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In the Spring 2008 Newsletter

Ending the Illusion of Oversight in Aviation Litigation
By Dan Nelson, New York, NY

Congress has repeatedly gone to great lengths to keep the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) detached from civil litigation by banning the introduction of probable cause determinations into evidence. The time has come for Congress to do the same for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Congress should pass legislation prohibiting the introduction of airworthiness certificates into trial as evidence of an aircraft’s airworthiness. The reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Act this term is the perfect backdrop for such legislation.

“Though it is settled that such evidence is not conclusive. . .

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INTERACTING WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
By Gary L. Halbert, Washington, DC

I. Introduction/Board Makeup

A.
Come to think of it, I think that explains where the passion [for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)] comes from. Ever since getting involved in the safety business some 20 years ago, I’ve had a burning desire to simply take this business and make it just a little better than I found it.

NTSB Vice Chairman Robert L. Sumwalt III
Ceremonial Swearing In, September 14, 2006

B. General Counsel Gary L. Halbert joined NTSB February 13, 2006.
1. Retired in 2005 from the United States Air Force in grade of colonel.

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