American Airlines Flight 587
Belle Harbor, New York November 12, 2001 DCA02MA001 |
Board Meeting Information:
October 26, 2004
Hearing Information: October 29-November 1, 2002
Investigation Information: Photos of Recovered Components Recommendation Letter (2/8/02)
Past Statements from the Chairman
Investigation Updates Other Information: |
The National Transportation Safety Board
dispatched a full Go Team on Monday, November 12, 2001 to the site of the crash
that day of American Airlines flight 587, an Airbus A-300, N14053, which
had just taken off from Kennedy International Airport in New York for the
Dominican Republic. The airliner crashed into a neighborhood in Belle Harbor,
New York. The engines and some tail components were found some distance
from the main wreckage site. Both the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and
Flight Data Recorder (FDR) were recovered.
The Safety Board dispatched approximately 40 personnel to the scene, working under the direction of Investigator-in-Charge Robert Benzon. Among the investigative groups that comprise the NTSB team are Operations, Witnesses, Structures, Power Plants, Systems, Air Traffic Control, Weather, Aircraft Performance, Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder. Parties to the investigation are the Federal Aviation
Administration, American Airlines, General Electric Engines, Allied Pilots
Association, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and the
Association of Professional Flight Attendants. In addition, as the aircraft
was manufactured in France, the Safety Board's counterpart agency, the
Bureau Enquêtes Accidents, is the Accredited Representative to the
investigation under the rules of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Airbus Industries is an advisor to the BEA.
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