14 CFR 129.24
§ 129.24 Cockpit voice recorders.
United States · 14 CFR — Aeronautics and Space · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 14 CFR 129.24, § 129.24 Cockpit voice recorders, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/57228
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:57228@1- SHA-256
ec4cf858dd14823b7a546293378dcbb33586c603822090c6bee470ff0c569bf6
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
No person may operate an aircraft under this part that is registered in the United States unless it is equipped with an approved cockpit voice recorder that meets the standards of TSO-C123a, or later revision. The cockpit voice recorder must record the information that would be required to be recorded if the aircraft were operated under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter, and must be installed by the compliance times required by that part, as applicable to the aircraft.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.