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NTSB Part 830 criteria?


http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/w.../49cfr830.html
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR830.2]

[Page 183-184]

TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER VIII--NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

PART 830_NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS
AND OVERDUE AIRCRAFT, AND PRESERVATION OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE, MAIL,
CARGO, AND RECORDS--Table of Contents

Subpart A_General

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 only for the United States
Government, or an aircraft owned and operated (except for commercial
purposes) or exclusively leased for at least 90 continuous days by a
government other than the United States Government,including a State,
the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United
States, or a political subdivision of that government.
``Public aircraft'' does not include a government-owned aircraft
transporting property for commercial purposes and does not include a
government-owned aircraft transporting passengers other than:
transporting (for other than commercial purposes) crewmembers or other
persons aboard the aircraft whose presence is required to perform, or
is associated with the performance of, a governmental function such as
firefighting, search and rescue, law enforcement, aeronautical
research, or biological or geological resource management; or
transporting (for other than commercial purposes) persons aboard the
aircraft if the aircraft is operated by the Armed Forces or an
intelligence agency of the United States. Notwithstanding any
limitation relating to use of the aircraft for commercial purposes, an
aircraft shall be considered to be a public aircraft without regard to
whether it is operated by a unit of government on behalf of another
unit of government pursuant to a cost reimbursement agreement, if the
unit of government on whose behalf the operation is conducted
certifies to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
that the operation was necessary to respond to a significant and
imminent threat to life or property (including natural resources) and
that no service by a private operator was reasonably available to meet
the threat.

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.

[53 FR 36982, Sept. 23, 1988, as amended at 60 FR 40112, Aug. 7, 1995]