14 CFR 91.13
§ 91.13 Careless or reckless operation.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
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- 14 CFR 91.13, § 91.13 Careless or reckless operation, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/55868
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(a) Aircraft operations for the purpose of air navigation. No person may operate an aircraft in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.
(b) Aircraft operations other than for the purpose of air navigation. No person may operate an aircraft, other than for the purpose of air navigation, on any part of the surface of an airport used by aircraft for air commerce (including areas used by those aircraft for receiving or discharging persons or cargo), in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.