Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung
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The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation is the German
federal agency responsible for air accident investigation.
The purpose of BFU is to find out the causes of air accidents and how they can be prevented. The BFU facility is located in Braunschweig
, Lower Saxony
. The agency is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Transport
.
West Germany
had joined the Convention on International Civil Aviation
including the standards and recommended practices
on aircraft accident and incident investigation (Annex 13) in 1956. Initially subordinate to the neighbouring Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
(Federal Aviation Office), the Bureau of Aviation Accidents Investigation according to a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Organization
in 1980 was put under the direct authority of the Federal Ministry of Transport. The FBU was formally established as an upper-level federal agency
in 1998.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
federal agency responsible for air accident investigation.
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. The agency is subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Transport
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development is a Ministry of Germany.It was created in 1998 by merger of the former Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development, both established in 1949...
.
West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
had joined the Convention on International Civil Aviation
Convention on International Civil Aviation
The Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, established the International Civil Aviation Organization , a specialized agency of the United Nations charged with coordinating and regulating international air travel...
including the standards and recommended practices
SARP
Standards And Recommended Practices are technical specifications adopted by the Council of ICAO in accordance with Article 37 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in order to achieve "the highest practicable degree of uniformity in regulations, standards, procedures and organization...
on aircraft accident and incident investigation (Annex 13) in 1956. Initially subordinate to the neighbouring Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt is the national civil aviation authority of Germany headquartered in Braunschweig...
(Federal Aviation Office), the Bureau of Aviation Accidents Investigation according to a recommendation by the International Civil Aviation Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
in 1980 was put under the direct authority of the Federal Ministry of Transport. The FBU was formally established as an upper-level federal agency
Federal agency (Germany)
Federal agencies in Germany are established to assist the country's executive branch on the federal level according to of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany...
in 1998.