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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 125 cases · 2000–2000
125
cases in this slice
30
fatal accidents
179
lives lost
116
with a probable cause
0
with coded findings
65
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
0 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 inNo coded findings in this slice — the NTSB’s coded taxonomy begins with 2008 cases.
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 fatal57
- Other · 5 fatal14
- Cessna · 11 fatal11
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 2 fatal9
- Airbus · 3 fatal9
- Beechcraft · 1 fatal8
- Saab5
- Piper · 4 fatal4
- Bell · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- Alaska Airlines · 88 lives3
- American Eagle Airlines3
- Continental Airlines3
- Northwest Airlines3
- Delta Airlines2
- Gulfstream International2
- Southwest Airlines2
- Air Wisconsin1
- Airtran Airlines1
- Airtran Airways1
- Alaska Air Group1
- Allied Air Freight · 2 lives1
What changed because of them
65 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 47
- Closed · unacceptable 14
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 4
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-02-025reiterated ×1Closed - Superseded
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that all operators of airplanes equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR) test the functionality of the CVR system prior to the first flight of each day, as part of an …
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 0 coded cases hereNo coded findings in this slice.
The cases
125 of 125newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-12-30 | LAX01IA066 Part 121 airline | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Honolulu, HI | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-12-30 | IAD01FA021 Part 121 airline | Jetstream 4101 | United Express | Charlottesville, VA | Minor injury | 16 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-12-30 | DEN01IA036 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-12-28 | NYC01FA062 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Northwest Airlines | Jamaica, NY | No injury | 13 docs |
| 2000-12-28 | CHI01IA055 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-135LR | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES, INC. | CHICAGO, IL | No injury | 33 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-12-27 | FTW01FAMS1 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206B | TARLTON HELICOPTERS, INC. | HIGH ISLAND 116 | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs |
| 2000-12-27 | NYC01LA076 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-300ER | Boston, MA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-12-26 | MIA01IA051 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | COMAIR INC | Hebron, KY | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-12-24 | DCA01WA009 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC | FAAA Tahiti | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2000-12-14 | CHI01IA046 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-12-14 | NYC01FA056 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 310Q | ISLAND EXPRESS | CHESTERFIELD, NH | Fatal · 1 | 20 docs |
| 2000-12-12 | ANC01IA022 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-422 | PORT HEIDEN, AK | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2000-12-07 | NYC01LA054 Part 121 airline | Embraer 120RT | CHARLESTON, WV | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-11-29 | IAD01IA017 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | DULLES, VA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-11-29 | DCA01MA005 Major investigation | Douglas DC-9 | AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC | ATLANTA, GA | Minor injury | 42 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-11-25 | IAD01IA019 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | NEWARK, NJ | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-11-20 | MIA01LA030 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | ASHEVELLE, NC | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-11-20 | MIA01FA029 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R | AMERICAN AIRLINES | MIAMI, FL | Fatal · 1 | 64 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-11-16 | SEA01FA100 Part 135 fatal | Cessna U206F | Baker Aircraft Service | Cambridge, ID | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2000-11-13 | ANC01LA018 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-790 | ANCHORAGE, AK | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-11-09 | CHI01LA033 Part 121 airline | Saab 340-B | MESABA AVIATION, INC. | ABERDEEN, SD | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2000-11-09 | CHI01FA032 Part 135 fatal | Swearingen SA226TC | FORT WAYNE, IN | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2000-11-06 | LAX01FA032 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 340A | YECNY ENTERPRISES, INC. | SELMA, CA | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2000-11-04 | SEA01LA014 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-332ER | PORTLAND, OR | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-10-26 | NYC01IA024 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600 | FALMOUTH, KY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-10-24 | NYC01LA023 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600 | NEW YORK, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-10-22 | ANC01FA011 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | BETHEL, AK | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-10-20 | IAD01FA006 Part 121 airline | British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3201 | ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES | DULLES, VA | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-10-17 | CHI01MA011 Major investigation | Cessna 335 | Roger Carnahan | HILLSBORO, MO | Fatal · 3 | 296 docs |
| 2000-10-15 | ANC01IA007 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-251F | ANCHORAGE, AK | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-10-11 | DEN01FA003 Part 135 fatal | Cessna R-182 | GRANTS, NM | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2000-10-10 | CHI01MA006 Major investigation | Canadair CL600-2B16 | Wichita, KS | Fatal · 2 | 69 docs · recorder reports | |
| 2000-10-10 | CHI01WA015 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 | FIRST SECURITY BANK NA TRUSTEE | SANTO DOMINGO | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2000-10-10 | CHI01WA014 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | NORTHWEST AIRLINES | PARIS | Serious injury | no docket · open |
| 2000-10-09 | SEA01FA001 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 208B | EMPIRE AIRLINES INC. | LUMMI ISLAND, WA | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2000-10-01 | ATL01IA001 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES | BIRMINGHAM, AL | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2000-09-29 | NYC00LA269 Part 121 airline | Saab 340B | BOSTON, MA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-09-26 | MIA00LA271 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-223 | MIAMI, FL | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-09-20 | MIA00LA267 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-332ER | ATLANTA, GA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-09-20 | ANC00FA128 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 207 | INLAND AVIATION SERVICES | ANIAK, AK | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2000-09-18 | ANC00MA125 Major investigation | Piper PA-31T3 | CAPE SMYTHE AIR SERVICE INC. | NUIQSUT, AK | Fatal · 5 | 37 docs |
| 2000-09-17 | ATL00LA092 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CRJ | ATLANTA, GA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-09-16 | NYC00LA267 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-49R | FLUSHING, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-09-16 | MIA00IA266 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900C | GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL | MIAMI, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-09-10 | CHI00LA296 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727-224 | SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-09-07 | NYC00WA260 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES | AMSTERDAM | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2000-09-05 | NYC00IA250 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | NEWARK, NJ | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-08-26 | LAX00FA310 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA-31-350 | Big Island Air, Inc. | Hilo, HI | Fatal · 1 | 43 docs |
| 2000-08-23 | FTW00LA244 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-223 | GULF OF MEXICO | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-08-22 | CHI00LA268 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-223 | BARABOO, WI | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-08-17 | NYC00IA231 Part 121 airline | Fokker F-100 | NORFOLK, VA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-08-16 | CHI00FA244 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727-264 | AMERICAN TRANS AIR | CHICAGO, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-08-15 | ATL00FA081 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA-31-350 | LUMBER CITY, GA | Fatal · 3 | no docket | |
| 2000-08-14 | CHI00MA256 Major investigation | North American NA-265-80 | IRONWOOD, MI | Fatal · 2 | no docket | |
| 2000-08-12 | FTW00IA228 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-120ER | Continental Express Inc. | San Angelo, TX | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2000-08-09 | DCA00MA080 Major investigation | Piper PA-31 NAVAJO | PATUXENT AIRWAYS, INC | BURLINGTON TWP., NJ | Fatal · 11 | no docket |
| 2000-08-08 | DCA00MA079 Major investigation | Douglas DC-9-32 | AIRTRAN AIRLINES INC | GREENSBORO, NC | Minor injury | 25 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-08-06 | CHI00IA248 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR-42-2000 | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES | CHICAGO, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-08-01 | CHI00LA269 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-322 | CHICAGO, IL | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-07-28 | ATL00LA072 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727-200 | PAN AM AIRWAYS CORP. | CHARLESTON, SC | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2000-07-25 | SEA00FA142 Part 135 fatal | Cessna TU-206G | PISTOL CREEK, ID | Fatal · 1 | 10 docs | |
| 2000-07-23 | CHI00IA221 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR 42-300 | TRANS STATES AIRLINES | CHAMPAIGN, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-07-21 | LAX00MA273 Major investigation | Aerospatiale AS 355F1 | BLUE HAWAIIAN HELICOPTERS | KAHULUI, MAUI, HI | Fatal · 7 | no docket |
| 2000-07-20 | MIA00RA224 Part 135 fatal | Douglas DC-3 | ALLIED AIR FREIGHT, INC. | NASSAU | Fatal · 2 | no docket · open |
| 2000-07-19 | NYC00MA201 Major investigation | Grumman G-159 | LINNEUS, ME | Fatal · 2 | no docket | |
| 2000-07-19 | LAX00IA272 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-65 | AMERICA WEST EXPRESS | MONTEREY, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-07-17 | MIA00FA221 Part 135 fatal | Beech 58 | Hernando, MS | Fatal · 1 | 67 docs | |
| 2000-07-11 | ANC00IA088 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | ALASKA AIRLINES | ANCHORAGE, AK | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-07-08 | MIA00FA208 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 402C | VIEQUES, PR | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2000-07-02 | MIA00LA206 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-49R | PRO AIR, INC. | ORLANDO, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-06-20 | ANC00GA071 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 185E | NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE | TALKEETNA, AK | Fatal · 4 | no docket |
| 2000-06-17 | SEA00IA108 Part 121 airline | Douglas DC-8-73 | EMERY WORLWIDE | SEATTLE, WA | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-06-15 | LAX00FA229 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Lihue, Kauai, HI | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2000-06-12 | LAX00LA223 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A320-232 | LAS VEGAS, NV | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-06-11 | MIA00IA186 Part 121 airline | Grumman G-73T | WATSON ISLAND, FL | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-06-09 | NYC00IA159 Part 121 airline | British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3201 | LEXINGTON, KY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-06-07 | CHI00IA152 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-222 | LAFAYETTE, IN | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-06-03 | NYC00IA150 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | ROCHESTER, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-05-25 | SEA00LA094 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-200 | SEATTLE, WA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-05-21 | DCA00MA052 Major investigation | British Aerospace J-3101 | Executive Airlines | Bear Creek Town, PA | Fatal · 19 | no docket |
| 2000-05-21 | MIA00LA169 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-500 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. | NASHVILLE, TN | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2000-05-19 | MIA00IA164 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900C | GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-05-09 | LAX00LA192 Part 121 airline | Lockheed L1011-385-1 | MAUI, HI | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-05-05 | DEN00FA085 Part 121 airline | de Havilland DHC-6-300 | MONUMENT VALLEY, UT | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-05-01 | NYC00IA124 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | WHITE PLAINS, NY | No injury | no docket · open | |
| 2000-04-28 | DEN00FA078 Part 121 airline | Douglas DC-8-62F | EMERY WORLDWIDE AIRLINES | DENVER, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-04-25 | CHI00LA124 Part 121 airline | Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF-340B | LAMBERT LEASING, INC. | HANCOCK, MI | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-04-25 | NYC00FA122 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. | NEWARK, NJ | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-04-25 | CHI00IA125 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-223ER | CHICAGO, IL | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-04-15 | FTW00RA126 Part 121 airline | Lockheed L-1011-385 | ARROW AIR | GUAYAQUIL | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2000-04-03 | LAX00LA146 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-2G7 | AMERICA WEST AIRLINES, INC. | DALLAS, TX | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2000-04-02 | SEA00IA062 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | ALASKA AIRLINES, INC. | SEATTLE, WA | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-04-02 | DCA00RA036 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-200F | ATLAS AIR INC | Guayaquil | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2000-04-02 | DCA00WA035 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727 | YAP | — | no docket · open | |
| 2000-03-31 | IAD00IA032 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-332 | DELTA AIRLINES | NEW YORK CITY, NY | No injury | 11 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-03-29 | SEA00IA057 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A-300-600 | SEATTLE, WA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-03-24 | NYC00IA100 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | BOSTON, MA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-03-22 | FTW00FA101 Part 121 airline | Saab 340B | American Eagle Airlines, Inc. | KILLEEN, TX | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2000-03-20 | DEN00FA063 Part 121 airline | Dornier 328-100 | AIR WISCONSIN, INC. | DENVER, CO | 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 | |
| 2000-03-14 | LAX00IA127 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727-232 | DELTA AIRLINES, INC. | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-03-12 | SEA00IA050 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | SEATTLE, WA | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2000-03-12 | IAD00IA026 Part 121 airline | Boeing - Canada (de Havilland) DHC-8-102 | BALTIMORE, MD | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-03-10 | FTW00FA091 Part 135 fatal | Eurocopter BO105S-CBS-5 | TEMSCO HELICOPTERS INC. | DALHART, TX | Fatal · 4 | 37 docs |
| 2000-03-10 | MIA00LA108 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | ATHENS, GA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-03-07 | ANC00IA034 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | ALASKA AIR GROUP | FAIRBANKS, AK | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-03-06 | DCA00MA030 Major investigation | Boeing 737-300 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | BURBANK, CA | Serious injury | 116 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-03-01 | NYC00LA086 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F | NEWARK, NJ | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-21 | CHI00LA076 Part 121 airline | Fokker F28 MK100 | CHICAGO, IL | Serious injury | 9 docs | |
| 2000-02-21 | LAX00IA106 Part 121 airline | Embraer 120 | FRESNO, CA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-20 | SEA00LA046 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63F | SEATTLE, WA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-17 | DCA00MA026 Major investigation | Douglas DC-8-71F | RANCHO CORDOVA, CA | Fatal · 3 | no docket | |
| 2000-02-15 | CHI00FA071 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | ESCANABA, MI | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-14 | LAX00LA098 Part 121 airline | Fokker FK-28-4000 | HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC. | RED BLUFF, CA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2000-02-12 | NYC00IA078 Part 121 airline | Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B | BOSTON, MA | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-12 | LAX00FA097 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-232 | SAN SALVADOR | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-11 | CHI00FA070 Part 135 fatal | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | AMERICAN CHECK TRANSPORT | LEWISTON, ID | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2000-02-08 | CHI00MA066 Major investigation | Moravan Z242L | ZION, IL | Fatal · 3 | no docket | |
| 2000-02-05 | ANC00FA024 Part 135 fatal | Cessna U206G | ILIAMNA, AK | Fatal · 6 | no docket | |
| 2000-02-03 | NYC00LA097 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-300 | BOSTON, MA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2000-02-01 | DCA00MA023 Major investigation | Douglas MD-83 | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | Port Hueneme, CA | Fatal · 88 | 1 docs · recorder reports |
| 2000-01-31 | CHI00IA087 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 | MILWAUKEE, WI | No injury | no docket | |
| 2000-01-21 | CHI00IA062 Part 121 airline | British Aerospace JETSTREAM 3101 | CHATAQUA AIRLINES, INC. | MILWAUKEE, WI | No injury | no docket |
| 2000-01-12 | LAX00LA072 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-2G7 | LAS VEGAS, NV | Serious injury | no docket |