(1) An aircraft operator shall be liable for damage against a third party on the ground (including underground, water surface, or underwater) who has been killed, injured or whose property has been damaged by an aircraft during flight or by a person or object that fell from an aircraft.
(2) The term "aircraft operator" in this Part means a person using an aircraft at the time an accident occurs: Provided, That where a person who controls operation of an aircraft (hereinafter referred to as "operation controller") allows another person to use the aircraft, the operation controller shall be deemed an aircraft operator.
(3) For the purposes of this Part, an aircraft owner who is stated in the aircraft register shall be presumed to be an aircraft operator.
(4) The term "during flight" in paragraph (1) means the period from the point when power of an aircraft turns on for the purpose of takeoff to the point when the landing is finished.
(5) Where two or more aircraft are involved in an accident under paragraph (1), each aircraft operator shall be jointly and severally liable for damage under paragraph (1).
(6) Where an aircraft is used without the approval of an operation controller, the operation controller shall be jointly and severally liable, within the limit on liability provided for in Article 932, with a person who uses the aircraft without said approval unless the operation controller proves that he/she has paid due care to prevent such unapproved use.[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 10696, May 23, 2011]