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 99 cases · 2003–2003
99
cases in this slice
21
fatal accidents
71
lives lost
97
with a probable cause
0
with coded findings
48
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 · 1 fatal40
- Airbus · 1 fatal9
- Bell · 6 fatal7
- Other · 3 fatal6
- Beechcraft · 2 fatal6
- Cessna · 6 fatal6
- Saab2
- Robinson · 1 fatal1
- Piper · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- American Airlines6
- United Airlines6
- Atlantic Coast Airlines4
- Colgan Air · 2 lives2
- Comair2
- Delta Air Lines2
- Mesa Airlines2
- Air Midwest · 21 lives1
- Air Sunshine · 2 lives1
- Air Tran Airways1
- Alaska Airlines1
- America West Airlines1
What changed because of them
48 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 40
- Closed · unacceptable 7
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 1
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-05-001reiterated ×2Closed - Exceeds Recommended Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all Part 121 and 135 air carriers to obtain any notices of disapproval for flight checks for certificates and ratings for all pilot applicants and evaluate this informatio…
- 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-05-014reiterated ×1Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 air carrier operators to establish programs for flight crewmembers who have demonstrated performance deficiencies or experience…
- 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.
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
99 of 99newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-18 | DCA04MA011 Major investigation | McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F | Memphis, TN | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2003-12-15 | ATL04LA053 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | Miami, FL | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-12-02 | NYC04LA042 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | COMAIR INC | Jamaica, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-12-01 | FTW04FA029 Part 135 fatal | Bell 407 | High Island 573 | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs | |
| 2003-11-29 | SEA04FA023 Part 135 fatal | Fairchild Swearingen SA227-AT | Spokane, WA | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2003-11-29 | DEN04IA026 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-3M8 | Frontier Airlines Inc | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-11-14 | LAX04LA050 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-422 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-11-13 | CHI04LA033 Part 121 airline | Saab-Scania Saab 340B | Mesaba Airlines Inc. | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-11-10 | DEN04IA024 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-11-01 | DEN04LA019 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-500 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Denver, CO | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-10-29 | DEN04MA015 Major investigation | Cessna 208B | Corporate Air | Cody, WY | Fatal · 1 | 28 docs |
| 2003-10-16 | MIA04LA004 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A-319-112 | Tampa, FL | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-10-12 | DEN04IA012 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | FedEx | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-10-10 | FTW04FA007 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206L-3 | W. Cameron 509 | Fatal · 3 | no docket | |
| 2003-10-07 | LAX04LA007 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-22B | UNITED AIRLINES INC | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-10-04 | NYC04CA003 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Boston, MA | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-10-02 | SEA04IA010 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-100 | Lyon | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-09-27 | NYC03LA208 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-135 | Flushing, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-09-25 | DCA03IA058 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-80 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | DFW, TX | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2003-09-23 | NYC03FA203 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 402C | ISLAND AIRLINES INC | Nantucket, MA | Fatal · 1 | 13 docs |
| 2003-09-21 | LAX03LA295 Part 121 airline | de Havilland DH-8-202 | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-09-20 | LAX03MA292 Major investigation | Aerospatiale AS350BA | GrandCanyonWest, AZ | Fatal · 7 | 87 docs | |
| 2003-09-12 | NYC03LA199 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Norfolk, VA | Fatal | no docket | |
| 2003-09-04 | NYC03FA190 Part 121 airline | Fokker F.28 Mk 0100 | Flushing, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-09-02 | NYC03CA189 Part 121 airline | Fairchild Dornier 328-300 | Atlantic Coast Airlines | Hebron, KY | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-09-02 | NYC03FA186 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Jamaica, NY | 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 | MIA03IA168 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-223 | Miami, FL | No injury | no docket | |
| 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 |
| 2003-08-17 | ANC03FA096 Part 135 fatal | Reims Aviation 406 | HAGELAND AVIATION SERVICES INC | Barrow, AK | Fatal · 2 | 8 docs |
| 2003-08-16 | NYC03LA177 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-800 | Wooster, OH | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-08-13 | ATL03IA126 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL600-2B19 | Comair Delta Connection | Raleigh Durham, NC | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-08-13 | CHI03FA259 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206L-3 | Petrolium Helicopters Inc. | E.I. 276, LA | Fatal · 3 | no docket |
| 2003-08-07 | DEN03LA142 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 | Greeley, CO | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-08-04 | MIA03LA155 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | American Airlines, Inc. | Charlotte, NC | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-08-01 | ATL03LA124 Part 121 airline | Boeing 717-200 | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-07-23 | LAX03FA241 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206B | Waialeale,Kauai, HI | Fatal · 5 | no docket | |
| 2003-07-22 | NYC03CA169 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-251 | Northwest Airlines Inc. | Wadsworth, OH | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-07-17 | CHI03LA237 Part 121 airline | Boeing B777-222 | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-07-13 | MIA03FA141 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 402C | Air Sunshine, Inc. | Treasure Cay | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2003-07-11 | ANC03FA075 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 206 | English Bay, AK | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2003-06-25 | ANC03LA067 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 180 | HALLO BAY AIR INC. | ANCHOR POINT, AK | Fatal · 3 | no docket |
| 2003-06-24 | NYC03LA135 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-135-KL | Boston, MA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-06-23 | MIA03FA130 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-232 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Tampa, FL | Serious injury | 42 docs · FDR tables |
| 2003-06-18 | MIA03LA127 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-145LR | Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. | Taylor, FL | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-15 | LAX03FA200 Part 135 fatal | McDonnell Douglas 369D | Tropical Helicopters | Volcano, HI | Fatal · 4 | no docket |
| 2003-06-14 | LAX03IA199 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | MESA AIRLINES INC | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-12 | LAX03LA193 Part 121 airline | Boeing MD-82 | American Airlines, Inc. | Fort Worth, TX | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-10 | DEN03IA101 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-200 | TWA Airlines LLC. | Dodge City, KS | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-07 | CHI03IA153 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Skyway Airlines Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-05 | LAX03LA181 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A320-321 | America West Airlines, Inc. | Payson, AZ | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-06-03 | DEN03LA094 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A319-111 | Denver, CO | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-06-02 | DEN03LA096 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-120ER | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-05-30 | NYC03IA117 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | GEMINI AIR CARGO INC | Jamaica, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-05-29 | FTW03LA163 Part 135 fatal | Robinson R44 | Brazos Blk 532 | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2003-05-28 | ANC03FA051 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 185 | McKinley Air Service | Talkeetna, AK | Fatal · 4 | no docket |
| 2003-05-25 | FTW03MA160 Major investigation | Boeing 737-300 | Amarillo, TX | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-05-22 | NYC03LA114 Part 121 airline | Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340B | Colgan Air dba US Airways Express | Flushing, NY | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2003-05-20 | LAX03LA167 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-223 | Santa Ana, CA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-05-08 | ATL03IA090 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. | Chattanooga, TN | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-05-07 | NYC03LA101 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Comair | Boston, MA | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-05-07 | NYC03LA104 Part 121 airline | Boeing B767-300 | UNITED AIRLINES | New Market, VA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-26 | IAD03MA049 Major investigation | Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 | Loma Alta, TX | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2003-04-25 | IAD03LA048 Part 121 airline | Dornier 328-300 | ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES | Roanoke, VA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-22 | DEN03FA070 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Delta Air Lines | Denver, CO | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-21 | CHI03LA113 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-222 | Lithonia, GA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-04-17 | DEN03IA067 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-232 | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-04-17 | SEA03LA076 Part 121 airline | Fokker F27MK 600 | EMPIRE AIRLINES INC | Port Townsend, WA | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-16 | FTW03LA132 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) | American Airlines | DFW Airport, TX | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-10 | ANC03LA043 Part 121 airline | de Havilland DHC-6 | ANCHORAGE, AK | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-04-10 | LAX03IA137 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A300F4-605R | Federal Express Corporation | Oakland, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-06 | FTW03LA121 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-924 | N/A | Palestine, TX | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2003-04-06 | DEN03LA063 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A319-111 | Pueblo, CO | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-04-01 | CHI03IA097 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-422 | United Airlines Inc | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-03-27 | NYC03FA067 Part 121 airline | Boeing 717-200 | Air Tran Airways | Flushing, NY | Serious injury | 29 docs · recorder reports |
| 2003-03-19 | MIA03WA084 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | EXECUTIVE AIRLINES INC | Santo Domingo | Serious injury | no docket · open |
| 2003-03-17 | DEN03IA054 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-120ER | Skywest Airlines | Cedar City, UT | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-03-15 | SEA03IA046 Part 121 airline | Boeing DC-9-82 | Seattle, WA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2003-03-13 | NYC03IA066 Part 121 airline | Dornier 328-300 | ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES | Wellman, OH | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-03-08 | ATL03LA056 Part 121 airline | Fokker F.27MK 500 | MOUNTAIN AIR CARGO INC | Kinston, NC | No injury | no docket |
| 2003-03-01 | ATL03LA051 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR-72-212 | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-02-25 | MIA03LA067 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-223 | Miami, FL | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2003-02-22 | FTW03LA101 Part 135 fatal | Bell 407 | High Island 443 | Fatal | no docket | |
| 2003-02-16 | FTW03FA097 Part 135 fatal | Bell 407 | MI 700 | Fatal · 2 | 69 docs | |
| 2003-02-15 | CHI03IA070 Part 121 airline | Canadair CRJ-600 | ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES | Bloomington, IL | No injury | 64 docs · FDR tables |
| 2003-02-08 | MIA03LA055 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR72-212 | American Eagle Executive Airlines Inc. | San Juan, PR | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2003-02-01 | SEA03WA033 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-400 | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | Vancouver, BC | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2003-01-28 | NYC03LA046 Part 135 fatal | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Cleveland, OH | Fatal | 7 docs | |
| 2003-01-25 | DEN03MA035 Major investigation | Piper PA-31T | Lee Larson Aircraft Sales | Denver, CO | Fatal · 5 | no docket |
| 2003-01-21 | ANC03LA024 Part 121 airline | de Havilland DHC-6-200 | Kipnuk, AK | No injury | 5 docs | |
| 2003-01-19 | NYC03FA039 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-251 | Flushing, NY | Serious injury | 15 docs · recorder reports | |
| 2003-01-16 | CHI03IA055 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-83N | AMERICAN TRANS AIR INC | Indianapolis, IN | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2003-01-16 | CHI03FA056 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206L-1 | B.S. 53, LA | Fatal · 1 | 16 docs | |
| 2003-01-12 | LAX03IA098 Part 121 airline | Boeing 717-200 | KAHULUI, HI | No injury | 6 docs | |
| 2003-01-11 | DEN03IA033 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-222 | United Airlines | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 21 docs |
| 2003-01-09 | SEA03FA024 Part 121 airline | Bombardier DHC-8-401 | Horizon Airlines | Medford, OR | Serious injury | 9 docs · recorder reports |
| 2003-01-08 | DCA03MA022 Major investigation | Beech 1900D | AIR MIDWEST INC | Charlotte, NC | Fatal · 21 | 186 docs · FDR tables |
| 2003-01-06 | NYC03FA035 Part 121 airline | Embraer ERJ-145LR | ExpressJet Airlines Inc. | Cleveland, OH | No injury | 23 docs · FDR tables |