NTSB -- NTSB TO MEET ON BUSINESS JET RUNWAY EXCURSION ACCIDENT THAT KILLED FOUR AND INJURED TWO IN SOUTH CAROLINA

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

April 1, 2010

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NTSB TO MEET ON BUSINESS JET RUNWAY EXCURSION ACCIDENT THAT

KILLED FOUR AND INJURED TWO IN SOUTH CAROLINA

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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public

Board meeting on its investigation into an accident in which

a chartered business jet crashed during a rejected takeoff

in Columbia, South Carolina, 18 months ago.

The purpose of the meeting will be to determine the probable

cause of the accident and to consider proposed safety

recommendations to reduce the likelihood of future such

mishaps.

On September 19, 2008, at 11:53 p.m. EDT, a Bombardier

Learjet Model 60 (N999LJ) operated by Global Exec Aviation

and destined for Van Nuys, California, overran runway 11

during a rejected takeoff at Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

The captain, the first officer, and two passengers were

killed; two other passengers were seriously injured.

The meeting will be held in Washington on Tuesday, April 6,

2010, at 9:30 a.m. ET, in the NTSB Board Room and

Conference Center at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be

available on the Board's website at

http://www.ntsb.gov/Events/Boardmeeting.htm. 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

its 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), and take escalator (on the right) down one level.

The Board room will be to your left.

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Media Contact: Peter Knudson

202-314-6100

peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

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