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027 _aRAND/MR-1122-ICJ
035 _a(Sirsi) a416751
037 _c$15.00
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043 _an-us---
050 4 _aTL553.5
_b.S295 1999
245 0 0 _aSafety in the skies :
_bpersonnel and parties in NTSB aviation accident investigations /
_cCynthia C. Lebow ... [et al.].
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1999.
300 _axxi, 56 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Institute for Civil Justice."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 _aThe National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) bears a significant share of the responsibility for ensuring the safety of domestic and international air travel. The NTSB relies on teamwork to resolve accidents; the "parties" that participate in an investigation may include manufacturers and operators, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration. This arrangement works well under most circumstances, despite inherent conflicts of interest that may jeopardize, or be perceived to jeopardize, the integrity of the NTSB investigation. The NTSB's ability to lead investigations and to form expert teams is also seriously threatened by a lack of training, equipment, and facilities; by poor control of information; and inadequate aids to project management. Additionally, the need to modernize investigative practices and procedures is particularly acute. In this report, RAND outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations intended to help the NTSB strengthen the party process, create a more expansive statement of causation, modernize investigative procedures, streamline internal operating procedures, better manage resources, maintain a strategic view of staffing, streamline training practices, improve facilities for engineering and training.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNational Transportation Safety Board
_xEvaluation.
650 0 _aAircraft accidents
_xInvestigation
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aConflict of interests
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aLebow, Cynthia C.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aSarsfield, Liam,
_d1955-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aStanley, William L.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aEttedgui, Emile.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aHenning, Garth.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aInstitute for Civil Justice (U.S.)
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bNational Transportation Safety Board.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1122/
999 _c599695
_d599695