NTSB -- NTSB ASSISTS GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN AVIATION ACCIDENT

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

September 3, 2010

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NTSB ASSISTS GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN

AVIATION ACCIDENT

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The National Transportation Safety Board will dispatch an

aviation investigator to assist the government of United

Arab Emirates in its investigation of the crash of a United

Parcel Service (UPS)-operated cargo plane, a Boeing 747-400.

On September 3, the aircraft, en route to Cologne, Germany,

crashed near the international airport in the emirate of

Dubai shortly after takeoff.

NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman has designated senior air

safety investigator Bill English as the U.S. Accredited

Representative. His team will include NTSB specialists in

the areas of human performance, fire, operations, and

systems. The team will also include technical advisors from

the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, UPS, GE and

Independent Pilots Association.

The investigation is being conducted by the General Civil

Aviation Authority of the United Arab Emirates, which will

release all information on the progress of the

investigation. The agency's phone number in Abu Dhabi is

(971) 2 405-4501/4445 and the agency's email address is:

accid@xxxxxxxx

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Media Contact:

Bridget Ann Serchak

202-314-6100

bridget.serchak@xxxxxxxx

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