65. Interpretation

For the purposes of this Chapter of this Act:—

“accident” means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which in the case of a manned aircraft, takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight, until such time as all such persons have disembarked or in the case of an unmanned aircraft, takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the purpose of flight until such time it comes to rest at the end of the flight and the primary propulsion system is shut down, and in which:—

a person is fatally or otherwise seriously injured, as a result of being in the aircraft or having direct contact with any part of the aircraft including any part which has become detached from the aircraft or being exposed directly to jet blast, as the case may be;

the aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which adversely affects its structural strength, performance or flight characteristics of the aircraft and would under normal circumstances require a major repair or replacement of the affected components; or

the aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible;