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 60 cases · Cabin safety event
60
cases in this slice
2
fatal accidents
5
lives lost
57
with a probable cause
57
with coded findings
0
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
57 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 inPersonnel issues43 cases · 51 causal · 4 contributing
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, (general)23
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision11
- Miscellaneous — (general)7
- Physical — Impairment/incapacitation, (general)4
- Psychological — Perception/orientation/illusion, Attention/monitoring2
- Experience/knowledge — 1
Environmental issues16 cases · 17 causal · 4 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Ceiling/visibility/precip10
- Task environment — Physical workspace3
- Operating environment — Airport facilities/design, (general)2
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance2
Aircraft14 cases · 17 causal · 3 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Equipment/furnishings, Landing gear system8
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters3
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop), Engine (reciprocating)2
- Aircraft handling/service — Loading, (general)2
- Fluids/misc hardware — Fluids1
- Aircraft structures — Fuselage1
Organizational issues5 cases · 5 causal · 2 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Training, Documentation/record keeping3
- Management — Resources2
- Development — Manufacture/production1
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Cabin safety event · 45 defining60
- Turbulence encounter · 9 defining9
- Abrupt maneuver · 1 defining2
- Loss of engine power (partial) · 1 defining2
- Loss of visual reference · 1 defining1
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute35
- Standing12
- Taxi3
- Landing2
- Pushback/Tow2
- InitialClimb2
- Unknown1
- Approach1
- Takeoff1
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
Operators with the most cases
- Southwest Airlines11
- Delta Air Lines10
- United Airlines8
- American Airlines7
- Jetblue Airways3
- Skywest Airlines3
- Shuttle America2
- Us Airways2
- Air Tran Airways1
- Airtran Airways1
- Alaska Airlines1
- American Eagle Airlines1
What changed because of them
0 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the responseNo safety recommendations arise from this slice.
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 55 coded cases here- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 20%11 cases
- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 20%11 cases
- Task performance › (general) · Personnel issues · 16%9 cases
- Miscellaneous › (general) · Personnel issues · 11%6 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 11%6 cases
- Aircraft systems › Equipment/furnishings · Aircraft · 9%5 cases
- Task environment › Physical workspace · Environmental issues · 5%3 cases
- Task performance › Inspection · Personnel issues · 4%2 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 4%2 cases
- Physical › Impairment/incapacitation · Personnel issues · 4%2 cases
- Task performance › Communication (personnel) · Personnel issues · 4%2 cases
- Operating environment › (general) · Environmental issues · 2%1 cases
The cases
60 of 60newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-28 | DCA23LA465 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-8 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Lake Erie Beach, NY | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2022-05-22 | DCA22LA134 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-700 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Tacoma, WA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 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 |
| 2019-12-19 | DCA20CA046 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | United Airlines | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2019-05-28 | DCA19CA153 Part 121 airline | Airbus A320 | Jetblue Airways Corp | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2019-04-12 | DCA19CA137 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | United Airlines | Fort Meyers, FL | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2019-02-03 | DCA19CA090 Part 121 airline | Boeing 787 | United Airlines | Pacific Ocean, PO | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2018-12-03 | DCA19CA038 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 2 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 |
| 2018-09-26 | 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 |
| 2018-06-12 | 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 |
| 2017-12-18 | DCA18CA049 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Saint Louis, MO | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-09-25 | DCA17CA217 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | Southwest Airlines | Sioux City, IA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-03-06 | DCA17CA087 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 114 | Delta Air Lines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2017-01-26 | SUR17WA001 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | American Airlines | Cancun | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2016-11-21 | DCA17CA096 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717 200 | Delta Air Lines | Hopewell, VA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2016-10-05 | DCA17CA005 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | Southwest Airlines | Denver, CO | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2016-06-26 | DCA16CA193 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | New Orleans, LA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2016-05-06 | DCA16WA150 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | UPS Airlines | Cologne | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2015-10-09 | DCA16CA008 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 3H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Pound Ridge, NY | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2015-06-30 | DCA15CA145 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 832 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Salt Lake City, UT | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2015-06-29 | DCA15CA152 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 212 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Boston, MA | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2015-06-29 | DCA15CA146 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 432ER | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2015-05-23 | DCA15CA125 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 212 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2015-03-13 | CEN15FA171 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | EAGLEMED LLC | Eufaula, OK | Fatal · 1 | 15 docs |
| 2014-11-24 | DCA15CA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 824 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Valdosta, GA | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-09-18 | ENG14IA028 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 232 | jetBlue Airways | Long Beach, CA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-08-28 | CEN14FA462 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 421C | AMIGOS AVIATION INC | Las Cruces, NM | Fatal · 4 | 24 docs |
| 2014-08-27 | DCA14CA155 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170 200 LR | SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP | Columbus, OH | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-08-18 | DCA14CA157 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 322 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Reykjavik, AO | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-06-17 | DCA14CA124 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 424ER | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Newark, NJ | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2014-06-17 | DCA14CA120 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-03-17 | DCA14CA083 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330 323 | Delta Air Lines | Seattle, PO | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-03-05 | DCA14CA090 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 - 932ER | Delta Air Lines | San Diego, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-01-09 | DCA14CA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Nashville, TN | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2013-05-11 | DCA13CA090 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR | SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP | Flushing, NY | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2013-05-09 | DCA13CA091 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS 320 | Delta Air Lines | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2013-02-19 | DCA13CA056 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Hebron, KY | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2012-10-17 | WPR13CA016 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-3H4 | Southwest Airlines | Las Vegas, NV | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2012-08-05 | ERA12LA498 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S.A. ERJ 170-200 LR | REPUBLIC AIRLINES, INC. | Hilton Head, SC | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2012-05-10 | DCA12FA069 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319-112 | FRONTIER AIRLINES INC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Serious injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2012-02-26 | DCA12CA045 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | Delta Air Lines | Angers | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2011-10-20 | ERA12CA044 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-2B7 | US AIRWAYS INC | New York, NY | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2011-04-25 | ERA11LA266 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-323 | DELTA AIRLINES, INC | New York, NY | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2011-02-25 | DCA11CA036 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW | US AIRWAYS INC | New York, NY | Serious injury | 7 docs |
| 2011-02-19 | ERA11CA152 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | North Fayston, VT | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-11-23 | CEN11LA092 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Madison, WI | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-04-17 | CEN10LA220 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82(MD-82) | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2010-04-13 | DCA10WA052 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-323 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Keflavik | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2009-10-26 | ERA10LA041 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717-200 | Air Tran Airways | Pleasant Grove, NC | Serious injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-08-27 | ERA09LA488 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717-200 | Airtran Airways | Inverness, FL | Serious injury | 22 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-07-31 | CEN09IA606 Part 121 airline | SAAB 340B | Mesaba Aviation, Inc. | Traverse City, MI | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2009-04-18 | CEN09LA256 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-724 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | McAllen, TX | Serious injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-12-20 | ANC09IA015 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-4Q8 | Alaska Airlines | Sitka, AK | Minor injury | 2 docs |
| 2008-07-07 | CHI08IA182 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-81 | Midwest Airlines, Inc. | St. Louis, MO | No injury | 17 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-02-24 | LAX08IA065 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-300 | Southwest Airlines Co. | Las Vegas, NV | Minor injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |