NTSB Hearing to address air show and air race safety.
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NTSB announced preliminary agenda for 1-day hearing, which will be held Jan 10, 2012. Entitled "Air Race and Air Show Safety", meeting will bring public attention to safety issues involved in aviation event operations and provide NTSB Members and investigative staff with deeper understanding of regulations, protocols, and practices used in planning and operations of air shows and races. Information gathered in hearing will assist NTSB staff in investigation of incidents and accidents.
Original Press Release:
NTSB Announces Preliminary Agenda for Hearing on Air Race and Air Show Safety
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today announced the preliminary agenda for a one-day hearing on air show and air race safety. The hearing, which is open to
all and free to attend (there is no registration), will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, and will begin at 9:30 am EST.
The NTSB has invited to the proceedings, entitled "Air Race and Air Show Safety Hearing", government agencies, aviation event trade associations, show organizers, and air show participants to serves as witnesses. During the hearing, they will give presentations on regulations and oversight and aviation event operations. Following each topic area presentation, there will be a question and answer discussion with Board Members.
The purpose of the meeting is to (1) bring public attention to the safety issues involved in aviation event operations; and (2) provide NTSB Members and investigative staff with a deeper understanding of regulations, protocols and practices used in the planning and operations of air shows and air races. Information gathered in the hearing will assist NTSB staff in the investigation of air show and air race incidents and accidents.
Organizations and individuals can submit written materials for inclusion in the NTSB's Public Docket for this hearing. Submissions should directly address one or more of the
hearing's topic areas and should be submitted to airrace_airshow@ntsb.gov. The deadline for receipt is February 17, 2012.
The hearing will be held in the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. (directions may be found at www.ntsb.gov/about/contact.html). The public can view the forum in person or by webcast at www.ntsb.gov.
NTSB Media Contact:
Terry Williams
terry.williams@ntsb.gov
202-314-6100
An archive of press releases is available at
http://www.ntsb.gov/news/press_releases.html
For questions/problems, contact pubinq@ntsb.gov
