A-03-065

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft, that are manufactured prior to January 1, 2007, that are not equipped with a flight data recorder, and that are operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 135 and 121 or that are being used full-time or part-time for commercial or corporate purposes under Part 91 to be retrofitted with a crash-protected image recording system by January 1, 2010. (Superseded by A-09-11)

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to require that all turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft manufactured before January 1, 2007, lacking a flight data recorder, and used under 14 CFR Parts 135 and 121 or for commercial or corporate purposes under Part 91, be retrofitted with a crash-protected image recording system by January 1, 2010. This recommendation was later superseded by A-09-11.

This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.

Details

StatusClosed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded
ModeAviation
ClosedFeb 9, 2009
NTSB numberDCA03MA008
AddresseesFAA

External links

NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).