Originally Posted by
EXDAC
I have found a review of the docket to sometimes be far more informative than even the final report. Does NTSB ever open the docket to public access before the final report is issued?
you would expect :
a. 30 day prelim
b. 365 day annual update
c. Publication of final report
to be such opening moments, have not found them earlier than final IIRC … but …
in some cases the docket is indeed (far) more interesting for understanding and learning than the report…
the fact that the NTSB has a docket at all makes them the gold standard for me personally in that respect … seems that some countries are moving in that direction… all should
sometimes some Asian (Japan) reports are more informative than the NTSB one … but that will depend on the user … they give more information on the investigative process for example, and some data sets are more consistent and more complete…