NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

National Transportation Safety Board.An independent five-member federal board that investigates air, rail, water, highway, pipeline, and hazardous-waste accidents; conducts studies; and makes recommendations to government agencies, the transportation industry, and others on safety measures and practices. • The agency was created in 1966. 49 USCA §§ 1101–1155. —

Abbr. NTSB. [Cases: Aviation 31. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 15–18, 27, 34.]

[Blacks Law 8th]