Word: ntsb
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...YORK: In the aftermath of Tuesday's tragic crash of TWA Flight 800, with the possibility of survivors ruled out, the focus turns Friday towards the complex investigation underway to determine the cause of the crash. TIME aerospace correspondent Jerry Hannifin reports that the NTSB has developed an efficient and effective system for piecing together airplane wreckage and pinpointing the probable cause of what was, in this case, an extremely powerful and violent explosion. "The NTSB puts together a "Go Team" which is headed by a member of the Board. The team is made up of highly specialized experts...
...being sacrificed on the altar of public relations. But others claim that he could be unyielding and slow to acknowledge problems. For instance, it took two fatal crashes before he had the agency investigate wing-deicing difficulties on turboprop commuter ATR-42 planes--a trouble spot the NTSB flagged after the first crash...
...benefits outweigh the costs to the airlines. In the late '80s, for instance, the agency dragged its feet on requiring the installation of the ground-proximity warning system in commuter airlines, even though this simple device could have prevented a number of crashes. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a separate agency that investigates crashes, has suggested that the FAA check flight-data recorders regularly--not just after a crash--to assess planes and pilots. The recommendation has gone nowhere...
...people of Cheyenne began to visit the crash site, leaving poems, flowers and stuffed animals. Two investigators for the National Transportation Safety Board were at the scene within a few hours. The plane did not have a flight recorder, nor was it required to have one. Steve McCreary, an ntsb investigator, could not say whether Reid had declared some sort of emergency before the crash...
...Tranportation Safety Board will stage tests that might explain what triggered the 6,000-ft. nose dive, TIME's Jerry Hannifin reports. (The first test was schedule for today at the FAA's Flight Technical Center near Atlantic City, but was delayed because of bad weather.) Hannifin says the NTSB, under considerable pressure to solve the mystery behind the worst air disaster since 1987, is exploring an aeronautical phenomenon called wake vortex. Under a long-suspected scenario, the Boeing 737 jet might have run into air turbulence created by the jet that preceded it into Pittsburgh International Airport. "The four...