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60214CC
1999
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
(10615)
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
AVIATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
MAY 6, 1999
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
60214CC
1999
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
(10615)
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON
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AVIATION
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
MAY 6, 1999
Printed for the use of the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
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THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
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JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
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JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada
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Subcommittee on Aviation
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman
JOHN SWEENEY, New York, Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
JOHN MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK LoBiondo, New Jersey
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JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN DOOLITTLE, California
DONALD SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY MILLER, California
JIM DeMint, South Carolina
STEVEN KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
(Ex Officio)
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JOHN BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
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NICK LAMPSON, Texas
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
PAT DANNER, Missouri
BOB FILNER, California
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
(Ex Officio)
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CONTENTS
TESTIMONY
Donaldson, Cmdr. William S., III, USN, Ret., Aviation Mishap Analyst
Hall, Jim, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, accompanied by Peter Goelz, Managing Director, NTSB, Jamie Finch, Director, Office of Government, Public and Family Affairs, NTSB, Daniel D. Campbell, General Counsel, NTSB, Vernon Ellingstad, Director, Office of Research and Engineering, NTSB, Barry M. Sweedler, Director, Office of Safety Recommendations and Accomplishments, NTSB, Bernard S. Loeb, Director, Office of Aviation Safety, NTSB, Robert C. Lauby, Director, Office of Railroad Safety, NTSB, Joseph E. Osterman, Director, Office of Highway Safety, NTSB,
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Marjorie Murtagh, Director, Office of Marine Safety, NTSB, Robert J. Chipkevich, Director, Office of Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety, Craig E. Keller, Sr., Chief Financial Officer, NTSB
Lebow, Cynthia C., Associate Director, Institute for Civil Justice, RAND Corporation
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Costello, Hon. Jerry F. Costello, of Illinois
Traficant, Hon. James A., Jr., of Ohio
PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES
Donaldson, Cmdr. William S., III, USN, Ret
Hall, Jim
Lebow, Cynthia C.
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD
Donaldson, Cmdr. William S., III, USN, Ret., Aviation Mishap Analyst:
Curriculum Vita
Letter to the Boeing Company and Trans World Airlines, April 5, 1999
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Response from the Boeing Company, April 12, 1999
Thermal imaging photograph of 747
Wreckage distribution diagram
Dredging map showing suspected missile launch zone
Radar imaging for Islip radar
FBI Trawling Operations Manual
Press release related to the Sanders Trial
Letter to Rep. Duncan, May 17, 1999
Hall, Jim, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board:
NTSB Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements
Proposed bill and amendments to the Independent Safety Board Act
Responses to questions from the subcommittee on Aviation
Responses to questions from Rep. Traficant
ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
Cummings, Hon. Elijah E., a Representative in Congress from Maryland, statement
Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization, statement
Agreement between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Transportation Safety Board
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Principles of Understanding Between ATA Carriers and the NTSB Regarding Certain Aviation Expenditures Related to the Recovery and Identification of Aviation Accident Victims, Jim Hall Chairman, NTSB
NTSB, letter to Senator John McCain, October 18, 1999
U.S. General Accounting Office, Robert H. Hast, Acting Assistant Comptroller General for Special Investigations, letter to Senator Charles E. Grassley, November 3, 1999
Maahs, Michael David, exchange of letters with Dr. Bernard S. Loeb, NTSB
Vourlos, Thomas J., TWA Southeast Seniors, letter, August 29, 1999
Verhaeghe, Barbara J., letter, August 23, 1999
Truncale, Joseph F., letter and articles
Grimm, Charles F., letter, March 9, 1999
Benjamin, Helen S., letter and article
Flight 800 Independent Researchers Organization, report
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