NTSB -- NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA IN AVIATION ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

May 13, 2010

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NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA IN AVIATION

ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION

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The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a

team of investigators to assist the government of Libya in

its investigation of an accident involving an Airbus A330-

200, which was equipped with General Electric CF6-8E1

engines. At approximately 6:00 am local time on May 12,

2010, the aircraft, operated by Afriqiyah Airways, crashed

on approach to Tripoli airport in Tripoli, Libya. Of the 104

passengers and crew on board the airplane, there was one

survivor. The airplane originated in Johannesburg, South

Africa.

As the State of design and manufacture for the engines, NTSB

Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman has designated Senior Air

Safety Investigator, Lorenda Ward, as the U.S. Accredited

Representative. The U.S. team will also include an NTSB

engines specialist as well as technical advisors from the

Federal Aviation Administration, and General Electric. The

team is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon.

The Bureau d'Enquete et d'Analyse (BEA) of France,

representing the country of manufacture of the airplane, has

also sent a team of investigators to Libya.

The investigation is being conducted by the Libyan Civil

Aviation Authority, which will release all information on

the progress of the investigation.

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NTSB Media Contact: Keith Holloway

(202) 314-6100

hollowk@xxxxxxxx

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