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Serious Incident
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Definition
An incident is defined as:
An occurrence, other than an Accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft which affects or could affect the safety of operation.
Note.— The types of incidents which are of main interest to the International Civil Aviation Organization for accident prevention studies are listed in the Accident/Incident Reporting Manual (Doc 9156).
A serious incident is defined as:
An incident involving circumstances indicating that an Accident nearly occurred.
Note 1.— The difference between an accident and a serious incident lies only in the result.
Note 2.— Examples of serious incidents can be found in Attachment C of Annex 13 and in the Accident/Incident Reporting Manual (Doc 9156).
(ICAO Annex 13 (Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation)
Further Reading
ICAO Annex 13: Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation. ICAO Doc 9156: Accident/Incident Reporting Manual.
See also Accident and Serious Injury.