National Transportation Safety Board
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| State level | Federal authority | ||
| Position of the authority | Independent authority | ||
| Consist | since April 1, 1967 | ||
| Headquarters | Washington, DC | ||
| Coordinates | 38 ° 53 '1 " N , 77 ° 1' 27.8" W | ||
| Authority management | Robert L. Sumwalt, Chairman | ||
| Employee | ~ 400 | ||
| Website | www.ntsb.gov | ||
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB, in German: National Authority for Transportation Safety ) is a US American transportation authority. The independent agency is involved in the investigation of accidents in the transport sector (railways, aviation, shipping, pipelines and highways).
history
The organization was founded on April 1, 1967 until 1975 she was the Department of Transportation ( United States Department of Transportation ) assumed then it became the Independent Authority converted. Around 132,000 cases had been investigated by 2017.
For aviation, its area of responsibility corresponds to that of the Federal Aircraft Accident Investigation Agency in Germany . The headquarters of the authority is in Washington, DC In 2018 it had 413 employees. The budget for the 2018 fiscal year was $ 105.3 million. An increase to $ 108 million has been requested for the 2019 budget year.
organization
The legal basis is the United States Code Title 49 . The Executive Board ( Board ) consists of five persons authorized by the President of the United States nominated by the Senate to be confirmed. The board of directors is appointed for a period of five years. The president appoints the chairman and his deputy chairman from the members of the board . The chairpersons, whose term of office is two years, must be confirmed separately by the Senate.
Web links
- Official website (English)