📘NTSB §830.5 – Immediate Notification
🚩 Overview
The NTSB mandates immediate notification for specific aircraft occurrences to ensure timely investigation and response, promoting safety and accident prevention.
✅ Situations Requiring Immediate Notification
Immediate notification to the NTSB is required after:
🛩️ 1. Aircraft Accidents
Any occurrence involving serious injury, death, or substantial damage to the aircraft.
🚨 2. Certain Serious Incidents
Including, but not limited to:
Flight control system malfunction or failure.
In-flight fire.
Aircraft collision in flight.
Aircraft overdue and presumed involved in an accident.
Crew incapacitation.
Turbine engine failure involving debris ejection.
Loss of propeller blade (excluding ground strikes).
Release of propeller blade or rotor blade causing significant risk.
Any event resulting in more than $25,000 property damage to components other than the aircraft (e.g., ground equipment).
📞 How to Immediately Notify
Notify the nearest NTSB field office.
NTSB Response Operations Center (ROC): Telephone: 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290 (24/7)
🛩️ Example Scenario
During flight, your aircraft experiences an in-flight engine fire, which you successfully extinguish and safely land. Despite no injuries, this incident requires immediate notification to the NTSB due to the serious nature of the occurrence.
📌 CFI Pro Tips
Know the Reporting Criteria: Clearly educate students on the specific events requiring immediate notification to the NTSB to ensure rapid compliance.
Emergency Preparedness: Train students to quickly identify reportable events and provide immediate notification, enhancing operational safety and compliance.
📚 Further Reading and Official References
NTSB §830.5 (Full Regulation): https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/section-830.5
NTSB Notification Procedures and Contact Information: https://www.ntsb.gov/about/employment/_layouts/ntsb.gov/pubslayout/ntsb_contact.aspx
FAA Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge – Accident Reporting: https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak
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