Board Has Asked For All Documents And E-Mails Connected With Colgan Air Flight 3407 Accident

New York Representatives Kathy Hochul(D), Brian Higgins(D), and Louise Slaughter(D) (pictured L-R) released the following statement after news that the NTSB has requested Pinnacle Airlines to fully disclose all information, including emails, related to the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407:

“Following last week’s meeting with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), we are glad to hear the NTSB is heeding our call and requesting for Pinnacle Airlines to release any and all information relevant to the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407.
 
“All of this information should have been released from the very beginning of this investigation and the Western New York delegation stands united in their disappointment and outrage at Pinnacle for choosing to cherry-pick what they submitted to the investigators. The NTSB is to be commended for having conducted such a thorough and expeditious investigation, but this information could have strengthened that effort.
 
“From the beginning of this tragedy, our combined goal has been to uncover the truth about what happened on that February night in 2009. While we’ve been told the information contained in these emails is consistent with what Pinnacle and Colgan reported to the NTSB, our hope is that any new information can help fill in the gaps and ensure such a tragedy never happens again.”

In her statement, NTSB Chair Deborah Hersman said she did not expect that the release of additional documents would change the board's finding of probable cause in the accident.

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