Accidents involving planes, trains and automobiles – and the investigations into their causes – were among the top safety stories featured on ISHN.com this week.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that the probable cause for the crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 in Soldotna, Alaska, on July 7, 2013, was the operator’s failure to determine the actual cargo weight, leading to the loading and operation of the airplane outside of its weight and center of gravity limits.