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NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
November 30, 2000

NTSB TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON CARGO AIRCRAFT CRASH NEAR SACRAMENTO

National Transportation Safety Board Members have voted to hold a public hearing as part of the ongoing investigation into the crash, earlier this year near Sacramento, California, of an Emery Worldwide cargo aircraft.

Emery Worldwide flight 17, a Boeing (Douglas) DC-8-71, crashed on February 16, 2000, while attempting to return for landing shortly after departing Mather Airport in Sacramento on a scheduled cargo flight to Dayton, OH. The three crewmembers aboard the flight were killed; the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire.

The date, time and venue for the hearing will be determined at a later date.

NTSB Media Contact: Paul Schlamm (202) 314-6100

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