May 25, 2010 - The National Transportation Safety Board has developed a five-day course in rotorcraft accident investigation that will be delivered at its training center near Washington in August.

The course, which has been in development for more than a year, was designed to provide investigators from regulatory authorities, investigative agencies, private industry, and potential parties to an NTSB investigation, an overview of the procedures, methods and skills required to perform a comprehensive rotorcraft accident investigation.

The training will be offered August 16-20, 2010, at the NTSB Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia. Examples from recently concluded investigations will be used to illustrate particular aspects of the investigative process.

The Mission of the NTSB Training Center is to promote safe transport by:

• Ensuring and improving the quality of accident investigation through critical thought, instruction, and research;

• Communicating lessons learned, fostering the exchange of new ideas and new experience, and advocating operational excellence;

• Providing a modern platform for accident reconstruction and evaluation; and

• Utilizing its high-quality training resources to facilitate family assistance and first responder programs, sister agency instruction, and other compatible federal activity.