2013 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - REGULAR COAST GUARD (§§ 1 - 693)
Chapter 17 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 631 - 678)
Section 678 - Aircraft accident investigations
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 14 - COAST GUARD |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 14 - COAST GUARD PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD CHAPTER 17 - ADMINISTRATION Sec. 678 - Aircraft accident investigations |
Contains | section 678 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 112-213, title II, §214(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1553. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 126 Stat. 1553 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 112-213 |
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(a)
(b)
(1)
(2)
(A) that such tapes, reports, or other information would be included within and releasable with the final accident investigation report; and
(B) that release of such tapes, reports, or other information—
(i) would not undermine the ability of accident or safety investigators to continue to conduct the investigation; and
(ii) would not compromise national security.
(3)
(c)
(1) if the evidence surrounding the accident is sufficient for the investigators who conduct the accident investigation to come to an opinion as to the cause or causes of the accident, the final report of the accident investigation shall set forth the opinion of the investigators as to the cause or causes of the accident; and
(2) if the evidence surrounding the accident is not sufficient for the investigators to come to an opinion as to the cause or causes of the accident, the final report of the accident investigation shall include a description of those factors, if any, that, in the opinion of the investigators, substantially contributed to or caused the accident.
(d)
(e)
(1) the term "accident investigation" means any form of investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident referred to in subsection (a), other than a safety investigation; and
(2) the term "safety investigation" means an investigation by Coast Guard personnel of an aircraft accident referred to in subsection (a) that is conducted solely to determine the cause of the accident and to obtain information that may prevent the occurrence of similar accidents.
(Added Pub. L. 112–213, title II, §214(a), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1553.)
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