With the last witness having been heard, this concludes this phase of the Safety Board's investigation.

In closing, I want to emphasize that this investigation will remain open to receive, at any time, new and pertinent information concerning the issues presented. The Board, may at its discretion, again reopen the hearing in order that such information may be made a part of the public record.

I know the inevitable question is, when will we complete this investigation? We can't answer that yet. There is more work to be done before the staff will present us with a draft final report. For now, I would estimate that this fall would be the earliest that we could expect to receive such a draft.

On behalf of the National Transportation Safety Board, I want to again thank the Parties for their cooperation, not only during this proceeding but also throughout the entire investigation of this accident. Also I want to express sincere appreciation to all those groups, persons, corporations, and agencies who have provided their talents so willingly throughout this hearing.

The record of the investigation, including the transcript of the hearing and all exhibits entered into the record, will become part of the Safety Board's public docket on this accident and will be available for inspection at the Board's Washington office. Anyone wanting to purchase the transcript, including the parties to the investigation, may contact the court reporter directly.

I now declare this hearing to be in recess indefinitely.