Hacker News with Generative AI: Accidents

Why California's dangerous drivers get to keep their licenses (calmatters.org)
The California Department of Motor Vehicles routinely allows drivers like these — with horrifying histories of dangerous driving, including DUIs, crashes and numerous tickets — to continue to operate on our roadways, a CalMatters investigation has found. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.

Traffic Safety, California, Law Enforcement, Accidents

18 points by colinprince 4 days ago | 7 comments

Judith Resnick (wikipedia.org)
Judith Arlene Resnik (April 5, 1949 – January 28, 1986) was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Biography, Space Exploration, Engineering, NASA, Accidents

7 points by 737min 5 days ago | 0 comments

License to Kill (calmatters.org)
The California Department of Motor Vehicles routinely allows drivers like these — with horrifying histories of dangerous driving, including DUIs, crashes and numerous tickets — to continue to operate on our roadways, a CalMatters investigation has found. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again.

Traffic Safety, California, Law Enforcement, Accidents

7 points by kumarski 11 days ago | 1 comments

Planes collide with members of Congress on board at DC airport weeks after crash (the-sun.com)
TWO planes carrying multiple members of Congress have collided at Washington National Airport.

Politics, Aviation, Accidents

7 points by ivewonyoung 15 days ago | 3 comments

Helicopter Crashes in the Hudson River in New York City (nbcnews.com)
A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River in Manhattan. Multiple fatalities have been reported.

Accidents, Aviation

4 points by netcraft 16 days ago | 0 comments

AP wins reinstatement to White House events (apnews.com)
At least 58 dead and 160 injured in a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic

News, Politics, Dominican Republic, Accidents

42 points by jaredwiener 18 days ago | 10 comments

The Mysterious Sinking of the Bayesian (newlinesmag.com)
On Aug. 19, 2024, a storm swept into Sicily’s Gulf of Porticciolo and, within minutes, sank the megayacht Bayesian, drowning 58-year-old British tycoon Mike Lynch, his 18-year-old daughter and five other passengers.

Yachting, Accidents, Disaster, Missing Persons

12 points by bookofjoe 25 days ago | 2 comments

Xiaomi Car with Driver Assistance Crashes, Three Reported Dead (bloomberg.com)
Xiaomi Corp. confirmed that one of its SU7 electric vehicles was involved in an accident on an expressway in China. Local media reported that three people died in the incident that’s likely to spark scrutiny over the smart driving software deployed in many of today’s cars.

Automotive Safety, Electric Vehicles, China, Accidents

32 points by xqcgrek2 25 days ago | 82 comments

Sacked Marine Pilot Whose F-35B Flew Without Him After Ejecting Gives His Side (twz.com)
The Marines partially blamed Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo for the loss of his F-35B Joint Strike Fighter that flew pilotless for nearly 12 minutes before slamming into the ground following his ejection back in September 2023. Now the 48-year-old retired colonel is giving his side of the story.

Military, Accidents, Aviation, F-35, Military Aviation

37 points by nradov 25 days ago | 16 comments

Fire at Tesla dealership near Rome destroys 17 cars (cnn.com)

Tesla, Car Fires, Accidents, Italy

27 points by MilnerRoute 25 days ago | 21 comments

A decision to eject from a failing F-35B fighter and the betrayal in its wake (postandcourier.com)
Col. Charles “Tre” Del Pizzo's harrowing ejection from a $135M fighter jet, and what happened to him afterward

Military, Aviation, Betrayal, Accidents

247 points by po 26 days ago | 207 comments

First orbital rocket launched from Europe crashes after launch (theguardian.com)
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from a Norwegian spaceport on Sunday, in what the German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.

Space Exploration, Rocketry, Europe, Startups, Accidents

17 points by chha 27 days ago | 3 comments

Deep-sea diver was cut off from air supply for half an hour and survived (cbc.ca)
Chris Lemons’ tether and oxygen supply snapped during a malfunction with a ship on the ocean’s surface. A mix of luck, good training and science helped him live to tell the tale.

Diving, Accidents, Survival, Science

24 points by geox 34 days ago | 6 comments

Counter-terror police investigating 'unprecedented' fire that shut Heathrow (theguardian.com)
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” electrical substation fire that has closed down London Heathrow, stopping more than 1,300 flights, as engineers tried to restore power to the airport on Friday.

Counter-terrorism, Aviation, Accidents, Infrastructure

7 points by suraci 36 days ago | 3 comments

When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024) (katu.com)
Tuesday, November 12 denotes a remarkable day in Oregon history: 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a Florence beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits - and capturing the hearts and minds of the public.

History, Oregon, Wildlife, Accidents

83 points by gscott 39 days ago | 65 comments

Starlink satellite part hit a Canadian farm when it fell from orbit (newscientist.com)
A fragment of an out-of-control SpaceX Starlink satellite smashed into a farm in Canada last year, New Scientist can reveal – raising questions about the risks of de-orbiting space junk.

SpaceX, Space Junk, Canada, Satellites, Accidents

18 points by ironyman 40 days ago | 16 comments

Power bank likely caused S Korea plane fire – investigators (bbc.com)
A portable power bank likely caused a fire that engulfed and destroyed a passenger plane in South Korea in January, according to local authorities.

Aviation, South Korea, Accidents, Fire, Safety

6 points by pseudolus 42 days ago | 0 comments

A Massive Ship Came Out of the Blue, Sailer Recounts Collision (bbc.co.uk)
For the crew onboard the Stena Immaculate, the cargo ship which was about to plough into them seemed to just "come out of the blue".

Shipping, Accidents, Maritime, News

3 points by itronitron 43 days ago | 0 comments

Testimony Reveals Doors Would Not Open on Cybertruck That Caught Fire (sfist.com)
The Highway Patrol’s investigation into a November Cybertruck crash in Piedmont where three college kids died is finding two very Tesla problems: the vehicle immediately caught fire, and its doors would not open.

Tesla, Cybertruck, Car Safety, Accidents, Fire

11 points by sccxy 44 days ago | 5 comments

NTSB Preliminary Report on Fatal DC Jet and Helicopter Crash [pdf] (ntsb.gov)

Aviation Safety, Accidents, Government Reports

11 points by mhb 44 days ago | 0 comments

The FAA's Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know (theatlantic.com)
On January 29, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people, in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in recent history.

Aviation Safety, Transportation, Accidents, Government Regulation

9 points by CharlesW 45 days ago | 0 comments

US-Flagged Oil Tanker 'Stena Immaculate' in Flames After Collision (gcaptain.com)
Essential news coupled with the finest maritime content sourced from across the globe.

Shipping, Accidents, Oil, Maritime

12 points by levinb 47 days ago | 1 comments

Jet fuel spills into North Sea after tanker collision (bbc.co.uk)
Thirty-seven people have been brought ashore after a cargo vessel collided with an oil tanker off the east coast of England

Shipping, Accidents, Oil Spills, North Sea

34 points by ljf 47 days ago | 10 comments

Breakup of SpaceX's Starship Rocket Disrupts Florida Airports (nytimes.com)
Starship, — the huge spacecraft that Elon Musk says will one day take people to Mars — failed during its latest test flight on Thursday when its upper stage exploded in space, raining debris and disrupting air traffic at airports from Florida to Pennsylvania.

Space Exploration, Spacecraft, Accidents, Florida

19 points by FireBeyond 50 days ago | 3 comments

Seven injured after SK fighter jet accidentally drops bombs (bbc.com)
Fifteen people in South Korea were injured, two of them seriously, after a pair of fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian district during a live-fire military exercise, local media reported.

Military, Accidents, South Korea

22 points by kelt 51 days ago | 5 comments

Air-Traffic Staffing Rules Tightened at Reagan Airport After Fatal Crash (wsj.com)
Irregular air-traffic control staffing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is under scrutiny after a deadly accident earlier this year. It isn’t the first time.

Aviation Safety, Accidents, Government Regulation, Washington D.C.

16 points by impish9208 51 days ago | 6 comments

Cargo ship will be stuck in mud 'for a month' (bbc.com)
A cargo ship that ran aground in the Humber estuary is likely to remain in the channel for "the next month", officials have said.

Shipping, Accidents, News, UK

7 points by mooreds 51 days ago | 1 comments

How the Boeing 737 MAX Disaster Looks to a Software Developer (2019) (ieee.org)
The Boeing 737 Max has been in the news because of two crashes, practically back to back and involving brand new airplanes.

Software Development, Aviation, Accidents, Boeing

14 points by ciconia 55 days ago | 2 comments

Passing the Buck: The story of the 2022 Wings Over Dallas air show collision (medium.com)
On the 12th of November 2022, thousands of spectators at the Wings Over Dallas air show in Dallas, Texas bore witness to a sudden tragedy, as two WWII-era warplanes collided in midair during a performance, killing 6 crewmembers.

Air Shows, Accidents, Aviation, History

87 points by mathgenius 55 days ago | 27 comments

Woman dies after being impaled by metal straw (2019) (independent.co.uk)
A woman was killed when she fell onto a metal drinking straw that pierced her eye socket and entered her brain, an inquest heard.

Accidents, Health, News, Injuries

13 points by fortran77 55 days ago | 2 comments