STRONGER FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY AND REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AMONG CIVILIAN PILOTS

Alcohol intoxication is the cause or contributing factor in many general aviation accidents; that is, all civilian flying except by U.S. airlines. Use of driving conviction information of pilots and improved medical examination procedures could help reduce the incidence of alcohol-related accidents. Minimum blood-alcohol levels and mandatory testing of pilots suspected of drinking are needed to deter pilots from drinking and flying.

• Record URL:
  http://www.gao.gov/docdblite/summary.php?recflag=&rptno=CED-78-58
• Supplemental Notes:
  • A Report to the Congress.
• Corporate Authors:

  U.S. General Accounting Office

  441 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20548
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pilots; Air transportation crashes; Alcohol effects; Alcohol use; Blood alcohol levels; Civil aviation; Medical examinations and tests; Regulations
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
• Old TRIS Terms: Alcohol intoxication; Police records
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00179389
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: U.S. General Accounting Office
• Report/Paper Numbers: CED-78-58
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 27 1978 12:00AM