Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents
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The Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents is the aircraft accident
investigation agency of Poland
regarding state and military aircraft. It is distinct from the State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation
, which investigates civil aviation accidents. , Minister of the Interior Jerzy Miller
heads the agency.
The committee was established according to Paragraph 1, Article 140 of the Aviation Law of 3 July 2002, by virtue of the decision of the Minister of Defense.
The committee conducted the Polish investigation of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
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Aviation accidents and incidents
An aviation accident is defined in the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, in which a...
investigation agency of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
regarding state and military aircraft. It is distinct from the State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation
State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation
The State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation is the civil air accident investigation agency of Poland and a division of the Ministry of Infrastructure...
, which investigates civil aviation accidents. , Minister of the Interior Jerzy Miller
Jerzy Miller (politician)
Jerzy Miller is a Polish politician. He has served as Minister of the Interior in the government of Donald Tusk since October 14, 2009, succeeding Grzegorz Schetyna in the post. Miller is officially independent, but has been endorsed by the Civic Platform.-Reference:*...
heads the agency.
The committee was established according to Paragraph 1, Article 140 of the Aviation Law of 3 July 2002, by virtue of the decision of the Minister of Defense.
The committee conducted the Polish investigation of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
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