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V. The NTSB - INVESTIGATION OF AVIATION ACCIDENTS

location is needed to protect the data and will allow investigators to act much faster,

even before the black box is actually found. As will be seen, virtual physical

possession can be accomplished with a streaming link between the system black

box data system and remote data locations, that can be physically located anywhere

in the world using standard Internet protocol addressing techniques (TCP/IP) and/or

basic satellite technology. In the United States for US air carriers and

manufacturers, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is responsible for

investigating accidents and safety-related incidents. The NTSB also serves in an

advisory role for many international investigations not under its formal jurisdiction.

The NTSB does not have regulatory authority, but must depend on legislation and

other government agencies to act on its safety recommendations.

VI. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - A CLASSICAL EXAMPLE

There has over very recent times been many cases where the FDR or black

box could not be located. In recent times, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is a classical

example of the problem. Malaysia Airlines Fight 370 was a scheduled international

passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing that lost contact with air traffic control

on March 8, 2014 at 01:20 MYT (17:20 UTC, 7 March), which was less than an hour

after takeoff. At 07:24, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) reported this commercial flight

missing. The aircraft, was a Boeing 777-200ER, and was carrying 12 Malaysian

crew members and 227 passengers from 14 nations. Despite a multinational search

effort which began in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea the aircraft could

not be found or located. This also means that the black box or the flight data

recorder (or its data) could not be located. The black box data is essentially 'offline'.

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