Title: 
Headings: 
FAA
 
Guide
 
to
 
Low-Flying
 
Aircraft
 

91.119
 
Minimum
 
safe
 
altitudes;
 
general
  


Content: Following
 
is
 
Title
 
14
 
of
 
the
 
Code
 
of
 
Federal
 
Regulations,
 
Section
 
91.119
 
of
 
the
 
General
 
Operating
 
and
 
Flight
 
Rules,
 
which
 
specifically
 
prohibits
 
low
 
flying
 
aircraft. 91.119
 
Minimum
 
safe
 
altitudes; general
  
Except
 
when
 
necessary
 
for
 
takeoff
 
or
 
landing,
 
no
 
person
 
may
 
operate
 
an
 
aircraft
 
below
 
the
 
following
 
altitudes: Anywhere
 
–
 
An
 
altitude
 
allowing,
 
if
 
a
 
power
 
unit
 
fails,
 
an
 
emergency
 
landing
 
without
 
undue
 
hazard
 
to
 
persons
 
or
 
property
 
on
 
the
 
surface. Over
 
congested
 
areas
 
–
 
Over
 
any
 
congested
 
area
 
of
 
a
 
city,
 
town,
 
or
 
settlement,
 
or
 
over
 
any
 
open-air
 
assembly
 
of
 
persons,
 
an
 
altitude
 
of
 
1,000
 
feet
 
above
 
the
 
highest
 
obstacle
 
within
 
a
 
horizontal
 
radius
 
of
 
2,000
 
feet
 
of
 
the
 
aircraft. Over
 
other
 
than
 
congested
 
areas
 
–
 
An
 
altitude
 
of
 
500
 
feet
 
above
 
the
 
surface
 
except
 
over
 
open
 
water
 
or
 
sparsely
 
populated
 
areas. In
 
that
 
case,
 
the
 
aircraft
 
may
 
not
 
be
 
operated
 
closer
 
than
 
500
 
feet
 
to
 
any
 
person,
 
vessel,
 
vehicle,
 
or
 
structure. Helicopters
 
–
 
Helicopters
 
may
 
be
 
operated
 
at
 
less
 
than
 
the
 
minimums
 
prescribed
 
In
 
paragraph
 
(b)
 
or
 
(c)
 
of
 
this
 
section
 
if
 
the
 
operation
 
is
 
conducted
 
without
 
hazard
 
to
 
persons
 
or
 
property
 
on
 
the
 
surface. In
 
addition,
 
each
 
person
 
operating
 
a
 
helicopter
 
shall
 
comply
 
with
 
routes
 
or
 
altitudes
 
specifically
 
prescribed
 
for
 
helicopters
 
by
 
the
 
Administrator. Helicopter
 
operations
 
may
 
be
 
conducted
 
below
 
the
 
minimum
 
altitudes
 
set
 
for
 
fixed-wing
 
aircraft.