INVESTIGATION GUIDES AND PROCEDURES
Investigation guides and procedures are NTSB staff products intended to provide
information and guidance to NTSB employees who are involved in organizing and
conducting investigations. These documents have not been adopted by the NTSB Board
Members, are not regulatory in nature, are not a binding statement of policy, and are
not all-inclusive.
The recommended procedures are not intended to become obligations of
the NTSB or to create any rights in any of the parties to an NTSB investigation or any
other persons. Deviation from the guidance offered in these documents will at times be necessary to
meet the specific needs of an investigation. However, such deviations from the guidance
shall be within the sole discretion of the appropriate NTSB employees and shall not be
the prerogative of parties to the investigation or other individuals not employed by
the NTSB .
For information on Federal Regulations covering NTSB investigative
authority and practices, please see our
Legal Matters page.
Aviation Investigation Manual
- Major Investigations Manual [PDF]
- Major Investigations Manual - Appendices [PDF]
Appendices include:
- IIC Checklist
- Cockpit Voice Recorder Handbook
- Stakedown Duties of Field Investigators
- On-Scene Organizational Chart
- IIC's Opening Statement at Organizational Meeting
- Guidance for Accredited Representatives, Advisors, Party Coordinators, and Other
Participants in the Investigation of Aircraft Accident Reports by the Safety Board
- On-Site Safety
- Group Chairmen Checklists
- Sample Group Chairman Progress Meeting Brief
- Materials Laboratory Examinations
- Group Chairman Factual/Analysis Report Outlines
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- Hearing Officer's Checklist for Preparing a Public Hearing
- Exhibit Cover Sheet and Identification Numbers
- Prehearing Conference Proceedings
- Public Hearing Proceedings
- IIC's Opening Statement to Board Meeting
- Petition for Reconsideration Procedures
- Policy on Freedom of Information Act
- Excerpt From ICAO's Manual Of Aircraft Accident Investigation
- Occupational Safety and Health Information
- Foreign Travel Information
- Office of Transportation Disaster Assistance Task List
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Flight Data Recorder Handbook [PDF]
- Cockpit Voice Recorder Handbook [PDF]
- NTSB Methodology for Investigating Operator Fatigue in a Transportation Accident [PDF]
Aviation Accident Database: Downloadable Datasets
Jet Engine Problems [PDF]
Responding to an Aircraft Accident - How to Support the NTSB (For Police & Public Safety Personnel) [PDF]
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