The National Transportation Safety Board held a public board meeting on Dec. 10, 2019, 9:30 a.m., to determine the probable cause of the fatal crash.
A FlyNYON- branded Airbus AS350 B2 helicopter operated by Liberty Helicopters, Inc., crashed in the East River, New York, March 11, 2018, killing all five passengers and injuring the pilot. Previously released information about the NTSB’s investigation of the accident is available online at https://go.usa.gov/xVy28.
The public docket, which contains information considered in the development of probable cause for the accident, is available online at https://go.usa.gov/xVpgy.
The NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation just eight days after the crash, calling on the FAA to prohibit commercial flights that use passenger harness systems that do not allow for rapid release with minimal difficulty. That urgent safety recommendation was closed-acceptable action taken, July 26, 2018.
WHO: NTSB investigative staff and board members.
WHAT: An open to the public board meeting.
WHERE: NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 410 10th St., SW, Washington, DC.
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, 9:30 a.m. (EST)
Abstract
Watch the board meeeting on the NTSB YouTube Channel
Presentations
Opening Statement - Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt
Inadvertent Activation of Fuel Shutoff Lever and Subsequent Ditching - Investigator-in-Charge presentation
animated reconstruction on the NTSB YouTube Channel
Airworthiness and Emergency Flotation System
Survival Factors
Human Performance
Operational Factors
Closing Statement - Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt
Webcast
NTSB public events are also streamed via live webcast. Webcasts are archived for a period of 3 months from the date of the meeting. Webcast archives are generally available by the end of the event day for public meetings, and by the end of the next day for technical conferences.
If you wish to obtain a copy of an NTSB meeting, please contact the NTSB Records Management Division at (202) 314-6551, or 800-877-6799. You may also request this information from the NTSB website, or write to the following: National Transportation Safety Board, Records Management Division (CIO-40), 490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20594.
