The Pilot Records Improvement Act (PRIA) of 1996 is a

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created in response to several fatal

aviation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot a ...

accidents attributed to

pilot error Pilot error generally refers to an accident in which an action or decision made by the pilot was the cause or a contributing factor that led to the accident, but also includes the pilot's failure to make a correct decision or take proper a ...

. Many of the accidents could have been avoided if the current operator was made aware of the pilot's past safety records. The act allows operators to see an applicant's flight qualifications and other safety-related records, as provided by the

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and the applicant's previous employers.

References

1996 in aviation Acts of the 104th United States Congress Aviation in the United States Aviation law United States federal transportation legislation {{Law-stub

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