---
title: "Decide whether an aviation occurrence must be notified to the NTSB"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/advise-on-reporting-and-handling-an-aviation-occurrence/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A60-N20261018-6-US"
practice_area: "Aviation, Drones & Space"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Decide whether an aviation occurrence must be notified to the NTSB

> Extract the date, the aircraft, the operator, and the facts the lawyer marks against the § 830.5 categories: death or serious injury, and the listed failures.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Aviation, Drones & Space](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Extract the date, the aircraft, the operator, and the facts the lawyer marks against the § 830.5 categories: death or serious injury, and the listed failures. Do not draft the notification and do not say whether notice is required. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide and the operator notifies. 49 CFR § 830.5 is the immediate-notification rule. Section 830.2 defines an aircraft accident as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, between boarding with the intention of flight and disembarking, in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or the aircraft receives substantial damage. Fatal injury means death within 30 days of the accident. Section 830.5 also covers an aircraft that is overdue and believed to have been in an accident. Section 830.15 requires a later report on Board Form 6120.1/2. You read § 830.5 in full before the call, because the list of incidents is longer than the accident definition. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Advise on reporting and handling an aviation occurrence](https://ailawframework.com/practice/aviation-drones-and-space/advise-on-reporting-and-handling-an-aviation-occurrence.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Extract the date, the aircraft, the operator, and the facts the lawyer marks against the § 830.5 categories: death or serious injury, and the listed failures. Do not draft the notification and do not say whether notice is required.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Immediate notification is time-critical. Do not wait for a generated narrative.
- Section 830.10 preserves wreckage, mail, cargo and records. Open it before anything is moved.

## Sources

- [49 CFR Part 830 (NTSB notification and reporting of aircraft accidents and incidents)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor Toward the Tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aviation occurrence reporting checklist and record (Transport Safety Investigation Act 2003 and Regulations: immediately and routine reportable matters)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/aviation-drones-and-space/aviation-occurrence-reporting-checklist-and-record.md) | Checklist | Red | Record for an operator or its lawyer after an aviation accident or incident: operation category A to D, immediately reportable (phone as soon as practicable, written report in 72 hours) or routine… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*