The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
" ''German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation''. Retrieved on 29 March 2015. (german: Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung, BFU) is the
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federal agency responsible for
air accident and incident investigation.
![Braunschweig BFU](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Braunschweig_BFU.jpg)
The purpose of BFU is to find out the causes of air accidents and incidents and how they can be prevented. The BFU facility is located in
Braunschweig
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,
Lower Saxony
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. The agency is subordinate to the
Federal Ministry of Transport.
[Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation]
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joined the
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on aircraft accident and incident investigation (Annex 13) in 1956. Initially subordinate to the neighbouring
Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
The ''Luftfahrt-Bundesamt'' (LBA, "Federal Aviation Office") is the national civil aviation authority of Germany headquartered in Braunschweig.[International Civil Aviation Organization
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in 1980 was put under the direct authority of the Federal Ministry of Transport. The BFU was formally established as an upper-level
federal agency in 1998.
See also
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Aviation accidents and incidents
An aviation accident is defined by the Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the ''intention of f ...
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Aviation safety
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References
External links
BFU website
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Aviation organisations based in Germany
Organizations investigating aviation accidents and incidents
Organisations based in Braunschweig
German federal agencies
1998 establishments in Germany
Organizations established in 1998