Former NTSB Senior Air Safety Investigator Greg Feith describes what's going on with the rescue and investigation of the crash.

Probably causes listed in the NTSB report include excessive wear, improper maintenance and a failure in an engine's accessory drive shaft, leading to complete power loss and engine flameout.

Most fatalities in the Triad – like those across the state – involve smaller private planes, often operating out of ...

Now, we had to figure out why it happened.” Advertising The NTSB later determined that the incident was caused by excessive wear on the jackscrew because Alaska Airlines had not properly ...