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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 89 cases · 2005–2005
89
cases in this slice
16
fatal accidents
53
lives lost
80
with a probable cause
0
with coded findings
36
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
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 1 fatal10
- Airbus · 2 fatal9
- Other · 4 fatal6
- Embraer · 1 fatal6
- Piper · 3 fatal3
- Bell · 2 fatal2
- Cessna · 2 fatal2
- Saab2
- Agusta / Leonardo · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- American Airlines3
- Continental Airlines3
- United Express3
- Great Lakes Airlines2
- Midwest Airlines2
- Us Airways Express2
- Air Evac Lifeteam · 1 lives1
- Air Wisconsin Airlines1
- Airnow · 1 lives1
- Alaska Airlines1
- American Airlines Commercial Flight Operations1
- American Trans Air1
What changed because of them
36 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 22
- Closed · unacceptable 14
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-07-013reiterated ×2Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that all pilot training programs be modified to contain modules that teach and emphasize monitoring skills and workload management and include opportunities to practice and…
- A-07-057reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Immediately require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, 135, and 91 subpart K operators to conduct arrival landing distance assessments before every landing based on exist…
- A-07-061reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121, 135, and 91 subpart K operators to accomplish arrival landing distance assessments before every landing based on a standardized…
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
89 of 89newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-27 | SEA06LA033 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | Seattle, WA | No injury | 4 docs | |
| 2005-12-21 | NYC06IA044 Part 121 airline | Boeing 717-200 | Midwest Airlines Inc. | Boston, MA | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-12-19 | DCA06MA010 Major investigation | Grumman G-73T | FLYING BOAT INC | Miami, FL | Fatal · 20 | 44 docs · recorder reports |
| 2005-12-16 | DFW06IA025 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-300ER | United Parcel Service Co. | Houston, TX | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-12-14 | ATL06LA024 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727-2S2F | Memphis, TN | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-12-09 | DCA06MA009 Major investigation | Boeing 737-700 | Chicago, IL | Fatal | 76 docs · FDR tables | |
| 2005-11-29 | CHI06LA038 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-10 | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-11-29 | DEN06IA020 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-120ER | Great Lakes Airlines | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-11-23 | DEN06IA019 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Great Lakes Airlines | Telluride, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-11-20 | NYC06LA033 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-800 | Miami Air International | State College, PA | No injury | 17 docs · FDR tables |
| 2005-11-16 | CHI06FA032 Part 135 fatal | Aero Commander 500B | Gaylord, MI | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2005-11-10 | CHI06FA030 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA-23-160 | Bloomington, IL | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2005-11-09 | OPS06IA001 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-400 | US AIRWAYS INC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-11-08 | CHI06FA026 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA-31-350 | Ankeny, IA | Fatal · 2 | no docket | |
| 2005-11-06 | DCA06WA006 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-200 | USAirways, Inc | London | — | no docket · open |
| 2005-11-06 | DCA06WA008 Part 121 airline | Boeing B-777 | AMERICAN AIRLINES COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS | Heathrow IAP | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2005-10-30 | DCA06WA001 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-900 | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | Calgary | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2005-10-26 | CHI06LA016 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2C10 | Comair Airlines | Covington, KY | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2005-10-22 | NYC06LA016 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-832 | Atlantic Ocean, AO | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-10-17 | CHI06IA011 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 | PSA Airlines, Inc. | West Grove, PA | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-10-17 | NYC06LA011 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | US Airways Express | Ogdensburg, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-10-13 | LAX06LA009 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-7H4 | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-10-10 | DEN06IA008 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industries A319-111 | FRONTIER AIRLINES INC | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-10-08 | NYC06MA005 Major investigation | Augusta 109E | Lifestar | Smethport, PA | Fatal · 1 | 16 docs |
| 2005-10-06 | DFW06FAMS1 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206-L3 | Industrial Helicopters Inc. | Gulf of Mexico | Fatal · 3 | 2 docs |
| 2005-10-03 | NYC06LA002 Part 121 airline | Embraer 170 | United Express | Dulles, VA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2005-09-30 | SEA05MA202 Major investigation | Agusta A109A II | CJ Systems Aviation Group | Edmonds, WA | Fatal · 3 | 30 docs |
| 2005-09-24 | SEA05MA199 Major investigation | AEROSPATIALE AS350BA | Heli USA | Haena, HI | Fatal · 3 | no docket |
| 2005-09-22 | CHI05IA273 Part 121 airline | Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics 440 | Gulf and Caribbean Cargo, Inc. | Kenosha, WI | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-09-22 | LAX05IA312 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A320 | Jet Blue Airways, Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 19 docs · FDR tables |
| 2005-09-18 | DCA05MA099 Major investigation | Airbus A321-231 | SPIRIT AIRLINES INC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2005-09-06 | DFW05MA230 Major investigation | SIKORSKY S76 | Houston Helicopters, Inc. | Gulf of Mexico, TX | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2005-08-29 | SEA05LA184 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A330-223 | Portland, OR | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-08-20 | CHI05LA238 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-33N | AMERICAN TRANS AIR INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-08-19 | DCA05MA095 Major investigation | BOEING 747-200 | Agana | Minor injury | 30 docs · recorder reports | |
| 2005-08-08 | IAD05LA118 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-824 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Newark, NJ | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-08-04 | DFW05FA202 Part 135 fatal | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Parker, CO | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2005-08-03 | DFW05IA200 Part 121 airline | Airbus A320-232 | TED Airlines | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-08-02 | NYC05IA128 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Colgan Air. Inc | Rockland, ME | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-07-11 | DCA05MA083 Major investigation | Boeing 767-232 | Raleigh-Durham, NC | Serious injury | 6 docs · recorder reports | |
| 2005-07-08 | CHI05LA179 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-7H4 | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-07-04 | ENG05RA021 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-200B | KALITTA FLYING SERVICE INC | Sapporo | — | no docket · open |
| 2005-06-28 | LAX05LA218 Part 121 airline | Boeing 727-230 | Capital Cargo International | San Diego, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-28 | ATL05IA116 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | FLYI, Inc. | Greensboro, NC | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-26 | DEN05IA092 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | United Express | Grand Junction, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-20 | DEN05IA098 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-524 | Continental Airlines, Inc. | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-17 | IAD05MA078 Major investigation | Sikorsky S-76C | New York, NY | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-06-16 | ANC05LA088 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | NORTHERN AIR CARGO INC | Anchorage, AK | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-13 | LAX05FA202 Part 121 airline | Bombardier Aerospace, Inc. CL-600-2B19 | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-06-11 | DEN05LA090 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A-319-114 | Scottsbluff, NE | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-06-10 | DFW05IA156 Part 121 airline | British Aerospace Avro 146-RJ85A | Mesaba Airlines | Oklahoma City, OK | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-09 | NYC05IA093 Part 121 airline | Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A | Shuttle America Corporation | Dulles, VA | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-09 | DEN05FA087 Part 135 fatal | Piper PA-34-200T | Telluride, CO | Fatal · 1 | no docket | |
| 2005-06-07 | NYC05FA094 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | Louisville, KY | No injury | 25 docs · FDR tables | |
| 2005-06-07 | DCA05MA070 Major investigation | Embraer 170 | US Airways Express | Washington, DC | Fatal | no docket |
| 2005-06-05 | CHI05LA135 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-223 | American Airlines, Inc. | New Chicago, IN | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2005-06-01 | DCA05MA071 Major investigation | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 | Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation | Chicago O'Hare, IL | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2005-05-30 | DEN05IA084 Part 121 airline | de Havilland DHC-8-202 | United Express | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-05-28 | DEN05IA083 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | American Airlines, Inc. | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-05-20 | DCA05WA067 Part 121 airline | BOEING B-777-232 | DELTA AIRLINES INC | London | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2005-05-19 | CHI05IA116 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-145LR | TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC | Kansas City, MO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-05-17 | DEN05IA076 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-322 | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-05-14 | DEN05LA077 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-05-13 | NYC05MA083 Major investigation | BOEING 717-200 | Midwest Airlines | Union Star, MO | No injury | 37 docs · FDR tables |
| 2005-05-11 | CHI05MA111 Major investigation | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Minneapolis, MN | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-04-29 | DFW05LA112 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-700 | Southwest Airlines Company | Little Rock, AR | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2005-04-28 | ANC05IA064 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | WORLD AIRWAYS INC | Anchorage, AK | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-04-25 | DEN05IA071 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-282 | Casino Express | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-04-21 | SEA05MA085 Major investigation | Lockheed P-3B | Chico, CA | Fatal · 3 | 31 docs | |
| 2005-03-20 | ATL05LA065 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-135LR | Raleigh, NC | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-03-14 | DCA05WA043 Part 121 airline | Boeing B767 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Buenos Aires | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2005-03-12 | CHI05FA077 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Pinnacle Airlines | Milwaukee, WI | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-03-11 | DCA05WA042 Part 121 airline | Boeing B777 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Buenos Aires | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2005-03-06 | IAD05LA044 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-232 | Boston, MA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-03-02 | NYC05FA054 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-200 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Newark, NJ | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-02-21 | DFW05FA073 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206-L1 | Air Evac Lifeteam | Gentry, AR | Fatal · 1 | 21 docs |
| 2005-02-16 | DCA05MA037 Major investigation | Cessna 560 | Pueblo, CO | Fatal · 8 | no docket | |
| 2005-02-12 | LAX05LA105 Part 121 airline | SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2005-02-11 | LAX05FA092 Part 135 fatal | Cessna P210N | Lebec, CA | Fatal · 2 | no docket | |
| 2005-02-02 | DCA05MA031 Major investigation | Bombardier CL-600-1A11 | Platinum Jet Managment | Teterboro, NJ | Serious injury | 1 docs · recorder reports |
| 2005-01-30 | SEA05IA040 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-3H4 | Seattle, WA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-01-27 | ANC05LA025 Part 121 airline | de Havilland DHC-6-200 | ERA Aviation | Toksook Bay, AK | No injury | no docket |
| 2005-01-24 | DCA05WA028 Part 121 airline | BOEING B-747-200 | ATLAS AIR INC | Dusseldorf | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2005-01-19 | DCA05WA032 Part 121 airline | Boeing B-767-332 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Nice | — | no docket · open |
| 2005-01-17 | NYC05LA043 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-247 | Covington, KY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2005-01-14 | NYC05FA042 Part 135 fatal | Embraer EMB-110P1 | AirNow | Swanzey, NH | Fatal · 1 | 20 docs |
| 2005-01-11 | NYC05MA039 Major investigation | Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 | Life Net Inc. | Oxon Hill, MD | Fatal · 2 | 45 docs |
| 2005-01-08 | DEN05LA048 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-724 | Gunnison, CO | Minor injury | no docket | |
| 2005-01-04 | DEN05IA046 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Denver, CO | Minor injury | no docket |