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serious injury

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Any injury which:

Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date the injury was received;
Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose);
Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage;
Involves any internal organ; or
Involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.

(See 49 CFR (NTSB) 830/831)

investigator-in-charge

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The NTSB designated IIC organizes, conducts, controls, and manages the field phase of the investigation. The IIC has the responsibility and authority to supervise and coordinate all resources and activities of all personnel, both Board and non-Board, involved in the on-site investigation. The IIC continues to have considerable organizational and management responsibilities throughout later phases of the investigation, up to and including Board consideration and adoption of a report or brief of probable cause(s).

substantial damage

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Damage or failure which adversely affects the structural strength,performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and which would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component.

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