NTSB / AAIB
Definition
National Transportation Safety Board (USA) and Air Accidents Investigation Branch (UK): the two national authorities whose technical methods and report standards most influence forensic engineering practice in aviation investigation globally.
- NTSB
- National Transportation Safety Board, United States
- AAIB
- Air Accidents Investigation Branch, United Kingdom
- Domain
- Aviation accident investigation
- Influence
- Their methods and report standards shape practice internationally
Common questions
Do the NTSB and AAIB have legal authority to investigate accidents outside their own country?+
Not directly; their jurisdiction is domestic, but under ICAO Annex 13 they are routinely invited to participate as the state of manufacture or state of the operator when an aircraft, engine, or component tied to their country is involved in a foreign accident.
Why are their reports treated as influential beyond their own borders?+
Both agencies publish detailed, technically rigorous, no-blame investigative reports that other national authorities and manufacturers reference as a practical standard for methodology, evidence documentation, and root-cause analysis in aviation engineering investigation.
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