NTSB -- NTSB INVESTIGATING AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT POINT MUGU NAVAL AIR Station

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

May 19, 2011

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NTSB INVESTIGATING AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT POINT MUGU NAVAL AIR

STATION

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WASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

has launched a go-team to yesterday's accident involving a

Boeing 707-321B (N707AR) that experienced an engine fire

during takeoff at Point Mugu Naval Air Station, Port

Hueneme, CA. The aircraft is registered and operated by

Omega Air Inc., an air refueling contractor that uses

specially-equipped and converted civilian airplanes to serve

as air refueling platforms for the military.

NTSB Aviation Investigator Howard Plagens has been

designated as Investigator-in-Charge and is leading the

Safety Board's four-member team. Representatives from the

FAA, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney and the US Navy Air Safety

Center are participating in the investigation.

The three crewmembers on board the accident aircraft were

not injured.

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NTSB Media Contact: Terry N. Williams (williat@xxxxxxxx)

(202) 314-6100

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