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NTSB ADVISORY
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National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
August 13, 2004
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NTSB LAUNCHES TEAM TO INVESTIGATE
CARGO PLANE CRASH NEAR CINCINNATI
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board
has launched a Go Team to investigate the crash of a cargo
aircraft near Cincinnati, Ohio this morning.
At 12:50 a.m. today, Air Tahoma flight 185, a Convair
580 (NV586P), reported engine trouble before crashing onto a
golf course short of runway 36R of Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky International Airport. The flight was arriving
from Memphis, Tennessee. According to reports received by the
NTSB, one crewmember was killed in the
crash; the other was reported in serious condition.
Joseph Sedor is the Investigator-in-Charge of the
accident. He is accompanied by a team of 9 investigators.
NTSB Member Carol Carmody is accompanying the team and will
serve as principal spokesperson for the on-scene
investigation. Paul Schlamm is the NTSB press officer, and
two members of the Board's Office of Transportation Disaster
Assistance will provide logistical and family affairs
support.