The field investigation was initiated on January 27, 2009 and continued for three days. As a result of the investigation, the NTSB made several recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration that we will not list here but there was a public hearing that was held on September 22 and 23, 2009, in Washington, D.C. in which Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman presided over the hearing. A few of the topics discussed during the public hearing were the procedures followed by the flight crew, the human factors present during the final minutes of the flight, and any training the flight crew had received related to aircraft design and operation in reference to icing conditions. The FAA, Empire Airlines, and representation of the aircraft owner were present at the hearing (NTSB,
The field investigation was initiated on January 27, 2009 and continued for three days. As a result of the investigation, the NTSB made several recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration that we will not list here but there was a public hearing that was held on September 22 and 23, 2009, in Washington, D.C. in which Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman presided over the hearing. A few of the topics discussed during the public hearing were the procedures followed by the flight crew, the human factors present during the final minutes of the flight, and any training the flight crew had received related to aircraft design and operation in reference to icing conditions. The FAA, Empire Airlines, and representation of the aircraft owner were present at the hearing (NTSB,