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flx757 said:A prelim is like an initial notification, all subject to change. The factual is the completed narrative with all the facts. The final will include a breif narrative and probable cause. So, to answer the question, the factual is not the complete report. The Board reviews factual accident reports prior to releasing a probable cause, which sometimes takes time with the amount of reports to review. After that the final report with probable cause becomes available. Even in the extremely rare case where the probable cause is for undetermined reasons, there is still a final report issued.
flx757 said:alimaui,
It's very easy to criticize something you know nothing about.
Was this accident you referred to a fatal accident? Do you have any idea how many cases a typical field investigator is working on at any given time?
Do you have any idea how limited the budget of the NTSB is and how they are constantly fighting for enough money to even add one investigator to the office? You refer to this as an "incident". I doubt that the investigator had the time, nor did this "incident" warrent a visit to the scene. The Safety Board has to prioritize their investigations, and an "incident" such as this will warrent probably no more than telephone interviews.
The attention to detail that goes into investigating an accident where there are actual safety of flight issues (not necessarily one where a student pilot makes a wrong turn-off and clips a taxiway sign), is incredible and time consuming.
If you feel this isn't to your satisfaction, write your Congressman. Maybe you can get the Board the money they need to "properly" investigate all accidents and incidents.
IMHO, the NTSB is the ONE federal agency actually doing all they can do to serve the best interest of aviation safety. If you feel you have a better idea, I'm sure they would be willing to listen.
BTW, this factual report did contain the facts--the facts as reported by the pilot involved. Was this you????