NTSB Advisory
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC 20594
June 24, 2009


NTSB TO MEET ON GROUND FIRE ABOARD CARGO AIRPLANE IN SAN FRANCISCO

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting Tuesday, June 30, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.

There is one item on the agenda. The Board will consider a final report on the following accident:

* On January 28, 2008, at about 10:15 pm, an ABX Air Boeing 767-200, N799AX, operating as flight 1611 from San Francisco International Airport, experienced a ground fire before engine startup. The captain and the first officer evacuated the airplane through the cockpit windows and were not injured, but the airplane was substantially damaged.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available on the Board's website at www.ntsb.gov. Technical support details are available under "Board Meetings." To report any problems, please call 703-993-3100 and ask for Webcast Technical Support.

A summary of the Board's final report, which will include findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will appear on the website shortly after the conclusion of the meeting. The entire report will appear on the website several weeks later.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room: Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at the CVS store (on the left), take escalator (on the right) down one level. The Board room will be to your left.

NTSB Media Contact: Peter Knudson (202) 314-6100
peter.knudson@ntsb.gov
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Media Contact: Keith Holloway, (202) 314-6100
hollow@ntsb.gov
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