What did the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 do?

• A. Created the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
• B. Transferred the CAA functions to the FAA
• C. Established the NTSB
• D. Required a medical certificate for pilots

Answer: (B)

The question tests how federal civil aviation oversight was reorganized in 1958. The key point is that the act created a single, central agency to regulate and promote aviation safety and moved the responsibilities that belonged to the Civil Aeronautics Administration into this new agency. In other words, it established the Federal Aviation Agency and transferred the CAA’s functions to the FAA, giving one streamlined home for aviation regulation and safety.

That’s why transferring CAA functions to the FAA is the best answer. The Civil Aeronautics Administration existed before this act, and the act didn’t create it. The National Transportation Safety Board was established later by its own legislation, and medical certificate requirements for pilots were already part of aviation medicine regulation under prior authorities, not a direct product of this act.