Civil Aeronautics Board

Civil Aeronautics Board
	Seal of the Civil Aeronautics Board
Agency overview
Formed	1939
Preceding agencies	Aeronautics Branch; Bureau of Air Commerce; Bureau of Air Mail; Air Safety Board (1940);
Dissolved	1985 (47 years)
Superseding agencies	Federal Aviation Administration (1958); National Transportation Safety Board (1967); Secretary of Transportation;
Jurisdiction	U.S. federal government
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Parent agency	U.S. Department of Transportation

The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was an agency of the federal government of the United States, formed in 1938 and abolished in 1985, that regulated aviation services (including scheduled passenger airline service) and conducted air accident investigations. The agency was headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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