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National Transportation Safety Board
Pt. 831
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Forms are available from the Board field
offices (see footnote 1), from Board head-
quarters in Washington, DC, and from the
Federal Aviation Administration Flight
Standards District Offices.
(i) A description of any explosives,
radioactive materials, or other dan-
gerous articles carried.
Subpart C—Preservation of Air-
craft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo,
and Records
§ 830.10
Preservation of aircraft
wreckage, mail, cargo, and records.
(a) The operator of an aircraft in-
volved in an accident or incident for
which notification must be given is re-
sponsible for preserving to the extent
possible any aircraft wreckage, cargo,
and mail aboard the aircraft, and all
records, including all recording medi-
ums of flight, maintenance, and voice
recorders, pertaining to the operation
and maintenance of the aircraft and to
the airmen until the Board takes cus-
tody thereof or a release is granted
pursuant to § 831.12(b) of this chapter.
(b) Prior to the time the Board or its
authorized representative takes cus-
tody 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 fur-
ther damage; or
(3) To protect the public from injury.
(c) Where it is necessary to move air-
craft wreckage, mail or cargo,
sketches, descriptive notes, and photo-
graphs 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 in-
volved in an accident or incident shall
retain all records, reports, internal
documents, and memoranda dealing
with the accident or incident, until au-
thorized by the Board to the contrary.
Subpart D—Reporting of Aircraft
Accidents, Incidents, and
Overdue Aircraft
§ 830.15
Reports and statements to be
filed.
(a)
Reports. The operator of a civil,
public (as specified in § 830.5), or foreign
aircraft shall file a report on Board
Form 6120.
1
⁄
2
(OMB No. 3147–0001)
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with-
in 10 days after an accident, or after 7
days if an overdue aircraft is still miss-
ing. A report on an incident for which
immediate notification is required by
§ 830.5(a) shall be filed only as requested
by an authorized representative of the
Board.
(b)
Crewmember statement. Each crew-
member, if physically able at the time
the report is submitted, shall attach a
statement setting forth the facts, con-
ditions, and circumstances relating to
the accident or incident as they appear
to him. If the crewmember is incapaci-
tated, he shall submit the statement as
soon as he is physically able.
(c)
Where to file the reports. The oper-
ator of an aircraft shall file any report
with the field office of the Board near-
est the accident or incident.
[53 FR 36982, Sept. 23, 1988, as amended at 60
FR 40113, Aug. 7, 1995]
PART 831—INVESTIGATION
PROCEDURES
Subpart A—General
Sec.
831.1
Applicability of this subpart.
831.2
Responsibility of the NTSB.
831.3
Authority of Directors.
831.4
Nature of investigation.
831.5
Priority of NTSB investigations.
831.6
Request to withhold information.
831.7
Representation during an interview.
831.8
Investigator-in-charge.
831.9
Authority during investigations.
831.10
Autopsies and postmortem testing.
831.11
Parties to the investigation.
831.12
Access to and release of wreckage,
records, mail, and cargo.
831.13
Provision and dissemination of inves-
tigative information.
831.14
Proposed findings.
831.15
Civil penalties.
Subpart B—Aviation Investigations
831.20
Authority of NTSB in aviation inves-
tigations.
831.21
Other Government agencies and
NTSB aviation investigations.
831.22
International aviation investigations.
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