NTSB Says that Controller could not have prevented collision over Hudson

According to the NY Times today, the NSTB has clarified the issue regarding the Teterboro air traffic controllers that were suspended following the helicopter-fixed wing collision over the Hudson River on August 8th. A spokesperson for the NSTB stated that

it is counterproductive when an organization breaches the party agreement and publicly interprets or comments on factual information generated by that investigation. Our rules are set up precisely to avoid the prospect of each party offering their slant on the information.

The spokesperson also said that they believe that the facts show, that the Teterboro controller would not have been able to prevent the collision from occurring.

Read the full article here.

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