PRESS RELEASES
for 2000
Note: Safety
Recommendations and Abstracts are issued separately.
The following NTSB Press Releases and Advisories were issued by the Office
of Government, Public, and Family Affairs for the year 2000:
- December 18, 2000 - (SB-00/32) NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall announces he will leave agency in January.
- December 8, 2000 - News media arrangements
for NTSB's Alaska Airlines hearing.
- December 7, 2000 - (SB-00-33) NTSB releases
booklet outlining transportation safety issues for children and youth.
- December 5, 2000 - NTSB hosts December 7
meeting to discuss booster seat use; government and industry to announce new
child safety initiatives.
- December 1, 2000 - NTSB press briefing on
Airtran fire investigation.
- November 30, 2000 - NTSB to hold public hearing
on cargo aircraft crash near Sacramento.
- November 29, 2000 - (SB-00-31) NTSB to host
meeting on booster seats in the cars equipped with lap belts only.
- November 28, 2000 - (SB-00-30) NTSB cites
inadequate excavation safety procedures and poor emergency response in Bridgeport,
Alabama explosion.
- November 21, 2000 - NTSB Meeting: Final reports
on Payne Stewart/Learjet accident; Alabama pipeline explosion.
- November 13, 2000 - (SB-00-27) NTSB selects
George Washington University site for its training academy.
- November 9, 2000 - NTSB holds Pipeline Safety
Hearing.
- November 7, 2000 - NTSB meeting: Final report
on the collision of school bus and dump truck.
- November 2, 2000 - Contact information for
Singapore Airlines crash.
- November 1, 2000 - NTSB honors National
Safe Kids, General Motors for reaching milestone in child seat safety checks.
- November 1, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Acting
Chairman Jim Hall regarding investigation of October 19 accident in Lincoln,
Nebraska
- November 1, 2000 - NTSB Acting Chairman
Jim Hall lauds four cruise lines, ICCL for vowing to install local-sounding
smoke alarms.
- November 1, 2000 - Media pool for site visit
of EgyptAir wreckage.
- October 31, 2000 - NTSB sends investigators
to Taiwan to assist in airline crash investigation.
- October 27, 2000 - (SB-00-25) Safety Board
to hold public hearing on the crash of Alaska Airlines flight 261.
- October 26, 2000 - Update on the NTSB investigation
of October 16 crash of Cessna 335 carrying Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan.
- October 25, 2000 - (SB-00-24) 1998 Admiral
accident causes Board to look at permanently moored vessels, guidelines.
- October 17, 2000 - NTSB launches team to
investigate crash of plane carrying Governor of Missouri.
- October 3, 2000 - (SB-00-23) NTSB reports
no change in National transportation fatalities in 1999.
- September 25, 2000 - NTSB to release factual
reports on Payne Stewart aircraft accident.
- September 22, 2000 - (SB-00-22) NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall to participate in minority child-safety seat initiative.
- September 22, 2000 - (SB-00-21) NTSB to hold
pipeline safety hearing in November.
- September 14, 2000 - NTSB hosts its first
general Aviation Safety Symposium.
- September 14, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on FAA release of ETEB study on 737 rudders.
- September 12, 2000 - Update on NTSB investigation
of AirTran emergency landing in Greensboro, NC.
- August 31, 2000 - NTSB to host symposium
on general aviation accident prevention.
- August 24, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on the crash of Gulf Air A-320 in Bahrain.
- August 24, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on Carlsbad, New Mexico pipeline accident.
- August 23, 2000 - (SB-00-19) NTSB Cites
Explosion in Center Wing Tank As Probable Cause of TWA Flight 800 Crash
- August 23, 2000 - NTSB Chairman, RSPA Administrator
to meet press at Carlsbad Pipeline accident site.
- August 21, 2000 - Media coverage of NTSB
Meeting on TWA Flight 800.
- August 18, 2000 - NTSB goes "live" on the
web for TWA 800 Board Meeting.
- August 10, 2000 - NTSB Chairman to hold press
conference announcing opening of EgyptAir public docket.
- August 9, 2000 - NTSB launches team to investigate
fatal mid-air collision in Burlington, New Jersey.
- August 2, 2000 - (SB-00-16) New Safety Board
web page offers child safety info.
- July 28, 2000 - NTSB Meeting: Final report
on crash of TWA Flight 800
- July 25, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on the crash of Concorde aircraft near Paris
- July 20, 2000 - FedEx plane crash subject
of NTSB's July 25 Board meeting.
- July 11, 2000 - (SB-00-15) NTSB Determines
that an Improperly Installed Utility Pole Led to an Explosion of a Natural
Gas Pipeline
- July 11, 2000 - (SB-00-14) Safety Board
recommends new procedures for loading intermodal rail cars.
- July 11, 2000 - Public Meeting: Safety
Recommendations to the International Council of Cruise Lines and Cruise Line
Companies Regarding Fires On Board Passenger Ships.
- July 6, 2000 - NTSB Board meeting will examine
fire alarms on cruise ships, fatal pipeline accident in Minnesota, and derailment
in Kansas.
- July 6, 2000 - NTSB releases final report
on investigation of crash of aircraft piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr.
- July 5, 2000 - Update on the NTSB investigation
of the May 2000 plane crash in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
- June 27, 2000 - (SB-00-13) NTSB recommends
redesigned overwing exits, better passenger safety briefings, and improved
slide maintenance programs as a result of airline cabin evacuation study.
- June 22, 2000 - NTSB Board meeting will examine
effectiveness of airliner evacuation procedures, and hard core drinkers study
- June 13, 2000 - Public Meeting: Safety Recommendation
to the Federal Aviation Administration
to Prevent Runway Incursions
- June 7, 2000 - (SB-00-11) NTSB gives DaimlerChrysler
award for safety leadership
- June 7, 2000 - NTSB Board meeting will examine
runway incursions and hazardous materials cargo accidents
- June 5, 2000 - (SB-00-10) Carol Carmody
Sworn in as Board Member, John Goglia to Serve Second Term
- June 2, 2000 - Update on the NTSB investigation
of the May 27, 2000 derailment of the Union Pacific freight train in Eunice,
Louisiana
- May 26, 2000 - NTSB Board meeting will examine
the1998 Mississippi river accident involving casino vessel and towed barges
- May 11, 2000 - Shortage of Truck Parking
Areas, Hazardous Materials Spill on Airliner on Agenda of May 16 Board Meeting
- May 5, 2000 - Statement by Chairman Jim Hall
on the New Advanced Air Bag Rule
- April 27, 2000 - "Most Wanted List" Subject
of NTSB Board Meeting in New Board Room/Conference Center on May 3
- April 14, 2000 - NTSB Excavates PEPCO Pipeline
- April 14, 2000 - (SB-00-07) NTSB Chairman
Urges Latino Community to Increase Child Safety Seat Use
- April 11, 2000 - NTSB Plans Special Event
to Highlight Hispanic Child Transportation Safety
- March 28, 2000 - NTSB Launches Team to Investigate
the Fatal passive Grade Crossing Accident Involving a School Bus on the Georgia-Tennessee
Border
- March 23, 2000 - Statement by Chairman Jim
Hall: Update on the Investigation of the Crash of EgyptAir Flight 990
- March 17, 2000 - Statement by Chairman Jim
Hall: Update on the Investigation of the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- March 15, 2000 - NTSB Launches Go-Team to
Investigate Amtrak Derailment in Kansas
- March 10, 2000 - NTSB Chairman Jim Hall to
Discuss "The State of Child Passenger Safety in America"
- March 9, 2000 - (SB-00-06) NTSB Symposium
on Transportation Safety and the Law (Proprietary Data, Privacy, Criminal
Prosecutions)
- March 7, 2000 - Statement by Chairman Jim
Hall on the NTSB Investigation of the Runway Overrun Accident Involving Southwest
Airlines Flight 1455
- March 3, 2000 - Safety Board to Recover More
EgyptAir Flight 990 Wreckage
- February 25, 2000 - Updated Factual Information
on the Investigation of the Collision and Derailment of Light Rail Train at
BWI Airport
- February 25, 2000 - (SB-00-05) 1999 Aviation
Accident Statistics Show an Increase in Accident Rates for Airlines and Commuters,
Decrease for General Aviation
- February 18, 2000 - Statement by Chairman
Jim Hall: Update on the Investigation of the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight
261
- February 17, 2000 - NTSB Launches
a Team to Investigate Cargo Plane Crash
- February 15, 2000 - NTSB Kicks off Safe Kids
Campaign, Recognizes Boating Manufacturer for Safety Innovations
- February 13, 2000 - Update on NTSB Investigation
of the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 11, 2000 - More Wreckage Recovered
from Flight 261; Additional Filings and Shavings Found on Other Airplanes
- February 10, 2000 - Critical Part of Horizontal
Stabilizer Assembly From Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Recovered From Ocean's
Bottom
- February 10, 2000 - Statement by NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on the Investigation of the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 9, 2000 - NTSB Kicks Off Safe Kids
Recreational Boating Initiative in Miami, Florida
- February 8, 2000 - (SB-00-03) NTSB Calls
For Video Recorders on Smaller Turbine-Powered Planes
- February 7, 2000 - NTSB Briefing on Alaska
Airlines Flight 261 to be Held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
- February 4, 2000 - NTSB Meeting: International
Aviation Safety Program
- February 4, 2000 - NTSB Schedules Briefing
on the Investigation into the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 3, 2000 - NTSB Schedules Briefing
on the Investigation into the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 3, 2000 - NTSB Schedules Briefing
on the Investigation into the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 3, 2000 - NTSB Photo Opportunity
for Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Cockpit Voice Recorder and Brief Comments by
Chairman Hall
- February 2, 2000 - NTSB Schedules Evening
Briefing on the Investigation into the Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 2, 2000 - NTSB, Coast Guard to Hold
Joint Briefing on Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- February 1, 2000 - Briefing on Alaska Airlines
Flight 261
- January 31, 2000 - NTSB Launches Team to
Investigate Crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- January 21, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on EgyptAir Flight 990
- January 20, 2000 - NTSB Public Hearing on
American Airlines Accident in Little Rock, Arkansas
- January 19, 2000 - Statement of NTSB Chairman
Jim Hall on Broadcasting of Cockpit Voice Recorder Tape
- January 18, 2000 - NTSB Public Hearing on
New Orleans Bus Crash and Commercial Driver's License Program set for January
20-21
- January 10, 2000 - (SB-00-02) NTSB Supports
New Effort To Reduce Collisions Between Farm Machinery and Trains
- January 5, 2000 - Public Meeting: Safety
Recommendations to be Issued to the DOT and Other Agencies Concerning the
Use of Medications by Vehicle Operators
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