A-84-047
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF SAFETY STUDY: "STATISTICAL REVIEW OF ALCOHOL INVOLVED AVIATION ACCIDENTS, 1975-1981," (SS-84-3), THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL AND CLASSROOM MATERIALS ON THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON AIRMAN PERFORMANCE AND DISTRIBUTE THEM TO APPROPRIATE FAA PERSONNEL AND TO INDIVIDUAL PILOTS THROUGH THE ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM AND THROUGH FIXED BASE OPERATORS, FLYING CLUBS, FLIGHT SCHOOLS, AND INDIVIDUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS. (Supersedes Safety Recommendations A-77-024 and A-77-025)
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration is asked by the National Transportation Safety Board to create comprehensive educational and classroom materials about how alcohol affects pilot performance, and to distribute them to relevant FAA staff and to pilots via the Accident Prevention Program, fixed base operators, flying clubs, flight schools, and flight instructors. This recommendation is based on a safety study of alcohol-involved aviation accidents from 1975 to 1981.
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 | Closed - Acceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Feb 19, 1985 |
| NTSB number | 80647 |
| Addressees | FAA |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).