The Ingenieur Vol 59 July-Sept 2014 The Ingenieur Vo. 59, July-Sept 2014 | Page 54

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NTSB investigated the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash in 2013. Because the
MHS 370 plane is made in the US, NTSB is providing technical assistance to
the Malaysian authorities in their investigation.

factual information is released.
There is no speculation over
cause.
MHS 370 Investigation
Aviation “Go Teams” respond
only to accidents that occur on
US territory or in international
waters.
Elsewhere,
the
investigator is the Government
in whose territory the accident
occurs, usually assisted by a
US “accredited representative”
from the NTSB’s staff of IICs if
a US carrier or US manufactured
plane is involved.
As such, NTSB’s role in
the MHS 370 investigation was
limited. It came to investigate
the incident as Boeing was an
aircraft made in the US. On
March 8, 2014, a NTSB team
accompanied by representatives
of
the
Federal
Aviation
Administration and Boeing came
to Kuala Lumpur. The NTSB
stated it was “providing technical
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