PART 830--NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS AND
OVERDUE AIRCRAFT, AND PRESERVATION OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, MAIL, CARGO, AND
RECORDS
Subpart A--General
Sec.
830.1 Applicability.
830.2 Definitions.
Subpart B--Initial Notification of Aircraft Accidents, Incidents, and Overdue
Aircraft
830.5 Immediate notification.
830.6 Information to be given in notification.
Subpart C--Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records
830.10 Preservation of aircraft wreckage, mail, cargo, and records.
Subpart D--Reporting of Aircraft Accidents, Incidents, and Overdue Aircraft
830.15 Reports and statement to be filed.
Subpart E--Reporting of Public Aircraft Accidents and Incidents
This part contains rules pertaining to:
(a) Notification and reporting aircraft accidents and incidents and certain
other occurrences in the operation of aircraft when they involve civil
aircraft of the United States wherever they occur, or foreign civil aircraft
when such events occur in the United States, its territories or possessions.
(b) Reporting aircraft accidents and listed incidents in the operation of
aircraft when they involve certain public aircraft.
(c) Preservation of aircraft wreckage, mail, cargo, and records involving
all civil aircraft in the United States, its territories or possessions.
Sec. 830.2 Definitions.
As used in this part the following words or phrases are defined as follows:
"Aircraft accident" means an occurrence associated with the operation of an
aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft
with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in
which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft
receives substantial damage.
"Civil aircraft" means any aircraft other than a public aircraft.
"Fatal injury" means any injury which results in death within 30 days of
the accident.
"Incident" means an occurrence other than an accident, associated with the
operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of
operations.
"Operator" means any person who causes or authorizes the operation of an
aircraft, such as the owner, lessee, or bailee of an aircraft.
"Public aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the service of any
government or of any political subdivision thereof, including the government
of any State, Territory, or possession of the United States, or the District
of Columbia, but not including any government-owned aircraft engaged in
carrying persons or property for commercial purposes. For purposes of this
section "used exclusively in the service of" means, for other than the
Federal Government, an aircraft which is owned and operated by a governmental
entity for other than commercial purposes or which is exclusively leased by
such governmental entity for not less than 90 continuous days.
"Serious injury" means any injury which: (1) Requires hospitalization for
more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date of the injury was
received; (2) results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of
fingers, toes, or nose); (3) causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or
tendon damage; (4) involves any internal organ; or (5) involves second- or
third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body
surface.
"Substantial damage" means damage or failure which adversely affects the
structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft,
and which would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected
component. Engine failure or damage limited to an engine if only one engine
fails or is damaged, bent fairings or cowling, dented skin, small punctured
holes in the skin or fabric, ground damage to rotor or propeller blades, and
damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes, or
wingtips are not considered "substantial damage" for the purpose of this
part.
Subpart B--Initial Notification of Aircraft Accidents, Incidents, and Overdue
Aircraft
Sec. 830.5 Immediate notification.
The operator of an aircraft shall immediately, and by the most expeditious
means available, notify the nearest National Transportation Safety Board
(Board), field office /1/ when:
NOTE /1/ The National Transportation Safety Board field offices are listed
under U.S. Government in the telephone directories in the following cities:
Anchorage, Alaska; Atlanta, Ga.; Chicago, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Fort Worth,
Tex.; Kansas City, Mo.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.;
Seattle, Wash.
(a) An aircraft accident or any of the following listed incidents occur:
(1) Flight control system malfunction or failure;
(2) Inability of any required flight crewmember to perform normal flight
duties as a result of injury or illness;
(3) Failure of structural components of a turbine engine excluding
compressor and turbine blades and vanes;
(4) In-flight fire; or
(5) Aircraft collide in flight.
(6) Damage to property, other than the aircraft, estimated to exceed
$25,000 for repair (including materials and labor) or fair market value in
the event of total loss, whichever is less.
(7) For large multiengine aircraft (more than 12,500 pounds maximum
certificated takeoff weight):
(i) In-flight failure of electrical systems which requires the sustained
use of an emergency bus powered by a back-up source such as a battery,
auxiliary power unit, or air-driven generator to retain flight control or
essential instruments;
(ii) In-flight failure of hydraulic systems that results in sustained
reliance on the sole remaining hydraulic or mechanical system for movement of
flight control surfaces;
(iii) Sustained loss of the power or thrust produced by two or more
engines; and
(iv) An evacuation of an aircraft in which an emergency egress system is
utilized.
(b) An aircraft is overdue and is believed to have been involved in an
accident.
Sec. 830.6 Information to be given in notification.
The notification required in Sec. 830.5 shall contain the following
information, if available:
(a) Type, nationality, and registration marks of the aircraft;
(b) Name of owner, and operator of the aircraft;
(c) Name of the pilot-in-command;
(d) Date and time of the accident;
(e) Last point of departure and point of intended landing of the aircraft;
(f) Position of the aircraft with reference to some easily defined
geographical point;
(g) Number of persons aboard, number killed, and number seriously injured;
(h) Nature of the accident, the weather and the extent of damage to the
aircraft, so far as is known; and
(i) A description of any explosives, radioactive materials, or other
dangerous articles carried.
Subpart C--Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo, and Records
Sec. 830.10 Preservation of aircraft wreckage, mail, cargo, and records.
(a) The operator of an aircraft involved in an accident or incident for
which notification must be given is responsible for preserving to the extent
possible any aircraft wreckage, cargo, and mail aboard the aircraft, and all
records, including all recording mediums of flight, maintenance, and voice
recorders, pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the aircraft and to
the airmen until the Board takes custody thereof or a release is granted
pursuant to Sec. 831.12(b) of this chapter.
(b) Prior to the time the Board or its authorized representative takes
custody of aircraft wreckage, mail, or cargo, such wreckage, mail, or cargo
may not be disturbed or moved except to the extent necessary:
(1) To remove persons injured or trapped;
(2) To protect the wreckage from further damage; or
(3) To protect the public from injury.
(c) Where it is necessary to move aircraft wreckage, mail or cargo,
sketches, descriptive notes, and photographs shall be made, if possible, of
the original positions and condition of the wreckage and any significant
impact marks.
(d) The operator of an aircraft involved in an accident or incident shall
retain all records, reports, internal documents, and memoranda dealing with
the accident or incident, until authorized by the Board to the contrary.
Subpart D--Reporting of Aircraft Accidents, Incidents, and Overdue Aircraft
Sec. 830.15 Reports and statements to be filed.
(a) Reports. The operator of an aircraft shall file a report on Board Form
6120.1 (OMB No. 3147-005) or Board Form 7120.2 (OMB No. 3147-0001) /1/ within
10 days after an accident, or after 7 days if an overdue aircraft is still
missing. A report on an incident for which notification is required by Sec.
830.5(a) shall be filed only as requested by an authorized representative of
the Board.
NOTE /1/ Forms are obtainable from the Board field offices (see footnote 1
of Sec. 830.5), the National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC
20594, and the Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards District
Office.
(b) Crewmember statement. Each crewmember, if physically able at the time
the report is submitted, shall attach a statement setting forth the facts,
conditions, and circumstances relating to the accident or incident as they
appear to him. If the crewmember is incapacitated, he shall submit the
statement as soon as he is physically able.
(c) Where to file the reports. The operator of an aircraft shall file any
report with the field office of the Board nearest the accident or incident.
Subpart E--Reporting of Public Aircraft Accidents and Incidents
Sec. 830.20 Reports to be filed.
The operator of a public aircraft other than an aircraft of the Armed
Forces or Intelligence Agencies shall file a report on NTSB Form 6120.1 (OMB
No. 3147-001) /1/ within 10 days after an accident or incident listed in Sec.
830.5(a). The operator shall file the report with the field office of the
Board nearest the accident or incident./2/
NOTE /1/ To obtain this form, see footnote 1 of Sec. 830.15.
NOTE /2/ The locations of the Board's field offices are set forth in footnote
1 of Sec. 830.5
