Francis H. McAdams

Francis H. McAdams, Jr. (December 27, 1915 – December 11, 1985) was a former member of the United States National Transportation Safety Board. He joined the board on July 31, 1967, having been nominated a few months earlier by President Lyndon Johnson, and was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 20, 1978.

McAdams was a naval aviator of World War II. He obtained his Law degree from Georgetown University Law School. From 1958 to 1967 he was an assistant to a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board.cite book |last=Power-Walters|first=Brian|title=Safety Last: The Dangers of Commercial Aviation : An Indictment by an Airline Pilot |isbn=0595186939|year=2001|publisher=iUniverse|location=|pages=p243]

He was reappointed to the board at least three times, and stayed on for 16 years.Fact|date=March 2008 He would often concur with board findings while filing a dissenting report. Usually his opinions were more penetrating to the root causes of the accidents than what the board would issue with its report.Or|date=March 2008 These addenda were included with the report.

McAdams published "Professional immunity and incident reporting" through the Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board in 1977.

He died December 11, 1985 while jogging.Fact|date=March 2008

External links

* [http://www.ntsb.gov/Abt_NTSB/former_members.htm Former NTSB members]

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