Hacker News with Generative AI: Accidents

40 years ago, a classified Shuttle mission foreshadowed Challenger's fatal flaw (theregister.com)
It has been 40 years since NASA launched the first dedicated Department of Defense Space Shuttle mission, after which engineers spotted O-ring seal defficiencies that would doom Challenger a year later.

Space Shuttle, NASA, Engineering, Accidents, History

11 points by LorenDB 17 hours ago | 5 comments

Four Electric School Buses Burn in MA (firefighternation.com)
Fire ripped through four electric buses in Wilbraham Tuesday.

Electric Vehicles, Accidents, Massachusetts

12 points by 1970-01-01 4 days ago | 0 comments

Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space (arstechnica.com)
SpaceX launched an upgraded version of its massive Starship rocket from South Texas on Thursday, but the flight ended less than nine minutes later after engineers lost contact with the spacecraft.

SpaceX, Space Exploration, Rocket Launches, Accidents

5 points by lisper 10 days ago | 0 comments

FAA grounds SpaceX's Starship, reports property damage on Turks and Caicos (cnbc.com)

SpaceX, Space Travel, Government Regulation, Accidents, Property Damage

5 points by ironyman 11 days ago | 1 comments

SpaceX Starship explosion forced FAA to divert flights to avoid debris (mashable.com)
A rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX exploded spectacularly during a test flight on Thursday.

Space Exploration, SpaceX, Accidents, Aviation

3 points by f1shy 11 days ago | 1 comments

US and Turks and Caicos to inquire into failed SpaceX launch leading to debris (theguardian.com)
The US Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched investigations into SpaceX’s explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights.

SpaceX, Space Exploration, Government Investigations, Accidents

32 points by n1b0m 11 days ago | 1 comments

The Derelict (2015) (damninteresting.com)
Under ordinary circumstances, the final evening of a cruise aboard the luxury turbo-electric ocean liner SS Morro Castle was a splendid event.

History, Maritime, Accidents

42 points by EndXA 12 days ago | 6 comments

SpaceX loses Ship 33 during Starship Flight 7 (twitter.com)

SpaceX, Starship, Space Travel, Rocketry, Accidents

9 points by LorenDB 12 days ago | 7 comments

Trapped in the dark for 35 hours – Red Sea dive-boat survivors tell of escapes (bbc.com)
Spending 35 hours trapped in a pitch-black air pocket in the upturned hull of a boat has taken its toll on Lucianna Galetta, her voice cracking as she recounts her ordeal.

Survival, Accidents, Maritime, Rescue, Diving

77 points by nradov 14 days ago | 94 comments

Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash: transport ministry (koreatimes.co.kr)
The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people dead stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.

Aviation Safety, Accidents, South Korea

24 points by gslin 18 days ago | 26 comments

Black boxes from Jeju Air 2216 stopped recording four minutes before crash (cnn.com)

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea

93 points by BostonFern 18 days ago | 94 comments

Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades fire (latimes.com)
A drone collided with a firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Drones, Wildfires, Aviation, Accidents

13 points by tjohns 19 days ago | 2 comments

Man trapped inside driverless car as it spins in circles (bbc.com)
Mike Johns boarded a driverless Waymo taxi to an airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, but it began spinning in circles in a parking lot.

Self-Driving Cars, Technology, Accidents, Arizona

74 points by ksec 20 days ago | 138 comments

DEF CON's hacker-in-chief faces fortune in medical bills (theregister.com)
Marc Rogers, DEF CON's head of security, faces tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills following an accident that left him with a broken neck and temporary quadriplegia.

Cybersecurity, Health, Accidents, DEF CON

37 points by pjmlp 21 days ago | 18 comments

Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles (bbc.co.uk)
Mike Johns boarded a driverless Waymo taxi to an airport in Scottsdale, Arizona, but it began spinning in circles in a parking lot.

Autonomous Vehicles, Technology, Accidents, Transportation

67 points by whyleyc 21 days ago | 87 comments

Self-driving Tesla steers Calif. tech founder onto train tracks (sfgate.com)

Self-driving cars, Accidents, Technology, California

15 points by quantified 23 days ago | 1 comments

Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion (apnews.com)
Your car is spying on you.

Tesla, Data Privacy, Law Enforcement, Accidents

6 points by geox 24 days ago | 0 comments

Toxic waste from Bhopal gas leak factory removed after 40 years (bbc.com)
Authorities in India have removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from a chemical factory that witnessed one of the world's deadliest gas leaks 40 years ago.

Environmental Issues, India, Accidents, History, Chemical Industry

9 points by sohkamyung 27 days ago | 0 comments

The Cybertruck that exploded and the New Orleans vehicle both rented using Turo (businessinsider.com)
The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded on Wednesday in Las Vegas was rented on Turo, the same car-sharing app used to rent the pickup truck used in the New Orleans attack early Wednesday.

Car Sharing, Tesla, Accidents, Crime

34 points by alex_young 27 days ago | 89 comments

One dead after Tesla Cybertruck catches fire outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas (theguardian.com)
One person died and seven more were injured on Wednesday when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.

Tesla, Accidents, Las Vegas, Electric Vehicles

13 points by n1b0m 27 days ago | 9 comments

A Tesla Cybertruck 'blew up' outside Trump's hotel in Las Vegas (theverge.com)
A Tesla Cybertruck exploded just outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday morning, law enforcement authorities have just confirmed.

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Accidents, Las Vegas, News

77 points by wslh 27 days ago | 37 comments

At least 10 killed after vehicle hits crowd of people in New Orleans (news.sky.com)
At least 10 people have been killed after a vehicle struck a crowd celebrating the New Year in New Orleans, emergency officials have said.

New Orleans, Accidents, News, Tragedy, Crime

18 points by austinallegro 28 days ago | 22 comments

Why was there a wall near runway at S Korea plane crash airport? (bbc.com)
Aviation experts have raised questions about an "unusual" concrete wall near the runway and its role in the South Korea plane crash that killed 179 people.

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea, Infrastructure

135 points by vinni2 29 days ago | 334 comments

Second Jeju Air plane experiences landing gear malfunction (joins.com)
A day after a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla, another Jeju Air airplane, also a Boeing 737-800, experienced a landing gear malfunction.

Aviation, Accidents, South Korea, Jeju Air, Boeing 737

11 points by siva7 30 days ago | 1 comments

Year 2024 ends on bad note for Boeing with twin 737-800 disasters on same day (telanganatoday.com)
Hyderabad: The year 2024 is shaping up to be a nightmare for Boeing.

Aviation, Boeing, Accidents, Disasters

12 points by _IIIIIIIIIII_ 31 days ago | 7 comments

Multiple airplanes landing gear failures in a day (ycombinator.com)
Multiple airplanes landing gear failures in a day

Aviation, Safety, Accidents

21 points by whatever1 31 days ago | 14 comments

List of Airliner Shootdown Incidents (wikipedia.org)

Aviation, Accidents, History

9 points by dingosity 31 days ago | 1 comments

45% of Amazon Japan delivery drivers involved in accident: survey (mainichi.jp)
Around 45 percent of self-employed delivery drivers working for the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. said they had been involved in a traffic accident while on the job, a recent survey conducted by a labor union has shown.

Transportation, Japan, Labor, Accidents, Amazon

11 points by e2e4 32 days ago | 0 comments

Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan (bbc.com)
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 69 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say.

Aviation, Accidents, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan

12 points by ammo1662 35 days ago | 1 comments

Masks, Smoke, and Mirrors: The story of EgyptAir flight 804 (medium.com)
On the 19th of May 2016, an Airbus A320 en route from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar at cruising altitude over the Mediterranean Sea, spiraling to its doom from 37,000 feet until it was dashed against the night-black water.

Airplanes, Disasters, Egypt, Accidents

257 points by gdmt 35 days ago | 132 comments