Civil Aeronautics Board
Seal of the Civil Aeronautics Board | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1939 |
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| Dissolved | 1985 (39 years ago) |
| Superseding agencies | |
| Jurisdiction | U.S. federal government |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Parent agency | Federal government of the United States |
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was an agency of the federal government of the United States, formed in 1940 from a split of the Civil Aeronautics Authority and abolished in 1985, that regulated aviation services (including scheduled passenger airline service) and, until the establishment of the National Transportation Safety Board in 1967, conducted air accident investigations. The agency was headquartered in Washington, D.C.