idea what made it crash, or why the crew ejected, go for the basics. Start with the STP approach: check Supervision, Training and Procedures. Understandably you are under pressure to complete your report; but when it gets down to brainstorming your findings, causes, and recommendations, take a break even if for half a day. You will be so close to this problem for the next 20-30 days that sometimes it may be difficult to maintain objectivity.Accident Investigation Board ReportRemove "For Official Use Only" markings from all documents that are included in the AIB Report. Before removing the markings, ensure the document is publicly releasable. The SIB president can authorize removal of such markings. Prior to public release of the AIB Report, brief the results of the investigation to the NOK of deceased persons and to seriously injured personnel. Usually the AIB president serves as a NOK briefing officer. If multiple briefings are required, then the convening authority selects additional briefing officers to ensure the NOK are simultaneously briefed. Following the NOK briefings, but before public release, provide a copy of the Report and a briefing to congressional members, if requested. (USAF, 1998)Accident Investigation Boards and Safety Investigation BoardsDue to the complexity and immense chaos that follows aircraft accidents and mishaps, the United States Air Force has developed a system to help and guide those who respond to the scene of an accident. In todays Air Force, immediately after an accident two different boards are convene in order to address the cause of the accident and the legal matters that follow an accident. These two boards are an Accident Investigation Board (AIB) and a Safety Investigation Board (SIB). The purpose and function of these two boards is very different from one another but each boards mission is equally important.The purpose of an AIB is to provide a publicly releasable report of the facts and cir...
