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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 464 cases · Personnel issues
464
cases in this slice
156
fatal accidents
629
lives lost
464
with a probable cause
464
with coded findings
478
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
464 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- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision271
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)249
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion92
- Physical — Impairment/incapacitation, Alertness/Fatigue41
- Experience/knowledge — Experience/qualifications, Knowledge31
- Miscellaneous — (general)7
Aircraft189 cases · 274 causal · 69 contributing
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability103
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system, Navigation system74
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop), Engine (reciprocating)20
- Aircraft structures — Empennage structure, Doors18
- Aircraft handling/service — Towing and taxiing, Maintenance/inspections18
- Fluids/misc hardware — Fluids, Misc hardware5
- Aircraft propeller/rotor — Rotorcraft flight control, Main rotor system3
Environmental issues175 cases · 190 causal · 94 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Ceiling/visibility/precip, Turbulence119
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance, Terrain42
- Operating environment — Airport facilities/design, Air traffic/operating proc27
- Task environment — Pressures/demands, Physical workspace14
Organizational issues102 cases · 203 causal · 52 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training70
- Management — Policy/procedure, Culture58
- Development — Design, Selection/certification/testing22
Not determined6 cases · 5 causal · 1 contributing
- Not determined — (general)6
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) · 2 defining76
- Loss of control in flight · 41 defining59
- Ground collision · 82 defining55
- Cabin safety event · 31 defining41
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 34 defining39
- Turbulence encounter · 24 defining27
- Ground handling event · 23 defining24
- Tailstrike · 23 defining23
- Air traffic event · 31 defining23
- Aerodynamic stall/spin · 13 defining20
- VFR encounter with IMC · 10 defining19
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 6 defining17
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 13 defining17
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person · 18 defining17
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation · 24 defining16
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute126
- Landing79
- Taxi75
- Approach75
- Standing50
- Takeoff40
- InitialClimb36
- Pushback/Tow28
- Maneuvering24
- Unknown4
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 · 6 fatal174
- Airbus · 19 fatal64
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 18 fatal63
- Embraer · 1 fatal42
- Cessna · 31 fatal31
- Other · 27 fatal31
- Bell · 19 fatal19
- Piper · 16 fatal16
- Beechcraft · 9 fatal12
- Robinson · 3 fatal3
- Gulfstream · 2 fatal2
- Saab · 1 fatal2
Operating rule
Operators with the most cases
- Southwest Airlines39
- Delta Air Lines37
- American Airlines29
- United Airlines26
- Skywest Airlines13
- American Eagle Airlines8
- Psa Airlines · 67 lives8
- Air Methods · 23 lives7
- Us Airways7
- Delta Airlines6
- United Parcel Service · 2 lives6
- Atlas Air · 3 lives5
What changed because of them
478 recommendations · 156 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 181
- Closed · unacceptable 121
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 20
- Open · acceptable response 79
- Open · unacceptable response 27
- Open · awaiting response 50
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 464 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 37%171 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 31%144 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 29%136 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 20%92 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 10%47 cases
- Task performance › Communication (personnel) · Personnel issues · 9%43 cases
- Psychological › Perception/orientation/illusion · Personnel issues · 9%40 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip · Environmental issues · 9%40 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 8%35 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Oversight · Organizational issues · 6%28 cases
- Task performance › Maintenance · Personnel issues · 6%26 cases
- Task performance › Planning/preparation · Personnel issues · 5%25 cases
The cases
200 of 464newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | DCA26LA164 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8 | United Airlines | Dulles, VA | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2026-02-26 | DCA26LA139 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | Endeavor Airlines | College Park, GA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2026-02-09 | DCA26LA115 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-271NX | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | San Francisco, CA | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2026-01-15 | DCA26LA102 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Alaska Airlines | Kodiak, AK | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2025-11-29 | DCA26LA047 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | Envoy Air Inc. | Chicago, IL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2025-08-29 | DCA25LA307 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LL | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Peaster, TX | Serious injury | 6 docs |
| 2025-08-28 | DCA25LA306 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-212 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Chase City, VA | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2025-07-19 | DCA25LA268 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-131 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Santa Barbara, CA | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2025-07-14 | DCA25LA286 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR | Republic Airways | Boston, MA | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2025-07-02 | DCA25LA251 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-924ER | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2025-06-08 | DCA25LA230 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | United Airlines | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2025-04-17 | DCA25LA185 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Houston, TX | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2025-03-20 | DCA25LA163 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Orlando, FL | No injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2025-02-06 | ANC25MA018 Major investigation | TEXTRON AVIATION INC 208B | BERING AIR INC | Nome, AK | Fatal · 10 | 80 docs |
| 2025-02-05 | DCA25LA117 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-832 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Seattle, WA | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2025-02-02 | DCA25LA120 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2025-01-30 | DCA25MA108 Major investigation | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | PSA Airlines | Washington, DC | Fatal · 67 | 268 docs · FDR tables |
| 2025-01-10 | DCA25LA084 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | 8 docs |
| 2024-10-29 | DCA25LA015 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A300 F4-622R | United Parcel Service Co | Louisville, KY | No injury | 4 docs · FDR tables |
| 2024-10-24 | DCA25LA025 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-9 | United Airlines | Houston, TX | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2024-09-25 | DCA24LA318 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 LR | Envoy Air Inc. | Chicago, IL | No injury | 16 docs · FDR tables |
| 2024-09-07 | ANC24FA089 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206B | EGLI AIR HAUL INC | King Salmon, AK | Fatal · 1 | 7 docs |
| 2024-08-31 | DCA24LA295 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-323 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2024-08-07 | DCA24LA256 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Severn, MD | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2024-07-27 | DCA24LA245 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2024-07-17 | DCA24LA241 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | Spirit Airlines Inc. | Orlando, FL | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2024-03-08 | DCA24FA120 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Houston, TX | No injury | 31 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 |
| 2024-01-19 | DCA24LA079 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-87UF | ATLAS AIR INC | Miami, FL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2023-11-30 | DCA24LA034 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717 | Hawaiian Airlines | Kahului, HI | Minor injury | 21 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-10-27 | OPS24LA004 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-271N | HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC | Long Beach, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2023-09-13 | ANC23FA074 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-18-150 | NEITZ AVIATION INC | St. Mary's, AK | Fatal · 1 | 25 docs |
| 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 |
| 2023-07-20 | ANC23FA056 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206-L4 | MARITIME HELICOPTERS INC | Wainwright, AK | Fatal · 4 | 11 docs |
| 2023-07-02 | ANC23FA045 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-32-300 | Vertigo Air Taxi | Old Harbor, AK | Fatal · 2 | 8 docs |
| 2023-06-28 | DCA23FA339 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717-200 | Delta Air Lines Inc | Charlotte, NC | No injury | 7 docs · recorder reports |
| 2023-06-16 | ANC23FA042 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 180 | JAMES B. TWETO | Shaktoolik, AK | Fatal · 2 | 14 docs |
| 2023-05-05 | DCA23LA278 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-231 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Charlotte, NC | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-04-02 | ERA23FA175 Part 135 fatal | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T2 | AIR METHODS CORP | Chelsea, AL | Fatal · 2 | 15 docs |
| 2023-03-22 | DCA23LA221 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Houston, TX | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2023-02-25 | WPR23MA113 Major investigation | PILATUS PC-12/45 | GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC | Stagecoach, NV | Fatal · 5 | 58 docs · recorder reports |
| 2023-02-17 | DCA23LA179 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Sarasota, FL | No injury | 11 docs |
| 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 |
| 2023-01-02 | DCA23LA114 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24 | Endeavor Airlines | New York, NY | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2022-12-31 | DCA23LA109 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | Envoy Air Inc. | Montgomery, AL | Fatal | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2022-12-29 | CEN23FA071 Part 135 fatal | BELL 407 | Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC | Galliano, LA | Fatal · 4 | 31 docs |
| 2022-12-19 | DCA23LA172 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Kahului, HI | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2022-12-18 | DCA23LA096 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-243 | HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC | Kahului, HI | Serious injury | 15 docs · FDR tables |
| 2022-11-12 | CEN23MA034 Major investigation | BOEING B17 | Commemorative Air Force | Dallas, TX | Fatal · 6 | 53 docs |
| 2022-11-03 | DCA23LA060 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 | SPIRIT AIRLINES INC | New Orleans, LA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2022-10-26 | CEN23FA019 Part 135 fatal | BELL 407 | Westwind Helicopters INC | Morgan City, LA | Fatal · 1 | 12 docs |
| 2022-10-05 | DCA23LA005 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC | Dayton, OH | No injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2022-09-11 | DCA22LA201 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Chicago, IL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2022-04-13 | WPR22FA151 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | Gem Air LLC | Heyburn, ID | Fatal · 1 | 44 docs |
| 2022-02-04 | ENG22FA009 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8K2 | Sun Country Airlines, Inc. | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2022-01-14 | CEN22FA100 Part 135 fatal | BELL 407 | Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC | Houma, LA | Fatal · 2 | 9 docs |
| 2021-12-21 | CEN22FA081 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208 | Martinaire Aviation LLC | Fulshear, TX | Fatal · 2 | 20 docs |
| 2021-12-11 | ERA22FA086 Part 135 fatal | SWEARINGEN SA226 | CASTLE AVIATION INC | Bedford, NH | Fatal · 1 | 24 docs · recorder reports |
| 2021-11-13 | CEN22FA031 Part 135 fatal | BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A | MCPHILLIPS FLYING SERVICE INC | Beaver Island, MI | Fatal · 4 | 17 docs |
| 2021-10-05 | ERA22FA004 Part 135 fatal | DASSAULT Falcon 20 | Pak West Airlines Inc. | Thomson, GA | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2021-09-17 | DCA21LA226 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC | Asheville, NC | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-09-16 | ERA21FA362 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 | Atlanta Helicopters LLC | Monticello, GA | Fatal · 3 | 20 docs |
| 2021-09-01 | DCA21LA229 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-332 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Seattle, WA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-08-28 | WPR21FA330 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA TU206F | McCall Aviation Inc. | Bernard, ID | Fatal · 2 | 21 docs |
| 2021-08-12 | DCA21LA210 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2021-07-02 | DCA21FA174 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-275C | RHOADES AVIATION INC | Honolulu, HI | Serious injury | 78 docs · FDR tables |
| 2021-05-28 | DCA21LA137 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-05-21 | DCA21LA133 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Chicago, IL | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-04-29 | OPS21LA002 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319-112 | Allegiant Air | St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | No injury | 19 docs |
| 2021-03-28 | WPR21FA143 Part 135 fatal | Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3 | Soloy Helicopters LLC | Palmer, AK | Fatal · 5 | 32 docs |
| 2021-03-26 | ENG21LA023 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | PSA Airlines | North Canton, OH | No injury | no docket |
| 2021-03-16 | DCA21LA096 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | Skywest Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2020-11-14 | DCA21LA024 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2C10 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2020-08-27 | ANC20LA085 Part 135 fatal | Cessna A185 | Fairbanks, AK | Fatal · 2 | no docket | |
| 2020-07-31 | ANC20LA074 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland DHC-2 | High Adventure Air Charter | Soldotna, AK | Fatal · 7 | no docket |
| 2020-05-19 | DCA20LA107 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Swift Air LLC | Victorville, CA | No injury | 7 docs · FDR tables |
| 2020-05-15 | ANC20LA046 Part 135 fatal | Cessna A185 | Webster James M | Nuiqsut, AK | Fatal · 1 | 6 docs |
| 2020-03-21 | DCA20CA095 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2020-03-17 | CEN20LA122 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 208 | Planemasters Ltd | LaCrosse, KS | Fatal · 1 | 10 docs |
| 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 |
| 2020-01-08 | DCA20CA049 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | New York, NY | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2019-12-28 | CEN20MA044 Major investigation | Piper PA 31T | Cheyenne Partners LLC | LAFAYETTE, LA | Fatal · 5 | 37 docs |
| 2019-12-27 | ANC20MA010 Major investigation | AIRBUS AS350B2 | Safari Aviation Inc. | Kekaha, HI | Fatal · 7 | 46 docs |
| 2019-12-25 | ERA20FA056 Part 135 fatal | Bell 407 | Survival Flight, LLC | Headland, AL | Fatal · 1 | 14 docs |
| 2019-12-10 | CEN20FA032 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 208 | Martinaire Aviation | Victoria, TX | Fatal · 1 | 23 docs |
| 2019-11-30 | ANC20FA007 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA-31-350 | Fly 4 You Inc | Cooper Landing, AK | Fatal · 3 | 25 docs |
| 2019-10-18 | DCA20MA002 Major investigation | Saab 2000 | Peninsula AviationServices Inc., | Unalaska, AK | Fatal · 1 | 40 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-10-02 | ERA20MA001 Major investigation | Boeing B17 | Collings Foundation | Windsor Locks, CT | Fatal · 7 | 58 docs |
| 2019-09-11 | DCA19CA223 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL 600 2C10 | SkyWest Airlines | Chicago OHare, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2019-09-11 | CEN19MA312 Major investigation | Convair 440 | Ferreteria E Implementos San Francisco | Monclova, OH | Fatal · 2 | 42 docs |
| 2019-08-06 | DCA19CA192 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | SFO International Airport, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2019-08-01 | ANC19LA045 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS C 118A | Tatonduk Outfitters Limited | Buckland, AK | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2019-07-23 | DCA19CA186 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | United Airlines | San Francisco, CA | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2019-07-19 | ANC19FA035 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland BEAVER DHC 2 | Rusts Flying Service | Seldovia, AK | Fatal · 1 | 9 docs |
| 2019-06-30 | CEN19MA190 Major investigation | Textron Aviation B-300 | S&H Aircraft | Addison, TX | Fatal · 10 | no docket |
| 2019-06-28 | CEN19FA185 Part 135 fatal | AGUSTA A109 | North Memorial Healthcare | Brainerd, MN | Fatal · 2 | 21 docs |
| 2019-06-22 | WPR19MA177 Major investigation | Beech 65-A90 | Oahu Parachute Center | Mokuleia, HI | Fatal · 11 | 43 docs |
| 2019-06-17 | DCA19CA168 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | Southwest Airlines | Pittsburgh, PA | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2019-06-15 | DCA19CA167 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | United Airlines | Newark, NJ | No injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-06-09 | DCA19CA169 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Denver, CO | No injury | 5 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 |
| 2019-04-29 | WPR19FA123 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON R44 | Novictor Aviation LLC | Kailua, HI | Fatal · 3 | 23 docs |
| 2019-04-12 | DCA19CA137 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | United Airlines | Fort Meyers, FL | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2019-04-05 | DCA19CA146 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD88 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | — | 5 docs |
| 2019-03-10 | CEN19FA095 Part 135 fatal | BELL 407 | BRISTOW US LLC | Galliano, LA | Fatal · 2 | 22 docs |
| 2019-03-10 | DCA19CA102 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL 600 2C10 | PSA Airlines, Inc. | Charlotte, NC | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2019-03-04 | DCA19FA089 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB145 | Commutair | Presque Isle, ME | Minor injury | 32 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-02-23 | DCA19MA086 Major investigation | Boeing 767 | Atlas Air | Trinity Bay, TX | Fatal · 3 | 78 docs · FDR tables |
| 2019-02-13 | DCA19CA081 Part 121 airline | Embraer ERJ170 | Compass Airlines | Reno, NV | Serious injury | 22 docs |
| 2019-02-08 | ERA19LA096 Part 135 fatal | Convair C131 | Conquest Air Inc | Atlantic Ocean, AO | Fatal · 1 | 7 docs |
| 2019-02-03 | DCA19CA090 Part 121 airline | Boeing 787 | United Airlines | Pacific Ocean, PO | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2019-01-29 | DCA19LA070 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727 200 | Kalitta Charters Ii Llc | Tuscaloosa, AL | No injury | 8 docs · recorder reports |
| 2019-01-29 | CEN19FA072 Part 135 fatal | Bell 407 | VIKING AVIATION INC | Zaleski, OH | Fatal · 3 | no docket |
| 2019-01-28 | DCA19CA079 Part 121 airline | Airbus A320 | Frontier Airlines | Denver, CO | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-12-31 | DCA19CA066 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | Charlotte, NC | — | 4 docs |
| 2018-12-06 | DCA19IA036 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | Southwest Airlines | Burbank, CA | No injury | 28 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-12-03 | DCA19CA038 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-12-01 | DCA19CA035 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL 600 2B19 | PSA Airlines | New York, NY | Minor injury | 3 docs |
| 2018-10-11 | DCA19CA006 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | San Jose, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-10-10 | DCA19CA005 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Nashville, TN | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-09-27 | ERA18FA264 Part 135 fatal | Dassault FALCON 50 | Air America Flight Services INC | Greenville, SC | Fatal · 2 | 15 docs · recorder reports |
| 2018-09-26 | DCA18CA294 Part 121 airline | Airbus A321 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-09-24 | DCA18CA299 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | United Airlines | Newark, NJ | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2018-09-24 | CEN18FA386 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA U206 | Regal Air | Rainy Pass, AK | Fatal · 1 | 22 docs |
| 2018-09-06 | DCA18LA285 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | New York, NY | Serious injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-08-13 | DCA18CA283 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-271N | Hawaiian Airlines Inc | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-07-31 | DCA18CA266 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | Philadelphia, PA | No injury | no docket |
| 2018-07-27 | DCA18CA252 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767 | Atlas Air Inc | Portsmouth, NH | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-07-19 | ANC18FA055 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland DHC-2 | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Willow, AK | Fatal · 1 | 28 docs |
| 2018-06-27 | OPS18IA014 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB145 | ENVOY AIR INC | Springfield, MO | — | no docket |
| 2018-06-12 | DCA18CA209 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-06-11 | DCA18CA219 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-9 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Harbin | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-06-10 | DCA18CA201 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Decatur, TX | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-06-09 | CEN18FA215 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 | MF HELICOPTERS LLC | Oshkosh, WI | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs |
| 2018-05-07 | DCA18CA169 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Baltimore, MD | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-05-01 | DCA18CA165 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL600 2D24 | Endeavor Air | Queens, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2018-02-11 | WPR18MA087 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER EC130 | Papillon Airways, Inc. | Peach Springs, AZ | Fatal · 5 | 54 docs |
| 2017-12-30 | DCA18IA081 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 402 | HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INC | Pullman, WA | No injury | 24 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-12-25 | OPS18IA003 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL600 2D24 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Medford, OR | — | 19 docs |
| 2017-12-18 | DCA18CA049 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Saint Louis, MO | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-12-12 | DCA18CA042 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD 88 | Delta Air Lines | Detroit, MI | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2017-12-03 | DCA18CA043 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 115 | American Airlines | Miami, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-11-29 | DCA18IA026 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-932ER | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-11-19 | DCA18CA074 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-09-30 | DCA17CA214 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 823 | American Airlines | Arlington, VA | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-09-25 | DCA17CA217 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | Southwest Airlines | Sioux City, IA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-09-13 | DCA17CA197 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2B19 | PSA AIRLINES INC | Charlotte, NC | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2017-09-12 | DCA17CA195 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-924ER | United Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-09-08 | ERA17MA316 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB BK 117 | Air Methods Corporation | Hertford, NC | Fatal · 4 | 43 docs |
| 2017-08-15 | DCA17CA181 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 832 | Delta Air Lines | Queens, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-07-27 | ANC17FA039 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA U206 | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Port Alsworth, AK | Fatal · 1 | 18 docs |
| 2017-07-01 | DCA17CA147 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 231 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-06-23 | DCA17LA145 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-06-03 | ERA17FA195 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA23 | AIR AMERICA INC | San Juan, PR | Fatal · 1 | 27 docs |
| 2017-05-21 | DCA17LA122 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | Delta Air Lines | Raleigh, NC | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 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 |
| 2017-04-29 | CEN17FA168 Part 135 fatal | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC 12 | RICO AVIATION LLC | Amarillo, TX | Fatal · 3 | 44 docs |
| 2017-02-16 | OPS17IA014 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | Compass Airlines | San Francisco, CA | — | no docket |
| 2017-02-12 | DCA17CA072 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 76N | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-02-07 | CEN17FA100 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206B | Republic Helicopters, Inc. | Galveston, TX | Fatal · 1 | 11 docs |
| 2016-12-15 | OPS17IA008 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2B19 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | San Francisco, CA | — | no docket |
| 2016-12-12 | WPR17FA035 Part 135 fatal | QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100 | Aerowest Aviation | Moab, UT | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs |
| 2016-12-06 | ERA17FA066 Part 135 fatal | FAIRCHILD SA227 | Key Lime Air | Camilla, GA | Fatal · 1 | 43 docs · recorder reports |
| 2016-11-21 | DCA17CA096 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717 200 | Delta Air Lines | Hopewell, VA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 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 |
| 2016-10-21 | OPS17IA003 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS DC 9 83 | ALLEGIANT AIR LLC | Westfield, MA | — | 5 docs |
| 2016-10-05 | DCA17CA005 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | Southwest Airlines | Denver, CO | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2016-10-02 | ANC17MA001 Major investigation | CESSNA 208B | HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC | Togiak, AK | Fatal · 3 | 81 docs |
| 2016-09-24 | DCA16CA226 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 202 | Champlain Enterprises, LLC | Dulles, VA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2016-08-31 | ANC16FA061 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208 | Hageland Aviation Services, Inc. | Russian Mission, AK | Fatal · 5 | no docket |
| 2016-08-10 | DCA16CA211 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 832 | Delta Air Lines | New York, NY | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2016-07-30 | DCA16MA204 Major investigation | KUBICEK BB85 | Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides | Lockhart, TX | Fatal · 16 | 83 docs |
| 2016-07-08 | DCA16IA200 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 211 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Rapid City, SD | No injury | 23 docs · FDR tables |
| 2016-06-26 | DCA16CA193 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | New Orleans, LA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2016-06-16 | ERA16FA215 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA31 | AERONATIONAL INC | State College, PA | Fatal · 2 | 14 docs |
| 2016-04-14 | DCA16CA133 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 76Q | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | San Diego, CA | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2016-04-08 | ANC16FA017 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 206 | SUNRISE AVIATION | Angoon, AK | Fatal · 3 | 17 docs |
| 2016-03-26 | ERA16FA140 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | Metro Aviation Inc. | Enterprise, AL | Fatal · 4 | 29 docs |
| 2016-03-05 | DCA16CA113 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 34AF | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO | Albuquerque, NM | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2016-02-24 | DCA16LA100 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB145 | TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC | St Louis, MO | No injury | 16 docs · FDR tables |
| 2016-02-17 | DCA16CA094 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Detroit, MI | No injury | no docket |
| 2016-02-14 | DCA16CA089 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319 132 | American Airlines | Minneapolis, MN | Serious injury | 4 docs · FDR tables |
| 2016-01-29 | OPS16IA004 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 231 | Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale, FL | — | 15 docs |
| 2016-01-27 | OPS16IA002 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL600 2D24 | Endeavor Air | Detroit, MI | — | 7 docs |
| 2016-01-24 | DCA16CA070 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION MD 88 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Newark, NJ | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2015-12-19 | DCA16IA036 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | Seattle, WA | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2015-12-16 | WPR16FA040 Part 135 fatal | AIRBUS Helicopters AS350 | AIR METHODS CORP | Superior, AZ | Fatal · 2 | 34 docs |
| 2015-12-15 | DCA16LA032 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 3H4 | Southwest Airlines | Nashville, TN | No injury | 27 docs · FDR tables |
| 2015-12-11 | WPR16FA037 Part 135 fatal | BELL 407 | Rogers Helicopters | McFarland, CA | Fatal · 4 | 34 docs |
| 2015-11-10 | CEN16MA036 Major investigation | BRITISH AEROSPACE HS 125 700A | Execuflight | Akron, OH | Fatal · 9 | no docket |