41.   The FAA regulates the airlines while the NTSB is responsible for investigating aviation crashes.

42.   The FAA is investigating the crash.

43.   The Fire Department and the Police Department are investigating the crash, interviewing witnesses, checking skid marks and testing the brakes of both vehicles.

44.   The group, with Nicholas F. Brady as chairman, was appointed by President Reagan to investigate the crash.

45.   The National Transportation Safety Board in Miami is investigating the crash, and the Coast Guard likely will mount an internal investigation, a public affairs officer said.

46.   The National Transportation Safety Board plans to investigate the crash, but had no immediate comment.

47.   The National Transportation Safety Board, the federal agency that is investigating the crash, has extensive experience recovering debris from deep water, but less working with mud.

48.   The NTSB reiterated there is no evidence that terrorism was involved, and it continues to investigate the crash as an accident.

49.   The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were investigating the crash.