FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 19, 1998 SB-98-24

NTSB PUBLICATIONS ARE NOW ON-LINE

Washington, D.C. - NTSB accident reports and safety studies for all modes of transportation from 1996, 1997, and 1998 are now available on the world wide web.

From now on, web site visitors can download the Board’s completed accident reports that include the probable cause, recommendations and conclusions before paper copies are printed. These publications will soon be available on CD-ROM. Other NTSB publications will be available on the web site in the near future.

Examples of recent reports placed on the Board’s web site are:

• Personal Watercraft Safety Study

• Universe Explorer cruise ship accident

• Gasoline truck collision in Yonkers, NY

Other features that have been on the Board’s web site for many months are reports of thousands of aviation accident investigations going back to 1983, speeches by Board Members, press releases and news advisories.

Publications can be accessed at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm. To read these reports, the Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed. The software may be downloaded from the Adobe website.

Limited printed copies of the publications are available through the Public Inquiries Office (202) 314-6551 or 1-800-877-6799. They may also be purchased from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (http://www.ntis.gov/). The NTIS telephone number is (703) 487-4650.

Media contact: Keith Holloway, (202) 314-6100