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Advisory Guidance; Offering, Accepting, and Transporting Hazardous Materials

Advisory guidance.

Preliminary findings in the investigation of a recent passenger aircraft accident in Florida indicate a possibility that hazardous materials carried as cargo aboard the aircraft may have caused or contributed to the severity of the accident. This is advisory guidance to remind persons involved in the transportation of hazardous materials of their responsibilities to ensure that hazardous materials are properly identified, packaged, authorized for transportation, handled, loaded, and transported in conformance with the Hazardous Materials Regulations.

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