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NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WITH YESTERDAY’S AIRLINER ACCIDENT

National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

May 22, 2010

The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a
team of investigators to assist the government of India with
its investigation of yesterday’s airplane accident in
Mangalore.

At about 6:10 a.m. local time, Saturday, an Air India
Express B737-800 (VT-AXV), overran the runway during landing
at Mangalore International Airport. Preliminary reports
indicate that 158 of the 166 passengers and crew onboard
were fatally injured. Flight #182 originated in Dubai.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman has designated Senior Air
Safety Investigator Joe Sedor as the U.S. Accredited
Representative. The U.S. team will also include an NTSB
flight operations specialist, an NTSB aircraft systems
specialist, and technical advisors from the Federal Aviation
Administration and Boeing. The team is expected to arrive
in Mangalore on Tuesday morning (local time).

The investigation is being conducted by India’s Directorate
General of Civil Aviation, which will release all
information on the progress of the investigation.

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    As part of its continuing investigation into a plane crash in Montana, the National Transportation Safety Board will open the public accident docket on Friday, December 3, 2010.

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