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 63 cases · Beechcraft
63
cases in this slice
29
fatal accidents
129
lives lost
59
with a probable cause
21
with coded findings
54
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
21 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 inAircraft15 cases · 20 causal · 5 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system7
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability6
- Aircraft handling/service — Maintenance/inspections2
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (reciprocating), (general)2
- Aircraft structures — Wing structure1
Personnel issues12 cases · 35 causal · 5 contributing
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)9
- Action/decision — Info processing/decision, Action8
- Physical — Alertness/Fatigue, Impairment/incapacitation4
- Psychological — Perception/orientation/illusion, Personality/attitude3
- Experience/knowledge — Training, Knowledge2
Organizational issues8 cases · 10 causal · 4 contributing
- Management — Policy/procedure, Culture7
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training3
Environmental issues6 cases · 3 causal · 6 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Light condition4
- Task environment — Physical workspace, Pressures/demands2
- Physical environment — 1
Not determined4 cases · 4 causal · 0 contributing
- Not determined — (general)4
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) · 1 defining10
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 5 defining5
- Loss of control in flight · 4 defining4
- Landing gear collapse · 3 defining3
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 3 defining3
- Unknown or undetermined · 2 defining2
- Aerodynamic stall/spin · 1 defining2
- Miscellaneous/other · 1 defining2
- Abrupt maneuver · 1 defining1
- Loss of engine power (total) · 1 defining1
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 1 defining1
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Approach7
- Unknown4
- Landing4
- InitialClimb4
- Enroute3
- Takeoff2
- Taxi1
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
- Beechcraft · 29 fatal63
Operators with the most cases
- Great Lakes Aviation5
- Great Lakes Airlines4
- Colgan Air · 2 lives3
- Alaska Central Express · 4 lives2
- Gulfstream International2
- United Express2
- Us Airways Express2
- 3901
- Air Midwest · 21 lives1
- Air Midwest Airlines1
- Aircap Management Co · 1 lives1
- Alpine Air · 1 lives1
What changed because of them
54 recommendations · 5 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 31
- Closed · unacceptable 17
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 1
- Open · acceptable response 3
- Open · unacceptable response 2
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-04-016reiterated ×2Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 air carriers implement comprehensive human factors programs to reduce the likelihood of human error in aviation maintenance.
- A-04-011reiterated ×1Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Develop detailed on-the-job (OJT) training requirements for 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 121 air carriers that rely on OJT as a maintenance training method. These req…
- A-04-014reiterated ×1Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Include the Continuing Analysis and Surveillance System guidance from Advisory Circular (AC) 120-16D, "Continuing Airworthiness Maintenance Programs," and AC 120-79, "Developing a…
- A-04-015reiterated ×1Closed - Acceptable Alternate Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 air carrier maintenance training programs be approved.
- A-03-065reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft, that are manufactured prior to January 1, 2007, that are not equipped with a flight data recorder, a…
- A-03-052reiterated ×1Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 on-demand charter operators that conduct dual-pilot operations establish and implement a Federal Aviation Administratio…
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 21 coded cases here- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 29%6 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 29%6 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 29%6 cases
- Aircraft systems › Landing gear system · Aircraft · 24%5 cases
- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 19%4 cases
- Not determined › (general) · Not determined · 19%4 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 19%4 cases
- Task performance › Communication (personnel) · Personnel issues · 14%3 cases
- Aircraft handling/service › Maintenance/inspections · Aircraft · 10%2 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Oversight · Organizational issues · 10%2 cases
- Task performance › Maintenance · Personnel issues · 10%2 cases
- Physical › Alertness/Fatigue · Personnel issues · 10%2 cases
The cases
63 of 63newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | WPR26FA186 Part 135 fatal | BEECH C90 | Generations Jets | Lincoln, NM | Fatal · 4 | no docket · open |
| 2025-08-05 | WPR25FA240 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 300 | CSI AVIATION INC | Chinle, AZ | Fatal · 4 | no docket · open |
| 2024-10-08 | CEN25FA006 Part 135 fatal | BEECH C99 | UAS Transervices Inc. | Norfolk, NE | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2019-06-22 | WPR19MA177 Major investigation | Beech 65-A90 | Oahu Parachute Center | Mokuleia, HI | Fatal · 11 | 43 docs |
| 2015-08-16 | ERA15FA313 Part 135 fatal | BEECH C35 | Hicksville, NY | Fatal · 1 | 22 docs | |
| 2013-10-23 | DCA14FA002 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900C | ERA AVIATION INC | Homer, AK | No injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-09-01 | DCA13FA148 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD | Telluride, CO | No injury | 14 docs · recorder reports |
| 2013-03-08 | ANC13FA030 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 1900C | ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC | Aleknagik, AK | Fatal · 2 | 38 docs |
| 2013-02-21 | ERA13MA139 Major investigation | BEECH 390 | Richard Z. Trammell | Thomson, GA | Fatal · 5 | 60 docs · recorder reports |
| 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 |
| 2011-12-03 | ENG12IA013 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD | Denver International Airport, CO | — | no docket |
| 2011-05-25 | ERA11FA312 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 58 | FRIENDSHIP FLYING SERVICE INC | Murphy, NC | Fatal · 4 | 57 docs |
| 2011-05-17 | CEN11IA341 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | Great Lakes Aviation | Denver, CO | No injury | 27 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-05-02 | ERA11FA274 Part 135 fatal | BEECH E18S | AIRCAP MANAGEMENT CO INC | Miami Gardens, FL | Fatal · 1 | 23 docs |
| 2011-03-30 | ERA11FA219 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 58 | Jet Logistics, Inc | Greensboro, NC | Fatal · 2 | 22 docs |
| 2010-12-14 | ERA11WA090 Part 135 fatal | Hawker Beechcraft TC-45J | MONARCH AIR GROUP LLC | Nassau | Fatal · 2 | 1 docs · open |
| 2010-01-22 | ANC10FA014 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 1900C | Alaska Central Express, Inc. | Sand Point, AK | Fatal · 2 | 22 docs |
| 2008-09-07 | DEN08LA151 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | St. Louis, MO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2008-08-22 | LAX08MA277 Major investigation | BEECH A100 | Leavitt Group Wings LLC | Moab, UT | Fatal · 10 | 42 docs |
| 2008-07-31 | DCA08MA085 Major investigation | Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A | East Coast Jets Inc., | Owatonna, MN | Fatal · 8 | 76 docs · recorder reports |
| 2008-05-23 | SEA08FA135 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 1900C | ALPINE AVIATION INC | Billings, MT | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2008-03-26 | SEA08IA096 Part 121 airline | Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D | Great Lakes Aviation | Page, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-02-01 | NYC08MA090 Major investigation | RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY C90A | BLUE SKY AIRWAYS INC | Mount Airy, NC | Fatal · 6 | 28 docs · recorder reports |
| 2008-01-14 | SEA08FA062 Part 135 fatal | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation 1900C | Alpine Air | Lihue, HI | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2007-08-06 | DEN07MA134 Major investigation | Beech E90B | Southwest Med Evac | Ruidoso, NM | Fatal · 5 | 24 docs |
| 2007-06-20 | DEN07LA101 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Great lakes Airlines | Laramie, WY | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-04-18 | MIA07WA082 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES INC | Marsh Harbour | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2007-02-09 | DEN07FA059 Part 135 fatal | Beech H-18 | BYGONE AVIATION LLC | Great Bend, KS | Fatal · 1 | 27 docs |
| 2006-03-18 | SEA06FA068 Part 135 fatal | Beech C99 | Butte, MT | Fatal · 2 | 42 docs | |
| 2005-11-23 | DEN06IA019 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Great Lakes Airlines | Telluride, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-10-17 | NYC06LA011 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | US Airways Express | Ogdensburg, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-08-02 | NYC05IA128 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Colgan Air. Inc | Rockland, ME | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-26 | DEN05IA092 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | United Express | Grand Junction, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-01-04 | DEN05IA046 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Denver, CO | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2004-10-24 | IAD05MA006 Major investigation | Beech 200 | Stuart, VA | Fatal · 10 | 26 docs | |
| 2004-08-18 | SEA04FA166 Part 135 fatal | BEECH BE-99 | Neihart, MT | Fatal · 2 | 23 docs | |
| 2004-07-06 | CHI04IA178 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Milwaukee, WI | No injury | no docket | |
| 2004-06-14 | ANC04FA063 Part 135 fatal | BEECH C-45H | BELLAIR INC | Kodiak, AK | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2004-05-27 | DCA04MA049 Major investigation | Raytheon Corporate Jets 390 Premier I | 390 LLC | North Las Vegas, NV | No injury | no docket |
| 2004-04-01 | NYC04LA099 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | US Airways Express | Windsor Locks, CT | No injury | no docket |
| 2004-03-15 | CHI04LA086 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Air Midwest Airlines Inc. | Manhattan, KS | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-11-10 | DEN04IA024 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-08-26 | NYC03MA183 Major investigation | Beech 1900D | Colgan Air Inc. | Yarmouth, MA | Fatal · 2 | 51 docs · recorder reports |
| 2003-08-24 | DEN03IA147 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Great Lakes Airlines | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-08-20 | CHI03LA276 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Midwest Connect | Muskegon, MI | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-07 | CHI03IA153 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Skyway Airlines Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-01-08 | DCA03MA022 Major investigation | Beech 1900D | AIR MIDWEST INC | Charlotte, NC | Fatal · 21 | 186 docs · FDR tables |
| 2002-10-25 | DCA03MA008 Major investigation | Beech King Air 100 | Aviation Charter Inc. | Eveleth, MN | Fatal · 8 | 175 docs |
| 2002-08-29 | ATL02IA165 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Continental Connection | Tampa, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2001-12-21 | NYC02LA042 Part 121 airline | Raytheon BE-1900D | CommutAir | Boston, MA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2001-11-02 | NYC02LA023 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900C | COLGAN AIR INC | Bar Harbor, ME | No injury | no docket |
| 2001-02-10 | CHI01FA084 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | United Express | Chicago, IL | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2001-02-07 | CHI01FA080 Part 135 fatal | Beech 58 | Ainsworth, NE | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2001-01-27 | DCA01MA017 Major investigation | Beech 200 | Strasburg, CO | Fatal · 10 | no docket | |
| 2000-10-22 | ANC01FA011 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | BETHEL, AK | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-09-16 | MIA00IA266 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900C | GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-07-17 | MIA00FA221 Part 135 fatal | Beech 58 | Hernando, MS | Fatal · 1 | 67 docs | |
| 2000-06-03 | NYC00IA150 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | ROCHESTER, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-05-19 | MIA00IA164 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900C | GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-03-19 | MIA00LA115 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900 | GULFSTREAM INT'L AIRLINES | MIAMI, FL | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2000-03-17 | NYC00LA206 Part 121 airline | Beechcraft 1900D | PLATTSBURGH, NY | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-15 | CHI00FA071 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | ESCANABA, MI | No injury | no docket |