Impact of shutdown on NTSB investigations and related activities
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Impact to investigation ongoing at time of shutdown
‘Work has stopped on:
‘viation
‘major and 129 fatal accident investigations
1815 general aviation and timited investigations
12 foreign investigations involving US operators or products (Annex 13)
Rall, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
33 investigations
marine
-4 vestigations
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“21 investigations
Research and Engineering
‘Medical reviews: 63 cases
Naterals laboratory examinations: 63 cases
Nehicle recorder analyses: 451 cases
‘Vehicle performance analyses: 54 cases
see Table't for additional information
Other impacted work of significance
Reschedule of Host Wanted List rollout/press conference. Original date of
sand,
eschedule for February 4
-Postponement of Board Meeting on Ypsilanti runway excursion accident
scheduled
Yor January 15.
‘AU NTSB partieipation inthe Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual
meeting
hhas been cancelled.
19 presentations/meetings cancelled
Impact on accidents occurring since shutdown started
Accidents not investigated since 12/22/2018 = 97 (details below)
“accigents requiring investigative action= 22 (Table 2)
“aviation limited accidents» 69 (cases requiring investigation, typically
ne via
data collection and not launching/traveling,)
(ther mada svestigaive ations not taken = 6 (Table 3)
Staff Information
Total agency staff as of 01/16/2019 = 397
“Employees Furloughed = 367
Rocalled staf = 4
Employees excepted = 26 (21 staff, 5 Board Members)‘Table 1: Impacted NTSB investigative work that was ongoing atthe time of the shutdown
sviation
Total of 6 ongoing major investigations and 339 field investigations,
including
“Ameristar Charter Flight 9263 MO-83 Runway Overrun, Ypsilant, MI
(78/2017)
+ Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260 shorts $03-30 Crash on Appfpach,
CChaeston, WV (5/5/2017)
{Lear 35 crash on approach, Teterboro, NJ (5/15/2017)
Airbus Helicopter erash, Peach Springs, AZ (2/10/2018)
‘american Eurocopter crash in Est iver, New York, NY (3/11/2018)
Southwest 737 engine failure, Philadelphia, PA (4/17/2018)
Total of 1815 ongoing general aviation and limited investigations.
Ongoing ntermational investigations, including:
FlyDubai 8737, crash during approach, Rostov-On-Don, Russia,
(19/2016)
‘UPS MD-11, Overrun, Incheon, Korea (6/6/2016)
Emirates B77, crash during landing, Dubai, UAE (8/3/2016)
18747 cargo, crash during landing, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (1/16/2017),
Sorshy 832 , crash offshore during SAR operations, Blacksod Bay,
ireland (3/14/2017).
Enstrom helicopter, in-flight breakup, Funds, Italy (5/10/2017)
+ -AirFrance A380 w/ Engine Allance GP7200 engine fan and iniet
Separation, Greenland (9/30/2017),
+ Gibana de Aviacion 8737, crash shortly after takeoff, Havana Cuba
(6/18/2018)
*+ Embraer E-190 equipped with GE CF-34 engines, loss of controt
ring takeoft, Durango, Mexico 7/31/2018)
‘Air Nugin! 8737, crash on approach, Chuuk, Mironesia (9/28/2018)
*+ Lion ir 737 Max, crash after takeoff, Jakarta, Indonesia
(90/29/2018),
* Fly Jamaica 8757, crash during landing, Georgetown, Guyana
(117972018)
“Total of 33 ongoing rail/ppetine hazmat investigation, including:
Apartment explosion, siver Spring, MD (8/10/2016)
Metro North commuter train deraiiment, Rye, NY (3/18/2017)
‘Tain derailment with propane release, Hyndman, Ph (8/2/2017)
Iminnehaha Academy explosion, Minneapolis, WN (8/2/2017)
‘Amtrak derailment, DuPont, Wa (12/18/2017)
‘atrak ealtsion with CSK tran, Cayce, SC (2/4/2018)
Merrimack Valley natural gas explosions, Merrimack Valley, MA
(9/13/2018)
Marine
“Total of 4 ongoing investigations, including:
Us Fitagerald collision near Yokosuka, Japan (6/17/2017)
+ USS John's Mccain ellison East of Strats of Singapore (8/21/2017)
* Amphibious Passenger Vessel Stretch Duck capsize and sinking,
Branson, MO (7/19/2018)
‘+ isin Alexis Ervin crane alision with Sunshine Bridge, Baton
Rouge, LA (10/12/2018)
“otal of 21 ongoing investigations, including
Metropolitan Transit Administration bus struck by motorcoach,
Flushing, NY (2/18/2017)
‘+ Florida international Unversity pedestrian bridge collapse, Miami,
FLO3/15/2018)
+ Uber SUV operating in automated mede struck pedestrian, Tempe,
Az (3/18/2018),
Limousine crash, Schoharie, NY (10/6/2018)
‘Research and Engineering (work supporting investigations in all modes)
Hedical 3 c2523
Materials Laboratory Division: 63 cases
Vehicle Recorders Divison: 451 cases,
Vehicle Performance Division: 54 casesTable 2, Accidents not responded to since shutdown that will require investigative action after shutdown
(= accidents to which NTSB would have launched.)
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Beaver Island,
‘Guam Naval Base
Manhattan, NY
New York, NY
Gainesville, FL
Chattanooga, TN
Colusa, CA
South Harrison
Kingman, AZ
New Orteans, LA
Ellensberg, WA
Fredericksburg, TX
icron, OH
General information
General aviation accident, 4 fata”
General aviation accident, 1 fatal”
General aviation accident, 2 fatal”
General aviation accident, 1 fatal"
General aviation accident, 1 fata”
Cruise vessel Nippon Maru struck per, damaging vessel and pler. Major marine
casualty.
NVC Transit. Passenger train struck passenger, fatal."
[NYC Transit. Passenger fell while walking between cars. 1 fatal."
2 Tractor trailers crashed witha 15-passenger van, 7 fata”
General aviation accident, 2fatal.*
General aviation accident, 2 fatal."
Tractor traler crashes Into a school bus injuring 15.*
Towing vessel sinking, Major marine casualty.”
General aviation accident, 1 fatal, 1 serious."
General aviation accident, 1 fatal."
General aviation accident, 1 fatal, 1 serious."
CCapsizing of support vessel; USCG attempted rescue, 2 fatal, (public/non-publc
accident}
General aviation accident, 1 fata."
General aviation accident, 1 fata."
1-3 accident, 2 fatal