Who investigates airline accidents?

Question

Who investigates airline accidents?

Answer 1

In the United States, the National Transportation and Safety Board investigates commercial and private non-military accidents. Military accidents have a different protocol and are usually investigated by military safety officers.

Answer 2

In most cases, formal airline accident investigations are the responsibility of either the nation where the accident occurred or by the nation where the aircraft was registered. Depending on the accident, any number of organizations have a major role in the investigation. Typically in the United States, an accident in U.S. territory involving a U.S. registered aircraft would have the following groups directly involved in the accident investigation and analysis: the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, the airline operating the accident aircraft, the aircraft manufacturer, and the engine manufacturer. If the accident involved sabotage or hijacking, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation would also be involved.

Answer 3

It depends on the country in general after a plane crash usually the airline itself will conduct an investigation along side the national agency which is responsible. from example in England it's the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). in the US I think it's under the responsibility of the FAA, but there's a specific agency that does that which is called the NTSB - the national transportation safety board.

Answer 4

NTSB