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Meeting intended to be held January 15, 2019
Washington, DC - - (December 13, 2018) - - Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published information concerning an intended January 15, 2019 meeting:
The National Transportation Safety Board announced Thursday its intent to hold a board meeting, Jan. 15, 2019, to determine the probable cause of the March 2017 runway excursion accident involving a chartered jetliner that occurred during a rejected takeoff in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
On March 8, 2017, an Ameristar Charters flight 9363, a Boeing MD-83 airplane, overran the departure end of runway 23L at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, Michigan, after the captain executed a rejected takeoff. The 110 passengers and six flight crew members evacuated the airplane via emergency escape slides. One passenger received a minor injury; the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was chartered to carry the University of Michigan men’s basketball team to Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, Virginia.
The Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, and Ameristar are parties to the NTSB investigation.
As of the time of the original publication of this article, the board meeting is scheduled to be held Tuesday, January 15, 2019, beginning at 9:30 A.M. in the NTSB Boardroom and Conference Center, 420 10th St., SW, Washington, DC.
The public meeting will also be webcast. A link for the webcast will be available at http://ntsb.windrosemedia.com shortly before the start of the meeting.
Credit: National Transportation Safety Board