significant events in all other modes of transportation. our goal always is to save lives. so at the end of our investigation, we issue safety recommendations that are aimed at preventing tragedies from reoccurring. however, we don t have to wait for a final report to take action. at any point during an investigation we can issue an urgent safety recommendation. again, at any point during an investigation so that we address any potential safety issues early on. now, we re here investigating an accident. and yes, we ve now determined based on our definition of substantial damage it is an accident not an incident that occurred around 6:38 p.m. pacific standard time yesterday, friday, january 5, 2024. alaska airlines flight 1282, a
fact-finding phase of our investigation. what that means is, we bring together technical experts that would have access to all the factual information. they help us gather that factual information, but after the fact-finding phase, it is only the ntsb that does the analysis, develops the findings, developing the probable cause, and issues the safety recommendations. alan diehl is a former accident investigator for the ntsb, faa, and u.s. air force and the author of air safety investigators. he joins us from albuquerque, new mexico. sir, thank you so much for your time. you know, what s so mystifying is that this plane was basically not basically, but was brand-new. lost a chunk of its body. i mean, that s anyone s worst nightmare. has it ever happened before?
information. but after the fact finding phase, it is only the ntsb that does the analysis, develops the findings, develops the probable cause, and issues the safety recommendations. so parties to our investigation are the federal aviation administration, boeing, alaska airlines, the airline pilots association, and the association of flight attendants. again, they re only part of the fact finding phase. for example, if we need maintenance records and again that s just an example we would know who to go to, who the technical experts are as part of our party system. again, i mention john is our investigator in charge. but with him we have a number of ntsb staff that have particular