Interstate Aviation Committee

In the Soviet Union, the State Supervisory Commission for Flight Safety (Gosavianadzor), under the Council of Ministers, was the predecessor of the IAC. The Gosavianadzor conducted aircraft accident and incident investigations. in Minsk on 25 December 1991. The IAC has been accredited by ICAO as an intergovernmental organisation which may be invited to attend suitable ICAO meetings (officially, ICAO does not classify these as observers). The Aviation Accident Investigation Commission of the IAC cooperates with the Federal Air Transport Agency in investigations of aviation accidents. One publicly known and controversial IAC investigation was the 2010 plane crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczyński. ==Governance==

The committee is headquartered in Yakimanka District, Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Russia. until January 2023. There was press speculation regarding Anodina's conflict of interest in certifying aircraft with respect to Transaero's market position. == Participating states ==

Current , the following countries are named by the IAC as the Treaty participants: • Azerbaijan • Armenia • Belarus • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Russia (partially, in aviation accidents investigation domain) • Tajikistan • Turkmenistan • Uzbekistan Former • Georgia • Moldova • Ukraine • Ukraine has its own independent civil aviation and accidents investigation agencies. Ukraine's participation was based on two agreements concluded within the CIS - a presidential decree. ==See also==