NTSB Press Release

National Transportation Safety Board
Office of Public Affairs


Cognitive Interviewing and Aviation Accident Investigation Courses Offered at NTSB Training Center

May 23, 2012

The National Transportation Safety Board is offering three courses in the coming months at its training center just outside Washington, D.C.

Slots are still available in the two-day COGNITIVE INTERVIEWING FOR ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS course (June 19-20), which provides participants with the tools to conduct sound investigative interviews of participants in, and witnesses to, transportation incidents or accidents. Learn more at http://go.usa.gov/ymd

The five-day ROTORCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION course (Aug. 27-31) is focused on procedures and methods specific to rotorcraft accident investigation. Examples from recent investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Learn more at http://go.usa.gov/ppb

The two-week AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION course (Sept. 10-21) provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the procedures and methods used and the skills required to investigate an aircraft accident. Examples from recent NTSB investigations will be used to demonstrate particular aspects of the investigative process. Learn more at http://go.usa.gov/ppj

Information about the NTSB Training Center, course registration, and a complete listing of all public courses offered there is available at http://go.usa.gov/T8A

NTSB Training Center: 571-223-3900

NTSB Media Contact:
Office of Public Affairs
490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20594
(202) 314-6100
Peter Knudson
peter.knudson@ntsb.gov

 

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent federal agency charged with determining the probable cause
of transportation accidents, promoting transportation safety, and assisting victims of transportation accidents and their families.