilot, the only crewmember, was killed during impact. The pilot's 14-year-old son, the only passenger, was seriously injured. The accident went unnoticed for about 5 hours because the air traffic control procedures did not define the local controller's responsibility to monitor the radar display in a manner that would insure a positive transfer of control by radar observation. In addition, the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter failed because of crash damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's failure to arrest the aircraft's descent during a landing approach inbound from the outer marker under nighttime VFR conditions. The Safety Board could not determine the reasons for his failure. KW - Air traffic controllers KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft detection KW - Approach KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Detectors KW - Radar UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41519 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133145 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 3 OF 1975 ACCIDENTS PY - 1976/03/09 SP - 514 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1975. The 900 General Aviation accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. This publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable causes for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of flight, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41381 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133383 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: JATKOE CESSNA 411A, N100KC, WISE, VIRGINIA. JANUARY 12, 1975 PY - 1976/03/08 SP - 36 p. AB - At 1950 e.s.t., on January 12, 1975, a Cessna model 411A, N100KC, crashed near Wise, Virginia. The aircraft was on an IFR flight from Savannah, Georgia, to Pontiac, Michigan. Before the crash, the pilot reported that there was an engine problem, that the aircraft was icing up and vibrating severely, and that he needed air traffic control's assistance to find an airport. The air traffic controller vectored the flight to Lonesome Pine Airport near Wise, Virginia, where the pilot executed a VOR approach. However, the pilot was unable to see the airport and executed a missed approach. The aircraft crashed at night in an area of low ceilings and freezing rain and while the pilot was receiving vectors toward Tri-City Airport, Tennessee. The aircraft was destroyed, and the seven occupants were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was a controlled collision with the terrain, while the flight was receiving radar vectors in night IMC conditions, because structural icing prevented the pilot from climbing to a safe altitude. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to appreciate the severity of the weather he could expect to encounter and to take the initiative to divert the flight before his options were reduced, and the controllers' failures to take more timely and forceful action to seek more specific information regarding the degree of deterioration of the pilot's and aircraft's ability to deal with the adverse conditions. KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne navigational aids KW - Approach KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Ice KW - Ice reporting KW - Instrument flying KW - Radio navigation KW - Vibration UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41516 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133330 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - CHEMICALLY GENERATED SUPPLEMENTAL OXYGEN SYSTEMS IN DC-10 AND L-1011 AIRCRAFT PY - 1976/03/03 SP - 46 p. AB - The study examines the problems encountered in four recent decompression incidents with respect to the presentation, understanding, and use of chemically generated supplemental oxygen systems installed in DC-10 and L-1011 aircraft. These problems include lack of oxygen flow indications; headband adjustment difficulties; lack of mask stowage methods; unreliability of oxygen compartment doors; method of oxygen mask presentation; flight attendant training; and passenger briefings. The study finds that there is a need for design guidance from the FAA in the design of supplemental oxygen systems as well as a need for proving these systems by actual demonstration. The Safety Board has made nine safety recommendations to the FAA regarding improvements in training, briefings, use, and design of the supplemental oxygen supplies. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Assemblies (Equipment) KW - Assembly KW - Automatic control KW - Aviation safety KW - Biochemical oxygen demand KW - Crash investigation KW - Decompression KW - Flow KW - Gas flow KW - Gases KW - Hazards KW - Hypoxia KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Oxygen masks KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Reservoirs KW - Transport aircraft KW - Utilization UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41480 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133320 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF READING COMPANY COMMUTER TRAIN AND TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER NEAR YARDLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 5, 1975 PY - 1976/03/03 SP - 26 p. AB - About 11:06 p.m. on June 5, 1975, a Reading Company commuter train struck a tractor-semitrailer (truck) at a grade crossing near Yardley, Pennsylvania. The truck was transporting three coils of steel, two of which penetrated the first commuter car. The three occupants of the lead car were killed and an occupant of the second car was injured slightly. The truck driver was uninjured. The semitrailer was torn from the tractor and damaged beyond repair and the lead commuter car was damaged extensively. At the time of the collision, the automatic grade crossing signal system was functioning. The truck driver said he had not seen or heard the warning signals. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the truck driver to stop the truck in accordance with the warning signals. KW - Alertness KW - Attention KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human factors engineering KW - Intersections KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger transportation KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Trucks KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41472 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133426 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF WINNEBAGO MOTOR HOME WITH BRIDGE COLUMN NEAR MONROE, MICHIGAN, JULY 1, 1975 PY - 1976/03/03 SP - 30 p. AB - On July 1, 1975, at 10:35 a.m.,e.d.t., a Winnebago motor home traveling south on Interstate 75 ran off the highway and crashed near Monroe, Michigan. The motor home left the roadway, struck the end section of a guardrail, then struck a concrete bridge column, and caught fire almost immediately. The fire which destroyed the vehicle was fed by two 40-pound propane tanks which became detached from the vehicle. Of the 10 vehicle occupants, the driver and a passenger, neither of whom was wearing a seatbelt, were injured when they were ejected through the front of the vehicle. Seven persons perished in the subsequent fire and one was injured but escaped from the vehicle unassisted. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the driver's failure to change lanes properly. The escape of propane from the two disconnected gas tanks added to the intensity of the vehicle fire. The Safety Board made recommendations concerning the use of seatbelts, motor home appliances, and propane supply systems. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Dwellings KW - Fires KW - Fuel tanks KW - Highway bridges KW - Lane changing KW - Manual safety belts KW - Mobile homes KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Propane KW - Propane fuel KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41532 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00132980 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF READING COMPANY COMMUTER TRAIN AND TRACTOR - SEMITRAILER, NEAR YARDLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUNE 5, 1975 PY - 1976/03/03 SP - 24 p. AB - About 11:06 p.m. on June 5, 1975, a Reading Company commuter train struck a tractor-semitrailer (truck) at a grade crossing near Yardley, Pennsylvania. The truck was transporting three coils of steel, two of which penetrated the first commuter car. The three occupants of the lead car were killed and an occupant of the second car was injured slightly. The truck driver was uninjured. The semitrailer was torn from the tractor and damaged beyond repair and the lead commuter car was damaged extensively. At the time of the collision, the automatic grade crossing signal system was functioning. The truckdriver said he had not seen or heard the warning signals. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the truck driver to stop the truck in accordance with the warning signals. KW - Commuter service KW - Crash investigation KW - Grade crossing protection KW - Grade crossing protection systems KW - Human factors KW - Motor carriers KW - Passenger safety KW - Passengers KW - Reading company KW - Safety KW - Transportation safety KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41298 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133384 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: KETCHUM AIR SERVICE, INC., DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2, N64392 NEAR KIJIK, ALASKA. SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 PY - 1976/02/25 SP - 22 p. AB - About 1651 Alaska daylight time on September 12, 1975, a Ketchum Air Service, Inc., DeHavilland Beaver DHC-2 (N64392) crashed into a mountain side about 11 nmi north of Kijik, Alaska. The flight was being operated for the orientation and training of National Park Service employees and originated from Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska. The aircraft crashed while returning to Lake Hood via Lake Clark Pass, Alaska. The eight persons aboard were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. The weather was clear, visibility was good, and there was no turbulence. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's loss of aircraft control while flying a heavily loaded aircraft at an altitude too low to effect recovery. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation fuels KW - Crash investigation KW - Human factors engineering KW - Mountains KW - Seaplanes KW - Weight KW - Weight mass UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41517 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133253 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: CAMPBELL-EWALD ADVERTISING COMPANY, ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER 690A, N847CE, NEMACOLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 PY - 1976/02/25 SP - 25 p. AB - On September 12, 1975, a Campbell-Ewald Advertising Company Rockwell Turbo Commander 690A, N847CE, was operated as a corporate executive flight from Pontiac, Michigan, to Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, with a stop at Pittsburgh. About 1058 e.d.t. on September 12, after the flight had departed Pittsburgh and was en route to Nemacolin, radar contact and radio communications were lost; the flight was about 5 nmi northeast of the Nemacolin Airport. The flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan and in instrument meteorological conditions. On September 13, the wreckage was located about 5 nmi from the Nemacolin Airport in mountainous terrain at an elevation of about 2,800 feet. The two crewmembers and the two passengers were killed; the aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the pilot's attempt to execute a VFR approach in meteorological conditions which precluded visual flight to an airport which did not have an FAA-approved instrument approach procedure. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne navigational aids KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Instrument flying KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41439 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00131656 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION OF AN ALASKA RAILROAD FREIGHT TRAIN WITH A PASSENGER TRAIN{ NEAR HURRICANE, ALASKA, JULY 5, 1975 PY - 1976/02/19 SP - 24 p. AB - About 3:46 p.m. on July 5, 1975, an Alaska Railroad freight train, Extra 1502 South, collided with the rear of passenger train No. 5, which had stopped south of Hurricane, Alaska, to permit the passengers on the train to view Mt. McKinley. All cars of the passenger train and the first four locomotive units of the freight train were derailed. Sixty-two persons were injured and one of the injured subsequently died. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the engineer of Extra 1502 South to operate the braking system on the locomotive properly and the failures of both trancrews to comply with railroad operating rules. As a result of its investigation, the Safety Board made three recommendations to the Federal Railroad Administration concerning improvement and compliance with operating rules and a modification of locomotive brake valves. KW - Air brakes KW - Alaska Railroad KW - Braking performance KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Job analysis KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Operating rules KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Train radio KW - Trainman's tasks KW - Trainmen KW - Workload UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/40781 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133180 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. TRAIN COLLISIONS - LEETONIA, OHIO, JUNE 6, 1975 PY - 1976/02/17 SP - 30 p. AB - About 11:00 p.m. on June 6, 1975, three freight trains of the Penn Central Transportation Company (PC) were involved in a collision near Leetonia, Ohio. Extra 6330 West collided with the rear of standing Extra 2278 West. Immediately thereafter, Extra 6259 East, which was on an adjacent track, struck the wrecked cars from the other two trains. One employee was killed and seven others were injured. Property damage amounted to about $1.25 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer and brakeman to assure the operation of the train at a speed slow enough to stop it within the visibility range. This violated the restricted speed rule required by the signal indication. Recommendations were made concerning operating rules and the use of radios. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Loss and damage KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Speed control UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41392 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133202 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Surface Transportation Safety. TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN/AUTOMOBILE GRADE CROSSING COLLISION, TRACY, CALIFORNIA. MARCH 9, 1975 PY - 1976/02/17 SP - 31 p. AB - About 1:45 a.m. on March 9, 1975, three teenagers were killed when their auto, moving at a speed of more than 50 mph, struck the side of the leading car of a slow-moving freight train at a crossing irregularly used by trains. The presence of the crossing was indicated by warning signs 500 feet and 380 feet in advance of the crossing and by crossbucks at the crossing; a train flagman at the crossing was unsuccessful in his attempts to stop the automobile. The driver's blood alcohol level was 0.14 percent and the passengers' blood alcohol levels were 0.10 and 0.09 percent. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the automobile driver to make a proper approach to a known, identified crossing, and his failure to respond to the flagman's signals or to observe the train at, or on, the crossing until it was too late to avoid impact. The driver's failure to respond probably was caused by the influence of alcohol. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Alertness KW - At grade intersections KW - Attention KW - Automobiles KW - Blood alcohol levels KW - Blood analysis KW - Blood chemical analysis KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Fatalities KW - Freight trains KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Intersections KW - Light signals KW - Navigation lights KW - Physiological aspects KW - Physiological factors KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Southern Pacific Railroad KW - Traffic crashes KW - Warning signs UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41403 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00131655 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, TRAIN COLLISIONS, LEETONIA, OHIO, JUNE 6, 1975 PY - 1976/02/17 SP - 28 p. AB - About 11:00 p.m. on June 6, 1975, three freight trains of the Penn Central Transportation Company (PC) were involved in a collision near Leetonia, Ohio. Extra 6330 West collided with the rear of standing Extra 2278 West. Immediately thereafter, Extra 6259 East, which was on an adjacent track, struck the wrecked cars from the other two trains. One employee was killed and seven others were injured. Property damage amounted to about $1.25 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the engineer and brakeman to assure the operation of the train at a speed slow enough to stop it within the visibility range. This violated the restricted speed rule required by the signal indication. Recommendations were made concerning operating rules and the use of radios. KW - Braking performance KW - Cabs (Vehicle compartments) KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Locomotive cab crashworthiness KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Locomotives KW - Operating rules KW - Penn Central Transportation Company KW - Radio KW - Railroad trains KW - Train radio UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/40780 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00136893 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION CALENDAR YEAR 1974 PY - 1976/01/31 SP - 193 p. AB - The Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data is a statistical compilation published by the National Transportation Safety Board. The publication contains statistical information compiled from reports of 4,425 general aviation accidents that occurred during the calendar year 1974. Included in the total number of accidents are 59 collisions between aircraft. By coding each aircraft involved in the collisions, an additional 59 records are produced, bringing the total accident records to 4,484. This figure reflects the true number of pilots and aircraft involved in the accidents. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Gliders (Aircraft) KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Wind powered aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/42591 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00094558 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT: SISKIYON UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS/AUTOMOBILE COLLISION AND ROLLOVER, I-5, ASHLAND, OREGON, MAY 9, 1975 PY - 1976/01/07 SP - 34 p. AB - On May 9, 1975, a 1972 schoolbus carrying 20 persons crashed through a section of guardrail on the northbound portion of Interstate 5 in Ashland, Oregon. The vehicle fell down a steep slope and rolled about its longitudinal axis before it came to rest in an upright position about 213 feet from the edge of the pavement. Except for one sidepost-roof bow connection, the roof separated from the bus body. Nineteen of the 20 occupants were ejected through the gap created by the roof separation. Of the 19 occupants ejected, 3 were killed and 15 were injured. The only occupant who remained in the bus was not injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was: (1) The failure of the schoolbus driver to select the proper gear to descend the steep grade, and (2) the maladjustment of the brakes on the bus. KW - Breaks KW - Buses KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Ejection KW - Fatalities KW - Gears KW - Guardrails KW - Injuries KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Oregon KW - Research KW - Rollover crashes KW - School bus drivers KW - School buses KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vehicle occupants UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30984 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321036 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORTS - - BRIEF FORMAT, ISSUE NUMBER 1 - - 1976, (1976) PY - 1976 AB - This publication contains briefs of 35 selected railroad accidents, occurring in U.S. railroad operations during calendar year 1976. The brief format presents basic facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) in each instance. Additional statistical information is tabulated by types of accidents, and casualties related to types of accidents, carriers involved, and causal factors. KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158810 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00320857 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATION, 1976 PY - 1976 AB - Reviews aviation accidents in all operations of U.S. air carriers for calender year 1976. Statistical tables summarize the accidents, fatalities and accident rates; causal tables and briefs of accidents are presented. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158788 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00158600 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT PY - 1976 SP - n.p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1976. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. This information item announces the open series of Aircraft Accident Reports issued in calendar year 1977. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/51766 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133144 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT - U.S. CIVIL AVIATION PY - 1976 SP - issued irr AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1975. The 899 General Aviation accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable causes for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of flight, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/44650 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00094644 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA. U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS 1974 PY - 1975/12/30 SP - 97 p. AB - The publication presents the record of aviation accidents which occurred in all operations of the U. S. air carriers for calendar year 1974. It includes analyses by classes of carriers, causes and related factors, types of accidents, and phases of operation. Statistical tables, which summarize the accidents, fatalities, and accident rates; causal tables; and briefs of accidents are presented in the appendixes. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/31041 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00130670 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: REAR END COLLISION OF TWO TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS, MEEKER, LOUISIANA, MAY 30, 1975 PY - 1975/12/30 SP - 23 p. AB - About 8:52 a.m. on May 30, 1975, a Texas and Pacific Railway Company freight train, Extra 3311 West, passed an "approach" signal and a "low" signal and collided with the rear of train Extra 551 West, which was stopped on the main track in Meeker, Louisiana. The 4 locomotive units and the first 10 cars of Extra 3311 West and the last 5 cars and the caboose of the standing train were derailed and damaged. The engineer and the front brakeman of Extra 3311 West and the conductor of Extra 551 West were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision was the failure of the engineer of Extra 3311 West, while operating the train in violation of a "low" signal indication, to perceive the train ahead in time to prevent a collision. A cause of the severity of the collision was the subnormal braking capability of a significant number of cars. As a result of this investigation, five recommendations concerning use of radio, backup control system, "Stop and Proceed" procedure and enforcement of braking system regulations have been addressed to the Federal Railroad Administration. KW - Alertness KW - Block signal systems KW - Block systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Human factors KW - Locomotive engineer's tasks KW - Locomotive engineers KW - Locomotive operation KW - Louisiana KW - Missouri Pacific Railroad KW - Operating rules KW - Radio KW - Signal systems KW - Traffic signal control systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/32232 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00094456 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS C. V. SEA WITCH - SS ESSO BRUSSELS (BELGIUM); COLLISION AND FIRE IN NEW YORK HARBOR ON 2 JUNE 1973 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1975/12/17 SP - 74 p. AB - On 2 June 1973, the SS C.V. SEA WITCH lost steering control in New York harbor. The ship moved out of the channel and struck and penetrated the anchored Belgian tankship SS ESSO BRUSSELS which was loaded with crude oil. The 31,000 barrels of oil from three ruptured tanks ignited and the resulting fire engulfed both ships. The master and two crewmembers died aboard the SEA WITCH. The master and ten crewmembers of the ESSO BRUSSELS died after abandoning ship, one crewmember died aboard ship, and one crewmember is missing. Some nearby beaches were polluted, and damage to the ships and cargo amounted to about $23 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause was a mechanical failure in the steering system of the SEA WITCH and the lack of adequate and timely action by the crew to control their ship after the failure occurred. The cause of the loss of steering was the deficient design of the system which did not provide 'two separate and independent steering control systems' as required by 46 CFR 58.25. The cause of the fire, pollution, and deaths after the collision was that the typically designed bow of the SEA WITCH penetrated the hull of the ESSO BRUSSELS instead of absorbing the crash energy. KW - Bows KW - Casualties KW - Collision damage protection KW - Containerships KW - Control systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Fires KW - Hulls KW - Loss and damage KW - Mechanical failure KW - New York (State) KW - Oil spills KW - Oils KW - Pendulum tests KW - Petroleum products KW - Ship bows KW - Ship fires KW - Ship hulls KW - Ships KW - Ss c.v. sea witch KW - Ss esso brussels KW - Steering KW - Steering failure KW - Tanker collisions KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30898 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133382 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. PUERTO RICO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., DEHAVILLAND DH-114, N554PR, PONCE, PUERTO RICO, JUNE 24, 1972 PY - 1975/12/17 SP - 18 p. AB - About 2317 e.s.t., on June 24, 1972 Puerto Rico International Airlines, Inc., Flight 191, a DeHavilland DH-114 Heron, (N554PR), crashed on the Mercedita Airport, Ponce, Puerto Rico. The crew was executing a go-around after rejecting a landing on runway 29. The captain, the copilot, and 3 of the 18 passengers were killed. Seven passengers were injured seriously, and eight were injured slightly; the aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of directional control during a go-around from a landing attempt. Control was lost when the aircraft was overrotated at too low an airspeed to sustain flight. The crew's reasons for rejecting the landing are not known. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Aircraft pilotage KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Flight maneuvers KW - Landing UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41515 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133082 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MISSING AND MISSING LATER RECOVERED AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1974 PY - 1975/12/15 SP - 106 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation missing and missing later recovered accidents occurring in 1974. Included are 121 accident briefs, 17 of which cover missing aircraft not recovered and 104 missing later recovered. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41343 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133084 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AIR TAXI OPERATIONS. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1974 PY - 1975/12/15 SP - 122 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation air taxi accidents occurring in 1974. Included are 191 accident Briefs, 40 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Cargo transportation KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Freight transportation KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41345 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133081 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURBINE POWERED AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1974 PY - 1975/12/15 SP - 67 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation turbine powered aircraft accidents occurring in 1974. Included are 100 accident Briefs, 26 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Transport aircraft KW - Turbojet engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41342 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133083 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AMATEUR/HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1974 PY - 1975/12/15 SP - 84 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving amateur/home build aircraft occurring in 1974. Included are 136 accident Briefs, 38 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). This publication is published annually. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41344 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133085 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Aviation Safety. TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1974 PY - 1975/12/15 SP - 325 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation aerial application accidents occurring in 1974. Included are 467 accident Briefs, 31 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aerial surveying KW - Aerial surveys KW - Aeronautics KW - Air drop KW - Air drop operations KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne operations KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Defoliation KW - Fertilization (Horticulture) KW - Fertilizing KW - Fire fighting KW - Flight engineer training KW - Flight personnel KW - Flight training KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Pest control KW - Sprayers KW - Spraying KW - Trees UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41346 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00136685 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: UMTA PROTOTYPE BUS FIRE NEAR PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MAY 13, 1975 PY - 1975/12/05 SP - 33 p. AB - The report presents the Board's investigation of an accident, involving a bus which caught on fire in the upper right area of the engine compartment. The driver tried to extinguish the fire through the hood access door, but it did not provide adequate access to extinguish the fire. The fire spread to the passenger compartment and destroyed the entire bus. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the fire was the ignition of oil which leaked from the accessory drive manifold when it came in contact with a hot engine exhaust system component. The fire spread because of (1) the failure of the hood-opening mechanism to operate and permit fire extinguisher access, and (2) the presence of fire-consumable materials in the fire wall of the bus. KW - Buses KW - Crash investigation KW - Emission control systems KW - Engines KW - Exhaust gases KW - Fire extinguishers KW - Fires KW - Flammability KW - Highway safety KW - Ignition KW - Internal combustion engines KW - Lubricants KW - Manifolds KW - Materials KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Oils KW - Prototypes KW - Seats KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/42495 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093931 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN FOG, NEAR CORONA, CALIFORNIA FEBRUARY 28, 1975 PY - 1975/11/05 SP - 29 p. AB - On February 28, 1975, at 7:40 a.m., P.d.t., the first of several multiple-vehicle collisions occurred on State Route 91 near Corona, California. The collisions occurred in fog. Personnel of the California Highway Patrol had started to escort some vehicles through the fog in convoys when the collisions occurred. The vehicles in the convoys were not involved in the serious collisions. The highway was closed for about 4 hours. There were no fatalities. Twenty-three persons were injured, 6 of whom were hospitalized. About 60 automobiles and 24 commercial trucks were involved. Fire began when a truck struck an automobile. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collisions was the penetration of vehicles into fog at speeds which were too high for the visibility conditions. The drivers had no advance information to warn them of the fog's severity and a reduced speed limit had not been posted. KW - Automobiles KW - California KW - Crash causes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fire walls KW - Fog KW - Hazards KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - Speed KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trucks KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30540 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093592 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. WESTERN AIR LINES, INC. BOEING 737-200, N4527W CASPER, WYOMING, MARCH 31, 1975 PY - 1975/10/30 SP - 40 p. AB - About 0743 on March 31, 1975, Western Air Lines, Inc., Flight 470, overran the departure end of runway 25 at Natrona County International Airport, Casper, Wyoming. The landing was made following a nonprecision approach on a snow-covered runway, with a following wind, and during reduced visibility. Of the 99 persons aboard the aircraft, 4 were injured. Of these four injuries, three occurred during the evacuation. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the pilot-in-command to exercise good judgment when he failed to execute a missed approach and continued a nonprecision approach to a landing without adequately assessing the aircraft's position relative to the runway threshold. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Airport runways KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Ice KW - Injuries KW - Judgment (Human characteristics) KW - Landing KW - Overruns KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Runway overruns KW - Snow KW - Visibility KW - Wyoming UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30263 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093452 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - TANKSHIP TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA, PUMPROOM EXPLOSION, GULF OF MEXICO, OCTOBER 3, 1973, MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1975/09/23 SP - 32 p. AB - On October 3, 1973, the tankship TEXACO NORTH DAKOTA, en route from Tampa, Florida, to Port Arthur, Texas, experienced a violent explosion in the after pumproom. The force of the explosion caused the forward bulkhead, the after bulkhead, and the overhead to rupture. In the engineroom, abaft the pumproom, three persons died as a result of the explosion. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ignition of fuel-air vapors in the pumproom by hot gases, or other products of combustion, which were being ejected from a steam-driven air compressor. KW - Air compressors KW - Atmosphere KW - Bilges KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fuels KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Hazardous atmospheres KW - Hazards KW - Ignition KW - Pump room safety KW - Ship fires KW - Ships KW - Tank venting KW - Tanker casualties KW - Tanker explosions KW - Tankers KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Texaco North Dakota (Ship) KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Vapors KW - Ventilation systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30092 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093373 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 1 OF 1975 ACCIDENTS PY - 1975/09/04 SP - 523 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. civil aviation operations during calendar year 1975. The 896 General Aviation accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of flight, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29992 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093538 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE MULTIPURPOSE VEHICLE. T. R. PRODUCE COMPANY TRUCK COLLISION, NEAR EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 8, 1974 PY - 1975/09/04 SP - 30 p. AB - The report analyzes a collision of a multipurpose vehicle (MPV) with a parked tractor-semitrailer. The MPV, operated by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, was transporting 18 Mexican nationals. The MPV driver and 12 of the nationals received fatal injuries; the 6 surviving nationals received minor to severe injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this collision was that the MPV left the roadway and collided with a tractor-trailer parked approximately 15 feet off of the pavement. The MPV left the roadway because it was not under the control of the driver for reasons unknown. KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Truck tractors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30202 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093372 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT, FRANCISCO FLORES TRUCK/PICKUP TRUCK WITH CAMPER AND TRAILER COLLISION, U.S. ROUTE 395, BISHOP, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 29, 1974 PY - 1975/08/14 SP - 32 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes an accident involving a tractor-semitrailer, loaded with lumber, that experienced loss of braking capability while descending Sherwin Pass, a steep, long grade located along U.S. Route 395. The unit suddenly began to accelerate at a point 5 to 5-1/2 miles from a truck parking area where the driver had stopped to adjust his brakes. It managed to remain on the roadway for an additional 2 to 2-1/2 miles, but, as it was attempting to negotiate a curve, the trailer separated from the tractor and overturned in front of a pickup/camper/trailer traveling in the opposite direction. All seven occupants of the pickup, which burst into flames at impact, died in the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of braking which permitted the tractor-semitrailer to run away. The loss of braking effectiveness was caused by the improper adjustment of the brakes by the driver, the selection of too high a gear for descent, and a weight overload of the truck. KW - Acceleration (Mechanics) KW - Braking KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Impacts KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Trucks UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29990 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093353 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., BOEING 727-251, N26 4US, NEAR THIELLS, NEW YORK. DECEMBER 1, 1974 PY - 1975/08/13 SP - 32 p. AB - About 1926 e.s.t. on December 1, 1974, Northwest Airlines Flight 6231, a Boeing 727-251, crashed about 3.2 nmi west of Thiells, New York. The accident occurred about 12 minutes after the flight had departed John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York, and while on a ferry flight to Buffalo, New York. Three crewmembers, the only persons aboard the aircraft, died in the crash. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft stalled at 24,800 feet m.s.l. and entered an uncontrolled spiralling descent into the ground. Throughout the stall and descent, the flightcrew did not recognize the actual condition of the aircraft and did not take the correct measures necessary to return the aircraft to level flight. Near 3,500 feet m.s.l., a large portion of the left horizontal stabilizer separated from the aircraft, which made control of the aircraft impossible. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of control of the aircraft because the flightcrew failed to recognize and correct the aircraft's high-angle-of-attack, low-speed stall and its descending spiral. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne navigational aids KW - Airspeed KW - Airspeed indicators KW - Angle of attack KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Descent KW - Flight instruments KW - Speed indicators KW - Stall UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29955 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093355 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. GOLDEN WEST AIRLINES, INC., DE HAVILLAND DHC-6, N6383 AND CESSNAIR AVIATION, INC., CESSNA 150, N11421, WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 9, 1975 PY - 1975/08/07 SP - 24 p. AB - Golden West Airlines, Inc., Flight 261, a De Havilland Twin Otter, and a Cessnair Aviation, Inc., Cessna 150 collided in flight near Whittier, California. The accident occurred during daylight hours, at approximately 4:07 p.m., P.s.t., January 9, 1975. Both aircraft were destroyed by the collision and subsequent ground impact. The 10 passengers and 2 crewmembers on the Twin Otter, and the instructor pilot and student pilot of the Cessna 150 were killed. Falling wreckage inflicted substantial damage to houses and lawns in the area of the collision, but there were no reported injuries to persons on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of both flightcrews to see the other aircraft in sufficient time to initiate evasive action. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Cruising flight KW - Level flight KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Short takeoff aircraft KW - STOL aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29959 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093431 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - FOUNDERING OF THE MOTOR VESSEL COMET OFF POINT JUDITH, RHODE ISLAND ON 19 MAY 1973 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1975/08/05 SP - 31 p. AB - The Coast Guard, on its last inspection of the COMET, May 19, 1971, found numerous deficiencies in the hull of the boat. On June 14, 1972, a new owner took possession of the COMET without being aware of the extent of its deficiencies, and began to operate it without restoring it to a seaworthy condition. On May 19, 1973, the COMET sank off Point Judith, Rhode Island, with a fishing party of 25 and a crew of two aboard. Most of the persons were able to don life preservers before abandoning the COMET and entering the 48F. waters. No 'MAYDAY' was transmitted over the radio, but by chance encounter, the sailing sloop DECIBEL sighted and rescued survivors 4.5 hours after the sinking. Only 11 of the 27 persons on board were saved. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the sinking was major, undetected flooding due to the ingress of water through the deteriorated hull planking. The lengthy exposure to cold water, due to the inability to summon an earlier rescue, resulted in a large loss of life. KW - Boats KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Defects KW - Distress alerting systems KW - Distress signals KW - Drowning KW - Exposure physiology KW - Fatalities KW - Fishing vessels KW - Floods KW - Foundering KW - Hulls KW - Human error KW - Hypothermia KW - Immersion KW - Inspection KW - Life rafts KW - Recreation KW - Safety KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship hulls KW - Ships KW - Shipwrecks KW - Ss comet KW - Vessel inspection KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/30057 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00093354 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT MONTANA POWER COMPANY ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER 690A, N40MP AND USAF F-111A, 77-055 NEAR KINGSTON, UTAH, NOVEMBER 12, 1974 PY - 1975/08/01 SP - 30 p. AB - About 1804 m.s.t., on November 12, 1974, a United States Air Force (USAF) F-111A, 77-055, and a Montana Power Company, Rockwell Turbo Commander, Model 690A, N40MP, collided in flight near Kingston, Utah. The F-111A was the lead aircraft in a formation of two F-111A's. The formation was attempting a rendezvous with a USAF KC-135 for night air refueling training when the planes collided. The pilot of N40MP, the sole occupant, was killed. The two crewmembers of the F-111A ejected successfully from their aircraft. Both aircraft were destroyed by the collision, the postcollision fire, and impact with the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the F-111A pilot's misidentification of the Turbo Commander as a refueling tanker with which he intended to rendezvous. Contributing to the misidentification was his failure to use prescribed procedures and techniques during rendezvous with a tanker aircraft for refueling. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Cruising flight KW - Inflight refueling KW - Level flight KW - Research UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29957 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00125891 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF TWO PENN CENTRAL COMMUTER TRAINS AT BOTANICAL GARDEN STATION, NEW YORK CITY, JANUARY 2, 1975 PY - 1975/07/16 SP - 36 p. AB - This report analyzes a rear-end collision between two Penn Central commuter trains. The first train was moving at a speed of 15 mph when the engineer of the following train failed to stop at a "stop-and-proceed" signal and consequently collided with the train ahead. Four cars of the first train were derailed; damage to the cars was minimal. Two hundred and sixty-five persons were injured and three persons were hospitalized overnight. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision was the failure of the engineer of train 528, while operating the train in violation of the "stop-and-proceed" indication, to perceive the train ahead in time to prevent a collision; and the lack of a backup system to control the train in accordance with the signal indication when the engineer failed to do so. The cause of the large number of injuries in this relatively moderate collision was the poor design of seats and of other interior features. KW - Automatic train control KW - Commuter service KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - Signaling UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28090 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092397 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF A SOUTHERN RAILWAY WORK TRAIN WITH A POLK DISTRICT SCHOOLBUS AT ARAGON, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 23, 1974 PY - 1975/07/01 SP - 30 p. AB - About 7:55 a.m. e.d.t., on October 23, 1974, a Polk District schoolbus carrying 87 students was struck on a grade crossing in Aragon, Georgia, by the caboose of a Southern Railway System work train. The train, which consisted of a locomotive and 12 cars, was backing through the crossing. Failing to stop at or near the point of impact, the train pushed the schoolbus 315 feet down the track. During the movement the caboose overrode the bus as that vehicle rolled onto its roof. The roof of the bus was crushed to the level of the seat tops. There were no ejections or fire. Seven of the occupants of the bus were killed. The busdriver and 71 of the students were known to be injured. None of the occupants of the train were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the driver of the schoolbus to stop his vehicle short of the track until it was safe to proceed, and the failure of a crewmember of the train to guard the unprotected crossing. KW - Buses KW - Cabooses KW - Casualties KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Georgia KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Highways KW - Human factors KW - Intersections KW - Job analysis KW - Operating rules KW - Radio KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Southern Railway KW - Students KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety KW - Train operation KW - Trainman's tasks KW - Trainmen KW - Transportation management KW - Transportation operations KW - Warning systems KW - Workload UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29230 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092307 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT/INCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT. SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUE 1974 PY - 1975/06/27 SP - 124 p. AB - The publication contains reports of aircraft accidents and incidents that occurred in 1974 and have not been included in a prior issue of briefs. Included are three U.S. air carrier accidents, 28 U.S. air carrier incidents, 99 U.S. general aviation accidents, and 38 U.S. general aviation incidents. Four foreign air carrier accidents, one foreign air carrier incident, and 12 foreign general aviation accidents that were investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board are also included. This publication is the final issue of Briefs of Accidents that occurred in calendar year 1974. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29118 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092242 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION DOUGLAS DC-3C, N6 DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA MARCH 27, 1975 PY - 1975/06/25 SP - 24 p. AB - About 1435 e.d.t., March 27, 1975, a Federal Aviation Administration Douglas DC-3 crashed during takeoff on the DuBois-Jefferson County Airport, DuBois, Pennsylvania. The three cockpit occupants and one passenger were seriously injured. The other seven cabin occupants sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot, inexperienced and unqualified in the DC-3, was making the takeoff with a 7-knot crosswind and with an unlocked tailwheel. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was loss of control at takeoff because of the inexperience of the unqualified pilot making the takeoff and because of the failure of the experienced pilot in the right seat to assume timely control. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Judgment (Human characteristics) KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29035 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092409 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ROTOCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 150 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. General Aviation Rotorcraft accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 277 accident Briefs, 28 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Helicopters KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29253 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092416 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 266 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation aerial application accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 395 accident Briefs, 43 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air drop KW - Air drop operations KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne operations KW - Defoliation KW - Fertilization (Horticulture) KW - Fertilizing KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Pest control KW - Sprayers KW - Spraying KW - Trees UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29268 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092411 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ALCOHOL AS A CAUSE/FACTOR. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 34 p. AB - The publication contains reports on all U.S. General Aviation accidents, occurring in 1973, involving alcohol impairment as a cause/factor. Included are 34 accident Briefs, 29 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Casualties KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29257 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092414 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AMATEUR/HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 71 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation accidents involving amateur/home built aircraft occurring in 1973. Included are 116 accident Briefs, 30 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s)/factor(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Injuries KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29264 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092406 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LISTING OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY MAKE AND MODEL. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 178 p. AB - The publication contains a listing of all U.S. civil aviation accidents/incidents occurring in CY l973, sorted by aircraft make and model. Included are the file number, aircraft registration number, date and location of the accident, aircraft make and model and injury index for all 4,405 accidents/incidents occurring in this period. The publication is published annually. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Civil aviation KW - Documentation KW - Documents KW - Injuries KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29246 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092413 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CORPORATE/EXECUTIVE AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 69 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation corporate/executive aircraft accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 94 accident Briefs, 24 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injuries and causal/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Casualties KW - Injuries KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29261 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092407 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MIDAIR COLLISIONS. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 43 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation midair collision accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 24 accident files, 12 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by kind of flying, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Crash injury research KW - Crashes KW - Cruising flight KW - Injuries KW - Level flight KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Research UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29248 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092412 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MISSING AND MISSING LATER RECOVERED AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 95 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation missing and missing later recovered accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 106 accident Briefs, 28 of which cover missing aircraft not recovered and 78 missing later recovered. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29259 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092415 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AIR TAXI OPERATIONS. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 114 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation air taxi accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 163 accident Briefs, 42 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and causal/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Cargo transportation KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Freight transportation KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger transportation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29266 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092408 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TURBINE POWERED AIRCRAFT. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 74 p. AB - The publication contains reports of U.S. general aviation turbine powered aircraft accidents occurring in 1973. Included are 102 accident Briefs, 24 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft landing KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Casualties KW - Injuries KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Landing KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Transport aircraft KW - Turbojet engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29251 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092410 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BRIEFS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING WEATHER AS A CAUSE/FACTOR. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION 1973 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 275 p. AB - The publication contains reports of all fatal U.S. general aviation accidents involving weather as a cause/factor for the year 1973. Included are 272 fatal accidents in the brief format. This format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated on all accidents involving weather as a cause/factor by the type of accident, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilots certificate, injuries and cause/factor(s). The publication is published annually. KW - Aeronautics KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Casualties KW - Documentation KW - Documents KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29255 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092241 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT USAF CONVAIR VT-29D (CV-340) AND CESSNA 150H, N50430 NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA JANUARY 9, 1975 PY - 1975/06/18 SP - 31 p. AB - About 1836 e.s.t., on January 9, 1975, a United States Air Force Convair VT-29D (CV-340) and a Cessna 150H collided in flight over the James River near Newport News, Virginia, at an altitude of 1,500 feet. The five crewmembers and two passengers aboard the Convair and the pilot and passenger aboard the Cessna were killed. Both aircraft were destroyed by the collision and subsequent impact with the water. The Convair was executing a precision radar approach to Langley Air Force Base and was under the control of the Langley Ground Control Approach final controller. The Cessna was on a local pleasure flight; it was operating in accordance with visual flight rules, and was not on a flight plan. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the human limitation inherent in the see-and-avoid concept, which can be critical in a terminal area with a combination of controlled and uncontrolled traffic. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft pilotage KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Cruising flight KW - Flight maneuvers KW - Ground control approach radar KW - Level flight KW - Loss and damage KW - Navigation KW - Visual navigation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29033 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092117 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., DOUGLAS DC-9-31, N8984E, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974 PY - 1975/05/23 SP - 40 p. AB - About 0734 e.d.t., on September 11, 1974, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Flight 212, crashed 3.3 statute miles short of runway 36 at Douglas Municipal Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina. The flight was conducting a VOR DME nonprecision approach in visibility restricted by patchy dense ground fog. Of the 82 persons aboard the aircraft, 11 survived the accident. One survivor died of injuries 29 days after the accident. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the flightcrew's lack of altitude awareness at critical points during the approach due to poor cockpit discipline in that the crew did not follow prescribed procedures. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fog KW - Injuries KW - Passenger aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28855 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092210 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - DEATON COMPANY INCORPORATED, TRUCK/AUTOMOBILE COLLISION, CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER BRIDGE, I-20, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AUGUST 21, 1973 PY - 1975/05/21 SP - 34 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes the collision between a truck and an automobile on the Chattahoochee River Bridge (I-20) near Atlanta, Georgia, on August 21, 1973. The crash occurred on a section of Interstate highway which, at the time of the accident, was congested. Heavy traffic was exiting the Interstate to 'Six Flags Over Georgia' -- a recreational attraction in the southeast quadrant of the interchange area. Of the five occupants in the automobile, the driver and three passengers died. The truckdriver was not injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver of the car to control her automobile while attempting to avoid unexpected slower moving vehicles ahead. Her failure resulted in an erratic move to the left and into the path of the overtaking truck. Contributing to the accident were unexpected traffic congestion which required a hazardous stop in the right lane, and land-use practices that permitted the generation of traffic in excess of the safe and efficient operating capacity of the roadway. KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Design standards KW - Highway bridges KW - Interstate Highway System KW - Land use KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - Traffic congestion KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28978 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00099182 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT AT THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY'S ENGLEWOOD YARD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 21, 1974 PY - 1975/05/21 SP - 39 p. AB - About noon on September 21, 1974, 2 loaded "jumbo" tank cars, cars 17 and 18 of a 145-car complement, were uncoupled as a unit at the crest of the gravity hump in the Southern Pacific Transportation Company's (SP) Englewood Yard at Houston, Texas. The two cars passed through the hump master retarder and group retarder without being slowed and accelerated as they moved down the grade into bowl track 1. At a speed of 18 to 20 mph, the two tank cars impacted an empty tank car. Upon imppact, the coupler of the empty tank car rode over the coupler of car 17 and punctured the tank head. Butadiene spilled from the car and formed a vapor cloud, which dispersed over the area. AFter 2 to 3 minutes, the vapor exploded violently; as a result, 1 person died and 235 were injured. Total damages amounted to about $13 million, which included the destruction of 231 railroad cars and substantial damage to 282 others. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the overspeed impact was the failure of the retarding system to slow the two coupled tank cars and the absence of a backup system to control cars which pass through the retarders at excessive speeds. The failure of the retarding system was caused by foreign substances on the wheels of the two cars that preceded the two tank cars through the retarders. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the Southern Pacific Transportation Company to enforce procedures to exclude cars with a foreign substance on their wheels from the humping system, and the Shell Oil Company's failure, after notification of the hazard, to eliminate spilled epoxy resin from the flangeways of their track. KW - Butadiene KW - Classification yards KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Freight car inspection KW - Freight cars KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hump yards KW - Humping KW - Inspection KW - Safety KW - Southern Pacific Railroad KW - Tank car heads UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/38029 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092149 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS: BRIEF FORMAT U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 5, 1974 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBER: 1-0008, 1-0030, 1-0036, 1-0039 THRU 1-0045. 3-3601 THRU 3-4106, 3-4108 THRU 3-4300 PY - 1975/05/16 SP - 422 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1974. The 699 General Aviation and 10 Air Carrier accidents contained in this publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally five times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28905 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00133328 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - FLIGHT DATA RECORDER READOUT EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS 1960-1973 PY - 1975/05/14 SP - 68 p. AB - This study evolved from a review of 509 accident and incident flight recorder readouts to provide information on the Safety Board's experience over a period of 14 years. The report covers their regulatory history, description and operation of recorders, readout of equipment and procedures, statistical review of occurrences related to phase of flight and types of operation, accident damage to recorders, malfunctions of recorders, foreign accident readouts, and recommendations related to this study. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Classification KW - Crash investigation KW - Data collection KW - Data recorders KW - Digital recording KW - Equipment KW - Loss and damage KW - Methodology KW - Project management KW - Projects KW - Recommendations KW - Recording KW - Records KW - Records management KW - Surveys UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/41479 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092094 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES, INC., GRUMMAN G-1159, N720Q, KLINE, SOUTH CAROLINA, JUNE 24, 1974 PY - 1975/05/14 SP - 30 p. AB - At 1645 e.d.t., June 24, 1974, a Grumman model G-1159, N720Q, crashed near Kline, South Carolina. The aircraft, which was owned and operated by International Business Machines, Inc., was on a training flight in visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft made several 360 deg rolls and then dove into a swampy area. The three crewmembers were killed and the aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was an unwanted extension of the ground and flight spoilers, which resulted in a loss of control at an altitude from which recovery could not be made. The ground spoilers probably deployed because of a hot electrical short circuit in the spoiler extend circuitry. Whereas the spoilers probably deployed symmetrically, the left ground spoiler actuator failed in flight and caused a loss of lateral control. The subsequent loss of pitch control was caused by the full nosedown elevator trim tab position and the high aircraft speed. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Circuits KW - Control surfaces KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Drag KW - Electric circuits KW - Failure KW - Navigation KW - Spoilers KW - Steering components KW - Visual navigation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28845 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092091 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF ST. LOUIS-SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY TRAINS 3210 AND 3211, MUSTANG, OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER 1, 1974 PY - 1975/05/07 SP - 25 p. AB - On September 1, 1974, at 1:44 to 1:46 p.m., the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company's eastbound freight train 3210 and westbound train 3211 collided head-on 1.7 miles west of Mustang, Oklahoma. The trains were scheduled to meet in Mustang. However, train 3211 passed Mustang ahead of schedule. As a result of the collision, 4 locomotive units were destroyed, 23 cars derailed, and hazardous materials caught fire in the wreckage. As a result of the fire, eight families were evacuated from their homes. A brakeman on train 3211 was killed, and the three other crewmembers of that train were injured seriously. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the crew of train 3211 to take preventive action after the train passed Mustang ahead of schedule. KW - Cargo transportation KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Freight cars KW - Freight transportation KW - Frontal crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Human factors KW - Injuries KW - Operating rules KW - Radio KW - Railroad traffic KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Scheduling KW - St. Louis-San Francisco Railway KW - Tank cars KW - Timetables KW - Train meets KW - Vigilance UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28841 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091458 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON BOARD THE UNMANNED TANK BARGE OCEAN 80 AT CARTERET, NEW JERSEY ON 25 OCTOBER 1972 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1975/05/02 SP - 30 p. AB - On October 25, 1972, the tank barge OCEAN 80 was loading gasoline and fuel oil at the General American Transportation Corporation Terminal, Arthur Kill, Carteret, New Jersey. About 0600, a fire and several explosions occurred on the barge. Before the resultant fires were extinguished, the barge was destroyed and the terminal and nearby facilities were damaged substantially. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the casualty was the ignition, by an unidentified source, of gasoline which spilled from overflowing cargo tanks on the OCEAN 80. A major contributing factor was the failure of the barge tankerman and the terminal dockman to adhere to prescribed cargo transfer procedures. The National Transportation Safety Board's recommendations listed in this report are addressed to the U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Cut off valves KW - Explosions KW - Explosive vapor ignition KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fuel oils KW - Gasoline KW - Human error KW - Liquid level control KW - Petroleum terminals KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss ocean 80 KW - Tank barges KW - Tanker explosions KW - Tankers KW - Terminal operations KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Valves KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24220 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00098676 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY DOOR ACCIDENT, HUNTINGTON STATION, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1, 1974 PY - 1975/04/30 SP - 23 p. AB - At 9:48 a.m., e.s.t., December 1, 1974, a man was killed as a Long Island Rail Road commuter train departed Huntington Station, N.Y. The victim had attempted to exit the standing train, but he was initially trapped between two sliding doors as they closed on him. This kept the doors open far enough for the door power-interlock to prevent the engineer from starting the train. When the man succeeded in moving the upper part of his body to the outside, the doors closed and locked on his right ankle, enabling the train to start. Since none of the crewmembers had observed the victim's entrapment, the conductor gave the "all clear" signal, and the engineer started the train. The victim was dragged backward off the platform; there, he contacted the third rail and was electrocuted. The conductor, who was alerted by a person outside the train and by a passenger, signaled the engineer; who stopped the train after it had travelled approximately 180 feet. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the design of the sliding doors which permitted the train to be moved without a positive means for detecting the presence of a person caught between the doors. Contributing to the cause were: a. Absence of procedures that required the conductor to monitor visually all doors. b. The lack of knowledge on the part of passengers in regard to the means available to respond to the emergency. KW - Commuter service KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Disasters and emergency operations KW - Door handles KW - Door operating mechanisms KW - Electrocution KW - Emergency brakes KW - Emergency procedures KW - Fatalities KW - Railroad stations UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/37790 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00097295 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT IN THE RAILROAD YARD OF THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY AT DECATUR, ILLINOIS, JULY 19, 1974 PY - 1975/04/10 SP - 30 p. AB - GATX 41623 and four other tank cars loaded with isobutane gas were uncoupled at the west end of Decatur Yard by a switching crew and allowed to free roll eastward on yard track 11. The car impacted an empty boxcar, and its coupler overrode the tank car coupler and punctured the tank. Isobutane escaped and vaporized for 8 to 10 minutes before it exploded. The yard, surrounding residences, and commercial facilities were damaged extensively by fire and shock waves. Seven employees died from burns, and 33 employees were injured. Three hundred sixteen persons outside the rail yard were also injured as a result of the explosion. Property damage was estimated at $18 million. the National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the overspeed impact between the heavy cut of tank cars and the uncoupled light boxcar, which resulted from the release of the tank cars at a higher-than-acceptable switching speed. The lack of written guidelines to assist the switchman in determining the proper switching speed contributed to the accident. The crew members' lack of understanding of the risks involved in switching hazardous materials also was a contributing factor. Recommendations were made regarding tank head shields and couplers, employee training, hazardous materials accident data reporting, and regulations to limit losses in hazardous materials accidents. KW - Couplers KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Hazardous materials KW - Head KW - Head shields KW - Isobutane KW - Rolling tests KW - Safety hats KW - Switching KW - Tank car heads KW - Type e couplers KW - Type f couplers UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/34119 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091483 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT - MICHIGAN-WISCONSIN PIPE LINE COMPANY, GAS TRANSMISSION LINE FAILURE, SOUTH OF MONROE, LOUISIANA PY - 1975/04/02 SP - 27 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a natural gas pipeline accident near Monroe, La., on March 2, 1974. A 30-inch pipeline failed at a girth weld inside a casing under a highway. A resulting fire burned 10 acres of forest, but no deaths or injuries resulted. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of a substandard girth weld due to repeated soil stresses. Contributing to the imposed stresses were the position of the pipe inside the casing and the heavy clay soil surrounding the pipe at each end of the casing. Recommendations are made to determine the effectiveness of using casing for pipelines beneath highways and railroads and to develop guidelines for the effective operation of automatic valves. KW - Covering KW - Crash investigation KW - Defects KW - Earth pressure KW - Failure KW - Fires KW - Forest fires KW - Gas pipelines KW - Highways KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas distribution systems KW - Pipelines KW - Safety KW - Valves KW - Weld defects KW - Welds UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24239 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00098678 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF PENN CENTRAL FREIGHT TRAIN OV-8 WITH AN OPEN DRAWBRIDGE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 8, 1974 PY - 1975/03/26 SP - 29 p. AB - On May 8, 1974, Penn Central freight train OV-8 collided with the counterweight of a lift-span drawbridge on the Cuyahoga River at Cleveland, Ohio. Shortly before the collision, the eastbound train had been traveling at 33 mph on a main track equipped with automatic block signals when the DB operator contacted the traincrew and advised them that the route was clear ahead. Then, the operator remembered that a boat had been awaiting passage and, without informing the traincrew, he opened the bridge. The train passed the red home signal of the DB interlocking without braking and struck the counterweight of the open bridge about 600 feet beyond the signal. The two crewmembers in the lead locomotive unit died as a result of crash injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the locomotive crewmembers to obey a wayside signal indication to stop and the concurrent opening of the drawbridge by the DB operator after he had advised the oncoming traincrew by radio that the route was clear. Contributing to the accident was the absence of specific rules that either prohibited such a radio message or described the circumstances under which such a radio transmittal could be accepted as an operational control. KW - Automatic train stop system KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Drawbridges KW - Fatalities KW - Operating rules KW - Signal systems KW - Traffic signal control systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/37792 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091469 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. BOEING 707-331B, N8734 IN THE IONIAN SEA PY - 1975/03/26 SP - 44 p. AB - At 0940 Greenwich mean time, September 8, 1974, Trans World Airlines, Inc., Flight 841, crashed into the Ionian Sea about 50 nmi west of Cephalonia, Greece. There were 79 passengers and 9 crewmembers on board; no one survived. The aircraft was destoyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the detonation of an explosive device within the aft cargo compartment of the aircraft which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Greece KW - Oceans KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Sabotage UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24230 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091374 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 4 OF 1974 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBERS: 1-0001, 1-0032 THRU 1-0035, 1-0037 THRU 1-0038, 3-0001, 3-0188, 3-2701 THRU 3-2978, 3-2980 THRU 3-3038, 3-3040 THRU 3-3600 PY - 1975/03/14 SP - 511 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1974. The 900 General aviation and 7 Air Carrier accidents represent a random selection. This publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Civil aircraft KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24160 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091484 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT - GEORGE WOLLMAN MEATS, INC., TRUCK/AUTO/GREYHOUND BUS COLLISION AND FIRE, NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY PY - 1975/03/12 SP - 31 p. AB - A tractor-semitrailer was traveling south in the extreme right-hand lane of the New Jersey Turnpike at about 55 mph. A Greyhound bus and a private auto were traveling north on the Turnpike. The driver of the southbound truck stated that without any prior warning he heard a loud noise which sounded like a gunshot, the tractor immediately veered to the left and struck and crashed through the median guardrail into the northbound lanes. The truck struck the automobile and crushed it between the truck and bus. The truck ran off the northbound lanes and down a 50-foot embankment. The truckdriver was ejected. He was not wearing the available seatbelt. The automobile driver and his passenger, the busdriver, and six bus passengers, died in the crash. The truckdriver and 10 bus passengers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the sudden deflation of the left front tire on the tractor which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle. KW - Buses KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Expressways KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - New Jersey KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Tires KW - Tractor trailer combinations KW - Traffic crashes KW - Trailers KW - Truck tractors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24240 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091471 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - JESUS AYALA SCHOOLBUS-TYPE BUS RUN-OFF ROADWAY/DRAINAGE DITCH SUBMERGENCE. BLYTHE, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 15, 1974 PY - 1975/03/05 SP - 29 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes an accident involving a schoolbus-type bus which ran off the roadway while attempting to negotiate a right angle turn and vaulted into a farm drainage ditch. The bus came to rest on its left side, partially submerged. Nineteen of the 47 occupants, including the driver, died in the accident. For each fatality, the cause of death was drowning. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver to reduce the speed of the bus to that required to negotiate the turn, despite the presence of a turn warning/advisory speed sign. Contributing to this failure was a lack of driver alertness induced by fatigue. KW - Buses KW - Casualties KW - Crash causes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Fatigue (Physiological condition) KW - Human factors engineering KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - School buses KW - Submerging KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24231 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091465 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SERIES OF MULTIVEHICLE COLLISIONS AND FIRES UNDER LIMITED VISIBILITY CONDITIONS, NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, GATE 15 AND U.S. ROUTE 46, OCTOBER 23-24, 1973 PY - 1975/03/05 SP - 47 p. AB - The report describes the situation that existed before, and during, the series of multivehicle collisions which occurred under fog and smoke conditions on a high-speed limited-access highway--the New Jersey Turnpike--during the late hours of October 23 and early morning of October 24, 1973. In that period, nine multivehicle collisions occurred, eight under limited-visibility conditions which were caused by smoke from burning material on an abandoned garbage dump in the Hackensack Meadowlands and fog. Sixty-six motor vehicles were involved, nine persons were killed, and 39 others were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this series of multivehicle collisions was the penetration of vehicles into areas of severely reduced visibility due to fog and smoke, the latter occasioned by fires adjacent to the turnpike which had not been promptly extinguished. The delay in closing the affected roadways by the New Jersey State Police contributed to the number of accidents. KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Expressways KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fog KW - Freeways KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - New Jersey KW - Smoke KW - Traffic crashes KW - Visibility KW - Waste disposal UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/24227 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090630 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, 1974 PY - 1975/02/26 SP - 53 p. AB - The report presents a preliminary record of aircraft accidents which occurred in U.S. Civil Aviation Operations during calendar year 1974. It includes a statistical recapitulation of all accidents; a comparison of accidents, fatalities, accident rates, and growth changes in 1974 with comparable data for the previous 5-year period; summary tables; and a brief of each air carrier accident for which a cause has been determined. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23828 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090565 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. DERAILMENT OF AN AMTRACK TRAIN ON THE TRACKS OF THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY AT MELVERN, KANSAS, JULY 5, 1974 PY - 1975/02/05 SP - 36 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a derailment of an Amtrak passenger train which occurred as the train was moving eastward at a speed of about 77 mph. The derailment occurred on a trailing point turnout which connected the southerly main track with a siding. The rear six cars turned over as they slid down a bank. Fifteen employees and 87 passengers were injured as a result of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the broken closure rail of the turnout leading from the south main track to the siding. The insufficient strength of the track bolt and the apparent stressed condition of the nail contributed to the cause of the broken rail. KW - Broken rails KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Emergency equipment KW - Emergency exits KW - Emergency lights KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Kansas KW - Lighting KW - Passenger injuries KW - Passenger transportation KW - Passengers KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23785 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00095703 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT - SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN 2ND BSM MUNITIONS EXPLOSION, BENSON, ARIZONA, MAY 24, 1973 SN - SS-R-24 PY - 1975/02 SP - 40 p. AB - On May 24, 1973, Southern Pacific Transportation Company's freight train 2nd BSM 22, was approaching Benson, Arizona, when 1 of 12 munitions boxcars in the train's consist caught fire. The boxcars were loaded with 500-lb. MK 82 bombs. As the train stopped, the cargo exploded, and the explosions continued for several hours. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the exposure of heat-sensitive bombs in Car 38 to a fire inside the car. The fire most likely originated from sparks off the brakeshoes which ignited the sodium nitrate impregnated floorboards. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Fire hazards KW - Fires KW - Hazardous materials KW - Hazards KW - Munitions KW - Risk analysis KW - Sodium inorganic compounds KW - Sodium nitrate KW - Weapons UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/32057 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090492 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - NEW JERSEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONVAIR F106, SERIAL NUMBER 59-0044, PIPER PA-24-250, N6876P, MIDAIR COLLISION NEAR SAXIS, VIRGINIA, OCTOBER 11, 1974 PY - 1975/01/29 SP - 18 p. AB - About 2023 eastern daylight time on october 11, 1974, a New Jersey Air National Guard F106 and a Piper PA 24-250, N6876P, collided in midair near Saxis, Virginia. The Piper aircraft crashed into a marshland near Saxis, and the F106 returned to the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center at Atlantic City, New Jersey, without further difficulty. The Piper aircraft was destroyed in the crash, and its four occupants were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the interceptor pilot to see and avoid a civil aircraft during a high-speed, low-altitude, intercept training flight conducted in an area which included major north-south airways. Also contributing to this accident was the system which permitted an incompatible mix of traffic in controlled air-space which resulted in the probability of an inadvertent radar lock-on to a civil aircraft. KW - Air traffic KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Attack aircraft KW - Aviation safety KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Cruising flight KW - Fighter aircraft KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Level flight KW - Radar targets KW - Training aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23720 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090486 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: SATURN AIRWAYS, INC., LOCKHEED L-382, N14ST, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, MAY 23, 1974 PY - 1975/01/22 SP - 37 p. AB - About 1653 c.d.t., May 23, 1974, Saturn Airways Flight 14 crashed about 2.6 miles southeast of the Capital VOR, near Springfield, Illinois. Three crewmembers and a route supervisor were killed. The aircraft was destroyed. The outboard section of the left wing, including the No. 1 engine, separated in flight from the remainder of the wing. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the undiscovered, preexisting fatigue cracks, which reduced the strength of the left wing to the degree that it failed as a result of positive aerodynamic loads created by moderate turbulence. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Airframes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Engines KW - Fatigue (Mechanics) KW - Maintenance KW - Research KW - Separation KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23714 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090426 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - GROUNDING OF THE SS HILLYER BROWN AT COLD BAY, ALASKA ON 7 MARCH 1973 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1975/01/15 SP - 37 p. AB - On the evening of March 7, 1973, the SS HILLYER BROWN grounded while maneuvering toward the channel entrance for passage out of Cold Bay, Alaska. The vessel's bottom was breached in the grounding, and the resulting outflow of diesel oil and gasoline was declared a major polluting incident. The report contains the action taken by the National Transportation Safety Board in determining the probable cause of the casualty and in making recommendations to prevent its recurrence. The report also contains the Marine Board of Investigation report. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the grounding was (1) the pilot's failure to use effectively available aids to navigation; (2) the master's failure to monitor adequately the vessel's movements; and (3) the master's and pilot's lack of awareness that the radar-reflecting channel marking buoy was missing from its charted position. KW - Buoys KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Diesel fuels KW - Fatalities KW - Gasoline KW - Groundings (Maritime crashes) KW - Human error KW - Markers KW - Navigation procedures KW - Navigation processes KW - Navigational aids KW - Oil spill sources KW - Oil spills KW - Oil tankers KW - Pilotage KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss hillyer brown KW - Statistics KW - Tankers KW - Water pollution KW - Water transportation KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23668 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090317 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - ENTANGLEMENT OF THE SUBMERSIBLE JOHNSON SEA LINK WITH SUBMERGED WRECKAGE OFF KEY WEST, FLORIDA ON OR ABOUT 17 JUNE 1973 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1975/01/15 SP - 37 p. AB - On June 17, 1973, near Key West, Florida, the submersible JOHNSON SEA LINK became entangled in a cable of the wreckage of the scuttled destroyer U.S.S. FRED T. BERRY. The JOHNSON SEA LINK had been attempting to retrieve a fish trap in the immediate vicinity of the wreckage. Before the submersible was recovered, more than 33 hours later, two of the four persons on board had died as a result of carbon dioxide poisoning. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the fouling of the starboard spring-loaded moused hook and other appendages on the submersible with a cable attached to the aftermost flagpole of the scuttled destroyer. Contributing to the carbon dioxide fatalities was the inadequacy of the carbon dioxide absorbent system in the dive chamber, and the lack of suitable rescue equipment was a factor in the inability to provide a timely rescue. KW - Atmosphere KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Florida KW - Hazardous atmospheres KW - Hazards KW - Life support KW - Life support systems KW - Safety KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Ss sealink KW - Submersibles KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Vehicle occupant rescue UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23603 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092092 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIR FRANCE, BOEING 707-B-328B - FBLCA, NEAR O'NEILL, NEBRASKA, MAY 13, 1974 PY - 1975/01/15 SP - 20 p. AB - About 2:36 a.m. c.d.t. on May 13, 1974, Air France Flight 004, a Boeing 707-B-328B, entered an area of light turbulence near O'Neill, Nebraska. About 3 to 5 minutes later, the flight encountered moderate to severe turbulence, which lasted about 4 1/2 minutes. During the turbulence, 2 passengers were injured seriously and 11 were injured slightly. Two flight attendants were injured, one seriously. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the operation of the aircraft in an area of very strong thunderstorm activity which should have been easily detectable and which resulted in serious injuries to passengers because of the failure of the captain to warn the passengers and to turn on the 'fasten seatbelt' sign. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash investigation KW - Cruising flight KW - Injuries KW - Level flight KW - Manual safety belts KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Thunderstorms KW - Turbulence KW - Warning systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28843 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090468 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: NATIONAL AIRLINES, INC., DC-10-10, N60NA, NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, NOVEMBER 3, 1973 PY - 1975/01/15 SP - 59 p. AB - On November 3, 1973, at about 1640 m.s.t., National Airlines, Inc., Flight 27, was cruising at 39,000 feet, 65 nmi southwest of Albuquerque, New Mexico, when the No. 3 engine fan assembly disintegrated. Fragments of the fan penetrated the fuselage, the Nos. 1 and 2 engine nacelles, and the right wing. As a result, the cabin depressurized and one cabin window, which was struck by a fragment of the fan assembly, separated from the fuselage. A passenger, who was sitting next to the window, was forced through the opening and ejected from the aircraft. The body of the passenger has not been recovered. The aircraft was landed safely at Albuquerque International Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the disintegration of the No. 3 engine fan assembly as a result of an interaction between the fan blade tips and the fan case. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Axial flow turbines KW - Crash investigation KW - Cruising flight KW - Engines KW - Failure KW - Level flight KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Rotors KW - Turbines KW - Turbofan engines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23701 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090470 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: AIR EAST, INC. BEECHCRAFT 99A, N125AE, JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA COUNTY AIRPORT, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, JANUARY 6, 1974 PY - 1975/01/15 SP - 32 p. AB - About 1905 e.s.t. on January 6, 1974, Commonwealth Commuter Flight 317, an Air East, Inc., Beechcraft 99A, crashed while making an instrument approach to runway 33 at the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Of the 15 passengers and 2 crewmembers aboard, 11 passengers and the captain were killed in the crash. The four remaining passengers and the first officer were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. While on an instrument landing system localizer approach, the aircraft struck approach lights about 300 feet from the runway threshold and then crashed into an embankment about 200 feet from the threshold. Shortly before and shortly after the accident, the reported weather conditions at the Johnstown Airport consisted in part of variable 200- to 400-foot ceilings and a prevailing visibility of 2 miles in very light snow and fog. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was a premature descent below a safe approach slope followed by a stall and loss of aircraft control. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Approach KW - Approach lights KW - Aviation safety KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Embankments KW - Impacts KW - Instrument landing KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23703 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090407 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SIERRA PACIFIC AIRLINES, INC. CONVAIR 340/440, N4819C NEAR BISHOP, CALIFORNIA, MARCH 13, 1974 PY - 1975/01/10 SP - 34 p. AB - About 2028 on March 13, 1974, Sierra Pacific Airlines, Inc., Charter Flight 802, a Convair 340/440, crashed near Bishop, California. The 36 occupants--32 passengers and 4 crewmembers--were killed. The aircraft was destroyed. The last recorded transmission from the flight was at 2024 when the crew advised the Tonapah Flight Service Station that they had departed Bishop and were climbing under visual flight rules. The aircraft crashed at the 6,100-foot level into a foothill of the White Mountains, about 5.2 miles southeast of the Bishop Airport. The National Transportation Safety Board is unable to determine the probable cause of the accident. The reason why the flightcrew did not maintain a safe distance from hazardous terrain during night visual flight conditions could not be established. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Mountains KW - Research KW - Takeoff KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23657 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00321093 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - LISTINGS OF ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS BY AIRCRAFT MAKE & MODEL, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, 1975 PY - 1975 AB - A publication containing a listing of all U.S. civil aviation accidents/incidents occuring in calendar year 1975, sorted by aircraft make and model is reviewed. Included are the file number, aircraft registration, date and location of the accident, aircraft make and model and injury index for all 4,431 accidents/incidents occurring in the period. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158830 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090343 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - GREYHOUND BUS COLLISION WITH CONCRETE OVERPASS SUPPORT COLUMN ON I-880, SAN JUAN OVERPASS, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 3, 1973, HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT PY - 1974/12/13 SP - 30 p. AB - At 9 p.m., P.s.t., on November 3, 1973, a Greyhound bus, carrying 45 passengers and a driver, ran off the road and hit a concrete overpass support column. The overpass support penetrated the center front of the bus to a depth of 21 feet. The driver and 12 passengers were killed; 22 passengers were hospitalized for moderate to critical injuries; 11 passengers were treated for minor injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was driver incapacitation. KW - Buses KW - California KW - Casualties KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Drivers KW - Human factors engineering KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Overpasses KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23620 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090404 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. BOEING 707-321C, N458PA, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOVEMBER 3, 1973 PY - 1974/12/02 SP - 120 p. AB - At 0939 e.s.t., November 3, 1973, Pan American World Airways, Inc., Boeing 707-321C (N458PA) crashed at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. The airplane was destroyed, and its three crewmembers were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the presence of smoke in the cockpit which was continuously generated, and uncontrollable. The smoke led to an emergency situation that culminated in loss of control of the aircraft during final approach, when the crew in uncoordinated action deactivated the yaw damper in conjunction with incompatible positioning of flight spoilers and wing flaps. The Safety Board believes that the spontaneous chemical reaction between leaking nitric acid, improperly packaged and stowed, and the improper sawdust packing surrounding the acid's package initiated the accident sequence. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Cockpits KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Nitric acid KW - Packaging KW - Research KW - Smoke KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23655 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00082967 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - DELTA AIR LINES, INC. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-32, N3323L, CHATTANOOGA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE PY - 1974/11/27 SP - 45 p. AB - About 1851 e.s.t. on November 27, 1973, Delta Air Lines Flight 516, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, N3323L, crashed while making an ILS approach to runway 20 at Chattanooga Municipal Airport, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Seventy-four passengers and five crewmembers were aboard the aircraft. Thirty-eight passengers and four crewmembers were injured; there were no fatalities. The aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause of the accident was that the pilot did not recognize the need to correct an excessive rate of descent after the aircraft had passed decision height. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/22488 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00091575 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 2 OF 1974 ACCIDENTS PY - 1974/11/15 SP - 560 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1974. The 896 General Aviation accidents represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Casualties KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loss and damage KW - Research KW - Statistics UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/28459 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090440 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, CALENDAR YEAR 1972 PY - 1974/11/14 SP - 207 p. AB - The Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data is a statistical compilation from reports of 4,256 general aviation accidents that occurred during calendar year 1972. Also included are 44 collisions between aircraft. By coding each aircraft involved in the collisions, an additional 44 records are produced, bringing total accidents records to 4,300. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Civil aircraft KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis KW - Transport aircraft UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23681 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090034 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY. SAFETY ASPECTS OF EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS FROM AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT PY - 1974/11/13 SP - 45 p. AB - The study examines 10 recent U.S. air carrier accidents in which an emergency evacuation occurred. These accidents exemplify the factors most commonly identified as influencing evacuation success. The factors identified and discussed include the following: Weather, terrain, aircraft attitude, fire and smoke, evacuation slides, emergency lighting, emergency communications equipment, obstructions to egress, passenger preparedness, crewmember training, and crewmember procedures. Ten safety recommendations regarding improvements in evacuation slides, megaphones, public address systems, passenger briefings, emergency lighting, and crewmember training resulted from this study. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Evacuating transportation KW - Evacuation KW - Fires KW - Public address systems KW - Readiness KW - Research KW - Warning systems KW - Weather UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23505 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090030 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MID AMERICA PIPELINE SYSTEM ANHYDROUS AMMONIA LEAK, CONWAY, KANSAS DECEMBER 6, 1973 PY - 1974/11/11 SP - 33 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a pipeline rupture in a rural area in Kansas, and the release of 2,138 barrels of anhydrous ammonia, NH3, a volatile, toxic material. Two persons who had driven through the ammonia vapors were hospitalized with burns to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the pipeline rupture was the above-normal pressure on a section of pipe which had been damaged previously by outside forces. Contributing to the above-normal pressure was the failure of the dispatcher to insure that the line block valve at Conway was open after he started the pump at Borger. The report contains recommendations to the Office of Pipeline Safety for more stringent regulations for NH3 pipelines. KW - Ammonia KW - Casualties KW - Crash investigation KW - Gas pipelines KW - Kansas KW - Overpressure KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Safety KW - Toxicity KW - Valves KW - Vapors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23501 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090469 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: IBERIA LINEAS AEREAS DE ESPANA (IBERIAN AIRLINES). MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30, EC CBN LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 17, 1973 PY - 1974/11/08 SP - 33 p. AB - About 1543 e.s.t. on December 17, 1973, Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana Flight 933, a DC-10-30, crashed while making an instrument landing system approach to runway 33 L at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts. Thirteen passengers were injured slightly; two passengers and one flight attendant were injured seriously during evacuation. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was that the captain did not recognize, and may have been unable to recognize, an increased rate of descent in time to arrest it before the aircraft struck the approach light piers. The captain's ability to detect and arrest the increased rate of descent was adversely affected by a lack of information as to the existence of the wind shear and the marginal visual cues available. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Descent KW - Instrument landing KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Visibility KW - Wind UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23702 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00082966 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. BOEING 707-321B, N454PA, PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA, JANUARY 30, 1974 PY - 1974/11/08 SP - 32 p. AB - About 2341, American Samoa standard time, on January 30, 1974, Pan American World Airways, Flight 806, crashed 3,865 feet short of runway 5 at Pago Pago International Airport. The flight was making an ILS approach at night. Of the 101 persons aboard the aircraft, only 5 survived the accident. One survivor died of injuries 9 days after the accident. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the pilot to correct an excessive rate of descent after the aircraft had passed decision height. VASI was available and operating but apparently was not used by the crew to monitor the approach. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/22487 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090121 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC. MCDONNELL-DOUGLAS DC-9-31, N8967E AKRON-CONTON REGIONAL AIRPORT, NORTH CANTON, OHIO, NOVEMBER 27, 1973 PY - 1974/11/05 SP - 54 p. AB - An Eastern Air Lines McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-31 crashed at Akron-Canton Regional Airport, North Canton, Ohio, on November 27, 1973, at 2129 e.s.t. The aircraft ran off the end of runway 01 after completing a precision approach and landing, traversed 110 feet of unpaved ground, and plunged over a 38-foot embankment. The aircraft was damaged substantially by the impact, but there was no fire. The 21 passengers and 5 crewmembers sustained various injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the captain's decision to complete the landing at an excessive airspeed and at a distance too far down a wet runway to permit the safe stopping of the aircraft. Factors which contributed to the accident were: (1) lack of airspeed awareness during the final portion of the approach, (2) an erroneous indication of the speed command indicator, and (3) hydroplaning. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Instrument landing KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Loss and damage KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Skidding UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23553 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090441 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SUMMARIES. VOLUME 5, NUMBER 5 PY - 1974/11 SP - 298 p. AB - Accidents are studied involving vehicles of the last three model years of fatal, injury producing, or property damage severity. The teams investigate the accidents in-depth and each element of the collision (human, vehicle, environment) as it interacts with each phase of the collision (pre-crash, crash, post-crash). The summaries consist of identification information, basic information on the highway and vehicles involved, a description of the driver and occupants with their injuries, a phase-by-phase description of the sequence of events of the collision, and a list of the causal factors, conclusions and recommendations. A diagram of each collision is included. KW - Automobiles KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Design standards KW - Highways KW - Human factors engineering KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Research KW - Safety equipment KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23682 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00080195 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - LOSS OF NUMEROUS VESSELS DURING HEAVY WEATHER IN THE VICINITY OF CHETCO RIVER, OREGON, ON OR ABOUT 16 AUGUST 1972 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1974/10/24 SP - 45 p. AB - On August 16, 1972, approximately 69 small boats operating off the coast of northern California and southern Oregon suddenly encountered high winds and rough seas. Although the U.S. Coast Guard, assisted by numerous private vessels, conducted extensive rescue operations, 13 persons are missing or dead. More than $132,000 worth of damage was incurred by the small boats. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the loss of life and damage to the small boats at sea was: (1) The fact that the National Weather Service (NWS) and the U.S. Coast Guard did not provide timely information about the approaching storm to various small boats, and (2) the inadequate communications between small boats in distress and Coast Guard rescue units. Contributing to the inadequate communications was the inability of the Coast Guard to monitor requests for assistance that were transmitted on Citizens Band frequencies. KW - Casualties KW - Casualty data KW - Communication systems KW - Crash investigation KW - Distress alerting systems KW - Fatalities KW - Radio KW - Ship casualties KW - Storm warnings KW - Storms KW - Warning signals KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Weather forecasting UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/21162 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00082959 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT, WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, BOWIE, MARYLAND, JUNE 23, 1973 PY - 1974/10/24 SP - 43 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a gas explosion and fire which occurred on June 23, 1973, in Bowie, Maryland. Gas had leaked from a crack in a plastic service line. Three persons died and a fourth was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ignition of gas that had leaked from a stress crack in a plastic service line. The pipe had cracked because an occluded particle had created a stress point and weakened the pipe. Contributing to the accident was the lack of odor in the leaked gas when it reached the houses and the atmosphere. The report contains recommendations concerning leaking gas migration through soils and into buildings, odorant adsorption by soils, use of new materials in piping systems, odorant testing, and plastic pipe. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/22484 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00082964 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEWS OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS. 1973 PY - 1974/10/24 SP - 93 p. AB - The publication presents the record of aviation accidents which occurred in all operations of the U.S. Air Carriers for calendar year 1973. It includes an analysis by classes of carriers, causes and related factors, types of accidents, and phases of operation. Statistical tables which summarize the accidents, fatalities, and accident rates along with causal tables and the briefs of accidents are presented in the appendices. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/22485 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00080440 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. HOPPY'S OIL SERVICE, INC., TRUCK OVERTURN AND FIRE, STATE ROUTE 128, BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS. OCTOBER 18, 1973 PY - 1974/10/02 SP - 43 p. AB - The report describes the left side tractor-tandem equalizer beam failure and the subsequent overturn of the tractor-semitrailer (tank) carrying gasoline on Massachusetts State Route 128 in Braintree, Massachusetts, on October 18, 1973. After failure of the equalizer beam, the vehicle veered to the right and struck a guardrail which redirected the truck back into the roadway. The semitrailer overturned onto the guardrail, which punctured the tank shell and permitted gasoline to escape. The overturned vehicle slid on its side back into the roadway, abrading holes in the tank shell permitting further escape of gasoline. The gasoline ignited, killing the truckdriver. The failure was precipitated by the increased dynamic loading imposed on the equalizer beam as the truck traversed a depression in the roadway. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/21330 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00072710 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT AND SUBSEQUENT BURNING OF DELAWARE AND HUDSON RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAIN AT ONEONTA, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 PY - 1974/10 SP - 25 p. AB - This report describes and analyzes a derailment which occurred when a train separation resulted in unequal deceleration of the two parts of the train. Unusual lateral forces at the rear of the third locomotive unit canted the outside rail of a 3 degrees 30' curve outward enough to allow the wheels to drop inside. A tank car of propane was punctured and the ensuing fire impinged other tank cars and caused the violent rupture of three of them. Fifty-four person were injured by the fire and rocketing parts of tank cars. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the inability of the track to resist the lateral forces which canted the outside rail outward and widened the gage of the track. These forces which were induced at the third locomotive unit resulted from the emergency application of the brakes when the train was separated between the third and fourth cars as it entered the 3 degrees 30' curve. The train separated as a result of the broken center sill on the fourth car. KW - Center sills KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Explosions KW - Freight cars KW - Hazardous materials KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Railroad safety KW - Tank car safety KW - Tank cars UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/20839 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00080194 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS WILLIAM T. STEELE: DEATH OF THREE SHIPS OFFICERS AT GUAYANILLA, PUERTO RICO ON 18 NOVEMBER 1972. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1974/09/26 SP - 31 p. AB - On November 17, 1972, preparations were being made to receive a cargo of benzene aboard the tankship WILLIAM T. STEELE. Because of an oversight in lining up the cargo-tank valves, benzene was inadvertently loaded into the No. 9 center tank, which was reserved for xylene. The benzene was transferred to a forward tank, and the No. 9 center tank was washed and ventilated. Two crewmembers entered the forward section of the tank to insert a blank between the flanges in the cargo pipeline, while the chief mate entered the aft section of the tank to educt water. When the flanges were opened, benzene began to leak and the benzene fumes forced the two crewmembers to leave the tank without inserting the blank. The chief mate remained in the tank and was overcome by the fumes. In attempting to rescue the chief mate, the master and the second mate perished, as did the chief mate. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the death was the prolonged inhalation of a highly concentrated mixture of benzene vapor and air within the tank. KW - Atmosphere KW - Crash investigation KW - Hazardous atmospheres KW - Hazards KW - Human error KW - Marine safety KW - Ss william t. steele KW - Tank venting KW - Tanker safety KW - Tankers KW - Tanks (Containers) KW - Ventilation systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/21161 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00080443 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS V. A. FOGG; SINKING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON 1 FEBRUARY 1972 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1974/09/13 SP - 99 p. AB - At 1240 on February 1, 1972, the tankship V.A. FOGG departed Freeport, Texas, en route to the Gulf of Mexico to clean cargo tanks that carried benzene residue. The vessel was due to arrive in Galveston, Texas, at 0200 on February 2. At approximately 1545, February 1, the V.A. FOGG suffered multiple explosions and sank. All 39 persons aboard died as a result of this casualty. This report contains the action taken by the National Transportation Safety Board in determining the probable cause of the casualty and in making recommendations to prevent its recurrence. The report also contains the Marine Board of Investigation report and the action taken by the Commandant, U. S. Coast Guard. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the initial and subsequent explosions was the ignition of benzene vapors which were present both within the open cargo tanks and on the main deck of the tankship. The investigative record in this case does not contain sufficient information to determine the ignition source of the initial explosion. The probable source of ignition of the subsequent explosions was the heat produced from the preceding explosions. (Author) KW - Cleaning KW - Crash investigation KW - Explosions KW - Explosive vapor ignition KW - Fatalities KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss v.a. fogg KW - Storage tanks KW - Tank cleaning KW - Tanker casualties KW - Tanker explosions KW - Tankers KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/21331 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00090487 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: AIRCRAFT POOL LEASING CORPORATION, LOCKHEED SUPER CONSTELLATION, L-1049H, N6917C, MIAMI, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 15, 1973 PY - 1974/09/11 SP - 32 p. AB - At 2353 e.s.t. on December 15, 1973, an Aircraft Pool Leasing Corporation's Lockheed Super Constellation L-1049H, which was operating as a cargo carrier, crashed after takeoff from runway 9L of the Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida. The aircraft struck the ground 1.25 miles east of the airport and destroyed several homes, automobiles, and other property. The aircraft's occupants--three crewmembers--and six persons on the ground were killed. Two others were injured slightly. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was overrotation of the aircraft at lift-off resulting in flight in the aerodynamic region of reversed command, near the stall regime, and at too low an altitude to effect recovery. The reason for the aircraft's entering this adverse flight condition could not be determined. Factors which may have contributed to the accident include: (a) Improper cargo loading, (b) a rearward movement of unsecured cargo resulting in a center of gravity shift aft of the allowable limit, and (c) deficient crew coordination. KW - Aerodynamic force KW - Aerodynamic loading KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aviation safety KW - Cargo aircraft KW - Center of gravity KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Loading and unloading KW - Loading procedures KW - Research KW - Takeoff UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/23715 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00081949 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT--AUTOMOBILE INTRUSION ONTO THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD ELECTRIFIED TRACKS, AND FIRE, GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK, AUGUST 8, 1973 PY - 1974/09/05 SP - 33 p. AB - At 4:30 p.m., e.d.s.t., on August 8, 1973, an automobile carrying five teenagers was driven onto the electrified tracks of the Long Island Railroad by an unlicensed 15-year-old girl. The car's contact with the third rail caused a momentary short circuit and initiated severe electrical arcing. The car immediately began to burn at the front, and the fire spread to the rear. The two girls in the front seats escaped through the right door. The three girls in the back seat died in the fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the cause of this accident was the driving of the automobile by an unlicensed and untrained juvenile of the roadway onto electrified tracks, where it crashed into the third rail. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash injury research KW - Crashes KW - Electric equipment hazards KW - Electric railroads KW - Electrical equipment KW - Fatalities KW - Grade crossing accidents KW - Hazards KW - Long Island Rail Road KW - Railroad electrification KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Short circuits KW - Third rail KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/22318 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00080417 AU - TODD, P AU - Storey, H E AU - Lawrence, S T AU - McCutchen, W R AU - Mahon, V P AU - American Public Transit Association AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - Transit Development Corporation, Incorporated AU - BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT TI - PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE WAYS AND STRUCTURES AND GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE ATA RAIL TRANSIT CONFERENCE HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ON APRIL 16 AND 18, 1974 PY - 1974/09 SP - 140 p. AB - Four of these papers concern problems facing the Bay Area Rapid Transit District and the way they are being resolved. Mr. McCutcheon discusses tunnel ventilation, Mr. Mahon deals with track maintenance as well as building and grounds and fire prevention. Mr. Storey deals with measuring vehicle noise and Mr. Todd discusses means of minimizing electrical leakage from running rails. Mr. Lawrence discusses recently completed tunnel construction in Toronto as well as the current construction of the Spadina subway and the unique geology water and vibration problems encountered. The paper by Mr. Reed and Mr. Harris deals with the National Transportation Safety Board and its work with rail rapid transit systems. Mr Aboudara describes the Transit Development Corporation and three of its on-going projects. KW - Construction KW - Current leakage KW - Electric current KW - Leakage KW - Maintenance of way KW - Motor vehicles KW - Noise KW - Rapid transit KW - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District KW - Subway construction KW - Subways KW - Toronto Transit Commission KW - Transit development corporation KW - Tunnels KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Vehicle noise KW - Ventilation systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/21312 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00080235 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT. COLUMBUS GAS OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, DECEMBER 2, 1973 PY - 1974/08/21 SP - 36 p. AB - At 3:30 p.m., on December 2, 1973, an explosion followed by an intense fire killed three persons, injured two others, and destroyed a house on the outskirts of Charleston, W. Va. Fire, fueled by natural gas which had saturated the soil, later rekindled briefly in the ground around the house. After the accident, two pit-hole leaks were found in the 2-inch gas main, operated at 39 psig, which served the area; the leaks were 11 feet from the house and 1 foot from the concrete driveway which led to the house. Gas company personnel later repaired both leaks without shutting off the gas main or interrupting service to any other customers. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion and fire was the ignition, by an unknown source, of an accumulation of natural gas which had leaked from two corrosion holes in a nearby 2-inch gas main. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/21183 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649837 AU - United States Coast Guard AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE CASUALTY REPORT: SS WILLIAM T. STEELE: DEATH OF THREE SHIPS OFFICERS AT GUAYANILLA, PUERTO RICO ON 18 NOVEMBER 1972 PY - 1974/08/07 SP - 32 p. AB - On November 17, 1972, preparations were being made to receive a cargo of benzene aboard the tankship WILLIAM T. STEELE. Because of an oversight in lining up the cargo-tank valves, benzene was inadvertently loaded into the No. 9 center tank, which was reserved for xylene. The benzene was transferred to a forward tank, and the No. 9 center tank was washed and ventilated. Two crew members entered the forward section of the tank to insert a blank between the flanges in the cargo pipeline, while the chief mate entered the aft section of the tank to educt water. When the flanges were opened, benzene began to leak and the benzene fumes forced the two crew members to leave the tank without inserting the blank. The chief mate, the master and the second mate perished, as did the chief mate. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the death of the chief mate was the prolonged inhalation of a highly concentrated mixture of benzene vapor and air within the tank in which he was working, and that the death of the two other senior ship's officers resulted from the same cause while they were attempting to rescue the chief mate. KW - Crash investigation KW - Marine safety KW - Puerto Rico KW - Reports KW - Tankers KW - Toxic vapors KW - Water transportation crashes KW - William t. steele (Vessel) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388301 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057880 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN EXTRA 615 SOUTH WITH A STANDING LOCOMOTIVE, COTULLA, TEXAS, DECEMBER 1, 1973 PY - 1974/06/27 SP - 36 p. AB - At 8:30 a.m., Saturday, December 1, 1973, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company freight train Extra 615 South (train DMX) entered Cotulla, Texas. Train DMX was traveling on a nonsignalized main track at a speed of 35 to 40 mph. Just after it passed over a grade crossing, the train was diverted through a switch onto an adjacent track where an unmanned locomotive, a caboose, and 11 cars were standing. Train DMX collided with the standing locomotive before any appreciable braking. The collision derailed all of the locomotive units and 29 railroad cars. Three crew-members who were riding in the lead locomotive unit of train DMX were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the establishment of a collision route for train DMX by the unauthorized operation of a switch by persons unknown. Contributing to the collision were railroad operating practices which authorize engineers to operate trains at speeds at which they could not stop short of a switch target which indicates the switch is improperly aligned. Contributing to the severity of the collision was the fact that the crewmembers of the locomotive of train DMX did not identify the open switch and apply the train's brakes soon enough to slow the train. The report contains recommendations to the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company and the Federal Railroad Administration. KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Frontal crashes KW - Nonsignalized track KW - Operating rules KW - Switch identification KW - Vandalism UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17608 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057960 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - COLLISION OF MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FREIGHT TRAIN EXTRA 615 SOUTH WITH A STANDING LOCOMOTIVE, COTULLA, TEXAS, DECEMBER 1, 1973 PY - 1974/06/27 SP - 39 p. AB - At 8:30 a.m., on Saturday, December 1, 1973, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company freight train Extra 615 South (train DMX) entered Cotulla, Texas. Train DMX was traveling on a nonsignalized main track at a speed of 35 to 40 mph. Just after it passed over a grade crossing, the train was diverted through a switch onto an adjacent track where an unmanned locomotive, a caboose, and 11 cars were standing. Train DMX collided with the standing locomotive before any appreciable braking. The collision derailed all of the locomotive units and 29 railroad cars. Three crew-members who were riding in the lead locomotive unit of train DMX were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the establishment of a collision route for train DMX by the unauthorized operation of a switch by persons unknown. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17667 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00263967 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT; AUTOMOBILE CRASH OFF THE SILLIMAN EVANS BRIDGE, I-24/65, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, JULY 27, 1973 PY - 1974/06/13 SP - 40 p. AB - This report describes and analyzes the crash of a passenger car through the barrier system on the edge of the Silliman Evans Bridge (I-24/65) in Nashville, Tenn., on July 27,1973. Of the nine occupants in the automobile, the driver and seven passengers died. The sole survivor, a 5-year-old child, was moderately injured in the automobile's 65-foot fall to the ground. There was no fire, nor were there any ejections from the car. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the driver to maintain her vehicle in the pathway provided. The following are contributing factors which may have confused the driver: (a) increasing curvature of the ramp; (b) narrowing of the ramp from two lanes to one; (c) a misleading traffic-control sign; (d) misleading pavement markings; and (e) an inadequately delineated and unnecessary section of a concrete island which narrowed the pathway to less than the width of a normal traffic lane--all in the last 600 feet of the ramp. This report contains recommendations to the Federal Highway Administration and to the State of Tennessee, which are intended to prevent the recurrence of an accident of this type. KW - Barriers KW - Barriers (Roads) KW - Bridges KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Location KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Prevention KW - Ramp location & spacing KW - Ramps (Interchanges) KW - Road markings KW - Safety KW - Spacing KW - Traffic crashes KW - Traffic islands KW - Traffic lanes KW - Traffic marking UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/136247 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00092420 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION, 30 INCH TRANSMISSION LINE FAILURE NEAR BEALETON, VA PY - 1974/06/09 SP - 35 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a pipeline failure and resulting fire in a rural area near Bealeton, Va. Although no one was killed or injured, the accident would have been castastrophic if it had occurred in a more densely populated area. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the 30-inch pipe because of a hydrogen stress crack propagation at a hardspot in the pipe wall. The hardspot probably had been created during pipe manufacture. KW - Crash investigation KW - Fires KW - Gas pipelines KW - Natural gas distribution systems KW - Rural areas KW - Stress corrosion KW - Tearing UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/29274 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649836 AU - United States Coast Guard AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE CASUALTY REPORT: FOUNDERING OF THE M/V MARYLAND IN ALBEMARLE SOUND, NORTH CAROLINA ON 18 DECEMBER 1971 WITH LOSS OF LIFE PY - 1974/05/22 SP - 38 p. AB - On December 18, 1971, as the uninspected motor vessel MARYLAND, towing the barge BALTIMORE NO. 2, proceeded into Albermarle Sound, N.C., the barge began to shear from side to side under the influence of heavy seas and wind. High tripping forces were imparted to the MARYLAND through the towing hawser, which had been set too short for the existing conditions. After the master stopped the vessel to facilitate extending the hawser, a loose bight of hawser fouled the propeller and prevented the MARYLAND from regaining power to aline the tow. As a result, the heavy winds caused the barge to tow the disabled tug obliquely, first off the MARYLAND's starboard quarter, then off the port quarter. The forces imparted by the hawser and wind caused the MARYLAND to heel to port for a long time, which led to flooding and the subsequent sinking of the MARYLAND. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this casualty was the fact that the port side watertight door which led from the weatherdeck to the lower crew berthing compartment was left open at some time when the vessel was heeled over to port. This provided a relativley low point of water ingress, and the subsequent flooding sank the vessel. KW - Baltimore no. 2 (Vessel) KW - Barges KW - Crash investigation KW - Floods KW - Marine safety KW - Maryland (Ship) KW - North Carolina KW - Reports KW - Shipwrecks KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388300 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057828 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - FOUNDERING OF THE M/V MARYLAND IN ALBEMARLE SOUND, NORTH CAROLINA ON 18 DECEMBER 1971 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1974/05/22 SP - 39 p. AB - On December 18, 1971, as the uninspected motor vessel MARYLAND, towing the barge BALTIMORE No. 2, proceeded into Albemarle Sound, N.C., high tripping forces imparted by the hawser and wind caused the MARYLAND to heel to port for more than two hours, which led to flooding and the subsequent sinking of the MARYLAND. The crew was unable to broadcast a distress message because electrical power to the radio had been lost. As a result of late and disorganized efforts to abandon ship, most crewmembers were forced to enter the cold water of Albemarle Sound without suitable life preservers. By the time a passing yacht came upon the casualty, exposure and drowning had killed six of the seven crewmembers. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this casualty was the fact that the portside watertight door which led from the weatherdeck to the lower crew berthing compartment was left open at some time while the vessel was heeled over to port. This provided a relatively low point of water ingress, and the subsequent flooding sank the vessel. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Foundering KW - Human error KW - Maryland (Ship) KW - Permeability KW - Ship casualties KW - Shipwrecks KW - Stability (Mechanics) KW - Towboat stability KW - Towboats KW - Towing accidents KW - Towing vehicles KW - Water transportation crashes KW - Watertight integrity UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17581 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057829 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - SS AFRICAN NEPTUNE: COLLISION WITH THE SIDNEY LANIER BRIDGE AT BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA ON 7 NOVEMBER 1972 WITH LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1974/05/22 SP - 41 p. AB - On the evening of November 7, 1972, the SS AFRICAN NEPTUNE departed the State Docks at Brunswick, Ga. About 13 minutes later, the ship struck the Sidney Lanier Bridge at a point about 350 feet south of the channel centerline. Three sections of the bridge and 10 vehicles waiting to pass over the span fell into the river. As a result, 10 persons died and 11 were injured, and the bridge, part of U.S. Route 17, was closed to highway traffic for about 6 months. Repair costs amounted to about $1,300,000. Damage to the ship was relatively minor. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision of the SS AFRICAN NEPTUNE with the Sidney Lanier Bridge was (1) the failure of the helmsman to apply the correct rudder in response to two helm orders; (2) the failure of the third mate, master, and pilot to discover the first error; and (3) the delay by the third mate, master, and pilot in detecting the second error. KW - Bridge collisions KW - Bridges KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss african neptune KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17582 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057881 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. COLLISION OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART TRANSIT CARS WITH A STANDING CAR, HIGH SPEED GROUND TEST CENTER, PUEBLO, COLORADO, AUGUST 11, 1973 PY - 1974/05/01 SP - 53 p. AB - On August 11, 1973, the UMTA state-of-the-art rail rapid transit cars (SOAC's) collided with a standing railroad gondola car at the U.S. Department of Transportation's High Speed Ground Test Center near Pueblo, Colo. The SOAC's were being operated on the transit test track when they were inadvertently diverted through a switch onto an adjacent track and into the gondola. The motorman on the SOAC was killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this crash was the failure of a locomotive crewmember to align a switch properly and the failure of the motorman to detect the open switch in sufficient time to stop the SOAC's short of a gondola standing on the track. Contributing to the accident were the failure of the Transportation Systems Center's representatives (UMTA's systems manager) to implement operating procedures that would secure the intended pathway and the absence of a systematic risk management program at the Highway Speed Ground Test Center. This report examines the crashworthiness of the SOAC's and the institutional errors that led to the accident. Recommendations intended to prevent a recurrence of the accident and to improve crashworthiness of rail transit cars are directed to the Federal Railroad Administration and the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crashworthiness KW - High speed ground test center KW - Light rail vehicles KW - Risk management KW - Safety KW - Safety analysis KW - State of the Art Car (Rapid transit car) KW - System safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17609 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057667 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - A PRELIMINARY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, 1973 PY - 1974/05/01 SP - 55 p. AB - The report presents the record of aircraft accidents which occurred in U.S. Civil Aviation Operations during calendar year 1973. It includes a statistical recapitulation of all accidents and a brief of each air carrier accident, containing the essential items of information. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17475 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057668 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA. U.S. GENERAL AVIATION CALENDAR YEAR 1970 PY - 1974/04/18 SP - 178 p. AB - The report is a statistical compilation published by the National Transportation Safety Board and contains statistical information compiled from reports of 4,712 general aviation accidents that occurred during the calendar year 1970. Included in the total number of accidents are 63 collisions between aircraft. By coding each aircraft involved in the collisions, an additional 63 records are produced, bringing the total accidents records to 4,775. This figure reflects the actual number of pilots and aircraft involved in the accidents. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17476 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057666 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ANNUAL REVIEWS OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA, U.S. AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS, 1970-1972 PY - 1974/04/11 SP - 180 p. AB - The publication presents the record of aviation accidents which occurred in all operation of the U.S. Air Carriers for the period 1970-1972. It includes an analysis by classes of carriers, types of accidents, causes and related factors, and accident rates by aircraft make and model. Statistical tables which summarize the accidents, fatalities, and accident rates along with causal tables and the briefs of accidents are presented in the appendices. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17474 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057371 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, TEXAS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC. CONVAIR 600, N94230 MENA, ARKANSAS SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 PY - 1974/04/11 SP - 40 p. AB - At 2052, September 27, 1973, a Texas International Airlines, Inc., CV-600, N94230, crashed in the Ouachita Mountain Range, Arkansas. The accident occurred 80 nautical miles north-northwest of Texarkana and 8.5 nautical miles north-northwest of Mena, Arkansas. Eight passengers and three crewmembers were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was making a round trip flight from Dallas, Texas, to Memphis, Tennessee, with intermediate stops at Texarkana, El Dorado, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The flight was conducted at night under visual flight rules. A cold front with associated thunderstorms and instrument meteorological conditions existed between El Dorado and Texarkana. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the captain's attempt to operate the flight under visual flight rules in night instrument meteorological conditions. (Modified author abstract) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17318 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057008 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY U.S. GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FUEL STARVATION 1970 - 1972 PY - 1974/04/11 SP - 28 p. AB - The report analyzes fuel starvation accidents involving 29 selected makes and models of fixed-wing aircraft, which occurred in all operations of U.S. General Aviation from 1970 through 1972. Of the selected group, 12 aircraft were found to be more, or less, susceptible to fuel starvation than the others. Accidents involving these 12 aircraft were reviewed in detail to define the primary causes of fuel starvation and other associated causal factors. Chronic difficulties and influential factors, found in the accident file review and technical research were discussed with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and three manufacturers of general aviation aircraft. From these discussions, remedial measures to reduce the number of fuel starvation accidents were formulated. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17103 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00056950 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. REAR-END COLLISION OF TWO SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY FREIGHT TRAINS, INDIO CALIFORNIA. JUNE 25, 1973 PY - 1974/03/20 SP - 27 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a rear-end collision between two Southern Pacific Transportation Company freight trains in the SP yard at Indio, California, on June 25, 1973. Extra 8992 West, after having entered the yard, struck the rear of Extra 8659 West, which was standing on the westbound main track. All five locomotive units of Extra 8992 West were destroyed, and 25 cars of the two colliding trains were derailed. The engineer and the front brakeman of Extra 8992 West were killed. Eight cars of a train on an adjacent track were also derailed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the crew of the Extra 8992 West to stop their train, which was being operated at an excessive speed by an engineer under the influence of alcohol. Contributing to this failure was the ineffectiveness of the Southern Pacific in assuring compliance with its operating rules and procedures which were specifically designed to prevent an accident if a crewmember failed to perform his duties. KW - Alcoholic beverages KW - Crashes KW - Drugs KW - Human factors KW - Intoxicants KW - Intoxication KW - Safety KW - Southern Pacific Railroad UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17064 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00056966 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DOUGLAS DC-9-31, N975NE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JULY 31, 1973 PY - 1974/03/07 SP - 80 p. AB - Delta Air Lines Flight 723, a DC-9-31, crashed at 1108 eastern daylight time on July 31, 1973, while executing an instrument landing system approach to runway 4R on the Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts. There were 83 passengers, 5 crewmembers, and a cockpit observer on board. All occupants, except one passenger, were killed in the crash. The lone survivor, who had been injured critically, died later. The aircraft struck a seawall about 165 feet to the right of the extended runway centerline and about 3,000 feet short of the runway displaced threshold. The aircraft was destroyed. The unstabilized nature of the approach was due initially to the aircraft's passing the outer marker above the glide slope at an excessive airspeed and thereafter compounded by the flightcrew's preoccupation with the questionable information presented by the flight director system. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17077 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00056965 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: SKYWAYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. DOUGLAS DC-7C, N296, NEAR THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUNE 21, 1973 PY - 1974/02/27 SP - 32 p. AB - A Skyways International, Inc., Douglas DC-7C crashed into the Everglades, 8.9 nautical miles northwest of the Miami International Airport, on June 21, 1973. The accident occurred at 0426 e.d.t., about 6 minutes after the aircraft took off from runway 27L on the Miami International Airport. Before the aircraft crashed, fire damaged the left wing and the No. 1 engine. The aircraft was destroyed on impact. Three crewmembers, the only persons on board, were killed. The accident occurred during the hours of darkness and extremely heavy rain, wind, and lightning. There were no eyewitnesses. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17076 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00056922 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MISSOURI PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, CLINTON, MISSOURI, DECEMBER 9, 1972 PY - 1974/02/27 SP - 29 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a gas explosion and fire which occurred on December 9, 1972, in downtown Clinton, Mo. Gas had leaked into a building from a cracked cast-iron main located behind the building. Missouri Public Service Company personnel arrived at the site of the reported leak 50 minutes before the explosion. Eight persons died, and seven others were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion was the ignition of gas that had leaked from a cast-iron main cracked by a combination of soil stresses and railroad vibration, which applied a bending force to the pipe in an area weakened by graphitization. Contributing to the explosion were the failure of the gas company to shut off the flow of gas to the leak site and the inadequate efforts of the gas-company personnel to prevent the ignition of the leaking gas detected in the building. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17042 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057030 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT WILMETH CATTLE COMPANY TRUCK/BRIDGE/TRANSPORTATION ENTERPRISES, INC., NUS, U.S. 60-84 FORT SUMNER, NEW MEXICO DECEMBER 26, 1972 PY - 1974/02/27 SP - 40 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a crash involving a cattle truck (tractor-semitrailer) and a schoolbus-type vehicle at a narrow-bridge site in New Mexico. While the truckdriver was trying to provide enough space on the bridge for his vehicle and an oncoming bus to meet and pass safely, he misjudged his position on the road. His tractor-semitrailer struck the bridge rail and posts and jackknifed. The bus struck the tractor, the tractor separated from the trailer, and the trailer then impacted the bus and crushed it rearward. Nineteen of the 34 persons in the bus, including the busdriver, were killed; the other 15 persons were all injured. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17117 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00056964 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT: BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 3 OF 1973 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBERS: 1-0001 THRU -0010, 1-0012 THRU 0014 1-0016, 1-0020 THRU -0025, 1-0027, 1-0030. 3-1801 THRU -2700 PY - 1974/02/25 SP - 525 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1973. The 900 General Aviation and 22 Air Carrier Accidents represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries and causal factors. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17075 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054473 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - UGI CORPORATION, COOPERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, FEBRUARY 21, 1973 PY - 1974/02/07 SP - 29 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a natural gas explosion in Coopersburg, Pa., on February 21, 1973. A gas pipline was ruptured by dynamite, and gas at 50 psig entered an apartment house and exploded. Five persons were killed, 16 persons were injured, and 2 buildings were destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion and fire was the ignition, by an unknown source, of an accumulation of gas which leaked from an acetylene weld in an 8-inch pipline after the weld had been cracked by the detonation of excessively heavy and closely positioned dynamite charges. Contributing to the pipline failure was the failure of the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Coopersburg and the UGI Corporation to act upon an earlier warning by a UGI inspector about excessive use of dynamite near this gas main, despite a previous gas leak which had been caused by dynamiting on this same construction project. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16210 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054511 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - OVERSEAS NATIONAL AIRWAYS, INC. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-8-63, N863F, BANGOR, MAINE, JUNE 20, 1973 PY - 1974/02/07 SP - 13 p. AB - Overseas National Airways Flight 4655, a DC-8-63 in route from Tampa, Florida, to Geneva, Switzerland, via Bangor, Maine, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was involved in a takeoff accident at the Bangor International Airport, Bangor, Maine, on June 20, 1973. In the emergency evacuation that followed, 34 of the 251 passengers on board were injured -- 3 of them seriously. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the undetected deflation of a right main landing gear tire as the aircraft was taxiing for takeoff. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16244 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054456 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - COLLISION OF THE TUG CAROLYN AND WEEKS BARGE 254 WITH THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE AND TUNNEL ON OR ABOUT 21 SEPTEMBER 1972 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1974/01/04 SP - 28 p. AB - On September 20, 1972, the tug CAROLYN, towing the barge WEEKS No. 254, lost all propulsion in the Chesapeake Bay. The vessels drifted in heavy winds and collided with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel. Two other vessels, the Coast Guard Cutter MADRONA and the tug WARRENGAS, were standing by to assist the CAROLYN and its tow at the time of the collision. As a result of the initial collision and of subsequent impacts by the barge during the next several hours, the bridge structure was heavily damaged. This report contains the action taken by the National Transportation Safety Board in determining the probable cause of the casualty and in making recommendations to prevent its recurrence. The report also contains the Marine Board of Investigation report and the action taken by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard. KW - Bridge collisions KW - Bridges KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss carolyn KW - Towboat collisions KW - Towboats KW - Towing accidents KW - Towing vehicles KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16194 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054413 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY. BROKEN RAILS: A MAJOR CAUSE OF TRAIN ACCIDENTS PY - 1974/01/02 SP - 21 p. AB - The report identifies broken rails as the largest single cause (in 1972) of train accidents and suggests that the problem will magnify. The study analyzes the current means for controlling rail failures, such as rail manufacture, use, inspection, research, and regulation. Recommendations are directed to the Federal Railroad Administration to revise accident reporting methods, to determine the reason for the drastic increase in train accidents resulting from broken rails, to promulgate additional regulations prescribing rail use and maintenance, to develop criteria for rail inspection, and to initiate research of rail and rail flaw detection methods. Recommendations also are directed to the railroad industry to initiate rail research, to accumulate rail failure statistics, and to institute track maintenance policies that will reduce the number of train accidents resulting from broken rails. KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Maintenance of way KW - Rail (Railroads) KW - Rail failure KW - Rail fracture KW - Railroad tracks KW - Safety KW - Standards KW - Track standards UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16161 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00320103 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY OF FATAL, WEATHER-INVOLVED, GENERAL AVIATION ACCIDENTS, 1974 PY - 1974 AB - General aviation; accidents; simulation; forecasts; pilots; weather; statistics; accident causes. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158475 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00173838 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE TANK BARGE I.O.S. 3301 INVOLVING THE MOTOR VESSEL MARTHA R. INGRAM ON JANUARY 10, 1972 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1973/12/28 SP - 37 p. AB - On January 10, 1972, the 584-foot-long tank barge I.O.S. 3301 completed discharging its cargo of gasoline and furnace oil at Port Jefferson, N.Y., and was ballasted to permit turning around in the shallow harbor. As the last mooring line was being released, the vessel suddenly broke almost completely in half, and the two ends sank to the bottom. The barge was less than 1 year old. The report contains the action taken by the National Transportation Safety Board in determining the probable cause of the casualty and in making recommendations to prevent its recurrence. The report also contains the Marine Board of Investigation report and the action taken by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard. (Modified Author Abstract) KW - Ballast (Railroads) KW - Ballast condition KW - Barge design KW - Barge stresses KW - Barges KW - Bending KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Hull bending KW - Hull failure KW - Hulls KW - Ship casualties KW - Ss martha r. ingram KW - Structural failures KW - Structural mechanics KW - Tank barges KW - Vehicle design KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/69012 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00056918 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. LOFTLEIDIR ICELANDIC AIRLINES, INC. DOUGLAS DC-8-61, JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT JAMAICA, NEW YORK, JUNE 23, 1973 PY - 1973/12/05 SP - 34 p. AB - On June 23, 1973, Loftleidir Icelandic Airlines, Inc., Flight 509, a scheduled passenger and cargo flight, was involved in a landing accident after an instrument landing approach to runway 31R at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica, New York. Of the 119 passengers and nine crewmembers aboard the flight, six passengers and two stewardesses were injured seriously; there were no fatalities. The aircraft was damaged substantially. When the aircraft was about 40 feet above the runway, the ground spoilers were inadvertently deployed. The aircraft descended rapidly and hit the ground, tail-first, 20 feet short of the displaced runway threshold. The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of the accident was the first officer's inadvertent deployment of the ground spoilers in flight while he was attempting to arm the spoiler system. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17040 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054471 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT. SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUE, 1972 ACCIDENTS PY - 1973/12/03 SP - 103 p. AB - The publication contains reports of aircraft accidents and incidents that occurred in 1972 and have not been included in a prior issue of briefs. Included are eight U.S. Air Carrier Accidents, 47 U.S. Air Carrier incidents, 17 U.S. General Aviation accidents, and 50 U.S. General Aviation incidents. Three Foreign Air Carrier accidents, one Foreign Air Carrier accident which occurred outside the U.S., and 19 Foreign General Aviation accidents that were investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board are also included. The publication is the final issue of Briefs of Accidents that occurred in calendar year 1972. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16209 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054543 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT, U.S. CIVIL AVIATION. ISSUE NUMBER 2 OF 1973 ACCIDENTS, FILE NUMBERS: 3-0901 THRU 3-1557, 3-1559, 3-1560, 3-1562 THRU 3-1800 PY - 1973/12/03 SP - 522 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1973. The 898 General Aviation accidents represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16269 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051684 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES SABERLINER MODEL NA-265-60, N743R MONTROSE, COLORADO, APRIL 13, 1973 PY - 1973/11/07 SP - 25 p. AB - A Continental Airlines Sabreliner, Model NA-265-60, N743R, crashed shortly after takeoff from Montrose Airport, Montrose, Colorado, at 1635 m.s.t., on April 13, 1973. The two pilots were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. Witnesses saw the aircraft climb straight off the runaway to about 1000 feet above the ground, make a shallow right turn, and then begin a left turn which steepened as the nose dropped. After the crash, an examination of the left engine revealed that the left engine thurst reverser was in the deployed position. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the continued operation of the left engine at climb power after an unwanted in-flight deployment of the left engine thrust reverser, which resulted in a deterioration of aircraft performance. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Climbing flight KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Sabreliner aircraft KW - Takeoff KW - Thrust reversal KW - Thrust reversers KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14334 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051676 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PHILLIPS PIPE LINE COMPANY, NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS FIRE, AUSTIN, TEXAS, FEBRUARY 22, 1973 PY - 1973/11/07 SP - 30 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a fire involving natural gas liquids which leaked from a ruptured ten inch pipeline at a pump station in Austin, Texas, flowed into ditches alongside a road adjacent to the station, and vaporized. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the pipe in an area of stress concentration, which was due to improper pipeline repair welding procedures. The report contains recommendations to the Office of Pipeline Safety concerning (1) regulatory control of transportation by pipeline of liquefied petroleum gases, (2) methods of handling, containing, and disposing of LPG involved in pipeline accidents, (3) the need for public recognition and reporting of LPG leaks, and (4) a possible study of the effects of pipe stress concentration due to improper welding procedures. KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Gas pipelines KW - Gas supply KW - Gases KW - Leakage KW - Maintenance KW - Ntsb KW - Pipeline accidents KW - Pipeline safety KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Stress concentration KW - Stresses KW - Supply KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Welding UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14327 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051576 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. TEXAS AND PACIFIC WORK EXTRA 523/MISSOURI PACIFIC EXTRA 1902 EAST HEAD-ON COLLISION, TAFT, LOUISIANA, FEBRUARY 21, 1973 PY - 1973/10/25 SP - 35 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a head-on collision which occurred at Taft, La., on February 21, 1973. At 3:30 a.m., westbound Texas and Pacific Work Extra 523 passed beyond its planned stopping point on an industrial siding, made an unauthorized entry onto the main track, and was struck by eastbound Missouri Pacific Extra 1902 East. The three locomotive units of Extra 1902 East, the locomotive unit of Work Extra 523, and 16 cars were derailed as a result of the collision. Three crewmembers on Extra 1902 East were killed, probably in a fire which engulfed the locomotive units; two other crewmembers were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the collision was the unauthorized intrusion of Work Extra 523 onto the main track, which resulted from the engineer's failure to brake the train in time to stop on the siding. Contributing to the collision were (1) the absence of protective devices to guard against the unplanned intrusion of a train from another track onto the main track and (2) operating practices and work patterns which did not adequately control switching movements. The absence of crash-injury protection in the locomotive units and caboose of Extra 1902 East contributed to the fatalities and injuries. KW - Braking KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Missouri Pacific Railroad KW - Ntsb KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14248 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051608 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISION, FOLLOWED BY PROPYLENE CARGO-TANK EXPLOSION, NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE, EXIT 8, SEPTEMBER 21, 1972 PY - 1973/10/17 SP - 40 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a series of collisions which occurred in the northbound and southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike on September 21, 1972. A southbound Greyhound bus was sideswiped by an overtaking tractor-semitrailer which was carrying propylene. The tractor-semitrailer then overrode the median guardrail, jack-kinfed, and overturned in the northbound lanes. Two persons in an automobile which collided with the overturned cargo-tank semitrailer were killed in the collision or in the fire which followed. About 25 minutes after the collisions, the cargo tank exploded; sections of the tank rocketed 1,307 feet northeast and 500 feet southwest of the point of overturn. Twenty-eight persons were injured in the explosion. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the initial collision was the evasive steering and skidding of the bus into the path of the overtaking tractor-semitrailer. KW - Buses KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Ntsb KW - Propylene KW - Research KW - Tank trucks KW - Traffic crashes KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14273 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051592 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. AIR IOWA, INCORPORATED, BEECH E18S, N310WA, DAVENPORT, IOWA, APRIL 19, 1973 PY - 1973/10/03 SP - 21 p. AB - Air Iowa, Inc., Flight 333, a Beech Aircraft Model E18S, N310WA, scheduled as an air taxi passenger flight, crashed into an open field about 1704 c.s.t., on April 19, 1973, while approaching the Municipal Airport, Davenport, Iowa, for a landing. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. There were no injuries to persons on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed by impact. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the in-flight failure of the right wing, which resulted from a preexisting fatigue crack in the lower spar cap on the wing at Wing Station 81. Although the fatigue crack existed and was discernible during inspections conducted over the 6-year period prior to this accident, it was not detected. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Beech aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Fatalities KW - Impacts KW - Ntsb KW - Transport aircraft KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14262 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00054469 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - REPORT ON APPROACH AND LANDING ACCIDENT PREVENTION FORUM, OCTOBER 24-25, 1972 PY - 1973/09/19 SP - 117 p. AB - The special accident prevention study analyzes the papers, recommendations, and views presented by aviation community participants at the National Transportation Safety Board Approach and Landing Accident Prevention Forum held on October 24-25, 1972. This part of the report presents the Safety Board's conclusions and recommendations relative to the prevention of approach and landing accidents, a glossary of terms, and a summary of previous recommendation by the Safety Board as a result of approach and landing accidents. UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/16207 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050795 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. UNITED AIR LINES, INC. BOEING 737, N9031U CHICAGO-MIDWAY AIRPORT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 8, 1972 PY - 1973/08/29 SP - 67 p. AB - A United Air Lines Boeing 737-222 crashed on December 8, 1972, at 1428 c.s.t. while making a nonprecision instrument approach to Runway 31L at the Chicago-Midway Airport, Chicago, ILL. The accident occurred in a residential area approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the approach end of Runway 31L. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and subsequent fire. A number of houses and other structures in the impact area were also destroyed. There were 55 passengers and six crewmembers aboard the aircraft. Forty passengers and three crewmembers were killed. Two persons on the ground also received fatal injuries. The aircraft was observed below the overcast in a nose-high attitude and with the sound of high engine power just before it crashed into structures on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the captain's failure to exercise positive flight management during the execution of a nonprecision approach, which culminated in a critical deterioration of airspeed into the stall regime where level flight could no longer be maintained. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Boeing 737 aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Dwellings KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger aircraft KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10614 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051485 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - United States Coast Guard TI - STRANDING OF THE SS STEEL VENDOR ON LOAITA BANK IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON 7 OCTOBER 1971 WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE. MARINE CASUALTY REPORT PY - 1973/08/20 SP - 33 p. AB - On October 5, 1971, the fully loaded cargo ship SS STEEL VENDOR lost all propulsive power in the South China Sea, while en route from Manila, R.P.I., to Saigon, R.V.N. The ship drifted in heavy winds and seas and stranded on the Loaita Bank reef on October 7. Although the ship was a total loss, the entire crew was rescued. The report contains the action taken by the National Transportation Safety Board in determining the probable cause of the casualty and in making recommendations and the Marine Board of Investigation report and the action taken by the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the loss of the SS STEEL VENDOR was the crew's inability to prevent the ship from being driven into a region of dangerous reefs. (Modified author abstract) KW - Boiler tubes KW - Boilers KW - Cg KW - China Sea KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash reports KW - Crashes KW - Engines KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Human error KW - Loaita bank KW - Marine diesel engines KW - Marine safety KW - Merchant vessels KW - Navigation KW - Performance human KW - Personnel performance KW - Reports KW - Safety equipment KW - Ship casualties KW - Ship pilotage KW - Ships KW - South China Sea KW - Ss steel vendor KW - Statistics KW - Steel KW - Steel vendor vessel KW - Stranding statistics KW - United States Coast Guard KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14209 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050782 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT - ATLANTA GAS LIGHT COMPANY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, AUGUST 31, 1972 PY - 1973/08/16 SP - 30 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes a gas explosion which occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on August 31, 1972 in the annex building of an Atlanta, Ga., high school. Gas had leaked into the building from a cracked cast-iron main located beneath the street in front of the building. Atlanta Gas Light Company (AGL) personnel arrived at the leak site approximately 1 hour after AGL was first notified of the leak and approximately 1/2 hour before the explosion. One person died and seven others were injured as a result of the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion was the ignition of gas that leaked from a cast-iron main cracked by uneven soil settlement which applied a bending force to the pipe in an area weakened by graphitization. Contributing to the explosion was the failure by the gas company to check for gas in the building, to shut off the flow of leaking gas, and to notify police and fire officials. KW - Cracking KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Gas pipelines KW - Gas supply KW - Gases KW - Injuries KW - Leakage KW - Leaking gas KW - Mains KW - Ntsb KW - Pipeline accidents KW - Pipeline safety KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Schools KW - Supply KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Water mains UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10602 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00051494 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION, ISSUE NUMBER 1 OF 1973 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBERS: 3-0001 THRU 3-0519, AND 3-0521 THRU 3-0900 PY - 1973/08/10 SP - 532 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1973. The 899 General Aviation accidents represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/14217 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050740 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY METHODOLOGY IN RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PY - 1973/08/08 SP - 43 p. AB - The report records the results of a study by the National Transportation Safety Board of the October 2, 1972, accidental derailment of a BART train and of the significant management and institutional approaches used to achieve safety as they influenced this system. The purpose of focusing attention on the cause and effect impact of this subject matter on the safety of the BART hardware system is to make this experience available to other municipalities who are implementing or are contemplating the development of a new rail rapid transit system. The report recommends abandonment of the fail-safe concept, and an organized disciplined approach to accomplishing rapid transit system safety, through the application of current safety management and engineering concepts. KW - Automatic control KW - California KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Crystal oscillators KW - Derailments KW - Design standards KW - Fail safe design KW - Fail safe systems KW - Maintainability KW - Ntsb KW - Railroads KW - Rapid transit KW - Rapid transit railways KW - Reliability KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Safety engineering KW - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District KW - Signal generators KW - Systems engineering KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10568 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00260377 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY METHODOLOGY IN RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PY - 1973/08/08 SP - 43 p. AB - The report records the results of a study by the National Transportation Safety Board of the October 2, 1972, accidental derailment of a BART train and of the significant management and institutional approaches used to achieve safety as they influenced this system. The purpose of focusing attention on the cause and effect impact of this subject matter on the safety of the BART hardware system is to make this experience available to other municipalities who are implementing or are contemplating the development of a new rail rapid transit system. The report recommends abandonment of the fail-safe concept, and an organized disciplined approach to accomplishing rapid transit system safety, through the application of current safety management and engineering concepts. /NTIS/ KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Engineering KW - Fail safe KW - Fail safe systems KW - Railroad trains KW - Rapid transit KW - Safety KW - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District KW - Systems engineering UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/129734 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00242634 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY METHODOLOGY IN RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PY - 1973/08/08 SP - 25 p. AB - THIS REPORT RECORDS THE RESULTS OF A STUDY BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF THE OCTOBER 2, 1972, ACCIDENTAL DERAILMENT OF A BART TRAIN AND OF THE SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL APPROACHES USED TO ACHIEVE SAFETY AS THEY INFLUENCED THIS SYSTEM. THE SUBJECT MATTER IN THIS REPORT INCLUDES ORGANIZATIONAL CONTRACT STRUCTURE, SAFETY CRITERIA IN SPECIFICATIONS, SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY, THE USE OF THE FAIL-SAFE DESIGN CONCEPT, AND THE DIFFICULT ROLE OF THE STATE COMMISSION RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTHORIZING OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM IN REVENUE SERVICE. THE PURPOSE OF FOCUSING ATTENTION ON THE CAUSE AND EFFECT IMPACT OF THIS SUBJECT MATTER ON THE SAFETY OF THE BART HARDWARE SYSTEM IS TO MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE TO OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WHO ARE IMPLEMENTING OR ARE CONTEMPLATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW RAIL RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS ABANDOMENT OF THE FAIL-SAFE CONCEPT, AND AN ORGANIZED DISCIPLINED APPROACH TO ACCOMPLISHING RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM SAFETY, THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF CURRENT SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING CONCEPTS. KW - Contract administration KW - Crashes KW - Derailments KW - Economics KW - Fail safe KW - Fail safe systems KW - Management KW - Public transit KW - Rapid transit KW - Reliability KW - Safety KW - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/129322 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050784 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 5 OF 1972 ACCIDENTS PY - 1973/07/09 SP - 342 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U. S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1972. The 542 General Aviation and 13 U. S. Air Carrier accidents represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10604 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050781 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES, INC. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31, N954N AND DELTA AIR LINES, INC. CONVAIR CV-880, N8807E O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 20 DECEMBER 1972 PY - 1973/07/05 SP - 44 p. AB - A North Central Airlines DC-9-31 and a Delta Air Lines Convair (CV-880) collided at the intersection of Runway 27L and the North-South taxiway on the O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, at 1800 central standard time on December 20, 1972. The DC-9 was taking off from Runway 27L, and the CV-880 was taxiing across the runway when the collision occurred. Neither flightcrew saw the other aircraft in time to avoid the collision. Forty-one passengers and four crewmembers were aboard the DC-9. Ten passengers died, and 13 passengers and 2 crewmembers were injured. The DC-9 was destroyed by impact and fire. Eighty-six passenger and seven crewmembers were aboard the CV-880. Two passengers received minor injuries. The CV-880 was substantially damaged. The weather at the O'Hare Airport at the time of the accident was reported, in part, as: ceiling indefinite 200 feet, sky obscured, with visibility 1/4 mile in fog. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the traffic control system to insure separation of aircraft during a period of restricted visibility. KW - Air traffic control KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Cv-880 aircraft KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Fog KW - Injuries KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-9 KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Separation KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10601 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050776 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT . EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., L-1011, N310EA, MIAMI, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 29, 1972 PY - 1973/06/14 SP - 51 p. AB - An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 crashed at 2342 eastern standard time, December 29, 1972, 18.7 miles west-northwest of Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida. The aircraft was destroyed. Of the 163 passengers and 13 crewmembers aboard, 94 passengers and 5 crewmembers received fatal injuries. Two survivors died later as a result of their injuries. Following a missed approach because of suspected nose gear malfunction, the aircraft climbed to 2,000 feet mean sea level and proceeded on a westerly heading. The three flight crewmembers and a jumpseat occupant became engrossed in the malfunction. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the flightcrew to monitor the flight instruments during the final 4 minutes of flight, and to detect an unexpected descent soon enough to prevent impact with the ground. Preoccupation with a malfunction of the nose landing gear position indicating system distracted the crew's attention from the instruments and allowed the descent to go unnoticed. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Alertness KW - Approach KW - Attention KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Failure KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Landing gear KW - Lockheed L-1011 aircraft KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Transport aircraft KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10596 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00233445 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PREVENTION IF DAMAGE TO PIPELINES SPECIAL STUDY PY - 1973/06/07 SP - 35 p. AB - THE STUDY CONCERNS DAMAGE TO GAS AND LIQUID PIPELINES CAUSED BY EXCAVATION AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BLASTING. SEVERAL RECENT DAMAGE-RELATED PIPELINE ACCIDENTS ARE DESCRIBED, AND FEDERAL, STATE, AND INDUSTRY STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ILLUSTRATE THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM. THE STUDY DISCUSSES THE DAMAGE-PREVENTION OPERATORS. PROGRAMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES WHICH HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN PREVENTING DAMAGE TO PIPELINES ARE REVIEWED, AS ARE LAWS AND PROPOSED LAWS IN SEVERAL STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. A MODEL STATUTE ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS DISCUSSED. THE STUDY CONTAINS RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE-RELATED PIPELINE ACCIDENTS. /NTIS/ KW - Construction KW - Excavations KW - Gas pipelines KW - Laws KW - Loss and damage KW - Pipelines KW - Prevention KW - Recommendations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/122976 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00048143 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO PIPELINES PY - 1973/06/07 SP - 35 p. AB - The study concerns damage to gas and liquid pipelines caused by excavation and construction activities, including blasting. Several recent damage-related pipeline accidents are described, and Federal, State, and industry statistics are provided in order to illustrate the scope of the problem. The study discusses the damage-prevention operators. Programs, methods, and devices which have proven effective in preventing damage to pipelines are reviewed, as are laws and proposed laws in several States and local communities. A model statute issued by the Office of Pipeline Safety of the U.S. Department of Transportation is discussed. The study contains recommendations which are intended to help prevent future damage-related pipeline accidents. KW - Construction KW - Construction equipment KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Excavations KW - Explosions KW - Fires KW - Gas pipelines KW - Jurisprudence and judicial processes KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Pipelines KW - Presplitting (Blasting) KW - Safety engineering KW - State government KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Water pipelines UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10008 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047867 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. MACHINERY BUYERS CORPORATION, LEARJET MODEL 24, N454RN, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FEBRUARY 26, 1973 PY - 1973/05/30 SP - 16 p. AB - The report describes the aircraft crash, which occured after takeoff. The two crewmembers and five passengers were fatally injured, one person on the ground sustained burns. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of engine thrust during takeoff due to ingestion of birds by the engines, resulting in loss of control of the airplane. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Birds KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Ingestion engines KW - Learjet aircraft KW - Ntsb KW - Stall KW - Takeoff KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9821 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047861 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., BOEING 747-151, N602US, MIAMI, FLORIDA, DECEMBER 15, 1972 PY - 1973/05/30 SP - 15 p. AB - The report describes the aircraft accident in which no one was seriously injured. The nose landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft structure in that area. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the ineffective braking capability of the aircraft on the wet runway because of the low coefficient of friction of the new runway surface, and insufficient engine reverse thrust to decelerate the aircraft. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft noses KW - Birds KW - Boeing 747 aircraft KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Emergency airstrips KW - Emergency landing KW - Hydroplaning KW - Ingestion engines KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - Landing gear KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Skid resistance KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9816 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047876 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 4 OF 1972 ACCIDENTS PY - 1973/05/18 SP - 487 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U. S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1972. The 898 general aviation accidents represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9828 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047859 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - PIPELINE ACCIDENT REPORT. NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY LAKE CITY, MINNESOTA. OCTOBER 30, 1972 PY - 1973/05/16 SP - 23 p. AB - The report describes the pipeline accident in which a bulldozer struck and snapped a gas-service line. A department store located near the rupture, but not served by gas, blew up and later caught fire. Six persons died as a result of the explosion and 10 more were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the explosion and fire in the department store basement was the ignition of an accumulation of natural gas leaking from the unmarked service line which had been struck by the bulldozer. KW - Building KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Explosions KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - Gas mains KW - Gas pipelines KW - Gas pipes KW - Leakage KW - Leaking gas KW - Natural gas KW - Natural gas distribution systems KW - Natural gas pipelines KW - Ntsb KW - Pipeline accidents KW - Pipeline safety KW - Pipeline transportation KW - Tearing KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9815 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047874 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS-BRIEF FORMAT. SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUE 1971 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBERS 1-0001,-0005,-0008,-0014,-0021,-0025,-0039,-0043,-0046 THRU -0048. 4-0001 THRU -0006,-0008 THRU-0046,-0048 THRU 0055. 3-0038,-0369,-0380,-4554 THRU 45 64. 5-0001 THRU 5-0057. 6-0001 THRU 1-0071. A-0001, E-0001 THRU E-0016. PY - 1973/05/04 SP - 107 p. AB - The publication contains reports of aircraft accidents and incidents that occurred in 1971 and have not been included in a prior issue of briefs. Included are 11 U. S. air carrier accidents, 53 U. S. air carrier incidents, 14 U. S. general aviation accidents, and 57 U. S. general aviation incidents, one foreign air carrier accident, and 16 foreign general aviation accidents. The publication is the final issue of Briefs of Accidents that occurred in calendar year 1971. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9826 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047314 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC. BOEING 707-331C,N788TW. JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, JAMAICA, NEW YORK DECEMBER 12, 1972 PY - 1973/05/02 SP - 14 p. AB - The report discusses the aircraft crash during and ILS approach in IFR conditions. The flight, operating between Baltimore, Maryland, and Jamaica, New York, had been conducting an autocouplled landing approach under Category II procedures. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was that the captain did not maintain a safe descent path by visual external reference during an instrument landing system approach. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Airborne navigational aids KW - Approach KW - Autocoupled landing approach KW - Automatic control KW - Boeing 707 aircraft KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Instrument flying KW - Instrument landing KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Jet propelled aircraft KW - New York (State) KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Research KW - Transport aircraft KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9520 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047306 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. CESSNA 182, N70586, DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DULUTH, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 8, 1972 PY - 1973/04/26 SP - 13 p. AB - The report describes a precision radar approach being made in instrument conditions, with subsequent impact and postimpact fire. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the action of the pilot in continuing operation in known icing conditions without aircraft deicing or anti-icing equipment, which resulted in a loss of control because of ice accretion on airframe surfaces. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Airframes KW - Approach KW - Cessna 182 aircraft KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - General aviation aircraft KW - Ice formations KW - Injuries KW - Instrument landing KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9513 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047331 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. NORTH CENTRAL AIRLINES, INC., ALLISON CONVAIR 340/440(CV-580), N90858, AND AIR WISCONSIN INC., DHC-6, N4043B NEAR APPLETON, WISCONSIN, JUNE 29, 1972 PY - 1973/04/25 SP - 33 p. AB - The report describes an inflight collision, in which the passengers and crewmembers were fatally injured and both aircraft were destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of both flightcrews to detect visually the other aircraft in sufficient time to initiate evasive action. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Convair aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - In flight collisions KW - Navigation KW - Ntsb KW - Short takeoff aircraft KW - STOL aircraft KW - Twin Otter aircraft KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Visual navigation UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9532 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047330 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. MOHAWK AIRLINES, INC. FAIRCHILD HILLER FH-227B, N7818M, ALBANY, NEW YORK, MARCH 3, 1972 PY - 1973/04/11 SP - 81 p. AB - A Mohawk Airlines, Inc., FH-227B, crashed into an occupied house 3.5 miles south of Albany County Airport, New York, at 2048 e.s.t, March 3, 1972. Fourteen passengers, two pilots, and one occupant of the house died in the accident. Thirty-one passengers, the stewardess, and four occupants of the house were injured. The aircraft and the house were destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cuase of the accident was the inability of the crew to feather the left propeller. The board is unable to determine why the left propeller could not be feathered. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Cruise pitch lock KW - Dwellings KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Fh-227 b aircraft KW - Instrument landing systems KW - Loss and damage KW - New York (State) KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Propellers KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9531 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047275 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TWO BURLINGTON NORTHERN FREIGHT TRAINS NEAR MAQUON, ILLINOIS. MAY 24, 1972 PY - 1973/04/11 SP - 28 p. AB - The report discusses the head-on collision in which the engineer and the head brakeman on each train were killed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the responsible employees to deliver to the crew of Extra 1577 West at Yates City, Illinois, a restricting train order which established a meet between Extra 1577 West and Extra 2043 East at Yates City. Two factors contributed to this failure. KW - BNSF Railway KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Effectiveness KW - Fatalities KW - Freight trains KW - Frontal crashes KW - Management KW - Measures of effectiveness KW - Ntsb KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Regulations KW - Safety KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9491 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047591 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT DATA. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION 1972 PY - 1973/04/11 SP - 51 p. AB - The report presents the record of aircraft accidents which occurred in U.S. Civil Aviation Operations during calendar year 1972. It includes a statistical recapitulation of all accidents and a brief of each air carrier accident containing the essential items of information. (Author) KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9622 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047319 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS. BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 2 OF 1972 ACCIDENTS PY - 1973/04/03 SP - 519 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1972. The 899 General Aviation accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9525 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00050734 AU - SEIFF, H E AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - CARBON MONOXIDE AS AN INDICATOR OF CIGARETTE-CAUSED POLLUTION LEVELS IN INTERCITY BUSES PY - 1973/04 SP - 13 p. AB - In response to increasing public concern about the safety and comfort effects of smoking on intercity buses the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety conducted tests which were designed to achieve 'worst-case' and 'realistic' carbon monoxide (CO) levels on an intercity bus. It was hypothesized that CO levels would give an indication of the health effect of smoke levels. Under simulated 'worst-case' conditions, which are unlikely to be duplicated in actual service, CO levels were substantially below standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. However, in the 'worst-case' test four of the six experiment subjects agreed that the smoke level was irritating. In the 'realistic' test, the CO level was 5 ppm above ambient and the accompanying smoke level was not considered to be disturbing. (Author) KW - Air pollution KW - Buses KW - Carbon monoxide KW - Cigarette smoking KW - Environmental protection KW - Indoor air pollution KW - Passenger comfort KW - Public health KW - Public opinion KW - Quality of life KW - Safety KW - Smoking KW - Structures KW - Tobacco smoke UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/10564 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046297 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - SPECTRUM AIR, INC., SABRE MARK 5, N275X, SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, SEPTEMBER 24, 1972 PY - 1973/03/28 SP - 38 p. AB - The report describes an aircraft crash during a rejected takeoff in which the aircraft collided with several automobiles and came to rest in an ice cream parlor across the street from the airport. Twenty-two persons on the ground were killed and 28 others, including the pilot, were injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the overrotation of the aircraft and subsequent derogation of the performance capability. The overrotation was the result of inadequate pilot proficiency in the aircraft and misleading visual cues. (Author Modified Abstract) KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash investigation KW - Failure KW - Fatalities KW - Military aircraft KW - Ntsb KW - Overrotation KW - Sabre mark 5 aircraft KW - Takeoff KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9122 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047313 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 1 OF 1972 ACCIDENTS PY - 1973/03/23 SP - 523 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1972. The 894 General Aviation accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9519 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047279 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. PENN CENTRAL FREIGHT TRAIN/SCHOOLBUS COLLISION NEAR CONGERS, NEW YORK, 24 MARCH 1972 PY - 1973/03/21 SP - 48 p. AB - The report describes a schoolbus freight train collision at a railroad highway grade crossing. As a result of the accident five students died, and the bus driver and all 44 remaining students were injured. None of the train crew was injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the cause of the accident was the failure of the schoolbus driver to stop at the stop sign until the crossing was clear of railroad traffic. Contributing to the accident was the unnecessary routing of the schoolbus over a not specially protected railroad/highway grade crossing. KW - Buses KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Ejection KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Intersections KW - New York (State) KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger vehicles KW - Penn Central KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroad schoolbus collisions KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Safety engineering KW - Safety equipment KW - Students KW - Traffic signals KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9495 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046298 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT - NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL, INC., TURBO COMMANDER 690, N1NR, WELLSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA, AUGUST 14, 1972 PY - 1973/03/21 SP - 15 p. AB - The report describes an aircraft crash in which the two crewmembers and the sole passenger were fatally injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the loss of aircraft control in a stall maneuver, for reasons unknown, from which recovery was not accomplished. (Author Modified Abstract) KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash investigation KW - Fatalities KW - Flight control systems KW - Flight training KW - Individual flying training KW - Ntsb KW - Stall KW - Turbo Commander aircraft KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9123 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00649677 AU - United States Coast Guard AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MARINE CASUALTY REPORT: COLLISION BETWEEN THE M/V JAMES L. HAMILTON, M/V LASALLE AND TOW AND MOTORBOAT OH-5421-MC ON 14 AUGUST 1971, WITH THE LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES PY - 1973/03/14 SP - 35 p. AB - At 2210 E.D.T., on August 14, 1971, a 24-foot cabin cruiser and a tow of 15 barges collided at a point in the Ohio River about 9 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The barges were being pushed by two towboats, the JAMES L. HAMILTON and the LASALLE. The rake of the starboard lead barge rolled the cabin cruiser on its side and submerged it beneath the tow. The crews of the towboats and many small craft operators immediately began a search for the 11 occupants of the cabin cruiser, all of whom were trapped under the barges. One adult and three children were saved; four adults and three children perished. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this collision was the failure or the inability of the operator of the cabin cruiser to see and recognize the tow until the collision was imminent, and the failure of the captain of the HAMILTON to establish the whistle-signal communications with the cabin cruiser necessary for safe passage. Contributing to the accident were: the towboat operator's reliance upon an excessively distant observation point to determine the boat's closest point of approach; obscuration of side-light visibility in an area of significant size in front of the tow, due to the lateral distance between side lights; a probable increase in the area of this side-light-obscured zone beyond that permitted by the rules; lack of a visible outline of the barges to aid the operator of the cabin cruiser in identifying the tow, in determining its distance from his boat, and in selecting the shortest escape route; the uncertainty of the captain of the HAMILTON as to the precedence of the various rules of the road; and, the absence of any authoritative interpretations of actions required under the "shall not hamper" rule, which apparently permitted a hazardous interpretation. KW - Barges KW - Crash investigation KW - James l. hamilton (Vessel) KW - Lasalle (Vessel) KW - Marine safety KW - Oh-5421-mc (Vessel) KW - Ohio River KW - Recreational boats KW - Reports KW - Tugboats KW - Water transportation crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/388213 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047593 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - IN-FLIGHT SAFETY OF PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ABOARD AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT PY - 1973/03/14 SP - 41 p. AB - The study examines nonfatal in-flight injuries of passengers and flight attendants in air carrier operations during the years 1968 through 1971. Injuries caused by turbulence, evasive maneuvers to avoid a collision, and self-initiated injuries are summarized. Conditions, circumstances, and pre-existing factors instrumental in creating a hazardous environment for persons aboard aircraft are examined, as well as types of injuries sustained and the treatment of such injuries. Also examined is the relationship of injuries to passenger seatbelt discipline, structure and design of cabin furnishings, flight attendants' duties, consumption of alcoholic beverages, and the location in the airplane of passengers and flight attendants. Six safety recommendations are presented. (Author) KW - Aircraft cabins KW - Aviation safety KW - Consumption KW - Crash avoidance systems KW - Ethanol KW - First aid KW - Flight attendants KW - Furniture KW - In flight safety KW - Injuries KW - Manual safety belts KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Passengers KW - Recommendations KW - Safety engineering KW - Statistical analysis KW - Turbulence KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9624 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047572 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. HEAD-ON COLLISION OF TWO PENN CENTRAL FREIGHT TRAINS AT HERNDON, PENNSYLVANIA, MARCH 12, 1972 PY - 1973/03/14 SP - 31 p. AB - The report describes a head on freight train collision. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the failure of the crew to stop train UY-328 on the siding, in violation of the signal indication. As a result, train UY-328 moved onto the main track immediately in front of train S-82. It could not be determined why the engineer of train UY-328 failed to stop his train on the siding. (Author Modified Abstract) KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Freight cars KW - Frontal crashes KW - Herndon (Pennsylvania) KW - Ntsb KW - Penn Central KW - Railroad crashes KW - Railroad signals KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Safety KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9611 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047866 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. DELTA AIR LINES, INC., MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-14, N3305L, GREATER SOUTHWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, MAY 30, 1972 PY - 1973/03/13 SP - 40 p. AB - The report describes a crash landing in which three Delta pilots and a Federal Aviation Administration air carrier operations inspector, the only occupants, were killed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire. The landing approach was conducted following a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 which made a touch and go landing ahead of the DC-9. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was an encounter with a trailing vortex generated by a preceding heavy jet which resulted in an involuntary loss of control of the airplane during the final approach. KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft fires KW - Approach KW - Civil aircraft KW - Crash investigation KW - Crash landing KW - Fatalities KW - Fires KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-9 KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger aircraft KW - Turbulence KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Vortices UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9820 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047571 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT. DERAILMENT OF PENN CENTRAL FREIGHT TRAIN B-4 AND COLLISION OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 6 WITH DERAILED CAR AT ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, APRIL 27, 1972 PY - 1973/02/28 SP - 25 p. AB - The document describes a passenger train-freight car collision at the Potomac Yard. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the derailment of the freight cars was a defective rail, which broke while the train was passing over it. The probable cause of the collision between the passenger train on the adjacent main track and the derailed B-4 freight car was that the crewmembers of B-4 did not flag the passenger train as they were required to do by the operating rules. (Author Modified Abstract) KW - Arlington County (Virginia) KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Defects KW - Derailments KW - Failure KW - Freight cars KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger trains KW - Penn Central KW - Railroad terminals KW - Railroad tracks KW - Railroads KW - Research KW - Safety KW - Southern Railway KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9610 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046293 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT. AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10, N103AA NEAR WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA, JUNE 12, 1972 PY - 1973/02/28 SP - 43 p. AB - American Airlines, Inc., McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, was damaged substantially when the aft bulk cargo compartment door separated from the aircraft in flight at approximately 11,750 feet mean sea level. The separation caused rapid decompression, which, in turn, caused failure of the cabin floor over the bulk cargo compartment. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the improper engagement of the latching mechanism for the aft bulk cargo compartment door during the preparation of the airplane for flight. The design characteristics of the door latching mechanism permitted the door to be apparently closed when, in fact, the latches were not fully engaged, and the latch lockpins were not in place. (Author Modified Abstract) KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Crash investigation KW - Decompression KW - Doors KW - Fuselages KW - Injuries KW - Locks (Fasteners) KW - Loss and damage KW - McDonnell Douglas DC-10 KW - Ntsb KW - Separation KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9119 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046262 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. RUNOFF AND OVERTURN OF INTERCITY BUS ON INTERSTATE 95, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SEPTEMBER 3, 1972 PY - 1973/02/22 SP - 21 p. AB - The report describes a runoff and overturn accident of an intercity bus on Interstate highway 95, carrying 42 passengers. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this crash was that the bus driver probably failed to stay awake and steer the bus, which permitted the bus to encounter the median, which, in turn, resulted in loss of vehicle control and in overturn of the bus on a guardrail inadequate to resist a shallow-angle impact. Contributing to the fatalities and injuries was the absence of passenger restraints, which permitted the tumbling and ejection of passengers. Ejections were contributed to by the undesired opening of side windows subjected to rollover-induced stresses. (Author) KW - Bus crashes KW - Bus overturn KW - Buses KW - Crash investigation KW - Drivers KW - Fatalities KW - Impacts KW - Injuries KW - Interstate 95 KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Ntsb KW - Overturning KW - Richmond (Virginia) KW - Sleep KW - Traffic crashes KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9095 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046225 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - BUS/STATION WAGON COLLISION FOLLOWED BY BUS OVERTURN U.S. ROUTE 66 NEAR MARSHFIELD, MISSOURI, OCTOBER 10, 1971 PY - 1973/01/31 SP - 37 p. AB - The report describes a bus station wagon collision. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the crash was the unorthdox and unlawful maneuvering of the station wagon by a driver under the influence of alcohol, and delayed evasive action by the busdriver. A cause of the secondary crash (rollover) was the lockup of the bus brakes which prevented steering control after the initial crash. Causes of injuries and fatalities to bus occupants were: localized failure of window columns; the tumbling of passengers within the bus because of the absence of passenger restraints; passenger ejections through windows; and the presence of hard and unyielding interior bus components. Contributing to the injuries of the two occupants of the station wagon was their failure to wear available seatbelts. (Author Modified Abstract) KW - Automobile bodies KW - Behavior KW - Bus crashes KW - Bus overturn KW - Buses KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Design KW - Drivers KW - Drunk drivers KW - Drunk driving KW - Ejection KW - Ethanol KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Motor vehicle bodies KW - Ntsb KW - Overturning KW - Research KW - Safety equipment KW - Station wagons KW - Traffic crashes KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9066 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00057878 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN THE ALTON AND SOUTHERN GATEWAY YARD IN EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 22. 1972 PY - 1973/01/31 SP - 25 p. AB - At about 6:20 a.m., on January 22, 1972, an overspeed tank car loaded with liquid petroleum gas collided with a standing hopper car in the Alton & Southern Railroad Company's Gateway Yard in East St. Louis, Ill. In the overspeed impact, an overriding coupler on the empty freight car punctured the tank head. The pressurized propylene gas in the tank car leaked to the ground and vaporized. A large vapor cloud was formed, which ignited and exploded. More than 230 people were injured as a result of the explosion, and property damage was estimated at more than $7-1/2 million. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the overspeed impact was the failure of the retarding system in the hump classification yard to decelerate effectively heavy cars with oil or grease on their wheel rims; the absence of a backup system to halt cars passing through retarders at overspeeds; and the routine acceptance at the Gateway Yard of uncontrolled overspeeds. Propylene leaked from the tank car because the tank head was too weak to resist the impact of the overriding coupler of the hopper car. Lack of specifications that define permissible impact and adequate crash resistance was a contributing factor. KW - Classification yards KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Hazardous materials KW - Liquefied petroleum gas KW - Retarders KW - Retarders (Concrete) KW - Tank car design KW - Tank cars KW - Vehicle design UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/17607 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046229 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS - BRIEF FORMAT. U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 5 OF 1971 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBERS 3-3601 THRU 3-4553 PY - 1973/01/09 SP - 531 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U. S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1971. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. (Author) KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Licenses KW - Loss and damage KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Statistics KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9069 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046216 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: DERAILMENT OF MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY'S TRAIN 94 AT HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER 19, 1971 PY - 1972/12/13 SP - 58 p. AB - The Missouri Pacific Railroad's freight train 94 was traveling north on track which belongs to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway when 20 of its cars derailed in Houston, Texas, on October 19, 1971, at 1:44 p.m. There were four diesel-electric locomotive units and 82 cars in the train. Derailed cars included six tank cars containing vinyl chloride monomer and two cars containing other hazardous materials. Two tank cars were punctured in the derailment. The vinyl chloride monomer escaped and ignited. The Houston Fire Department attempted to control the fire. Approximately 45 minutes after the initial derailment, one tank car ruptured violently and another tank car 'rocketed' approximately 300 feet from its initial resting place. This sequence of events caused the death of a fireman. Fifty people were injured and there was considerable property damage. Most of the injured were firemen. The Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was an unexplained emergency brake application which induced lateral forces exceeding the holding capacity of the track fasteners. KW - Crash investigation KW - Derailments KW - Fatalities KW - Hazardous materials KW - Injuries KW - Mortality KW - Ntsb KW - Rail fasteners KW - Railroad cars KW - Railroad trains KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Vinyl chloride UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9060 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046205 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ENGINE FAILURE/MALFUNCTION, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1965-1969 PY - 1972/11/29 SP - 209 p. AB - The report presents the record of engine failure/malfunction accidents for fixed-wing aircraft which occurred in all operations of U.S. General Aviation during the period 1965-1969. It includes a comparison of the engine-failure accident rates for single-engine and multiengine aircraft. Analyses are included concerning causes and related factors of engine-failure accidents by selected makes and models of aircraft and engines. Injury tables, analytic tables, and cause/factor tables are presented for all fixed-wing aircraft along with single-engine and multiengine fixed-wing aircraft. (Author) KW - Air pilots KW - Air transportation crashes KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft engines KW - Civil aviation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Depletion KW - Engines KW - Failure KW - Fuel consumption KW - Inspection KW - Maintenance KW - Ntsb KW - Performance evaluations KW - Research KW - Statistical analysis KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9051 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00046194 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. TI - REDUCED-VISIBILITY (FOG) ACCIDENTS ON LIMITED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS PY - 1972/11/15 SP - 53 p. AB - The National Transportation Safety Board has undertaken the investigation of several highway accidents in which the presence of fog was a contributing factor. The study is the culmination of what the Safety Board has learned through its accident investigations, public hearing, fog symposium, and review of pertinent research studies and literature relative to reduced visibility problems caused by fog. The study reviews the various approaches that have been taken to prevent fog accidents or that have a bearing on the problem; namely, driver education, fog detection and guidance systems, environmental control, highway department procedures, vehicle and highway lighting, enforcement; and postaccident control. In light of this finding, the study includes recommendations intended to alleviate the problem from several directions, namely, driver education, police-highway department procedures for closing highways, enforcement of the basic speed rule as related to fog accidents, mutual-assistance pacts for postaccident control of accidents, implementation of Highway Safety Programs Standards and Federal Highway Administration plans to develop highway guidance systems. KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Education KW - Expressways KW - Fog KW - Illuminating KW - Law enforcement KW - Lighting systems KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Ntsb KW - Research KW - Traffic crashes KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board KW - Visibility UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9043 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00222157 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY: REDUCED-VISIBILITY (FOG) ACCIDENTS ON LIMITED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS PY - 1972/11/15 SP - 51 p. AB - THE STUDY REVIEWS THE VARIOUS APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT FOG ACCIDENTS OR THAT HAVE A BEARING ON THE PROBLEM; NAMELY, DRIVER EDUCATION, FOG DETECTION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES, VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING, ENFORCEMENT; AND POSTACCIDENT CONTROL. ALSO, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED INTENDED TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS FROM SEVERAL DIRECTIONS, NAMELY, DRIVER EDUCATION, POLICE-HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING HIGHWAYS, ENFORCEMENT OF THE BASIC SPEED RULE AS RELATED TO FOG ACCIDENTS, MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE PACTS FOR POSTACCIDENT CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS, IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS STANDARDS, AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO DEVELOP HIGHWAY GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. /NTSB/ KW - Crashes KW - Driver training KW - Fog KW - Freeways KW - Highway safety KW - Laws KW - Prevention KW - Safety KW - Speed KW - Speed laws KW - Street lighting KW - Traffic law enforcement KW - Vehicle lighting UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/111878 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00222128 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY-COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKING PY - 1972/11 SP - 9 p. AB - THIS SPECIAL STUDY DISCUSSES THE NEED FOR REGULATORY AGENCIES, VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS AND BRAKE SUPPLIERS TO INCORPORATE (VASTLY) IMPROVED BRAKING TECHNOLOGY IN COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DESIGNS. TO HELP MEET THIS NEED, THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT FEDERAL FUNDS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO DESIGN, BUILD AND TEST AN EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLE--TRUCK BRAKE (ESV-TB). COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BRAKING REQUIREMENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE NEED FOR A SYSTEMS ANALYSIS APPROACH TO REDUCE THE BRAKING INCOMPATIBILITY OF PASSENGER CARS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES. WEAKNESS OF AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS ARE REVIEWED TO ILLUSTRATE THE FUTILITY OF EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EXISTING SYSTEMS. THE NEED FOR FASTER ACTING AND PROPERLY TIMED APPLICATION SYSTEMS, COUPLED WITH THE MARGINAL ENERGY- ABSORPTION CAPABILITY OF THE FOUNDATION BRAKE AND THE INHERENT VARIABLES RESULTING FROM DIFFERENCES IN TIRE-TO- ROAD UNIT LOADS ARE ADVANCED AS ARGUMENTS TO SUPPORT A NEW APPROACH TO THE OVERALL PROBLEM. THE STUDY SUGGESTS THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO INCORPORATING HYDRAULICALLY ACTUATED, ANTI-SKID, DISC-TYPE BRAKES WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEM IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE BRAKE DESIGNS. KW - Brake fade KW - Brakes KW - Braking performance KW - Energy absorption KW - Technology UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/111862 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00044333 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORTS--BRIEF FORMAT. U.S. CIVIL AVIATION ISSUE NUMBER 3--1971 ACCIDENTS. FILE NUMBERS 3-1801 THROUGH 3-2700 PY - 1972/09/29 SP - 488 p. AB - The publication contains selected aircraft accident reports, in brief format, occurring in U.S. Civil Aviation operations during calendar year 1971. The 900 General Aviation accidents contained in the publication represent a random selection. The publication is issued irregularly, normally six times each year. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of accident, phase of operation, kind of flying, injury index, aircraft damage, conditions of light, pilot certificate, injuries, and causal factors. (Author) UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/8722 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00262031 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIR TAXI SAFETY STUDY PY - 1972/09/27 SP - 75 p. AB - A special accident prevention study to determine the level of safety in air taxi/commuter operations; to identify the safety factors involved; and to make any necessary recommendations to enhance safety in air taxi/commuter operations is presented. A historical review of the air taxi industry, accident data, government regulation, results of a field investigation of a select number of representative air taxi/commuter operations, pertinent findings of a public hearing, and recommendations for accident prevention action are included. KW - Air transportation KW - Field investigations KW - Field studies KW - Government intervention KW - Prevention KW - Public hearings KW - Regulation KW - Safety KW - Safety factors UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/135059 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00222169 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - AIR TAXI SAFETY STUDY PY - 1972/09/27 SP - 76 p. AB - THE PUBLICATION CONTAINS THE REPORT OF A SPECIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF SAFETY IN AIR TAXI/COMMUTER OPERATIONS; TO IDENTIFY THE SAFETY FACTORS INVOLVED; AND TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENHANCE SAFETY IN AIR/TAXI COMMUTER OPERATIONS. THIS STUDY CONTAINS A HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE AIR TAXI INDUSTRY, ACCIDENT DATA, GOVERNMENT REGULATION, RESULTS OF A FIELD INVESTIGATION OF A SELECT NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVE AIR TAXI/COMMUTER OPERATIONS, PERTINENT FINDINGS OF A PUBLIC HEARING, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACCIDENT PREVENTION ACTION. A BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SEVERAL APPENDICES ARE INCLUDED. /AUTHOR/ KW - Aircraft KW - Aviation KW - Bibliographies KW - Commuting KW - Crash investigation KW - Prevention KW - Regulations KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/111886 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00320588 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - GENERAL AVIATION STALL/SPIN ACCIDENTS, 1967-1969, SPECIAL STUDY PY - 1972/09/13 AB - The report contains a discussion of stall/spin accidents and related statistics, and presents a series of statistical tables containing aircraft accident analysis data relative to a selected group of 991 stall/spin accidents which occurred during the period 1967 to 1969 inclusive. The study is based on 37 small, fixed-wing, U.S. general aviation aircraft. The data tabulated include the numbers of injuries, kind of flying, phase of operation, detailed accident causes, pilot certificate, experience, etc., and a summary of significant statistical findings is presented. Selected briefs of accidents are included, and an evaluation is made of the relative frequency of occurrence of stall/spins involving each airplane. Other types of accidents which preceded or were associated with a stall/spin, e.g., an engine failure or malfunction, are also considered in connection with their broad and detailed causes and related factors. Some of the statistics are tabulated with respect to the complete study fleet as well as on an individual make and model basis. The report concludes with a number of recommendations intended to reduce stall/spin occurrences. KW - Air KW - Safety and security KW - Transportation safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/158691 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00224260 AU - National Transportation Safety Board AU - D.C. Bureau of Surface Transportation Safety. TI - NONOPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STUDY PY - 1972/09/06 SP - 17 p. AB - THE BACKGROUND OF NONOPERATING MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY IS REVIEWED AND THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM IS DISCUSSED. THE STUDY: NOTES THE DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFYING NONOPERATING HAZARDS BY HARD STATISTICS; SHOWS THE MINUSCULE QUANTITY OF DATA AVAILABLE IN USABLE FORM; DISCUSSES NONOPERATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WHICH EXIST IN SOME CONTEMPORARY VEHICLE MODELS; EXAMINES THE STATUTORY ROLE OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) IN NONOPERATING SAFETY EFFORTS; DISCUSSES THE EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY PROGRAM IN RELATION TO NONOPERATING SAFETY FEATURES. THE REPORT CONCLUDES THAT A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN NONOPERATING ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES MIGHT BE ACHIEVED WITH A RELATIVELY SIMPLE ENGINEERING EFFORT. SUCH A POSSIBILITY MIGHT BE BETTER PURSUED BY VOLUNTARY METHODS RATHER THAN MANDATORY STANDARDS, SINCE REDUCING INJURIES HAS LOWER PRIORITY THAN PREVENTING THE LARGE NUMBERS OF FATALITIES WHICH ARE OCCURRING ON THE HIGHWAYS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE TO PROVIDE CONSUMER INFORMATION ON NONOPERATING HAZARDS WHICH COULD BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED, TO IDENTIFY THE QUANTITATIVE ROLE OF NONOPERATING HAZARDS, AND TO ENCOURAGE NONOPERATING SAFETY FEATURES IN EXPERIMENTAL SAFETY VEHICLES. /AUTHOR/ KW - Crash causes KW - Hazards KW - Information systems KW - Injuries KW - Nonoperating accidents UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/112477 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00041475 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SURVIVOR-LOCATOR SYSTEMS FOR DISTRESSED VESSELS PY - 1972/08/16 SP - 26 p. AB - The purposes of this study are to analyze casualties involving vessels which have been unable to transmit a distress call or message; to discuss the inadequacies of the current distress communications system; to determine whether certain vessels should be required to carry automatic emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRB's); to consider other possible distress communications systems; and to make recommendations which will help prevent unnecessary loss of life when seamen must abandon ship on short notice. KW - Automatic signalling devices KW - Distress alerting systems KW - Search and rescue operations KW - Signal devices KW - Survival KW - Traffic signal control systems UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/8078 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00222049 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT MULTIPLE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS AND FIRES. US. 101 NORTH OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA. AUGUST 18, 1971 PY - 1972/07/06 SP - 45 p. AB - ABOUT 4:45 P.M., AUGUST 18, 1971, A NUMBER OF CARS AND TRUCKS ACCUMULATED IN BOTH SOUTHBOUND LANES OF U.S. 101, ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING THE DISABLEMENT OF A CAR WITH A FLAT TIRE AND A MINOR TRUCK/TRUCK COLLISION. THE HIGHWAY WAS ADJACENT TO NEW HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, AND THE SHOULDER AREA WAS PARTIALLY RESTRICTED BY A WOOD-SLAT FENCE ERECTED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO REDUCE THE DISTRACTION TO DRIVERS AND TO PREVENT DIRT FROM BLOWING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER LOADED WITH CABBAGE, GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF 74,600 POUNDS, CAME SOUTHBOUND AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT (55 M.P.H.) AND CRASHED INTO THE STOPPED VEHICLES, CRUSHING THEM TOGETHER; FIRES ERUPTED, AND EIGHT PERSONS WERE KILLED IN THE CRASHES AND FIRES. THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS SERIES OF COLLISIONS WAS THE STOPPING OF A VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE POSITION IN A TRAFFIC LANE, WHICH IMPEDED TRAFFIC FLOW, AND THE FAILURE OF A TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER, MOVING AT POSTED SPEED, TO REDUCE ITS SPEED SUFFICIENTLY TO AVOID COLLISION WITH STOPPED AND SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES AHEAD. /AUTHOR/ KW - Crash causes KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fires KW - Highway safety KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/111801 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00047850 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD ACCIDENT REPORT: COLLISION OF ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD COMMUTER TRAINS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 30, 1972 PY - 1972/06/28 SP - 64 p. AB - The report describes and analyzes the train collision in which the train overran a station stop, attempted to back up to the platform, and was struck from the rear by another train operating on the same track. The first car of the following train overrode the underframe of the last car of the lead train and telescoped the car. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the reverse movement of train 416 (the lead train) without flag protection into a previously vacated signal block and the failure of the engineer of train 720 (the following train), to perceive the train ahead in time to avoid the collision. KW - Commuter cars KW - Commuter trains KW - Crash injury research KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Fatalities KW - Injuries KW - Ntsb KW - Passenger trains KW - Public transit KW - Railroad stations KW - Railroad trains KW - Railroads KW - Rear end crashes KW - Research KW - Safety KW - U.S. National Transportation Safety Board UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/9806 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00221917 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SAFETY ASPECTS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PY - 1972/06/14 AB - THE STUDY EXPLORES AVAILABLE DATA SURROUNDING THE HAZARDS ATTENDING AN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN THE USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THE PAUCITY OF DATA, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUITABLE CLASSIFICATIONS AND CATEGORIES FOR VARIOUS RECREATIONAL-VEHICLE TYPES, DENIES THE STUDY STATISTICAL SUPPORT EXCEPT IN A FEW INSTANCES. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, THE STUDY CONSIDERS THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS ATTENDING EACH TYPE OF VEHICLE AND ITS USE, AND ILLUSTRATES THE REALITY OF THESE PROBLEMS, QUALITATIVELY, BY RELATING MANY OF THEM TO ACCIDENTS WHICH HAVE ACTUALLY HAPPENED, AND IN WHICH MANY OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES HAVE APPEARED. THE STUDY RECOMMENDS THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OBTAIN AND STUDY THE DATA NECESSARY TO VERIFY THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE PROBLEMS, PROVIDE NEW VEHICLE CLASSIFICATIONS, EXTEND MANY MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS TO VEHICLES NOT NOW INCLUDED, AND CONDUCT A PILOT PROGRAM AIMED AT MAKING AVAILABLE ADEQUATE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND SAFETY GUIDES FOR THE PURCHASERS AND USERS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. /AUTHOR/ KW - Bicycles KW - Camping KW - Hazards KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Recreation KW - Safety KW - Traffic crashes KW - Vehicles UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/114237 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00222053 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - MIDAIR COLLISIONS IN US CIVIL AVIATION 1969-1970 PY - 1972/06 SP - 72 p. AB - THIS SPECIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION STUDY ANALYZES THE COMMONALITY OF MIDAIR COLLISIONS OF AIRCRAFT, UPDATES THE 1968 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD MIDAIR COLLISION STUDY, AND REVIEWS THE 1969 AND 1970 MIDAIR COLLISION REPORTS. KW - Air transportation KW - Crash injury research KW - Crashes KW - Prevention KW - Research KW - Safety UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/111804 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00223930 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - SPECIAL STUDY - SAFETY ASPECTS OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PY - 1972/06 AB - THE STUDY EXPLORES AVAILABLE DATA SURROUNDING THE HAZARDS ATTENDING AN EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN THE USE OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THE PAUCITY OF DATA, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUITABLE CLASSIFICATIONS AND CATEGORIES FOR VARIOUS RECREATION-VEHICLE TYPES, DENIES THE STUDY STATISTICAL SUPPORT EXCEPT IN A FEW INSTANCES. AS AN ALTERNATIVE, THE STUDY CONSIDERS THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS ATTENDING EACH TYPE OF VEHICLE AND ITS USE, AND ILLUSTRATES THE REALITY OF THESE PROBLEMS, QUALITATIVELY, BY RELATING MANY OF THEM TO ACCIDENTS WHICH HAVE ACTUALLY HAPPENED, AND IN WHICH MANY OF THESE SAFETY ISSUES HAVE APPEARED. THE STUDY RECOMMENDS THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OBTAIN AND STUDY THE DATA NECESSARY TO VERIFY THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS URGED TO ESTABLISH SUITABLE CONTROLS, IN COOPERATION WITH THEIR STATE COUNTERPARTS, GOVERNING THE ENTRY BY MOTOR VEHICLES INTO CERTAIN WILDERNESS, FORESTRY, MOUNTAIN OR DESERT AREAS. /AUTHOR/ KW - Camping KW - Motor vehicles KW - Recreation KW - Trailers KW - Vehicles UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/114686 ER - TY - RPRT AN - 00039355 AU - National Transportation Safety Board TI - RAILROAD/HIGHWAY ACCIDENT REPORT. ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE PASSENGER TRAIN NO. 212 COLLISION WITH STILLWATER MILLING COMPANY MOTORTRUCK NEAR COLLINSVILLE, OKLAHOMA. APRIL 5, 1971 PY - 1972/05/24 SP - 45 p. AB - A grade crossing accident in Oklahoma is described in which a loaded motor truck struck a passenger train. A report of the accident investigation is given. KW - Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company KW - Behavior KW - Collinsville (Oklahoma) KW - Crash investigation KW - Crashes KW - Injuries KW - Intersections KW - Loss and damage KW - Motor vehicle accidents KW - Oklahoma KW - Railroad grade crossings KW - Railroads KW - Reviews KW - Safety KW - Safety engineering KW - Traffic crashes UR - https://trid.trb.org/view/7154 ER -