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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

August 26, 2008

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NTSB TO OPEN PUBLIC DOCKET ON 2007 MIDAIR CRASH INVOLVING

TWO NEWS HELICOPTERS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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Washington, DC -- As part of the ongoing investigation of a

midair collision involving two news helicopters in Phoenix,

Arizona, the National Transportation Safety Board will open

a public docket containing factual reports for this

investigation on Thursday, August 28, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.

On July 27, 2007 two news helicopters collided in midair

while covering a police pursuit in Phoenix, Arizona. The

commercial pilots of both helicopters and one

photojournalist in each helicopter sustained fatal injuries.

The information being released is factual in nature and does

not provide any analysis. It will include investigative

group factual reports and other documents. Additional

material will be added to the docket as it becomes

available. Analysis of the accident, along with conclusions

and a determination of probable cause, will come at a later

date when the final report on the investigation is

completed.

The docket material will be available on the NTSB website at

www.ntsb.gov in the FIOA electronic reading room.

This will be a document release only. No interviews will be

conducted.

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Media Contact: Terry N. Williams, 202-314-6100

williat@xxxxxxxx

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