TITLE 21

AERONAUTICS

CHAPTER 1

AERONAUTICS ADMINISTRATION

21-112.  Reckless operation of aircraft. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an aircraft in the air, or on the ground or water, in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.

In any proceeding charging careless or reckless operation of aircraft in violation of this section, the court or jury, in determining whether the operation was careless or reckless, may consider the standards for safe operation of aircraft prescribed by federal statutes, federal regulations governing aeronautics and the rules, regulations and standards promulgated by the department.

History:

[21-112, added 1947, ch. 153, sec. 12, p. 378; am. 1989, ch. 229, sec. 1, p. 545.]