A-04-040

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

TO THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS: In cooperation with Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., and Cirrus Design, develop and distribute a safety bulletin to your membership to raise awareness among non-airport fire/rescue organizations crews regarding the hazards associated with ballistic parachute devices during general aviation rescue and firefighting operations.

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The National Fire Protection Association and the International Association of Fire Chiefs are asked to work with Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., and Cirrus Design to create and distribute a safety bulletin for their members. The bulletin aims to raise awareness among non-airport fire and rescue crews about the hazards of ballistic parachute devices during general aviation rescue and firefighting operations.

This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.

Details

StatusClosed - Reconsidered
ModeAviation
ClosedSep 10, 2010
NTSB numberCHI01FA169
AddresseesInternational Association of Fire Chiefs

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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).