State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation
Encyclopedia
The State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation (SCAAI, , PKBWL) is the civil air accident
investigation agency of Poland
and a division of the Ministry of Infrastructure
. The agency has its headquarters in Warsaw
.
It is a distinct agency from the Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents
, which investigated the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
.
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...
and a division of the Ministry of Infrastructure
Ministry of Infrastructure (Poland)
The Ministry of Infrastructure was an agency of the government of Poland. The ministry was headquartered in Warsaw. The ministry was originally created under the premiership of Leszek Miller in October 2001, yet was abolished in 2005 under the Law and Justice government of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz,...
. The agency has its headquarters in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
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It is a distinct agency from the Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents
Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents
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...
, which investigated 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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