The Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board (KAIB, 항공사고조사위원회) was a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n agency that investigated aviation accidents and incidents

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...

. It was headquartered in Gangseo-gu

Gangseo-gu, Seoul

Gangseo-gu is one of the 25 wards of Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the south side of the Han River. Gimpo Airport is in Gonghang-dong, where many flights fly to cities like Busan, Jeju, and Gwangju....

, Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. It had also been headquartered in Gwacheon

Gwacheon

Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang...

, Gyeonggi-do

Gyeonggi-do

Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. The provincial capital is located at Suwon. Seoul—South Korea's largest city and national capital—is located in the heart of the province, but has been separately administered as a provincial-level special city since 1946...

. The Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB, 항공ㆍ철도사고조사위원회) later replaced the AAIB.

As of 2009 the Korea Transportation Safety Authority

Korea Transportation Safety Authority

The Korea Transportation Safety Authority is a transportation safety authority of the government of South Korea. It investigates aviation accidents and incidents. In addition the agency regulates automobile safety. It is headquartered in Ansan, Gyeonggi-do.-See also:* Korea Aviation Accident...

now has the responsibility of investigation aviation accidents and incidents.

External links

• Accident Investigation Board (Archive)
• Accident Investigation Board (Archive)