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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 69 cases · Ground collision
69
cases in this slice
0
fatal accidents
0
lives lost
61
with a probable cause
60
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
60 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 issues59 cases · 101 causal · 11 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision40
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion16
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)12
- Miscellaneous — (general)1
- Experience/knowledge — 1
Environmental issues15 cases · 13 causal · 15 contributing
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance, Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface9
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — (general), Ceiling/visibility/precip8
- Operating environment — Air traffic/operating proc, Airport facilities/design2
- Task environment — 1
Aircraft7 cases · 7 causal · 3 contributing
- Aircraft handling/service — Towing and taxiing, Parking/securing5
- Aircraft structures — Empennage structure2
- Aircraft systems — Flight control system1
Organizational issues3 cases · 2 causal · 2 contributing
- Management — Policy/procedure2
- Development — Design1
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Ground collision · 102 defining69
- Ground handling event · 1 defining3
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Taxi64
- Standing23
- Pushback/Tow14
- Takeoff1
- Landing1
Aircraft and operators
by manufacturer family and operating rule — counts of cases, with no fleet-size denominator, so a busy family simply flies moreWhat 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- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 42%23 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 27%15 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 20%11 cases
- Psychological › Perception/orientation/illusion · Personnel issues · 13%7 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 13%7 cases
- Task performance › Communication (personnel) · Personnel issues · 7%4 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 5%3 cases
- Aircraft handling/service › Towing and taxiing · Aircraft · 4%2 cases
- Aircraft handling/service › Parking/securing · Aircraft · 4%2 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › (general) · Environmental issues · 2%1 cases
- Operating environment › Airport facilities/design · Environmental issues · 2%1 cases
- Aircraft structures › Empennage structure · Aircraft · 2%1 cases
The cases
69 of 69newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | DCA26LA150 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-824 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Denver, CO | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2025-11-29 | DCA26LA047 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | Envoy Air Inc. | Chicago, IL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2025-10-02 | DCA26FA001 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24 | Endeavor Air | New York, NY | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 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 |
| 2024-09-10 | DCA24FA299 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A350-941 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | College Park, GA | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2024-08-31 | DCA24LA295 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-323 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2024-07-27 | DCA24LA245 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2024-02-08 | DCA24LA092 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-231 | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | Boston, MA | No injury | 6 docs · recorder reports |
| 2023-11-30 | DCA24LA034 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717 | Hawaiian Airlines | Kahului, HI | Minor injury | 21 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-04-17 | DCA23WA241 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Mexico City | — | no docket · open |
| 2023-01-02 | DCA23LA114 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24 | Endeavor Airlines | New York, NY | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2022-09-11 | DCA22LA201 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Chicago, IL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2021-10-02 | DCA22LA005 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2021-09-17 | DCA21LA226 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC | Asheville, NC | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-07-16 | DCA21WA181 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787 | American Airlines | Dublin, OF | — | no docket · open |
| 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 |
| 2020-02-03 | DCA20CA077 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 412 | Kalitta Air | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2020-01-08 | DCA20CA049 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | New York, NY | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2019-09-11 | DCA19CA223 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL 600 2C10 | SkyWest Airlines | Chicago OHare, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2019-04-05 | DCA19CA146 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD88 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | — | 5 docs |
| 2019-03-11 | DCA19CA105 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2019-03-10 | DCA19CA102 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL 600 2C10 | PSA Airlines, Inc. | Charlotte, NC | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2018-10-31 | DCA19WA020 Part 121 airline | Airbus A330 | Delta Air Lines | Paris | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-08-30 | DCA18WA287 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747 | Atlas Air | Hong Kong | No injury | no docket · open |
| 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 |
| 2017-12-03 | DCA18CA043 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 115 | American Airlines | Miami, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-09-30 | DCA17CA214 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 823 | American Airlines | Arlington, VA | No injury | no docket |
| 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 |
| 2017-08-15 | DCA17CA181 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 832 | Delta Air Lines | Queens, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-07-01 | DCA17CA147 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 231 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2016-02-17 | DCA16CA094 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Detroit, MI | No injury | no docket |
| 2016-01-24 | DCA16CA070 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION MD 88 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Newark, NJ | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2015-12-06 | DCA16WA028 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 223 | American Airlines | Madrid | — | no docket · open |
| 2015-08-05 | CEN15IA337 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Southwest Airlines | Denver, CO | Minor injury | 11 docs |
| 2015-05-04 | DCA15CA118 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL600 2D24 | Mesa Airlines | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-10-23 | DCA15CA012 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170 200 LR | Compass Airlines | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | no docket |
| 2014-10-05 | DCA15FA004 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 145LR | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Jamaica, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2014-09-13 | DCA14CA170 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 145XR | ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago, IL | Minor injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-08-09 | CEN14LA430 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2D24 - 900 | MESA AIRLINES INC | San Antonio, TX | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2013-06-13 | DCA13CA106 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Nashville, TN | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2013-05-10 | WPR13IA226 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2013-05-01 | DCA13FA082 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC | Newark, NJ | No injury | no docket |
| 2012-12-26 | DCA13CA035 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Memphis, TN | Minor injury | 9 docs |
| 2011-12-09 | DCA12CA021 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-351 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-07-14 | DCA11CA084 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2D24 | ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES INC | Boston, MA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-05-12 | ERA11CA296 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-732 | DELTA AIRLINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-04-14 | DCA11WA048 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 323 | American Airlines | Barcelona | — | no docket |
| 2011-02-21 | CEN11IA198 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | American Airlines, Inc. | Southlake, TX | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2010-12-05 | CEN11LA099 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-47UF | ATLAS AIR INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-11-02 | CEN11LA051 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SKYWAY AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 21 docs |
| 2010-06-05 | ERA10LA299 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-323 | US AIRWAYS INC | Charlotte, NC | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-02-16 | WPR10IA135 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-120ER | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 19 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-12-18 | DCA10CA018 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2C10 | American Eagle | Dallas, TX | Minor injury | 1 docs |
| 2009-05-21 | WPR09LA255 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135 | American Eagle Airlines Inc | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 8 docs · FDR tables |
| 2009-04-21 | WPR09LA211 Part 121 airline | DE HAVILLAND DHC-8 | Mesa Airlines | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | 8 docs · recorder reports |
| 2009-02-21 | WPR09IA123 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-120ER | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2008-12-28 | WPR09FA068 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-351 | NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC | Seattle, WA | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-12-26 | DCA09FA022 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Los Angeles Intl Airport, CA | No injury | 12 docs · recorder reports |
| 2008-12-23 | CEN09LA114 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-212B | EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES INC | Rockford, IL | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2008-11-13 | DCA09FA011 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | Pinnacle Airlines, Inc | Detroit, MI | Minor injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2008-11-07 | WPR09IA033 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-700 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-09-07 | DEN08LA151 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | St. Louis, MO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2008-03-01 | DFW08IA074 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Dallas, TX | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-02-17 | DCA08CA041 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ170 | REPUBLIC AIRLINES INC | Washington, DC | No injury | no docket |
| 2008-01-14 | SEA08LA061 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2C10 | United Express | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket |