THREE ITEMS ON AGENDA FOR UPCOMING NTSB BOARD MEETING

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                       NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594

June 5, 2008
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THREE ITEMS ON AGENDA FOR UPCOMING NTSB BOARD MEETING

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Washington, DC - The National Transportation Safety Board 
will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 
at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 
L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. 

The three items on the agenda to be discussed are: 

*		On April 12, 2007, a Bombardier/Canadair Regional Jet 
(CRJ) CL600-2B19, operated as Pinnacle Airline 4712, 
ran off the departure end of runway 28 after landing 
at Cherry Capital Airport, Traverse City Michigan.  
There were no injuries among the 49 passengers and 3 
crewmembers and the aircraft was substantially 
damaged.  The weather at the time of the accident was 
reported as snowing.   Instrument meteorological 
conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, 
which was operated on an instrument flight rules 
flight plan.  Media Contact: Keith Holloway

*		Recommendation letter: The Board Members will review 
several recent accidents and incidents that highlight 
the dangers of human fatigue within airline 
operations, as they discuss a possible recommendation 
letter to the Federal Aviation Administration.  The 
discussion may include the following accidents: 

October 19, 2004, Kirksville, Missouri, Corporate 
Airlines.   Both pilots and 11 passengers were killed. 
 Two passengers received serious injuries.

February 18, 2007, Delta Connection, operated by 
Shuttle America, Inc., Cleveland-Hopkins International 
Airport.  All 72 passengers and a crew of four 
deplaned without serious injury.

April 12, 2007, Pinnacle Airlines, Cherry Capital 
Airport, Traverse City, Michigan.  

February 13, 2008, Go! flight 1002, operated by Mesa 
Airlines, flew past its destination airport of Hilo, 
Hawaii.  There were no injuries.  Media Contact:  
Terry N. Williams

*		On Wednesday, November 25, 2005, about 4:41 p.m., 
westbound Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter 
Railroad (METRA) 107 collided with six automobiles in 
a queue formed at the 366-foot-wide signaled highway-
railroad grade crossing on eastbound West Grand Avenue 
in Chicago, Illinois, that trapped the vehicles within 
the grade crossing. Seven automobile occupants 
received minor-to-serious injuries and three of the 
approximately 400 train passengers reported minor 
injuries.  The impact destroyed six vehicles and 12 
vehicles had minor-to-extensive damage. The locomotive 
incurred minor damage and did not derail. Media 
contact: Bridget Serchak

Directions to the Board Room: Front door is located on Lower 
10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit 
L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D streets escalator, walk 
through shopping mall and at CVS store take the escalator 
down one level. The Board Room will be to the left.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be 
available on the Board's web site at www.ntsb.gov. Technical 
support details are available under "Board Meetings." To 
report any problems, please call (703) 993- 3100 and ask for 
Webcast Technical Support.

Public Affairs Contact: (202) 314-6100




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