Thu, Jan 30, 2003
Assumes Senior Highway Investigation Post
NTSB Member George Washington Black has resigned
his seat on the Board, effective last Tuesday and has already begun
his new position on the agency's staff as Senior Civil
Engineer/National Resource Specialist for Highway
Investigations.
In his letter of resignation to President Bush, Mr. Black said
"it has been an honor to serve my country for nearly seven years at
the Safety Board. I am returning to highway safety
engineering practice that has been my profession for over 30
years."
Mr. Black became a Member of the NTSB on February 22, 1996, the
first practicing highway engineer to be a Board Member. He
was the on-scene Board Member at a number of high-profile
transportation accidents during his tenure, including the 1996
engine failure on an MD-88 in Pensacola, Florida; the runway
collision between a small plane and a commuter airliner in Illinois
later that year; the propane gas explosion in Puerto Rico, also in
1996; the crash of a Korean Airlines 747 in Guam in 1997; and the
crash of American Airlines flight 587 in New York City in November
2001.
Before coming to the Board, Mr. Black held highway engineering
posts with Gwinnett County, Georgia, for 24 years, retiring as
Director of Transportation. He is a 1968 graduate of the
Georgia Institute of Technology, with a Bachelor of Civil
Engineering degree, and is a registered professional
engineer. While at Georgia Tech, he worked in one of the
original Multi-Disciplinary Traffic Crash Investigation Teams
funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. He is an Air
Force veteran.
In his new position at the Board, Mr. Black will be reviewing
highway design and operational issues associated with NTSB highway
accident investigations.
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