NTSB engagement report
@NTSB - 179K followers on X
Measured over 11 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 16, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 15 interactions against 179K followers, an engagement rate of 0.008%. Measured over 11 original posts, its engagement rate beats 22% of 21,185 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 4.0K times each, and 0.377% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.22% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.63 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 33% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 15:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 11 posts sampled, 91% carry an image or video and 91% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 252 interactions, about 17x its own typical post.
Measured over 11 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 16, 2026. Recurring tag: #alpaasf.
Compared with accounts its own size
NTSB's engagement rate beats 22% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 9 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 21% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.008%, NTSB sits above the 10th percentile of the 213,186 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.025%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.025% |
| 50th percentile | 0.147% |
| 75th percentile | 0.698% |
| 90th percentile | 2.61% |
| 99th percentile | 82.9% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 15:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 91% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 91% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 91% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 91% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts, so a large share of this account's output sits in the weakest bucket we measure.
- Its average post runs 295 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Sep 11, 202617x their median
As we mark 25 years since September 11, 2001, we pause to remember those who lost their lives and all those impacted that day. Today, we pay tribute to the victims, survivors, first responders, and those who served in the days, months, and years that followed. ️#NeverForget https://t.co/PrHW7hFqGd
- Jul 10, 20268.6x their median
Today we remember aviation pioneer Wally Funk, the first female investigator at the NTSB and a lifelong champion for aviation safety. Her courage, perseverance, and groundbreaking achievements opened doors for generations of women in aviation and beyond. Fly high, Wally. https://t.co/UiEQeB8HeB
- May 29, 20265.9x their median
The NTSB, in coordination with the Virginia State Police, is sending a go-team to conduct a safety investigation into the fatal multivehicle collision involving a motorcoach near a work zone on I-95 in Stafford, Virginia. Board Member Tom Chapman will serve as the spokesperson on scene. Information about media briefings will be posted to this account once confirmed.
- May 30, 20264.1x their median
NTSB will hold a media briefing at 3 p.m. today on the fatal multivehicle collision involving a motorcoach near a work zone on I-95 in Stafford, Virginia. The briefing will take place in Meeting Room A at the Fairfield Inn, located at 2784 Richmond Highway in Stafford, Virginia. Media access to the room will begin at 2 p.m. Livestream will be available on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/IcwJy7r9JY
- May 20, 20263.8x their median
📢 The NTSB is #hiring! Check out our open positions and apply now to join our team or share with your network: https://t.co/uBxw0NtCad https://t.co/xPYh8x6525
- Sep 17, 20263.4x their median
595 days since the DCA midair collision. 50 safety recommendations. It’s time for action. At #ALPAASF, Chairwoman Homendy called for action to prevent another tragedy: “Every single day” without implementation is an unacceptable risk to aviation safety. https://t.co/b0o5IvzUbs https://t.co/VfELutZosg
- Jun 16, 20263.1x their median
🚨 Emergency responders: Undeployed ballistic parachute recovery systems (BPRS) can pose serious hazards after an aircraft accident. Know the risks before working on scene. #AviationSafety #NTSB Watch: https://t.co/ZkL5iIHHNQ Read the Safety Alert: https://t.co/RGSJlrZQZS https://t.co/bu6MPVefyY
- Aug 5, 20261.5x their median
A missing lock ring in a critical flight control system contributed to the fatal 2022 DHC-3 Otter crash. Following the investigation, NTSB safety recommendations prompted changes to DHC-3 maintenance procedures. Read more: https://t.co/RlE0he3m62 https://t.co/2dBF8fm7cO
- Oct 7, 2026
The conversation in Chicago was just the beginning. NTSB will keep pressing for action to make rail safer for workers, passengers, communities & road users. Lessons from past accidents can save lives, but only when they lead to action. Learn more: https://t.co/SCBIVlUsLv https://t.co/CMulhRKhjE
- Aug 12, 2026
The #NTSB Office of Aviation Safety is seeking a Chief Technical Advisor (International Aviation Safety Affairs) to join our dynamic team. https://t.co/r3fjByrVbw #JoinOurTeam https://t.co/xXC3cSMgUS
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 15 interactions against 179K followers, an engagement rate of 0.008%. Measured over 11 original posts, its engagement rate beats 22% of 21,185 tracked accounts of a similar size. That is a reason to look at how the audience behaves - reply depth, saves, whether the followers are recent - rather than a conclusion about it on its own. Posts are seen about 4.0K times each, and 0.377% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.22% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 0.63 post a day over the last 30 days, though only 33% of days saw any activity at all. Most posts go out around 15:00 UTC, and Monday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 11 posts sampled, 91% carry an image or video and 91% link out. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 252 interactions, about 17x its own typical post.
- What is NTSB's engagement rate on X?
- NTSB (@NTSB) has an engagement rate of 0.008%, based on the median interactions across 11 original posts from the last 30 days against 179,434 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.008%, NTSB sits above the 10th percentile of the 213,186 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @NTSB have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 22% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,185 accounts), which puts it in the bottom quarter for its size group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @NTSB post?
- Most posts go out around 15:00 UTC, and Monday is its busiest day, at roughly 0.63 posts per day across the measured window.