Originally Posted by
JMorgana
I can't post links yet but Google the FAA CFR Title 14, volume 3, part 135.
Scroll to the bottom right-hand side of page 424, section 135.177(a)(2).
This appears to relate to all flights capable of seating more than 19 passengers.
§ 135.177 Emergency equipment requirements for aircraft having a passenger seating configuration of more than 19 passengers.
(a) No person may operate an aircraft having a passenger seating configuration, excluding any pilot seat, of more than 19 seats unless it is equipped with the following emergency equipment:
(2) A crash axe carried so as to be accessible to the crew but inaccessible to passengers during normal operations.