14 C.F.R. § 121.580
Prohibition on interference with crewmembers
No person may assault, threaten, intimidate, or interfere with a crewmember in the performance of the crewmember's duties aboard an aircraft being operated under this part.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Wallaesa v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 824 F.3d 1071 (D.C. Cir. 2016).
Wallaesa v. Fed. Aviation Admin., 824 F.3d 1071 (D.C. Cir. 2016). “§ 44701 (a), has long prohibited conduct aboard commercial flights that interferes with crewmember duties, see 14 C.F.R. § 121.580 . In the determination now on review, the FAA Administrator assessed a civil penalty against Brian Wallaesa for violating that rule aboard a…”
Gerald Brown v. Billy Nolen (D.C. Cir. 2022). “The FAA alleged that Brown violated three FAA regulations by (1) threatening Moon and causing him to miss a radio call, see 14 C.F.R. § 121.580 , (2) leaving his seat unmanned after the altercation, see id.”
Polyi v. Fed. Aviation Admin. (M.D. Penn. 2025). “00 for failing to comply with 14 C.F.R. § 121.580 and 49 U.S.C. § 46318 , which prohibit the assault and threatening of crewmembers or other individuals on an aircraft.”
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