Airplanes was Re: [AT] an Iowa snowstorm

[Gene Dotson]

    The guidelines triggering an investigation by the NTSB is
substantial aircraft damage, significant property damage and
fatal or life threatening injuries to pilot, passengers or
people on the ground. Also any inflight flight control failure.
    The investigation may be handled by properly authorized
local or state police force.
    There is no minimum guidelines as to the thoroughness of
the investigation. To see a broken pole and a crashed ag plane
in a private field was enough to satisfy the investigation.
With no pre accident failure of any systems, any failure was
caused by the collision with obstruction.
    A more through inspection would only be conducted if there
was a possible preimpact system failure.

                Gene Dotson
                Pilot since 1967



----- Original Message -----
From: Dudley Rupert <drupert at premier1.net>
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
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Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:37 AM
Subject: RE: Airplanes was Re: [AT] an Iowa snowstorm


: Ron,
: Just curious - what is the threshold for triggering an
investigation of an
: accident involving a small airplane?  Does it take a death or
multiple
: deaths?  If that threshold were crossed and an accident
investigation were
: launched would the FAA or NTSB conduct it?
: I'd say you are a very fortunate man -
: Thanks -
: Dudley
: Snohomish, Washington