The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a public Board meeting on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. The Board will meet on the following items:

• On July 27, 2007, two electronic news gathering helicopters collided in midair in Phoenix, Arizona while covering a police pursuit. The helicopters were from local television stations. Each helicopter had a pilot-reporter and photographer on board. All four occupants were killed.
• On July 10, 2007, a Cessna 310R (N501N), part of the fleet operated by NASCAR’s corporate aviation division, crashed while performing an emergency diversion to Orlando Sanford International Airport, Orlando, Florida, after one of the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit. Both pilots and three people on the ground were killed. Additionally, four people on the ground received serious injuries. The airplane and two homes were destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire.

A live and archived webcast of the proceedings will be available on the Board’s Web site at www.ntsb.gov. Technical support details are available under “Board Meetings.” To report any problems, please call (703) 993-3100 and ask for Webcast Technical Support.

Directions to Board Room:> Front door located on Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From Metro, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets escalator, walk through shopping mall, at CVS store take escalator down one level. Board room will be to your left.