"JGalban via AviationKB.com" u32749@uwe wrote in message
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I would assume that an aircraft ditching into a
river would result in "substantial damage" as described in Part 830.

That would depend on the nature of the damage caused by the ditching.
Critically read the definitions of "aircraft accident" and "substantial damage"
in 830.2. There is lots of "wiggle room". Since no $ amount is specified in
the definition of "substantial damage", an intact ditched plane could easily be
(at least arguably) non-reportable even though the actual damage may exceed the
value of the aircraft. Remember; engine failure, engine damage, prop damage,
skin damage, fabric damage, fairings & landing gear and much more are
specifically exempted.

To give an idea how one can get creative; after you recovered a ditched
plane, you could claim that any structural damage was caused by the recovery
effort, not the actual ditching; thus there was no "aircraft accident"since the
aircraft was not being operated for flight when the damage occurred.

Over the years, I have seen some pretty severe aircraft damage that was never
reported to anyone except perhaps the insurance company.


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Vaughn

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