摘要: |
This report discusses the safety of revenue passenger-carrying operations conducted underTitle 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. These operations, which carry thousands ofpassengers for compensation or hire each year, are not held to the same maintenance, airworthiness, andoperational standards as air carrier, commuter and on demand, and air tour operations conducted under14 CFR Parts 121, 135, and 136, respectively. This investigation focuses on the following categories ofrevenue passenger-carrying operations conducted under Part 91: exception from 14 CFR Part 119,exemption from certain Part 91 and 119 requirements, omission from Part 119 and other commercialregulations, and exploitation of Part 119 regulatory loopholes. Members of the public who pay toparticipate in Part 91 revenue passenger-carrying activities are likely unaware that these operations haveless stringent requirements than other commercial aviation operations. As a result of this investigation, theNational Transportation Safety Board makes six new safety recommendations to the Federal AviationAdministration. |