49 USC § 1112 - Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety

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title: "49 USC § 1112 - Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "1112"
section_name: "Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety"
chapter_number: 11
chapter_name: "NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 747.)"
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# § 1112. Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety

**(a)** **Establishment.—** If an accident involves a substantial question about public safety in air transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board may establish a special board of inquiry composed of—

**(1)** one member of the Board acting as chairman; and

**(2)** 2 members representing the public, appointed by the President on notification of the establishment of the special board of inquiry.

**(b)** **Qualifications and Conflicts of Interest.—** The public members of a special board of inquiry must be qualified by training and experience to participate in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in an aviation enterprise involved in the accident to be investigated.

**(c)** **Authority.—** A special board of inquiry has the same authority that the Board has under this chapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(d), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 747.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1112 | 49 App.:1443. | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 703, 72 Stat. 782. |
|  | 49 App.:1655(d) (1st sentence). | Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670, § 6(d) (1st sentence), 80 Stat. 938. |
|  | 49 App.:1903(a)(1)(A). | Jan. 3, 1975, Pub. L. 93–633, § 304(a)(1)(A), 88 Stat. 2168. |

In subsection (c), the words “when convened to investigate an accident certified to it by the National Transportation Safety Board” are omitted as surplus.