NTSB TO MEET ON WEATHER-RELATED SMALL PLANE ACCIDENTS AND 2004 REGIONAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN PUERTO RICO

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Wednesday, September 7, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC.

Two items are on the agenda:

Safety Study: Risk Factors Associated With Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents. The study looked at a series of general aviation accidents seeking to identify pilot and flight-related factors associated with an increased risk of accidents, and ways of mitigating those factors. Media Contact: Paul Schlamm (202) 314-6100.

Aviation Accident Report: Crash During Landing, Executive Airlines Flight 5401, ATR-72-212, N438AT, San Juan, PR, May 9, 2004. The American Eagle flight made a hard landing; initial examination indicated the left landing gear separated from the airplane. There were 13 minor injuries among the 19 passengers and 4 crew on board. Media Contact: Terry Williams (202) 314-6100.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room:
Front Door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available on the Board's website at www.ntsb.gov. Technical support details are available under "Board Meetings." To report any problems, please call 703-993-3100 and ask for Webcast Technical Support.

NTSB Public Affairs:
(202) 314-6100