The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Military Air Accidents at Civil Aerodromes) Regulations 2005

Duty to furnish information relating to accidents

5.—(1) Where a military aircraft is involved in an accident to which these Regulations apply and the accident occurs on or adjacent to a civil aerodrome, the aerodrome authority shall—

(a) give notice as soon as possible to the Chief Inspector by the quickest means of communication available, and

(b) notify forthwith a police officer for the area where the accident occurred of the accident and the place where it occurred.

(2) The notice to the Chief Inspector referred to in paragraph (1) shall contain as much of the following information as is available—

(a) the identifying abbreviation “ACCID”;

(b) the type, model, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft;

(c) the name of the owner, operator and hirer (if any) of the aircraft;

(d) the name of the commander of the aircraft;

(e) the date and Co-ordinated Universal Time of the accident;

(f) the last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft;

(g) the position of the aircraft by reference to some easily defined geographical point and latitude and longitude;

(h) the number of—

(i) 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) 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) other persons killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident;

(i) the nature of the accident and the extent of the damage to the aircraft and property as far as is known;

(j) the nature of any air cargo, munitions or other dangerous or potentially hazardous items carried on the aircraft.