Strict Liability of the Aircraft Operator

Verified from official sources
LuftVG § 33Version 2Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

If an accident while operating your drone kills or injures someone or damages property, you as the drone's keeper (Halter) must pay compensation for the damage.

Requirement as structured

If, in the operation of an aircraft, a person is killed, injured or suffers damage to health, or property is damaged, as a result of an accident, the keeper (Halter) of the aircraft is obliged to compensate the damage.

Original regulatory text

Wird beim Betrieb eines Luftfahrzeugs durch Unfall jemand getötet, sein Körper oder seine Gesundheit verletzt oder eine Sache beschädigt, so ist der Halter des Luftfahrzeugs verpflichtet, den Schaden zu ersetzen.

Applies when

country
Germany
regulatory category
General