CORPORATE JET ACCIDENT IN TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY WILL BE SUBJECT OF NTSB BOARD MEETING

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC.

There is one item on the agenda:

On February 2, 2005, a Bombardier Challenger CL-600- 1A11, during takeoff, ran off the departure end of runway 6 at Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, New Jersey; through an airport perimeter fence; across a six-lane highway (where it struck a vehicle); and into a parking lot before impacting a building. The two pilots were seriously injured, as were two occupants in the vehicle. The cabin aide, eight passengers, and one person in the building received minor injuries.

Directions to the 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.

A summary of the Board's final report, which will include findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will appear on the web site shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire report will appear on the web site several weeks later.

NTSB Media Contact: Keith Holloway, 202-314-6100

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