National Transportation Safety Board

Pt. 831

(i) A description of any explosives,
radioactive materials, or other dangerous articles carried.

Subpart C - Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo,
and Records
Section 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 Section 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.

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Subpart D - Reporting of Aircraft
Accidents,
Incidents,
and
Overdue Aircraft
Section 830.15 Reports and statements to be
filed.
(a) Reports. The operator of a civil,
public (as specified in Section 830.5), or foreign
aircraft shall file a report on Board

Form 6120.1-2 (OMB No. 3147-0001) 2 within 10 days after an accident, or after 7
days if an overdue aircraft is still missing. A report on an incident for which
immediate notification is required by
Section 830.5(a) shall be filed only as requested
by an authorized representative of the
Board.
(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.
[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 investigative information.
831.14 Proposed findings.
831.15 Civil penalties.

Subpart B - Aviation Investigations
831.20 Authority of NTSB in aviation investigations.
831.21 Other Government agencies and
NTSB aviation investigations.
831.22 International aviation investigations.
2 Forms are available from the Board field
offices (see footnote 1), from Board headquarters in Washington, DC, and from the
Federal Aviation Administration Flight
Standards District Offices.

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