N.D. Cent. Code § 2-03-08: Jurisdiction over crimes and torts

All crimes, torts, and other wrongs committed by or against an airman or passenger while in flight over this state are governed by the laws of this state, and the question whether damage occasioned by or to an aircraft while in flight over this state constitutes a tort, crime, or other wrong by or against the owner of such aircraft, must be determined by the laws of this state.