14 CFR · Part 91
14 CFR § 91.13
Careless or reckless operation.
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.
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.
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Interpretations of This Section (39)
- Cooling, 2017
- McCabe (Atlas Pilots), 2016
- Amaya, 2016
- Lamb, 2016
- Thompson (Quantum Airways), 2015
- Cook (Aviation Compliance), 2015
- Weiman (Flyer Publications), 2015
- Johnstone, 2015
- Perdue (SP Aviation), 2015
- Del Turco, 2013
- French (ASO-007), 2013
- Agramonte, 2013
- Hancock, 2013
- Johnson (ALPA), 2011
- Buckholz (BuckholzTraffic), 2011
- Johnson (ALPA), 2011
- Bacon, 2011
- Lyons (BostonAir), 2011
- Rogers, 2010
- Easter (Precision Design), 2010
- Doremire, 2010
- Negron, 2009
- Negron, 2009
- Bell (AOPA), 2009
- Wells (ALPA), 2007
- Knickerbocker, 2006
- Ryan (FSDO), 2006
- Gallagher, 2005
- Fell, 2005
- Johnson, 2003
- Johnson, 2003
- Christensen&Nguyen, 2001
- J.Johnson, 2000
- Stout, 1992
- Bergner, 1992
- D.Bodlak, 1991
- Goering, 1991
- Bodlak, 1991
- H.Clark, 1991
Documents that cite this section, found in their catalog metadata or text. Listed by date, not by significance.
Reflects the eCFR edition current as of July 6, 2026. Retrieved from ecfr.gov on July 17, 2026.
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