Organization
National Transportation Safety Board
U.S. agency that investigates civil aviation accidents; it took part in the Ethiopian investigation as the state of design and manufacture and led the Alaska 1282 inquiry.
- Also known as
- NTSB
- Wikidata
- Q1053145
What it disputes
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EAIB final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (2022)
the flight crew’s inadequate use of manual electric trim and management of thrust to maintain airplane control
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EAIB final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (2022)
The US team found that the erroneous AOA sensor output was caused by the separation of the AOA sensor vane due to impact with a foreign object, which was most likely a bird.
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Each side is quoted in its own words. Whether a finding holds is not decided here.
Connections 5
involved in
- Alaska Airlines flight 1282 investigator Primary record 3
- Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 U.S. accredited representative in the Ethiopian investigation Primary record 2
disputes a finding of
- EAIB final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (2022) 12 May 2022 According to National Transportation Safety Board Primary record 1
- EAIB final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (2022) 13 Jan 2023 According to National Transportation Safety Board Primary record 2
authored
- NTSB report AIR-25-04 on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 (2025) 11 Jul 2025 Primary record 4
Timeline 3 dates
- 12 May 2022 National Transportation Safety Board disputes a finding of EAIB final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (2022) According to National Transportation Safety Board
- 13 Jan 2023 National Transportation Safety Board disputes a finding of EAIB final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (2022) According to National Transportation Safety Board
- 11 Jul 2025 National Transportation Safety Board authored NTSB report AIR-25-04 on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 (2025)
Proof 4 sources
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US comments on the EAIB draft final report on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 (draft of 30 March 2022; comments dated 12 May 2022), National Transportation Safety Board, 12 May 2022.
Primary record
the flight crew’s inadequate use of manual electric trim and management of thrust to maintain airplane control
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Response to Final Aircraft Accident Investigation Report, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, National Transportation Safety Board, 13 Jan 2023.
Primary record
The US team found that the erroneous AOA sensor output was caused by the separation of the AOA sensor vane due to impact with a foreign object, which was most likely a bird.
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) participated in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Ethiopia’s (EAIB) investigation
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Boeing’s Inadequate “Training, Guidance and Oversight” Led to Mid-Exit Door Plug Blowout on Passenger Jet, National Transportation Safety Board, 24 Jun 2025.
Primary record
Investigators determined that the door plug was opened without the required documentation in Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory on Sept. 18, 2023
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Aviation Investigation Report AIR-25-04: In-Flight Separation of Left Mid Exit Door Plug, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, National Transportation Safety Board, 11 Jul 2025.
Primary record
We determined that the probable cause of this accident was the in-flight separation of the left MED plug
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