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May 21, 1968    
Aviation DAILY   
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NTSB SAYS VOICE RECORDER CAN'T BE USED IN FAA ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday overruled its own hearing examiner in a case where the examiner took evidence from a cockpit voice recorder to revoke pilots licenses of two airline pilots.
FAA regulations require that all large carrier aircraft carry recorders to be used in accident investigations. The NTSB, however, pointed out that such devices are not to be used in enforcement proceedings in cases under FAA jurisdiction. de
Two pilot-instructors, operating an American Airlines Boeing 720B on a training flight, crash-landed 4,000 ft. from the approach of a runway at Kern County airport on June 29, 1966. There were no injuries. 
FAA suspended the airline transport certificates of both the AA captains, charging them with careless operation of an aircraft. The pilots appealed to the NTSB and later a hearing examiner heard the appeal, adding that he planned to use the voice recorder as evidence. In a January 29 decision, the examiner ruled that the FAA administrator's order of suspension be affirmed. In the decision reached yesterday, the NTSB ruled that the pilots' appeal be allowed and reversed and set aside the orders of the FAA administrator and safety board examiner to suspend the airmens' certificates.

CONVAIR TO RE-ENTER COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MARKET, ALTA CONFERENCE TOLD

The Convair division of the General Dynamics Corp., San Diego, hopes to re-enter the commercial transport field with its proposed model 660 short-range, twinjet airliner, L. J. Bordelon said in Seattle. Bordelon, manager-commercial customer requirements for Convair, spoke at the concluding session of the spring conference of the Assn. of Local Transport Airlines.
The 660 would be aimed at deliveries beginning in 1972 if the program proceeds, Bordelon said. The plane would carry up to 88 passengers and would compete with the Fairchild Hiller F-228. The 660 would be designed for short, low-density routes and would have substantial cargo capability, he said. "The 660 would be in the $3 million price range in 1972," he added. 
Bordelon said the plane has generated "good interest" among local service airlines. "We see a market potential for from 400 to 500 planes in this class world-wide to 1980." Twin Rolls-Royce Trent advanced technology engines would be mounted over the wings. "Except for that, the 660 would look like a small Boeing 737," Bordelon pointed out.
F. C. Hydes, director of civil sales in the U.S. for the British Aircraft Corp., outlined another proposed new transport at the ALTA meeting. The plane is the model 201, a twin turboprop or twinjet transport for short-haul cargo and passenger use. The 201 in a turboprop version would be powered by Rolls-Royce Dart engines and would have a maximum take-off weight of 38,000 lbs. Hydes said the 201 would have cargo-pallet compatibility with big jet transports, so the proposed airliner could be used to move cargo from metropolitan centers to outlying points not served by larger transports. 

CARIBAIR OPPOSES AIRLIFT REQUEST FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS CARGO RIGHTS

Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines has filed an answer in opposition to Airlift International's recent request for cargo authority between San Juan and St. Thomas and St. Croix, Virgin Islands (DAILY, April 12).
Referring to a "totally new cargo picture" in the Caribbean, Caribair told CAB that Airlift's proposed service would divert traffic and revenues from Caribair and would "unduly disrupt the competitive balance in markets that have been subject to increasing competition." Caribair alleged that its cargo volumes is being affected by Pan American's combination service from New York to the Virgin Islands and by Airlift's service from Miami to St. Croix via San Juan.