An Activist NTSB?

摘要

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is one of those federal agencies we'd have to create if it didn't already exist. The NTSB has its roots in the 1926 Air Commerce Act and, through successive legislation, was made independent of the FAA, for example, or any other government agency in 1974. Its mission has been relatively consistent throughout its history: "determining the probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting transportation safety. In 1996, Congress added the responsibility to assist victims of transportation accidents and their families.