Government Documents on Aviation

Aviation affects our lives in a variety of ways whether we take a personal or business trip on a plane or receive mail or packages. It also plays an important role in areas such as the domestic and international economy, national security, and scientific research. Purdue Libraries have many government publications on aviation. Many of these are located in the AVTE Library but others can be found in libraries such as ENGR, HSSE, and MGMT. Subject headings to search for government documents on aviation in the Library Catalog include:

Aeronautics and State--United States
Aircraft Accidents
Aircraft Industry--United States
Air Traffic Control--United States
Airports--United States

The principal index to U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. The GPO Index on the Purdue Libraries indexes page is an electronic version of this indexe from 1976-present. The Catalog of Government Publications covers these resources from 1994-present. Other useful indexes include Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 and CIS Congressional Serial Set Index 1789-1969 HSSE REF 328.73 C761c and its online version (Purdue Users Only), CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996.

Government publications on aviation from U.S. executive branch agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) include:

Airpower Journal	HSSE & HIKS Repository 629.505 Ai68
President's Commission on Aviation Security & Terrorism	HSSE DOC PR 41.8:SE 2
Aircraft Accidents Reports Brief Formats	AVTE 629.5255021 Un3 & AVTE MF TD 1.109/3:
Aircraft Accident Report	AVTE 629.13255 Ai74 & AVTE MF TD 1.112:
Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data	AVTE MF & HIKS Repository TD 1.113:
Federal Aviation Administration Annual Report	AVTE MF TD 4.1:
FAA Advisory Circulars	AVTE 629.5 Un355to
FAA Aviation News	AVTE 629.505 Un32a
Notices to Airmen	AVTE 629.5 Un355ag & AVTE MF TD 4.12/2:
Aeronautical Information Manual	AVTE MF TD 4.12/3:
Airport Activity Statistics of Certified Air Carriers	ENGR Tech Rpts. 629.5 Un356ai & ENGR MF TD 4.14:
Type Certificate Data Sheets	AVTE MF TD 4.15's
Census of U.S. Civil Aircraft	AVTE MF TD 4.18: & AVTE REF & HIKS Repository 629.582 Un29sc
FAA Air Traffic Activity	ENGR & HIKS Repository 629.05 Un32ac
FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation	AVTE & HIKS Repository 629.582 Un39s & AVTE MF TD 4.20:
International Flight Information Manual	AVTE 629.5 Un355i

Legal and Regulatory Sources

Slip Laws	HSSE DOC REF AE 2.110:
Compilation of Selected Aviation Laws
U.S. Statutes at Large	HSSE REF 345.11 Un3
U.S. Code (Title 49)	HSSE REF 345 Un3co
Code of Federal Regulations (Titles 14 & 49)	HSSE REF 353.005 C64
Index to the Code of Federal Regulations	HSSE REF 353.005 C64 Index
Federal Register	HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 & HSSE MF
List of Sections Affected	HSSE REF 353.005 C64 LSA
Indiana Code(Title 8)	HSSE REF 348.772 In25c
Indiana Administrative Code (Title 105)	HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i
Indiana Register	HSSE REF 348.772025 In3

Congressional Publications

Congressional publications are excellent aviation information sources. Examples of such publications include:

Government Accountability Office Reports	MGMT MF GA 1.13:
House Appropriations Committee- Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:T 71/
Senate Appropriations Committee- Appropriations committee publications are excellent sources of project and program expenditure information	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2:
House Science Committee	HSSE DOC Y 4.SCI 2:
House Transportation & Infrastructure Comm.	HSSE DOC Y 4.T 68/2:
Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Comm.	HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7:

Congressional Research Service Reports-(Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Internet Resources

Increasing amounts of government information can be found on the Internet. Numerous U.S. Government agency WWW sites deal with aviation. A starting point for government agency web sites is the Purdue Libraries Documents Department homepage at www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/

Examples of such sites include:

GPO Access-Provides access to congressional bills, the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and other valuable federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources.

Lexis-Nexis Academic (Purdue Users Only)-An excellent source for federal and state court cases and laws.

Lexis-Nexis Statistical (Purdue Users Only)-Provides access to many government statistical publications.

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA Regulatory & Guidance Library

National Transportation Safety Board

U.S. Dept. of Transportation

Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation & International Affairs

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Transportation Security Administration

Dept. of Transportation Inspector General

Dept. of Homeland Security Inspector General

Transportation Research Board (Part of the National Academies)