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B-1644971(1) 1 (1973-08-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkhe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: RELEASED A 1 Th Honorabl Patricia' SchroederN House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Schroeder: Your letter dated July 16, 1973, enclosed a copy of a letter from Mr. Dick Nolan, an airplane owner and pilot, expressing concern ( about the cost of ccmplying with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ? requirements for electronic equipment for general aviation aircraft. He also said that, according to a report by the National Association of State Aviation Officials, at least 11 States have refused Federal assistance in their aviation programs because the Federal assistance program was wasteful. You asked whether the General Accounting Office had investigated or would consider an investigation of FAA's requirements for aircraft and airports. 1 Our work at the FAA has not specifically addressed this aspect of the agency's operations. As discussed with your office, a full- scale review and evaluation of Federal safety and other requirements for aircraft and airports would be a major undertaking. While this subject would warrant attention as part of our continuing work at FAA, manpower resources are not available at this time to commit to a comprehensive effort of this magnitude. As agreed with your office, however, we are furnishing the following information relating to Mr. Nolan's concerns. The 6umber of general aviation aircraft has increased from about 95,000 in 1965 to 131,000 in 1972, and it is estimated that the number will increase to about 160,000 by 1978. For the 5 years ended 1972, there have been an average of 4,700 general aviation accidents and 1,400 fatalities each year. One of FAA's major concerns in carrying out its responsibility of promoting flight safety of civil aircraft in the United States is the location and identity of aircraft in the Nation's airspace. FAA has determined that aircraft using controlled enroute airspace (airspace in air route corridors designated by FAA) and terminal control area air- space (the airspace around certain types of airports) shall be - required to install and use certain avionics equipment as aids to identification and location. These equipment requirements were established by FAA under its regulatory rulemaking process. This process permits all inter- ested parties to comment on proposed regulations for FAA's consider- ation prior to the issuance of new regulations. Mr. Nolan expressed

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