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Accidents
A notifiable accident includes an occurrence where:
- a person is killed or seriously injured;
- the microlight suffers serious damage or structural failure affecting its strength, performance or flight characteristics and requiring major repair or component replacement; or
- a microlight is overdue on a flight and an accident is presumed to have occurred.
Reporting an Accident
The pilot-in-command, or if incapacitated the operator, must notify the Civil Aviation Authority as soon as possible by the quickest means available.
CAA accident number: 0508 ACCIDENT (0508 222 433)
If a third party is injured or property is damaged, the Police must also be notified.
Air Traffic Services may assist with accident reporting.
The CAA website also provides electronic reporting for accidents, occurrences and defects.
Information to Report
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