NTSB -- NTSB TO MEET ON GROUND FIRE ABOARD CARGO AIRPLANE IN SAN FRANCISCO

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

June 24, 2009

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NTSB TO MEET ON GROUND FIRE ABOARD CARGO AIRPLANE

IN SAN FRANCISCO

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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board

meeting Tuesday, June 30, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and

Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.

There is one item on the agenda. The Board will consider a final report on

the following accident:

* On January 28, 2008, at about 10:15 pm, an ABX Air Boeing 767-

200, N799AX, operating as flight 1611 from San Francisco International

Airport, experienced a ground fire before engine startup. The captain and

the first officer evacuated the airplane through the cockpit windows and

were not injured, but the airplane was substantially damaged.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available on the

Board's website 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.

A summary of the Board's final report, which will include findings,

probable cause and safety recommendations, will appear on the website

shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire report will appear

on the website several weeks later.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room: Front door 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, at the

CVS store (on the left), take escalator (on the right) down one level. The

Board room will be to your left.

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NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson

(202) 314-6100

peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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