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June 13, 2020

Fatal Atlas Air Flight 3591 Accident Subject of Virtual Board Meeting

The NTSB Will Host A Virtual Board Meeting About A Much-Discussed Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to hold a board meeting July 14, 2020, 9:30 a.m. (EDT), to determine the probable cause of the Feb. 23, 2019, Atlas Air flight 3591 crash into Trinity Bay, Texas. The accident happened when the Atlas Air Boeing 767 cargo jet entered a rapid descent from about 6,000 feet and impacted a marshy bay about 40 miles from Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The two pilots and one non-revenue, jumpseat pilot were fatally injured. The airplane, which was carrying cargo from Miami to Houston for Amazon.com Inc., and the US Postal Service, was destroyed.

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