REGIONAL AIRLINE ACCIDENT IN KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI SUBJECT OF NTSB BOARD MEETING

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, January 24, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, DC.

There is one item on the agenda:

On October 19, 2004, Corporate Airlines flight 5966, a British Aerospace "Jetstream" BAE-J3201, struck trees and crashed short of the runway during a night nonprecision instrument approach to Kirksville Regional Airport, Kirksville, Missouri. The 2 pilots and 11 of the 13 passengers were fatally injured, and 2 passengers received serious injuries.

Directions to the 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 CVS store take escalator down one level. Board Room will be to your left.

The public may also view the Board meeting via a live or archived webcast by accessing a link under "News & Events" on the NTSB home page at www.ntsb.gov.

NTSB Media Contact:
Keith Holloway
(202) 314-6100