---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 831.2"
title: "49"
number: "831.2"
heading: "Responsibility of the NTSB."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/831.2"
---

# §831.2. Responsibility of the NTSB.


The NTSB is required to investigate—

- (a) Aviation accidents as described in subpart B of this part;
- (b) Highway accidents as described in subpart C of this part;
- (c) Railroad, pipeline, and hazardous materials accidents as described in subpart D of this part; and
- (d) Any accident that occurs in connection with the transportation of people or property that, in the judgment of the NTSB, is catastrophic, involves problems of a recurring nature or would otherwise carry out the intent of its authorizing statutes. This authority includes selected events involving the transportation of hazardous materials, including their release.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1113(f). Section 831.15 also issued under Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, amended by Pub. L. 114-74, sec. 701, 129 Stat. 584 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note).

### Source

Source: 82 FR 29685, June 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted.