Francis H. McAdams

Francis H. McAdams, Jr. (December 27, 1915 – December 11, 1985) was born in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He was a longtime member of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). 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 from 1942 to 1946. He obtained his A.B., LL.B., and LL.M. law degree from Georgetown University Law School. From 1946 to 1948, McAdams was a corporate and trial attorney for Capital Airlines, and from 1948 to 1951, he was an attorney-trial examiner and air safety investigator for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1951 to 1954, he was senior trial attorney for the Civil Aeronautics Board. From 1954 to 1958, McAdams practiced law in Chicago.[1] From 1958 to 1967 he was an assistant to a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board.[2][1]

He was reappointed to the board at least three times, and stayed on for 16 years, becoming the longest-serving member in the history of the NTSB.[3][4]

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.[5][4]

See also

Four NTSB accident reports in which McAdams gave a dissenting opinion:

References
  1. "Jimmy Carter: National Transportation Safety Board Nomination of Francis H. McAdams To Be a Member". The American Presidency Project. April 28, 1978., Retrieved 2013-5-30.
  2. Power-Walters, Brian (2001). Safety Last: The Dangers of Commercial Aviation : An Indictment by an Airline Pilot. iUniverse. p. 243. ISBN 0-595-18693-9.
  3. "Former Board Members". National Transportation Safety Board., Retrieved 2013-5-30.
  4. "Francis H. McAdams, 69, a former member of the National". Orlando Sentinel. December 12, 1985., Retrieved 2013-5-30.
  5. The Aiken Standard (South Carolina), December 12, 1985, page 19, column 1
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