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49 CFR Ch. VIII (10–1–23 Edition)

§ 830.6

report an accident or incident, you may call
the NTSB Response Operations Center, at
844–373–9922 or 202–314–6290.

(a) An aircraft accident or any of the

following listed serious incidents
occur:

(1) Flight control system malfunc-

tion or failure;

(2) Inability of any required flight

crewmember to perform normal flight
duties as a result of injury or illness;

(3) Failure of any internal turbine en-

gine component that results in the es-
cape of debris other than out the ex-
haust path;

(4) In-flight fire;
(5) Aircraft collision 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 sys-

tems which requires the sustained use
of an emergency bus powered by a
back-up source such as a battery, aux-
iliary power unit, or air-driven gener-
ator to retain flight control or essen-
tial instruments;

(ii) In-flight failure of hydraulic sys-

tems that results in sustained reliance
on the sole remaining hydraulic or me-
chanical system for movement of flight
control surfaces;

(iii) Sustained loss of the power or

thrust produced by two or more en-
gines; and

(iv) An evacuation of an aircraft in

which an emergency egress system is
utilized.

(8) Release of all or a portion of a

propeller blade from an aircraft, ex-
cluding release caused solely by ground
contact;

(9) A complete loss of information,

excluding flickering, from more than 50
percent of an aircraft’s cockpit dis-
plays known as:

(i) Electronic Flight Instrument Sys-

tem (EFIS) displays;

(ii) Engine Indication and Crew

Alerting System (EICAS) displays;

(iii) Electronic Centralized Aircraft

Monitor (ECAM) displays; or

(iv) Other displays of this type, which

generally include a primary flight dis-
play (PFD), primary navigation display
(PND), and other integrated displays;

(10) Airborne Collision and Avoidance

System (ACAS) resolution advisories
issued when an aircraft is being oper-
ated on an instrument flight rules
flight plan and compliance with the ad-
visory is necessary to avert a substan-
tial risk of collision between two or
more aircraft.

(11) Damage to helicopter tail or

main rotor blades, including ground
damage, that requires major repair or
replacement of the blade(s);

(12) Any event in which an operator,

when operating an airplane as an air
carrier at a public-use airport on land:

(i) Lands or departs on a taxiway, in-

correct runway, or other area not de-
signed as a runway; or

(ii) Experiences a runway incursion

that requires the operator or the crew
of another aircraft or vehicle to take
immediate corrective action to avoid a
collision.

(b) An aircraft is overdue and is be-

lieved to have been involved in an acci-
dent.

[53 FR 36982, Sept. 23, 1988, as amended at 60
FR 40113, Aug. 7, 1995; 75 FR 927, Jan. 7, 2010;
75 FR 35330, June 22, 2010; 80 FR 77587, Dec.
15, 2015]

§ 830.6

Information to be given in noti-

fication.

The notification required in § 830.5

shall contain the following informa-
tion, if available:

(a) Type, nationality, and registra-

tion marks of the aircraft;

(b) Name of owner, and operator of

the aircraft;

of intended landing of the aircraft;

(f) Position of the aircraft with ref-

erence to some easily defined geo-
graphical point;

(g) Number of persons aboard, num-

ber killed, and number seriously in-
jured;

(h) Nature of the accident, the weath-

er and the extent of damage to the air-
craft, so far as is known; and

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National Transportation Safety Board

Pt. 831

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.

⁄

(OMB No. 3147–0001)

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.