Washington (AP) – A collision Among a passenger plane from American Airlines and an army helicopter near Washington, DC, which killed 67 people with a renewed approach in the federal agency accused of investigating aviation disasters.
The national president of the Transportation Security Board, Jennifer Hommendy, described the investigation into the accident on Wednesday night as an “event of all aspects” for the agency during a press conference on Thursday in which she appeared with members of the Board and a senior researcher who supervised the probe.
Here are some things that you should know about the NTSB:
What does the agency do?
The NTSB is an independent federal agency responsible for investigating all civil aviation accidents, as well as serious incidents in the United States that involve other modes of transport, such as rail disasters and main accidents that involve motor vehicles, marine vessels, pipes and even Commercial space operators.
“We are here to assure the American people that we are not going to leave stone without moving in this investigation,” said Hommendy, noting that the investigation is in the early stages. “We are going to carry out an exhaustive investigation of all this tragedy, observing the facts.”
The agency has five board members who turn five years and are nominated by the president and confirmed by the United States Senate.
How will the investigation work?
For research on Wednesday’s accident, the NTSB will establish several different working groups, each responsible for investigating different areas related to the accident, said Board Member Todd Inman.
Inman said these groups include operations, which will examine the flight history and tasks of crew members; Structures, which will document fuselage remains and the scene of the accident; power plants, which will focus on aircraft engines and motor accessories; systems, which will study the electrical, hydraulic and tire components of the two aircraft; Air traffic control, which will review the surveillance information of the flight pathway, including radar and controller-piloto communications; Survival factors, which will analyze the injuries to the crew and passengers and the shock and rescue efforts; and a group of helicopters.
Research will also include a group of human performance that will be part of operations, air traffic control and helicopter groups and study crew performance and any factor that may be involved, such as human error, including fatigue, Medications, medical records. , training and workload, said Inman.
How long will the investigation take?
NTSB officials did not say Thursday how long the investigation would take, but accidents of accidents often take between one and two years to complete.
The agency generally publishes a preliminary report within a few weeks of the accident that includes a synopsis of information collected on the scene.
What is the history of NTSB?
The history of NTSB dates from 1926, when Congress approved a law that accuses the United States Department of Commerce to investigate aircraft accidents.
It was established as an independent agency within the United States Department of Transportation in 1967 and then separated by Congress in 1974 as an independent organization, totally independent of any other federal agency.
Since its creation in 1967, the agency reports that it has investigated more than 153,000 accidents and aviation incidents.
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