NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
April 16, 2009

NTSB TO MEET ON MEXICAN HAT, UTAH, MOTORCOACH ACCIDENT

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, April 21, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.

There is one item on the agenda. The Board will consider a final report on the following accident:

*     On January 6, 2008, a 2007 Motor Coach Industries 56-passenger motorcoach with a driver and 52 passengers on board departed Telluride, Colorado, en route to Phoenix, Arizona, as part of a 17-motorcoach charter. The normal route from Telluride to Phoenix along Colorado State Route 145 was closed due to snow, and an alternate route that included U.S. Route 191/163 through Utah was planned. About four and a half hours into the trip, the motorcoach descended a 5.6-percent grade leading to a curve to the left and, after entering the curve, departed the right side of the roadway and overturned in a 360-degree rollover sequence. The entire roof of the motorcoach separated from the body, and 51 of the 53 occupants were ejected. As a result of this accident, 9 passengers were fatally injured, and 43 passengers and the driver received injuries ranging from minor to serious.

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 website shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire report will appear on the website several weeks later.

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 the CVS store (on the left), take escalator (on the right) down one level. The Board room will be to your left.

Media Contact: Bridget Ann Serchak, 202-314-6100
bridget.serchak@ntsb.gov

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