Crash

FAA and Boeing witnesses discussed certification requirements, inspection thresholds and systems routed near the engine pylon.

Investigators questioned FAA, Boeing, UPS and maintenance witnesses on inspection and reporting processes.

Both EA-18G aircraft were assigned to VAQ-129 at Whidbey Island.

More than half of pilots tested had at least one drug detected, while potentially impairing drugs were found in 28.6%.

The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at Tallulah/Vicksburg Regional Airport.

Eleven people survived after a Beechcraft King Air ditched in the Atlantic Ocean east of Vero Beach, Florida.

FAA-approved protocol includes required maintenance and inspections before the aircraft can fly.

Preliminary report says the aircraft was substantially damaged during a gear-up landing near Ennis, Montana.

New NTSB data indicate both engines on China Eastern Flight MU5735 were shut down mid-flight.

Weather reports in the area showed low ceilings, rain and distant lightning.