Code of Massachusetts Regulations
702 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS AERONAUTICS COMMISSION
Title 702 CMR 6.00 - Aircraft Accidents
Section 6.01 - Reporting and Notification of Accidents

Universal Citation: 702 MA Code of Regs 702.6

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) The pilot or other person in command of the aircraft involved in an accident or emergency landing shall, within seven days, make a report and notification of the accident or emergency landing as required by 702 CMR 6.01(2) through (4) if the accident or emergency landing occurred in Massachusetts or if the pilot or aircraft is required to be registered pursuant to 702 CMR 3.00: Licensing and Registration, unless the pilot or other person in command of the aircraft is incapacitated, in which event the operator, owner, lessee or other person that causes or authorizes the operation of the aircraft, shall make such report and notification.

(2) A person required to submit a report under 702 CMR 6.01 shall immediately notify the division and the Massachusetts State Police in person, by telephone, or by means of electronic communication, of the occurrence of any accident:

(a) resulting in serious or fatal injury to any person; or

(b) known or believed to have resulted from a mechanical defect or failure of an aircraft or from a defect in the fuel used in the aircraft.

(3) A person required to submit a report or other notice of an accident pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 830 shall also submit a copy of any such report or notice to the division.

(4) The division shall act on any report of an accident provided to it in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 90, §§ 49B through 49T.

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