Essays on National Transportation Safety Board

On June 28, 2008 a 767 Boeing Aircraft owned by ABX Air burst into flames in the parking while the flight crew was waiting to embark on a freight flight from San Francisco, CA to Wilmington, OH (Marcial 9). The aircraft engines were off at the time of the fire outbreak, as the aircraft was being loaded and fuelled, ready for a cargo flight. At the time of the accident, the plane was parked right next to a loading facility, all the cargo loading was complete, and the door had been closed. A fire broke out next to the ...

The National Transport Board is an agency of the United States with its headquarters in Washington DC tasked with the mandate of investigating accident cases with regard to civil transportation. Its work does not end there as at times, it helps foreign governments and the military with investigations. Apart from that, it also investigates the release of materials that are dangerous during transportation. The NTSB was commissioned in 1926 as part of the air commerce act, but became an independent agency in 1975 (NTSB 14). Investigations on the rail, pipeline, road, air and marine incidents are all handled by ...

Overrun Accident of The American Airlines Flight 1420

Abstract The American Airlines accident Flight 1420 is identified as a runway overrun accident. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted an investigation to find the cause. This project is primarily focused on the human factor issue that might have caused the accident. The project explored the Human Factor Analysis and Classification System and used the Swiss Cheese Model to link the chain of events to determine the cause of the accident. The Human Factor Analysis and Classification System was used by the National Transportation Safety Board to analyze the human factors issues within American Airlines Flight 1420. This system ...