[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 36, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 36CFR2.17]



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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY

 

      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2_RESOURCE PROTECTION, PUBLIC USE AND RECREATION--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 2.17  Aircraft and air delivery.



    (a) The following are prohibited:

    (1) Operating or using aircraft on lands or waters other than at 

locations designated pursuant to special regulations.

    (2) Where a water surface is designated pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) 

of this section, operating or using aircraft under power on the water 

within 500 feet of locations designated as swimming beaches, boat docks, 

piers, or ramps, except as otherwise designated.

    (3) Delivering or retrieving a person or object by parachute, 

helicopter, or other airborne means, except in emergencies involving 

public safety or serious property loss, or pursuant to the terms and 

conditions of a permit.

    (b) The provisions of this section, other than paragraph (c) of this 

section, shall not be applicable to official business of the Federal 

government, or emergency rescues in accordance with the directions of 

the superintendent, or to landings due to circumstances beyond the 

control of the operator.

    (c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (c)(3) of this section, the 

owners of a downed aircraft shall remove the aircraft and all component 

parts thereof



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in accordance with procedures established by the superintendent. In 

establishing removal procedures, the superintendent is authorized to: 

(i) Establish a reasonable date by which aircraft removal operations 

must be complete; (ii) determine times and means of access to and from 

the downed aircraft; and (iii) specify the manner or method of removal.

    (2) Failure to comply with procedures and conditions established 

under paragraph (c)(1) of this section is prohibited.

    (3) The superintendent may waive the requirements of paragraph 

(c)(1) of this section or prohibit the removal of downed aircraft, upon 

a determination that: (i) The removal of downed aircraft would 

constitute an unacceptable risk to human life; (ii) the removal of a 

downed aircraft would result in extensive resource damage; or (iii) the 

removal of a downed aircraft is impracticable or impossible.

    (d) The use of aircraft shall be in accordance with regulations of 

the Federal Aviation Administration. Such regulations are adopted as a 

part of these regulations.

    (e) The operation or use of hovercraft is prohibited.

    (f) Violation of the terms and conditions of a permit issued in 

accordance with this section is prohibited and may result in the 

suspension or revocation of the permit.