Any aircraft which has crashed and which has not been removed from the site of the crash is conclusively presumed to be abandoned by the owner if:

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A. one year has elapsed from the time that the aircraft was released to the owner by the federal agency responsible for investigating the crash; and

B. the owner is not currently and actively engaged in the removal of the aircraft.