July 21, 2009

Public Meeting Will Be Webcast

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public board meeting Tuesday, July 28, at 0930 in its Board Room and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.

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

On March 4, 2008, about 1515 (CST), a Cessna 500, N113SH, registered to Southwest Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic PC of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and operated by Interstate Helicopters of Bethany, Oklahoma, collided in flight with a flock of large birds and crashed about 2 minutes after takeoff from Wiley Post Airport (PWA) in Oklahoma City. Both pilots and the three passengers were killed and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and postcrash fire.

A summary of the Board’s final report, which will include findings, probable cause and safety recommendations, will appear on the website several weeks after the board meeting.

The board meeting is open to the public. It will also be webcast through the NTSB website.