AIR AND SPACE TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS (E840-E845)
Note:
For definition of aircraft and related terms see definitions (u) and (v).
The following fourth-digit subdivisions are for use with categories E840-E845 to identify the injured person:
0 Occupant of spacecraft
1 Occupant of military aircraft, any
Crew in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy]
Passenger (civilian) (military) in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy]
Troops in military aircraft [air force] [army] [national guard] [navy]
Excludes:
occupants of aircraft operated under jurisdiction of police departments (5)
parachutist (7)
2 Crew of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-surface transport
3 Other occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-surface transport
Flight personnel:
not part of crew
on familiarization flight
Passenger on aircraft (powered) NOS
4 Occupant of commercial aircraft (powered) in surface-to-air transport
Occupant [crew] [passenger] of aircraft (powered) engaged in activities, such as:
aerial spraying (crops) (fire retardants)
air drops of emergency supplies
air drops of parachutists, except from military craft
crop dusting
lowering of construction material [bridge or telephone pole]
sky writing
5 Occupant of other powered aircraft
Occupant [crew] [passenger] of aircraft [powered] engaged in activities, such as:
aerobatic flying
aircraft racing
rescue operation
storm surveillance
traffic surveillance
Occupant of private plane NOS
6 Occupant of unpowered aircraft, except parachutist
Occupant of aircraft classifiable to E842
7 Parachutist (military) (other)
Person making voluntary descent
Excludes:
person making descent after accident to aircraft (.1-.6)
8 Ground crew, airline employee
Persons employed at airfields (civil) (military) or launching pads, not occupants of aircraft
9 Other person
E844 Other specified air transport accidents
[0-9]
Requires fourth digit. see beginning of section E800-E845 for codes and definitions.
Includes:
hit by aircraft without accident to aircraft
hit by object falling from aircraft without accident to aircraft
injury by or from machinery on aircraft without accident to aircraft
injury by or from rotating propeller without accident to aircraft
injury by or from voluntary parachute descent without accident to aircraft
poisoning by carbon monoxide from aircraft while in transit without accident to aircraft
sucked into jet without accident to aircraft
any accident involving other transport vehicle (motor) (nonmotor) due to being hit by object set in motion by aircraft (powered)
Excludes:
air sickness (E903)
effects of:
high altitude (E902.0-E902.1)
pressure change (E902.0-E902.1)
injury in parachute descent due to accident to aircraft (E840.0-E842.9)

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