NTSB -- NTSB TO ASSIST CANADIANS IN AVIATION ACCIDENT

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

August 22, 2011

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NTSB TO ASSIST CANADIANS IN AVIATION ACCIDENT

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Washington - The NTSB dispatched a team of investigators to

assist the government of Canada in its investigation of

Saturday's crash of First Air flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200

combi airplane.

On August 20, 2011 at 12:30 p.m. CDT, the airplane, en route

from Yellowknife Airport to Resolute Bay Airport, crashed on

approach, approximately 5 miles East of Resolute Bay,

Nunavut, Canada. There are reportedly twelve fatalities

three survivors.

The NTSB has designated air safety investigator Joe Sedor as

the traveling U.S. Accredited Representative. Accompanying

Mr. Sedor will be NTSB Operational Factors and Airworthiness

investigators and representatives from the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Pratt & Whitney and Boeing.

The investigation is being conducted by the Transportation

Safety Board of Canada, which will release all information.

The TSB phone number is: (819) 994-8053 and email address

is: airops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Contact: NTSB Public Affairs

Nicholas Worrell

(202) 314-6100

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an

independent federal agency charged with determining the

probable cause of transportation accidents and promoting

transportation safety, and assisting victims of

transportation accidents and their families.

For more information, visit: www.NTSB.gov