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America's traffic detective squad for crashes nobody wants to explain.
means The National Transportation Safety Board, a U.S. federal agency that investigates accidents involving aircraft, ships, trains, pipelines, and highways to figure out what went catastrophically wrong.
from Created in 1970 as an independent agency (split from the FAA) after decades of aviation disasters and the realization that you need impartial investigators who aren't beholden to the people running the planes. The idea: follow the wreckage, not the politics.
no enforcement powerNTSB investigates, issues recommendations, then hopes people listen
famous for dronesBoard members physically crawl through wreckage with notebooks and cameras
most famous investigationSully Sullenberger's Hudson River landing in 2009, cleared in weeks
they never say accidentAlways occurrence or incident; accident implies nobody's at fault