The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB, ) is an agency of the South Korean government that investigates aviation and railway accidents, subservient to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and headquartered in Sejong City.
The ARAIB opened on July 10, 2006. It was a merger of the Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board and the Railway Accident Investigation Board."Establishment." (Archive) Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on February 15, 2012.
Facilities Its headquarters is in the MOLIT offices in the Sejong Government Office in Sejong City."Office Location." Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on December 31, 2013. "Main Office : 5-603, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, #94 Dasom2-ro Sejong selgoverning city Republic of Korea 339-012" Its FDR/CVR Analysis and Wreckage Laboratory is on the property of Gimpo International Airport in Gwahae-dong, Gangseo District, Seoul."찾아오시는 길." (Archive, Map, Archive) Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on February 15, 2012.
Previously the headquarters of the ARAIB was in Gonghang-dong, Gangseo District,"Office Location." (Archive, Map, Archive) Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Retrieved on February 15, 2012. "Main Office:281, Gonghang-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic. of Korea 157-815" and "CVR/FDR analysis and wreckage laboratory : Gimpo International Airport 274 Gwahae-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Korea 157-711" in proximity to Gimpo Airport.
Accidents investigated by the ARAIB Asiana Airlines Flight 991 Jeju Air Flight 2216
Also the ARAIB had a support role in the following investigations: Asiana Airlines Flight 214
See also
Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal (maritime accident investigation agency) Korea Office of Civil Aviation (South Korean civil aviation agency) The Korea Transport Institute (South Korean transport research institute)
References
External links Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board