The Ntsb Evidence Options

[UnderTow]

The NTSB Evidence
The FDR is not Documented per any investigative or crime scene procedure
The Factual Report (and in reference the CSV Output) directly and factually conflict with the 'Damage Path'
A 2nd independent readout of the raw file further supports these conflicts, and adds even more.
There is no Serial Number
There is no picture
There is no final output (see the UA93 Factual Report + others)
There is zero documentation
The FDR is reported recovered at 3:40AM 9/14/2001
The RAW file is timestamped at 5:45PM 9/13/2001
The NTSB Reports are from Jan-Feb 2002.


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I decided to take a few moments and finally collect most everything I've seen over the past year that really does stink to hell and back.

[dMz]

The link to the "main" NTSB aviation portal is at:

http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/aviation.htm

I was particularly interested in the Investigation Guides and Procedures Page:

http://www.ntsb.gov/info/inv_guides.htm

Major Investigations Manual
http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/Manuals/Major...tionsManual.pdf

Appendices for above
http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/Manuals/Major...nsManualApp.pdf

FDR Handbook
http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/Manuals/FDR_Handbook.pdf

CVR Handbook
http://www.ntsb.gov/Aviation/Manuals/CVR_Handbook.pdf

NTSB Methodology for Investigating Operator Fatigue
http://www.ntsb.gov/info/fatigue_checklist_V%202_0.pdf

Jet Engine Problems
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/jet_engine_problems.pdf

Responding to an Aircraft Accident (for Police, Public Safety LEO)
http://www.ntsb.gov/family/LEO_brochure.pdf
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I got a broken link for the [Accident Database?] Aviation Coding Manual
ftp://www.ntsb.gov/avdata/codman.pdf

and the Accident Database instructions
ftp://www.ntsb.gov/avdata/AAAreadme.txt
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Other organization investigation links

NASA NPR 8621.1B NASA Procedural Requirements for Mishap and Close Call Reporting, Investigating, and Recordkeeping
http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm...;page_name=main

PDF of NASA's above:
http://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/npg_img/N_PR_8..._8621_001B_.pdf

Int'l Civil Aviation Organization
http://www.icao.int/
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For $47.20, one could buy SAE's [Society of Automotive Engineering- likely irrelevant here] "Ethics for Accident Investigation and Reconstruction" at:
http://www.sae.org/servlets/productDetail?...CD=J2314_200008