4.4 Definitions

CAR Part 1 (unless otherwise noted)

State the definition of:

(a) accident;

means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that,—

(a) in the case of an aircraft intended to be flown with any person on board, takes place between—

• (i) the time that any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight; and
• (ii) the time that—
  • (A) all persons on board have disembarked; and
  • (B) the engine or any propellers or rotors have come to rest; and
   

(b) in the case of an aircraft intended to be flown without any person on board, takes place between—

• (i) the time that the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight; and
• (ii) the time that—
  • (A) the aircraft comes to rest at the end of the flight; and
  • (B) the primary propulsion system is shut down.
   

(2) The occurrence must be one in which—

• (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of—
  • (i) being in the aircraft; or
  • (ii) direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including any part that has become detached from the aircraft; or
  • (iii) direct exposure to jet blast; or