5.—(1) Where a reportable accident occurs the commander of the aircraft involved at the time of the accident, or if he be killed or incapacitated then the operator of the aircraft, and, in the case of an accident occurring on or adjacent to an aerodrome, the aerodrome authority shall forthwith give notice thereof to the Chief Inspector by the quickest means of communication available and in the case of a reportable accident occurring in or over the United Kingdom shall also notify forthwith the local police authorities of the accident and of the place where it occurred.
(2) The notice to the Chief Inspector referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be given the identifying abbreviation ACCID and shall state as far as possible–
(a)the type, model and the nationality and registration marks of the aircraft;
(b)the name of the owner, operator and hirer (if any) of the aircraft;
(c)the name of the commander of the aircraft;
(d)the date and Coordinated Universal Time of the accident;
(e)the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft;
(f)the position of the aircraft by reference to some easily defined geographical point and latitude and longitude;
(g)(i)the number of crew on board the aircraft at the time of the accident and the number of them killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident;
(ii)the number of passengers on board the aircraft at the time of the accident and the number of them killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident;
(iii)the number of other persons killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident;
(h)the nature of the accident and the extent of the damage to the aircraft as far as is known.
(3) Where an accident to which these Regulations apply occurs, whether in or over the United Kingdom or elsewhere, the owner, operator, commander or hirer of the aircraft shall, if so required by notice in writing given to him by the Chief Inspector, send to the Chief Inspector, within such time as may be specified in the notice, such information as is in his possession or control with respect to the accident in such form as the Chief Inspector may require.