Safety Reports
Aviation Safety Data Accessibility Study Index

A Report On Issues Related To Public Interest In Aviation Safety Data

January 20, 1997

Prepared for the:
Office of System Safety
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue,S.W.
Washington, DC 20591

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction And Summary

Safety Data
Accident and Incident Data
Inspection and Surveillance Data
Exposure Data

Analysis and Interpretation of Safety Data
Recent Research
Value of Safety Information to FAA
Value of Safety Information to Consumers
Tensions Between FAA and Consumer Needs for Information

Availability and Accessibility of Safety Information
Accident, Incident, Exposure, and Individual Carriers Data
Inspection and Surveillance Data

Experience of Other Federal Agencies
The FDIC and Measures of the Financial Strengths of Banks
NHTSA and Automobile Safety
The NRC and Nuclear Power

Public Access to Safety Information

Public Concerns About Aviation Safety

Bibliography

LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit 1: Death Risk Ranking for Ten Year Periods

Exhibit 2: Correlation of Nonfatal Events with Passenger Death Risk on Major U.S. Airlines