Air Accidents Investigation Institute (AAII, cz, Ústav pro odborné zjišťování příčin leteckých nehod, ÚZPLN) is the

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government agency investigating aviation accidents and incidents. It is headquartered in Letňany, 18th district,

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History

On 14 October 2002, the Czech government passed resolution no.1006, which approved the statutes of the AAII and appointed Pavel Štrůbl as the agency's first managing director. The AAII began on 1 January 2003. Formerly the

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had the accident investigation competencies of the current AAII.History
ÚZPLN The AAII was established with the Czech name originally being ''Ústav pro odborně technické zjišťování příčin leteckých nehod'' since January 2003. In July 2006, was renamed ("odborné" instead of "odborně technické") to its current Czech name. The organization has had the same English name since its inception.aaii.gif
" Air Accidents Investigation Institute. 5 January 2005. Retrieved on 26 February 2012.

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Air Accidents Investigation Institute
(Czech)
Zákon č. 49/1997 Sb., o civilním letectví (Civil Aviation Act), current wording
see § 55a. ÚZPLN established b
258/2002 Sb.
renamed b
225/2006 Sb.
Government agencies of the Czech Republic Aviation organizations based in the Czech Republic

2003 establishments in the Czech Republic Organizations based in Prague {{CzechRepublic-transport-stub