NTSB TO MEET ON FINAL REPORT OF CRASH OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 587 ON OCTOBER 26

The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, October 26, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.

The sole item on the agenda is a final report on the crash of American Airlines flight 587 (an Airbus A300-605R, N14053) in Belle Harbor, New York on November 12, 2001. The plane crashed minutes after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport on a flight to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. All 260 people aboard the plane and five on the ground were killed.

There will be a riser to accommodate television cameras. A mult box will provide room sound for television and radio. The room is lighted for television. Accredited news media may use the press room. Access to the Board room will begin at 8:30 a.m.

The public is invited to observe, but not participate in, the meeting. To avoid disruptions, members of the general audience may not use cameras during the proceedings. The meeting is expected to last a full day. A live and archived web cast of the proceedings will be available on the Board's website at www.ntsb.gov. A summary of the Board's final report, which will include findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will appear on the web site shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire report will appear on the web site several weeks later.

Directions to 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.

NTSB Press Contact: Ted Lopatkiewicz, (202) 314-6100, lopatt@ntsb.gov