NTSB -- NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WITH YESTERDAY'S AIRLINER ACCIDENT

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

May 22, 2010

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NTSB SENDING TEAM TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WITH

YESTERDAY'S AIRLINER ACCIDENT

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The National Transportation Safety Board is dispatching a

team of investigators to assist the government of India with

its investigation of yesterday's airplane accident in

Mangalore.

At about 6:10 a.m. local time, Saturday, an Air India

Express B737-800 (VT-AXV), overran the runway during landing

at Mangalore International Airport. Preliminary reports

indicate that 158 of the 166 passengers and crew onboard

were fatally injured. Flight #182 originated in Dubai.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman has designated Senior Air

Safety Investigator Joe Sedor as the U.S. Accredited

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

flight operations specialist, an NTSB aircraft systems

specialist, and technical advisors from the Federal Aviation

Administration and Boeing. The team is expected to arrive

in Mangalore on Tuesday morning (local time).

The investigation is being conducted by India's Directorate

General of Civil Aviation, which will release all

information on the progress of the investigation.

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NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson

peter.knudson@xxxxxxxx

(202)314-6100

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