Annex 13 – Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation. Thirteenth edition 2024.
Annex 13 contains the international Standards and Recommended Practices for aircraft accident and incident
investigation..
Standards and Recommended Practices for Aircraft Accident Inquiries were first adopted by the Council on 11 April 1951 pursuant to Article 37 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago, 1944) and were designated as Annex 13 to the Convention. The Standards and Recommended Practices were based on recommendations of the Accident Investigation Division at its First Session in February 1946 which were further developed at the Second Session of the Division in February 1947.
Amendment 19 (13th edition).
Source: Sixth meeting of the Accident Investigation Panel (AIGP/6).
Subjects: a) release of investigative information; Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS) data and information; the publication of Final Reports; and the consultation period of Final Reports;
b) provisions that relate to investigations involving unmanned aircraft as of 26 November 2026.
Adopted: 18 March 2024.
Effective: 22 July 2024.
Applicable: 28 November 2024.
26 November 2026.
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