1.   It could then be only too convenient if the Secretary of State made the Decision not to investigate the accident.

2.   The accident was thoroughly investigated.

3.   Local authorities are investigating the accident.

4.   Police investigating the accident in which Leslie Crowther was critically injured have ruled out a mechanical failure as a possible cause.

5.   Also, since the entire process of investigating accidents and recommending changes is sealed in secrecy, commanders are protected from questions about their decisions to reject recommendations.

6.   Among the experts used by the newspaper was former Army helicopter pilot Edward Monhollen, who worked for the Army Safety Center investigating accidents.

7.   An official with the NTSB, the agency charged with investigating pipeline accidents, said nothing indicated that the line was deliberately punctured.

8.   As is so typical of NASCAR, it was bound and determined to investigate the accident its own way -- on its terms.

9.   At other military bases, federal OSHA investigates accidents involving federal employees.

10.   A mayoral task force, convened to investigate the accident, has yet to report its findings.