Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB (web) (email)

The STSB is an Extra-Parliamentary Committee in accordance to Articles 57a-57g of the Swiss Government and Administration Organisation Act (RVOG). The SUSB investigates incidents in aviation, public transportation and high seas navigation in accordance with the Swiss Ordinance regarding the Safety Investigation of Transportation Incidents (VSZV). The investigation consists of an independent clarification of the technical, operational and human circumstances and causes leading to the event. The investigations' only goal is to increase safety in transportation, i.e. to prevent similar incidents in the future. The target audience consists of professionals in the transportation area and the interested public. The reports are explicitly not addressed to judicial and administrative authorities.