A-21-009
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Develop national safety standards, or equivalent regulations, for revenue passenger-carrying operations that are currently conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, including, but not limited to, sightseeing flights conducted in a hot air balloon, intentional parachute jump flights, and living history flight experience and other vintage aircraft flights. These standards, or equivalent regulations, should include, at a minimum for each operation type, requirements for initial and recurrent training and maintenance and management policies and procedures.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to create national safety standards or equivalent regulations for revenue passenger-carrying operations currently conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, such as sightseeing flights in hot air balloons, intentional parachute jump flights, and living history or vintage aircraft flights. These standards must include, at minimum, requirements for initial and recurrent training, as well as maintenance and management policies and procedures for each operation type.
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
| Status | Open - Unacceptable Response |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | — |
| NTSB number | DCA20SP001 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).