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

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

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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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including the standards and recommended practices on aircraft accident and incident investigation (Annex 13) in 1956. Initially subordinate to the neighbouring Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (Federal Aviation Office), the Bureau of Aviation Accident Investigation according to a recommendation by the

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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.

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BFU website
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Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation
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Organisations based in Braunschweig German federal agencies 1998 establishments in Germany Organizations established in 1998

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