{"data":{"id":"us/49-u.s.c.-1112","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 U.S.C. § 1112","heading":"Special boards of inquiry on air transportation safety","body":"(a) Establishment.—If an accident involves a substantial question about public safety in air transportation, the National Transportation Safety Board may establish a special board of inquiry composed of—(1) one member of the Board acting as chairman; and (2) 2 members representing the public, appointed by the President on notification of the establishment of the special board of inquiry. (b) Qualifications and Conflicts of Interest.—The public members of a special board of inquiry must be qualified by training and experience to participate in the inquiry and may not have a pecuniary interest in an aviation enterprise involved in the accident to be investigated. (c) Authority.—A special board of inquiry has the same authority that the Board has under this chapter.","path":["Title 49—TRANSPORTATION","CHAPTER 11—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc49@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:01:06Z","sha256":"81a174244b51f7b8f573145c0c036f0534456c6aeed9e35a055a49f66ba406c7","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/49-u.s.c.-1111","next":"us/49-u.s.c.-1113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}