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BL
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1028889
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b783259
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Safety in the skies : : personnel and parties in the NTSB aviation accident investigations : master volume /\ Liam P. Sarsfield [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Monica, CA :: Rand,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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Rand library collection.
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| Page. NO
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li, 329 pages :: illustrations ;; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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0833029312
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: 9780833029317
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0833028312
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| Notes
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"Institute for Civil Justice."
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"MR-1122/1-ICJ"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Prepared for the National Transportation Safety Board."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-329).
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| Abstract
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Recent high-profile commercial aviation mishaps have stretched the National Transportation Safety Board's resources to the limit and are testing the agency's ability to unravel the sorts of complex failures that lead to tragic accidents. In recognizing the enormous challenges the NTSB faces, agency Chairman Jim Hall sought a critical examination of the NTSB's ability to investigate major transportation accidents, and in particular commercial aviation accidents. The results of that study are contained in this report, the most comprehensive examination of the workings of the NTSB in the 30-year history of the agency. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, RAND used a variety of quantitative and qualitative research techniques to assess the NTSB's operations and processes. This research, conducted in RAND's Institute for Civil Justice, outlines recommendations aimed at: strengthening the party process-which involves manufacturers, operators, and others in the determination of the probable cause of an accident; expanding the statement of causation; modernizing the NTSB's investigative procedures and streamlining its internal processes; managing the agency's resources and staffing more effectively; developing training opportunities for NTSB staff; and improving the agency's R & D facilities.
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United States.-- Evaluation.
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United States.
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Aircraft accidents-- Investigation-- United States.
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Conflict of interests-- United States.
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Aircraft accidents-- Investigation.
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Conflict of interests.
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Evaluation.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.12/465/0973
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TL553.5.S295 2000
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| Added Entry
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Sarsfield, Liam,1955-
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United States., National Transportation Safety Board.
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Institute for Civil Justice (U.S.)
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