The NTSB said Wednesday it has accepted an invitation from the French aviation accident investigation authority, the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses, to aid in the investigation.
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But with the commercial aviation accident rate at historically low levels -- there has not been a fatal commercial crash in three years -- the agency needs to look at other data to identify risky behaviors and incidents, and to address them.
Previously the worst accident in aviation history was a Turkish airlines crash near Paris with the loss of 346 lives.
The year is also closing with another notable record: the longest period in modern aviation without a single fatal airliner accident, according to Harro Ranter, president of the Aviation Safety Network, a nonprofit organization that tracks accidents and incidents.
Independent reports by military aviation experts, a fatal accident inquiry in Scotland and other investigations had all concluded that there was no conclusive proof of what caused the accident, he said.
Egyptian government spokesman Alaa Hadidi announced that the Cabinet will form a committee from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to investigate Tuesday's accident, EgyNews said.
The icing-up of the pitot tubes was "a phenomenon that was known but misunderstood by the aviation community at the time of the accident, " the report pointed out.
The NTSB is the nation's independent accident investigation board, while FAA regulates aviation safety.
More than 450 people died in U.S. general-aviation accidents last year, amounting to one fatal accident for every 100, 000 flight hours.
Egyptian government spokesman Alaa Hadidi announced that the Cabinet will form a committee from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to investigate the cause of Tuesday's accident, EgyNews said.
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The incident has been reported to the Air Accident Investigation Branch and will also be reported to the Civilian Aviation Authority.
He participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations, and worked with NASA scientists on a paper on error and aviation, his site says.
He participated in several U.S. Air Force and National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations, and worked with NASA scientists on a paper on error and aviation, according to his resume.
The Department of Civil Aviation in the UAE has ruled out terrorism, although it is not yet clear what caused the accident.
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Mr Inman maintained that Duxford's accident record since it started hosting air displays in 1973 was "very good" and that Civil Aviation Authority guidelines were followed at all times.
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