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Annex 13 — Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation

Annex: SARPs and associated material

The international framework for investigating aircraft accidents and incidents. Study it separately from everyday operational reporting and organizational safety management.

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This introductory description is based on the inspected 2021 ICAO catalogue entry. It is not a paragraph-level interpretation of the local PDF.

Catalogue citation: Annex 13, entry beginning at line 629 in the local text edition of the ICAO Products and Services Catalogue 2021.

Historical catalogue edition: 12th edition, July 2020.

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