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SAFETY IN FLIGHT
During the calendar year 1946, Alaska ex
perienced the greatest number of civil air
craft accidents in its history. Twenty
three lives w6re lost. Aircraft damage
exceeded $200,900. <It is impossible to
determine the revenue lost a3 a result of
the decommissioned or totally destroyed
airplanes which limited operations.Search
and rescue missions diverted other air
craft and pilots from revenue producing
flights to flights costing large sums of
money. Undoubtedly there has been a cer
tain loss of public confidence in air
travel which cannot be'converted readily
into dollars and cents. Its intangible
influence has already been felt, and will
continue to be felt in years to come un
less something is'done to correct this un
healthy situation. Correction or the re
duction of accidents can only be brought
about in the industry itself. How? One
of tho principal methods is a matter of
education and then doing something about
it ’.hen we knew what to do.
Aviation has expanded so nuch during the
last feu years that it is physically and
economically impracticable for the Civil
Aeronautics Administration to expand its
safety regulation staff proportionately .
In 1946 a policy"was implemented wherein
more and more responsibility for the pro
per conduct of the industry was to be
placed in the hands of the industry and
safety regulations have been simplified
and liberalized. 'There has. been consid
erable publicity in regard to the transi- .
tional period from direct CAA supervision
to the eventual goal of indirect CAA
Supervision; aviation was handed the ball
and the success of the play is dependent
to a'liajor extent upon the industry it
self.
It is estimated that the number of civil
aircraft accidents in Alaska wont up 55%
while the number of flights incr ased ap
proximately 10%; Violations appear to be
on the increase, especially'among the
student and private pilots. It is believed
that more non-revenue flying than in any
previous year was done in behalf of pilots
in distress. There are now" eight missing
pilots and passengers who .have never been
fou&l in contrast to none" in 1945,There
has been a great deal of publicity over
each major accident in the Territory, all
of which obviously has hindered rather
than helped aviation. Public ire has been
arrousod over the irresponsible actions
of a minority of pilots.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration in
tends to do everything in its power to
assist in the orderly development of avi
ation. It is our policy to concentrate
on a matter of foremost concern to avia
tion and the public at large; that is,
"SAFETY IN FLIGHT".
CIVIL AERONAUTIC3 ADMINISTRATION 8th Region