Re: work with the FBI
NTSB is the exception. So far as I can tell they are the only federal agency with an agenda. Which is why they are some times asked to help in other crashes in other countries.
This is not true - for aviation, at any rate. I believe other transportation systems use very similar rules
The rules under which the accident investigation unit of any country can be involved in any investigation are laid down in Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. Essentially, all countries have the right to be involved in an investigation if any significant part of the aircraft is built, used, or registered within their territory.
I was at the AAIB in Farnborough on Wednesday. They told us about an Russian crash they had investigated - because the aircraft was registered in British Overseas Territories. The pilot had a hooky licence - and the subsequent Russian investigation turned up an additional 81 such licences...
Vic.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
