Research
The whole record, reshaped by a question.
Every count below is the Board's own coding across the cases in scope — findings, occurrences, phases, recommendations, the evidence held. Click any bar to make it the filter. No fleet-exposure data exists here, so these are cases, never rates.
AircraftAllBoeing / McDonnell DouglasAirbusEmbraerBombardier / De HavillandBellSikorskyRobinsonCessnaPiperBeechcraft
OccurrenceAllTurbulence encounterCollision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) Loss of control in flightGround collisionFire/smoke (non-impact)Cabin safety eventPowerplant sys/comp malf/failSys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)TailstrikeControlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)Air traffic eventRunway excursion
Showing 113 cases · Organizational issues
113
cases in this slice
52
fatal accidents
349
lives lost
113
with a probable cause
113
with coded findings
409
safety recommendations
The record over time
cases per year by cohort, and the lives lost — click a year to focus on itCases per year
Major investigationPart 121 airlinePart 135 fatal
Fatalities per year
Fatalities
Why accidents happen
113 coded casesthe Board's findings taxonomy — causal findings in the probable cause, contributing factors beside them; occurrences and the phase of flight the defining event sat in- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training68
- Management — Policy/procedure, Culture63
- Development — Design, Selection/certification/testing30
Personnel issues88 cases · 238 causal · 19 contributing
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)58
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision57
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion25
- Physical — Sensory ability/limitation, Impairment/incapacitation12
- Experience/knowledge — Experience/qualifications, Knowledge11
Aircraft77 cases · 128 causal · 32 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system, Navigation system41
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability24
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop), Engine fuel and control16
- Aircraft structures — Fuselage, Doors11
- Aircraft handling/service — Maintenance/inspections, Loading8
- Fluids/misc hardware — Misc hardware, Fluids2
- Aircraft propeller/rotor — Rotorcraft flight control, Main rotor system2
Environmental issues45 cases · 70 causal · 18 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Ceiling/visibility/precip, Wind31
- Operating environment — Air traffic/operating proc, Airport facilities/design12
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance, Terrain11
- Task environment — Pressures/demands, Physical workspace5
Not determined1 cases · 1 causal · 0 contributing
- Not determined — (general)1
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Loss of control in flight · 10 defining17
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 7 defining13
- Runway excursion · 8 defining11
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 5 defining10
- Aerodynamic stall/spin · 4 defining9
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 6 defining9
- VFR encounter with IMC · 7 defining8
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 5 defining7
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation · 11 defining7
- Midair collision · 12 defining6
- Miscellaneous/other · 3 defining6
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute40
- Landing17
- Approach15
- InitialClimb15
- Takeoff15
- Unknown6
- Taxi5
- Maneuvering5
- Standing5
- Pushback/Tow4
Aircraft and operators
by manufacturer family and operating rule — counts of cases, with no fleet-size denominator, so a busy family simply flies moreAircraft family
- Boeing / McDonnell Douglas · 3 fatal45
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 11 fatal16
- Airbus · 9 fatal13
- Cessna · 8 fatal8
- Other · 6 fatal8
- Beechcraft · 3 fatal8
- Piper · 4 fatal4
- Gulfstream · 2 fatal2
- Sikorsky · 2 fatal2
- Bell · 2 fatal2
- Cirrus · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- Southwest Airlines7
- United Airlines6
- American Airlines5
- Delta Air Lines5
- Great Lakes Aviation3
- Us Airways3
- Air Methods · 5 lives2
- Alaska Airlines2
- Colgan Air · 49 lives2
- Continental Airlines2
- Federal Express2
- 987 Investments1
What changed because of them
409 recommendations · 165 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 132
- Closed · unacceptable 98
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 14
- Open · acceptable response 63
- Open · unacceptable response 29
- Open · awaiting response 73
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-13-013reiterated ×8Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all existing turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft that are not equipped with a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder and are operating…
- A-16-035reiterated ×7Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: After the action in Safety Recommendation A-16-34 is completed, require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 operators to establish a structured flight data monitoring progr…
- A-16-036reiterated ×7Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 operators to establish safety management system programs.
- A-16-034reiterated ×6Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 operators to install flight data recording devices capable of supporting a flight data monitoring program.
- A-13-012reiterated ×5Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require the installation of a crash-resistant flight recorder system on all newly manufactured turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft that are not equipp…
- A-24-009reiterated ×2Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require retrofit of all cockpit voice recorders (CVR) on all airplanes required to carry both a CVR and a flight data recorder with a CVR capable of recording the last 25 hours of …
Evidence held
what the corpus can show for this slice, year by year — a docket, decoded flight data, a transcript, photographs, controller audioWhat the record says for this slice
a pattern, not a findingthe causal findings the Board cited most often across the 113 coded cases here- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 40%45 cases
- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 29%33 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 28%32 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Oversight · Organizational issues · 28%32 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 27%30 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 20%23 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Training · Organizational issues · 19%22 cases
- Development › Design · Organizational issues · 15%17 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip · Environmental issues · 15%17 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Safety programs · Organizational issues · 14%16 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 11%12 cases
- Aircraft systems › Landing gear system · Aircraft · 9%10 cases
The cases
113 of 113newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-06 | ANC25MA018 Major investigation | TEXTRON AVIATION INC 208B | BERING AIR INC | Nome, AK | Fatal · 10 | 80 docs |
| 2025-01-30 | DCA25MA108 Major investigation | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | PSA Airlines | Washington, DC | Fatal · 67 | 268 docs · FDR tables |
| 2024-02-10 | DCA24LA097 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222ER | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Kelsey, NY | Serious injury | 34 docs · FDR tables |
| 2024-02-10 | CEN24MA111 Major investigation | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 | ORBIC AIR LLC | Halloran Springs, CA | Fatal · 6 | 39 docs |
| 2024-02-09 | ERA24FA110 Part 135 fatal | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B16 | Ace Aviation Services | Naples, FL | Fatal · 2 | 23 docs · FDR tables |
| 2024-01-06 | DCA24MA063 Major investigation | BOEING 737-9 | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | Portland, OR | Minor injury | 102 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-10-18 | ENG24FA003 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-300F | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Memphis, TN | No injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-08-11 | OPS23FA010 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7BD | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | San Diego, CA | — | no docket |
| 2023-07-29 | DCA23LA384 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-322 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Houston, TX | No injury | 20 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-06-28 | DCA23FA339 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717-200 | Delta Air Lines Inc | Charlotte, NC | No injury | 7 docs · recorder reports |
| 2023-02-04 | DCA23FA149 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-79P | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Austin, TX | No injury | 42 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-01-14 | DCA23LA125 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-900ER | Delta Air Lines | Queens, NY | No injury | 33 docs · FDR tables |
| 2022-11-12 | CEN23MA034 Major investigation | BOEING B17 | Commemorative Air Force | Dallas, TX | Fatal · 6 | 53 docs |
| 2022-04-13 | WPR22FA151 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | Gem Air LLC | Heyburn, ID | Fatal · 1 | 44 docs |
| 2021-12-21 | CEN22FA081 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208 | Martinaire Aviation LLC | Fulshear, TX | Fatal · 2 | 20 docs |
| 2021-10-19 | DCA22MA009 Major investigation | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-87 (MD-87) | 987 Investments, LLC | Brookshire, TX | Serious injury | 56 docs · FDR tables |
| 2021-03-28 | WPR21FA143 Part 135 fatal | Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3 | Soloy Helicopters LLC | Palmer, AK | Fatal · 5 | 32 docs |
| 2021-02-20 | DCA21FA085 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | United Airlines | Broomfield, CO | No injury | 25 docs · FDR tables |
| 2020-07-31 | ANC20LA074 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland DHC-2 | High Adventure Air Charter | Soldotna, AK | Fatal · 7 | no docket |
| 2020-02-06 | ANC20FA017 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA32R | Paklook Air Inc | Tuntutuliak, AK | Fatal · 5 | 21 docs |
| 2020-01-26 | DCA20MA059 Major investigation | Sikorsky S76 | Island Express | Calabasas, CA | Fatal · 9 | 53 docs |
| 2019-12-27 | ANC20MA010 Major investigation | AIRBUS AS350B2 | Safari Aviation Inc. | Kekaha, HI | Fatal · 7 | 46 docs |
| 2019-10-18 | DCA20MA002 Major investigation | Saab 2000 | Peninsula AviationServices Inc., | Unalaska, AK | Fatal · 1 | 40 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-08-06 | DCA19CA192 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | SFO International Airport, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2019-06-22 | WPR19MA177 Major investigation | Beech 65-A90 | Oahu Parachute Center | Mokuleia, HI | Fatal · 11 | 43 docs |
| 2019-05-20 | ANC19FA019 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland DHC 2 | Venture Travel, LLC | Metlakatla, AK | Fatal · 2 | 13 docs |
| 2019-05-13 | CEN19MA141 Major investigation | De Havilland DHC-2 | Mountain Air Service LLC | Ketchikan, AK | Fatal · 6 | no docket |
| 2019-05-04 | DCA19MA143 Major investigation | Boeing 737 | Miami Air International | Jacksonville, FL | Minor injury | 65 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-02-23 | DCA19MA086 Major investigation | Boeing 767 | Atlas Air | Trinity Bay, TX | Fatal · 3 | 78 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-01-29 | CEN19FA072 Part 135 fatal | Bell 407 | VIKING AVIATION INC | Zaleski, OH | Fatal · 3 | no docket |
| 2018-12-06 | DCA19IA036 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | Southwest Airlines | Burbank, CA | No injury | 28 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-09-27 | ERA18FA264 Part 135 fatal | Dassault FALCON 50 | Air America Flight Services INC | Greenville, SC | Fatal · 2 | 15 docs · recorder reports |
| 2018-03-11 | ERA18MA099 Major investigation | AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B2 | LIBERTY HELICOPTERS INC | New York, NY | Fatal · 5 | 79 docs |
| 2018-02-13 | DCA18IA092 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 222 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Honolulu, HI | No injury | 13 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-10-02 | DCA18CA001 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Chicago, IL | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-07-27 | ANC17FA039 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA U206 | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Port Alsworth, AK | Fatal · 1 | 18 docs |
| 2017-05-15 | CEN17MA183 Major investigation | LEARJET 35A | Trans-Pacific Jets | Teterboro, NJ | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2017-05-05 | DCA17FA109 Part 135 fatal | SHORT BROS. & HARLAND SD3 30 | Air Cargo Carriers | Charleston, WV | Fatal · 2 | 34 docs |
| 2017-05-01 | ANC17FA021 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | GRANT AVIATION INC | Chignik Lake, AK | Fatal · 1 | 18 docs |
| 2016-10-28 | DCA17MA022 Major investigation | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD 10-10F | FedEx Express | Fort Lauderdale, FL | No injury | 19 docs · FDR tables |
| 2016-10-28 | DCA17FA021 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 51 docs · FDR tables |
| 2016-10-27 | DCA17IA020 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7L9 | Eastern Airlines Group, Inc., | New York, NY | No injury | 28 docs · FDR tables |
| 2016-10-02 | ANC17MA001 Major investigation | CESSNA 208B | HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC | Togiak, AK | Fatal · 3 | 81 docs |
| 2016-07-30 | DCA16MA204 Major investigation | KUBICEK BB85 | Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides | Lockhart, TX | Fatal · 16 | 83 docs |
| 2016-03-26 | ERA16FA140 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | Metro Aviation Inc. | Enterprise, AL | Fatal · 4 | 29 docs |
| 2015-12-15 | DCA16LA032 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 3H4 | Southwest Airlines | Nashville, TN | No injury | 27 docs · FDR tables |
| 2015-11-10 | CEN16MA036 Major investigation | BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A | Execuflight | Akron, OH | Fatal · 9 | no docket |
| 2015-08-16 | ERA15FA313 Part 135 fatal | BEECH C35 | Hicksville, NY | Fatal · 1 | 22 docs | |
| 2015-07-17 | ANC15FA049 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 207A | Sea Port Airlines, Inc | Juneau, AK | Fatal · 1 | 50 docs |
| 2015-07-03 | CEN15MA290 Major investigation | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS INC AS350B3E | AIR METHODS CORP | Frisco, CO | Fatal · 1 | 53 docs |
| 2015-06-25 | ANC15MA041 Major investigation | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 | Promech Air, Inc. | Ketchikan, AK | Fatal · 9 | 59 docs |
| 2014-10-31 | DCA15MA019 Major investigation | SCALED COMPOSITES 339 | Scaled Composites LLC | Koehn Dry Lake, CA | Fatal · 1 | 103 docs |
| 2014-09-18 | ENG14IA028 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 232 | jetBlue Airways | Long Beach, CA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-08-16 | OPS14IA011 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 - 236 | unk | Shemya, AK | — | 4 docs |
| 2014-06-01 | ERA14MA271 Major investigation | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G IV | Arizin Ventures, LLC | Bedford, MA | Fatal · 7 | 91 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-04-29 | OPS14IA007 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | NA | Powhatan, VA | Minor injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-02-25 | ENG14IA016 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS C 118A | TATONDUK OUTFITTERS LIMITED DBA | Emmonak, AK | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-02-15 | ERA14FA120 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 210L | SOUTHERN SEAPLANE INC | Clay, AL | Fatal · 2 | 45 docs |
| 2014-02-05 | DCA14FA058 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB145 - EP | Trans States Airlines, LLC | Memphis, TN | No injury | 21 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-11-30 | ANC14MA008 Major investigation | CESSNA 208B | Hageland Aviation | Saint Marys, AK | Fatal · 5 | 36 docs |
| 2013-07-07 | DCA13MA121 Major investigation | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 | REDISKE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Soldotna, AK | Fatal · 10 | 31 docs |
| 2013-05-18 | DCA13FA094 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER DHC8 | Piedmont Airlines | Newark, NJ | No injury | 15 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-04-29 | DCA13MA081 Major investigation | BOEING 747-400 BCF | National Air Cargo | Bagram | Fatal · 7 | 81 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-03-05 | WPR13IA144 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER DHC-8-402 | Horizon Air | Danville, CA | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2012-12-26 | DCA13CA035 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Memphis, TN | Minor injury | 9 docs |
| 2012-11-18 | WPR13LA045 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-32 | Star Marianas Air, Inc | Obyan | Fatal · 1 | 54 docs |
| 2012-05-28 | CEN12FA321 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206-L4 | GM | Fatal · 1 | 16 docs | |
| 2012-05-10 | DCA12FA069 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319-112 | FRONTIER AIRLINES INC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Serious injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2012-04-27 | OPS12IA535 Part 121 airline | Las Vegas, NV | — | 4 docs | ||
| 2012-04-07 | DCA12FA058 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402 | COLGAN AIR INC | Houston, TX | No injury | 14 docs · FDR tables |
| 2012-03-13 | ENG12IA024 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | Great Lakes Aviation | Hays, KS | — | no docket |
| 2012-02-17 | ENG12IA014 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | Great Lakes Airlines | Denver International Airport, CO | — | no docket |
| 2012-02-08 | ENG12IA010 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | American Airlines | Jamaica, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-12-22 | CEN12IA123 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Denver, CO | No injury | 7 docs |
| 2011-12-08 | DCA12MA020 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350B2 | SUNDANCE HELICOPTERS INC | Las Vegas, NV | Fatal · 5 | 94 docs |
| 2011-12-03 | ENG12IA013 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD | Denver International Airport, CO | — | no docket |
| 2011-08-26 | CEN11FA599 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS-350-B2 | Air Methods Corporation | Mosby, MO | Fatal · 4 | 125 docs |
| 2011-06-21 | ENG11IA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2011-04-03 | CEN11IA270 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135KL | Chautauqua Airlines Inc | Dubuque, IA | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2011-04-02 | DCA11MA076 Major investigation | GULFSTREAM GVI | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Roswell, NM | Fatal · 4 | 87 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-03-23 | OPS11IA401 Part 121 airline | FAA WASHINGTON FLIGHT PROGRAM | Arlington, VA | — | 14 docs | |
| 2010-12-29 | DCA11IA015 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Jackson Hole, WY | No injury | 45 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-11-24 | WPR11LA058 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-10-27 | DCA11FA004 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Miami, FL | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-09-16 | OPS10IA574 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-214 | US AIRWAYS INC | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-05-17 | ENG10IA029 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | United Airlines | Chantilly, VA | No injury | 10 docs · recorder reports |
| 2010-04-22 | OPS10IA155 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135KL | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | — | no docket |
| 2010-03-27 | OPS10IA020 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2010-03-25 | OPS10IA014 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Worton, MD | — | no docket |
| 2009-10-26 | ERA10LA041 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717-200 | Air Tran Airways | Pleasant Grove, NC | Serious injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-08-08 | ERA09MA447 Major investigation | PIPER PA-32R-300 | STEVEN M ALTMAN | Hoboken, NJ | Fatal · 9 | no docket |
| 2009-05-06 | DCA09FA048 Part 121 airline | BOEING DC-10 | World Airways | Baltimore, MD | Serious injury | 32 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-02-13 | DCA09MA027 Major investigation | BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402 | COLGAN AIR INC | Clarence Center, NY | Fatal · 49 | 2 docs · recorder reports |
| 2009-01-15 | DCA09MA026 Major investigation | AIRBUS A320 | US AIRWAYS INC | Weehawken, NJ | Serious injury | 123 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-01-04 | CEN09MA117 Major investigation | SIKORSKY S-76C | PHI INC | Morgan City, LA | Fatal · 8 | 29 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-01-02 | ENG09IA002 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-12-24 | WPR09IA065 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-890 | Alaska Airlines | Seattle, WA | No injury | 13 docs |
| 2008-12-21 | DCA09MA021 Major investigation | BOEING 737-524 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Denver, CO | Serious injury | 91 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-12-16 | CEN09FA094 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL-600-2C10 | Mesa Airlines, Inc | Chicago, IL | No injury | 25 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-11-26 | DCA09IA014 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | Delta Air Lines | Bozeman, MT | No injury | 25 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-09-22 | CHI08IA292 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | American Airlines, Inc. | Chicago, IL | No injury | 38 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-09-20 | DCA08MA098 Major investigation | Learjet LR60 | Global Exec Avaition | Columbia, SC | Fatal · 4 | 1 docs · recorder reports |
| 2008-09-12 | CHI08FA282 Part 135 fatal | Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 | Woodruff, WI | Fatal · 3 | 58 docs | |
| 2008-09-07 | DEN08LA151 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | St. Louis, MO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2008-07-31 | DCA08MA085 Major investigation | Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A | East Coast Jets Inc., | Owatonna, MN | Fatal · 8 | 76 docs · recorder reports |
| 2008-06-28 | DCA08MA076 Major investigation | BOEING 767 | ABX Air | San Francisco, CA | No injury | 41 docs · recorder reports |
| 2008-06-18 | NYC08FA218 Part 135 fatal | DEHAVILLAND DHC6 | WIGGINS AIRWAYS INC | Hyannis, MA | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2008-04-20 | ENG08IA022 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 | KALITTA AIR LLC | Newark, NJ | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-04-15 | ANC08FA053 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | ERA HELICOPTERS LLC | Chickaloon, AK | Fatal · 4 | 39 docs |
| 2008-03-26 | SEA08IA096 Part 121 airline | Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D | Great Lakes Aviation | Page, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-03-22 | DCA08IA048 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-200 | US AIRWAYS INC | Richmond, VA | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2008-02-24 | LAX08IA065 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-300 | Southwest Airlines Co. | Las Vegas, NV | Minor injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-01-05 | ANC08MA038 Major investigation | PIPER PA-31-350 | Servant Air, Inc. | Kodiak, AK | Fatal · 6 | 23 docs |