NTSB question

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Anyone understand the timing of this stuff? Anyone got experience
inside the NTSB? Blaine's family and friends are understandably
getting frustrated with the glacial pace of this investigation,
especially when compared to other more recent accidents that have been
laid to rest.

Being a government entity, I'd imagine that there's quite a bit of
behind-the-scenes stuff at play here. Manpower, internal and external
politics, civilian pressures (i.e. families, friends), and media are but a
few factors. Just think of all those wrecks they found while searching for
Fossett to get an idea of how some accidents are treated differently than
others.

Marco

"Marco Leon" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...

Anyone understand the timing of this stuff? Anyone got experience
inside the NTSB? Blaine's family and friends are understandably
getting frustrated with the glacial pace of this investigation,
especially when compared to other more recent accidents that have been
laid to rest.

Being a government entity, I'd imagine that there's quite a bit of
behind-the-scenes stuff at play here. Manpower, internal and external
politics, civilian pressures (i.e. families, friends), and media are but a
few factors. Just think of all those wrecks they found while searching for
Fossett to get an idea of how some accidents are treated differently than
others.


The 9/11 "truthers" are telling us we're not done yet, six years on.

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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The 9/11 "truthers" are telling us we're not done yet, six years on.

I hope you're not thinking that I meant it to be a conspiracy theory. I was
speculating from a pure process perspective. Simply-put, it's a high-profile
versus low-profile thing. If Jay's friend (may he rest in peace) happened to
be named John Travolta or be the son of a former president, then you can bet
there would be a 5-page preliminary accident report or maybe even a final
cause. I'd even speculate that if someone close to the situation knew
someone who worked for the NTSB, there would be more progress.

No conspiracy theories, just life in public service.

Marco

"Marco Leon" wrote in message
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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The 9/11 "truthers" are telling us we're not done yet, six years on.

I hope you're not thinking that I meant it to be a conspiracy theory. I
was speculating from a pure process perspective. Simply-put, it's a
high-profile versus low-profile thing. If Jay's friend (may he rest in
peace) happened to be named John Travolta or be the son of a former
president, then you can bet there would be a 5-page preliminary accident
report or maybe even a final cause. I'd even speculate that if someone
close to the situation knew someone who worked for the NTSB, there would
be more progress.

No conspiracy theories, just life in public service.

Just pointing out that the nutcases still aren't satisfied with the
conclusions based on the evidence....six years out. Jay's friends case was
just, what ,seven months ago?

They may have missed this one, though:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6987965.stm

Of course we all know how the BBC is in bed with GWB and Co.

"Richard Riley" wrote in message
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I consulted with them on the John Denver crash. There have been other
Long EZ crashes into the ocean, with fatalities, that they never
opened a file on.

Odd...I just did an NTSB search for accidents on "Long EZ" and came up with
two pages worth. Even the non-fatal crashes took over a year to investigate.


They did an investigation into the prototype Berkut crash. They never
talked to us,

Who is "us"?

they didn't get copies of the videotapes of the crash.
They just waited a year and issued a report saying it was an
acellerated stall. It wasn't - that much was obvious from the
videotapes.



But it got the file off someone's desk, and didn't pin
the blame on anyone who might object.

Doubtful.

If it hadn't happened at an
airshow I doubt they would have opened the file in the first place.

They do.

"Richard Riley" wrote in message
If it hadn't happened at an airshow I doubt they
would have opened the file in the first place.

"Matt Barrow" wrote:
They do.

Where did anyone get the idea that they don't investigate unless it's
someone famous or it happens at an airshow? That's sure not the case in
this neck o' the woods.