
These records include correspondence, memorandums, reports, depositions, and other records relating to major aircraft accident investigations. These records are arranged by a subject-numeric filing scheme created by the Office of the General Counsel, and thereunder in part chronologically by year and in part alphabetically by name of airline. The Records Relating to Investigations, 1952-64 (MLR NC 56 E-41, boxes 1-11) in the Office of the General Counsel. These indexes are located with the CAB finding aids. There are indexes available arranged alphabetically by name of airline or aircraft, alphabetically by name of the location (city) of the accident, and chronologically. The reports are probably duplicates of those found in the CAB minutes.
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This series contains only a selection of the accident reports for the period, usually of major accidents. The reports are typewritten and are usually several pages in length, and may include photographs. These records are arranged alphabetically by name of the city where the accident occurred.

This report is located in the September 1959 minutes designated as exhibit 4824 (box 313).įurther information is located in the Accident Report Summaries, 1951-59 (MLR A1 E-56A, boxes 1-2) in the Office of the Secretary. Entertainers Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valens were killed as a result of this crash. One example of these reports is Aircraft Accident Report #2-0001, issued September 23, 1959, concerning the crash of a Beech Bonanza near Mason City, Iowa, on February 3, 1959.

some mention of the circumstances of the accident.The accident reports include, at a minimum: In some cases, particularly in the 1960's, the index will refer to a page listing board actions, which then refers you to an exhibit containing the accident reports. The search involves checking the monthly index to determine the page number for the minutes. Therefore, a search must be made of each month's minutes subsequent to the accident.

The reports are submitted to the board anytime up to a year and a half after the date of the accident. There are accident reports, ranging from a paragraph to a several page report, located in each month of the minutes. The CAA minutes are arranged chronologically by year and the CAB minutes are arranged by year and month.

Civil Aeronautics BoardĪircraft accident reports can be found in the Minutes of Meetings of the Civil Aeronautics Authority 1938-40 and the Civil Aeronautics Board, 1940-78 (MLR A1 E-34A, boxes 1-511) in the Office of the Secretary. This summary describes selected records of the General Records of the Department of State (Record Group 59), Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State (Record Group 84), Civil Aeronautics Board (Record Group 197), and the Federal Aviation Administration (Record Group 237), and the General Records of the Department of Transportation (Record Group 398) in the custody of the Civilian Records Staff, Textual Archives Services Division, at the National Archives at College Park.
