14 CFR § 189.5 - Limitation of liability.

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title: "14 CFR § 189.5 - Limitation of liability."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "189.5"
section_name: "Limitation of liability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "189"
part_name: "USE OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 9701; 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40104, 40113, 44502, 45303."
regulatory_source: "Docket 27778, 60 FR 39615, Aug. 2, 1995, unless otherwise noted."
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# 189.5 Limitation of liability.

The United States is not liable for any omission, error, or delay in transmitting or relaying, or for any failure to transmit or relay, any message accepted for transmission or relayed under this part, even if the omission, error, delay, or failure to transmit or relay is caused by the negligence of an employee of the United States.