[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 7] [Revised as of October 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR845.11] [Page 200] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER VIII--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD PART 845_RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRANSPORTATION; ACCIDENT/INCIDENT HEARINGS AND REPORTS--Table of Contents Subpart A_Initial Procedure Sec. 845.11 Board of inquiry. The board of inquiry shall consist of a Member of the Board who shall be chairman of the board of inquiry, and such other employees as may be designated by the chairman of the board of inquiry. Assignment of a Member to serve as the chairman of each board of inquiry shall be determined by the Board. The board of inquiry shall examine witnesses and secure, in the form of a public record, all known facts pertaining to the accident or incident and surrounding circumstances and conditions from which cause or probable cause may be determined and recommendations for corrective action may be formulated. [49 FR 32853, Aug. 17, 1984]