Notification/Report of an Aircraft Accident or Serious Incident

This page provides essential information on how to report an aircraft accident or serious incident. If you are involved in or witness to an aviation-related emergency, it is critical to notify the appropriate authorities immediately. Timely reporting helps ensure the safety of passengers, crew, and the wider aviation community. 





How to report an aircraft accident or serious incident

Aircraft accidents or serious incidents should be notified/reported to the Accidents Investigation Coordinating Committee (AICC) and aircraft accidents to the police.

Telephone:  777 4838 
Telephone:  +960777 4838 from outside Maldives


Accident Investigation Coordinating Committee (AICC)
Maldives Civil Aviation Authority
2nd Floor, Velaanaage,
Ameer Ahmed Magu,
Male’, 20096, Republic of Maldives
General eMail: [email protected]


Who must report an aircraft accident or serious incident

Any person involved who has knowledge of an aircraft accident or serious incident which has occurred in Malé or elsewhere in the Maldives must notify the AICC without a delay. 

Those persons involved includes:

  1. The crew of the aircraft
  2. The owner of the aircraft
  3. The operator of the aircraft
  4. Those involved in the maintenance, design or manufacture of the aircraft
  5. Those involved in the training of the aircraft’s crew
  6. Those involved in providing air traffic control and flight information services
  7. Those involved in providing aerodrome services to the aircraft
  8. Staff of the aerodrome authority
  9. Staff of the Civil Aviation Authority
  10. Staff of the European Aviation Safety Agency




What information to give the AICC

What information to give the AICC

The AICC will need to know as much of the following information as possible:

  1. The type, model, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft
  2. The names of the owner, operator and hirer (if any) of the aircraft
  3. The name of the commander of the aircraft
  4. The date and time (UTC) of the accident or serious incident
  5. The last point of departure and the next point of intended landing of the aircraft
  6. The position of the aircraft in relation to some easily defined geographical location
  7. The number of
  8. Crew on board and the number killed or seriously injured
  9. Passengers on board and the number killed or seriously injured
  10. Other persons killed or seriously injured as a result of the accident
  11. The nature of the accident or serious incident and the extent of damage as far as is known