The NTSB is in charge of investigating cases of hazardous materials releases that occur during transportation.
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13 Facts About NTSB
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Origin of the NTSB was in the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which assigned the United States Department of Commerce responsibility for investigating domestic aviation accidents.
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From 1967 to 1975, the NTSB reported to the DOT for administrative purposes, while conducting investigations into the Federal Aviation Administration, a DOT agency.
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The NTSB considers safety recommendations to be its primary tool for preventing future civil transportation accidents.
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NTSB is the lead agency in the investigation of a civil transportation accident or incident within its sphere.
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The NTSB has no legal authority to implement or impose its recommendations.
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The NTSB has discretion over which organizations it allows to participate.
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NTSB considers the party system crucial to the investigative process, as it provides the NTSB with access to individuals with specialized expertise or knowledge relevant to a particular investigation.
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The NTSB invited Boeing to participate as a party to the investigation of the crash of TWA Flight 800, a Boeing 747, in 1996.
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The Rand study recommended that the NTSB reduce its reliance on party representatives and make greater use of independent investigators, including from NASA, the Department of Defense, government research laboratories, and universities.
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Little-known responsibility of the NTSB is that it serves as a court of appeals for airmen, aircraft mechanics, certificated aviation-related companies and mariners who have their licenses suspended or revoked by the FAA or the Coast Guard.
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On February 22,2021, the NTSB announced that the TWA Flight 800 recreation would be decommissioned on July 7,2021.
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The NTSB indicated is moving away from large-scale reconstructions like was done with TWA Flight 800, and towards the use of 3D scans to reconstruct accidents.
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