NTSB TO HOLD PRESS BRIEFING AT LEAR JET ACCIDENT SITE IN SOUTH DAKOTA AT 8:30 P.M.  CENTRAL TIME

National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Robert Francis will hold a press briefing this evening at approximately 8:30 p.m. Central Time regarding the investigation of the crash of the Lear Jet 35 near Mina, South Dakota, that reportedly took the lives of six persons, including professional golfer Payne Stewart.  The press briefing will be held at the Ramada Inn in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Safety Board public affairs officer Paul Schlamm may be reached through the switchboard of the Ramada Inn in Aberdeen, South Dakota, (605) 225-3600.  All factual information on the progress of the investigation will be released by the NTSB team in South Dakota.

NTSB Press Office: (202) 314-6100