Description
The National Transportation Safety Board proposes amending the definition of ‘‘unmanned aircraft accident’’ by removing the weight-based requirement (under 300 pounds) and replacing it with an airworthiness certificate or airworthiness approval requirement. The weight threshold is no longer an appropriate criterion and the proposed definition will be flexible to account for changes in the unmanned aerial systems industry. It also allows the NTSB to respond quickly to UAS events with a safety significance, while not burdening the agency or public with unnecessary responses. Comments on the proposal are due July 20, 2021.
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