MEDIA ADVISORY: Fatal Atlas Air Flight 3591 Cargo Plane Crash Subject of Board Meeting
7/13/2020WASHINGTON (July 13, 2020) — The
National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to hold a board meeting July 14, 2020, 9:30 a.m. (EDT), to determine the probable cause of the Feb. 23, 2019, Atlas Air flight 3591 crash into Trinity Bay, Texas.
The accident happened when the Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet entered a rapid descent from about 6,000 feet and impacted a marshy bay about 40 miles from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The two pilots and one non-revenue, jumpseat pilot were fatally injured. The airplane, which was carrying cargo from Miami to Houston for Amazon.com Inc., and the US Postal Service, was destroyed.
In keeping with established Federal and local social distancing guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, while also ensuring the NTSB’s compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act, the board meeting for this investigation will be webcast to the public, with the board members and investigative staff meeting virtually. There will be no physical gathering to facilitate the board meeting.
WHO: NTSB investigative staff and
board members
WHAT: A Webcast, virtual board meeting.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 9:30 a.m. (EDT).
HOW: The board meeting will be webcast only, there will not be a public gathering of NTSB investigative staff or board members. A link to other webcast will be available shortly before the start of the meeting at
NTSB Live.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: The
Chairman of the NTSB, Robert Sumwalt, is scheduled to hold a virtual media briefing at 2 p.m. (EDT) to answer questions about Tuesday’s board meeting and the NTSB’s investigation of the crash.
The virtual media briefing will be conducted using Microsoft Teams Live Event. Journalists who RSVP to
[email protected]will receive an email with the attendee link and information about how the briefing will be conducted. A recording of the briefing will be made available via the NTSB’s YouTube channel as soon as practicable.