§ 1112 - Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety

CHAPTER 11— NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD › SUBCHAPTER II— ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE

(a) If an accident involves a substantial question about public safety in air transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board may establish a special board of inquiry composed of—

(a)(1) one member of the Board acting as chairman; and

(a)(2) 2 members representing the public, appointed by the President on notification of the establishment of the special board of inquiry.

(b) The public members of a special board of inquiry must be qualified by training and experience to participate in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in an aviation enterprise involved in the accident to be investigated.

(c) A special board of inquiry has the same authority that the Board has under this chapter.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 111249 App.:1443.Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 703, 72 Stat. 782. 49 App.:1655(d) (1st sentence).Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(d) (1st sentence), 80 Stat. 938. 49 App.:1903(a)(1)(A).Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 304(a)(1)(A), 88 Stat. 2168.

In subsection (c), the words “when convened to investigate an accident certified to it by the National Transportation Safety Board” are omitted as surplus.