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 72 cases · 2007–2007
72
cases in this slice
19
fatal accidents
62
lives lost
64
with a probable cause
0
with coded findings
58
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 · 2 fatal33
- Airbus · 4 fatal11
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 3 fatal11
- Cessna · 6 fatal6
- Beechcraft · 2 fatal4
- Bell · 1 fatal1
- Robinson · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- United Airlines4
- Delta Air Lines3
- Delta Airlines Inc Dfw Base Maintenance3
- Mesa Airlines3
- Alaska Airlines2
- American Airlines2
- American Eagle2
- Continental Airlines2
- Frontier Airlines2
- Northwest Airlines2
- Air Logistics · 1 lives1
- Air Supply Alaska · 1 lives1
What changed because of them
58 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 34
- Closed · unacceptable 20
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 4
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-09-027reiterated ×2Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Revise Advisory Circular 120-48, Communication and Coordination Between Flight Crewmembers and Flight Attendants, to update guidance and training provided to flight and cabin crews…
- A-09-025reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Once the best practices for both single and multiple emergency and abnormal situations training asked for in Safety Recommendation A-09-24 have been established, require that these…
- A-09-024reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Establish best practices for conducting both single and multiple emergency and abnormal situations training.
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
72 of 72newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-29 | DFW08FA053 Part 135 fatal | Bell 206L1 | AIR LOGISTICS LLC | Venice, LA | Fatal · 1 | 17 docs |
| 2007-12-25 | SEA08LA050 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83 | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | Ontario, CA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-12-25 | SEA08LA051 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A330-323 | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | Honolulu, HI | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-12-17 | CHI08LA051 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | Skywest Airlines Inc | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-12-17 | DCA08IA019 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER 145 | Chautauqua Airlines | Jamaica, NY | No injury | 9 docs |
| 2007-12-16 | DCA08FA018 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600-2B19 | Air Wisconsin Airlines | Providence, RI | No injury | 33 docs · FDR tables |
| 2007-12-14 | CHI08FA050 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-222 | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 4 docs | |
| 2007-12-05 | CHI08FA045 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | Castle Aviation LLC | Columbus, OH | Fatal · 2 | 52 docs |
| 2007-12-03 | OPS08IA002 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CRJ1 | COMAIR INC | Baltimore, MD | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-12-03 | ANC08FA025 Part 135 fatal | Eurocopter Deutschland BK117C1 | Evergreen Helicopters of Alaska, Inc. | Whittier, AK | Fatal · 4 | 17 docs |
| 2007-11-25 | DEN08IA033 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-832 | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket | |
| 2007-11-22 | ENG08RA005 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-300 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Nice | — | no docket · open |
| 2007-11-17 | ENG08IA002 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-300 | Greenville, TX | No injury | no docket | |
| 2007-11-02 | DEN08IA022 Part 121 airline | Douglas DC-8-73F | Wichita, KS | No injury | no docket | |
| 2007-10-28 | ENG08IA001 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-225 | US AIRWAYS INC | Charlotte, NC | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-10-21 | CHI08IA022 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A320-211 | Northwest Airlines | Fargo, ND | No injury | 33 docs · FDR tables |
| 2007-10-12 | DEN08LA010 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2C10 | Denver, CO | No injury | 5 docs | |
| 2007-10-10 | CHI08IA026 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A320-232 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Chicago, IL | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2007-10-08 | LAX08MA007 Major investigation | CESSNA 208B | Kapowsin Air Sports Ltd | Naches, WA | Fatal · 10 | 17 docs |
| 2007-09-28 | DCA07MA310 Major investigation | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 (MD-82) | American Airlines | St. Louis, MO | No injury | 63 docs · FDR tables |
| 2007-08-20 | DEN07WA143 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-323 | J. P. Morgan Trust Company NA Trustee | Frankfurt | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2007-08-17 | ANC07MA083 Major investigation | de Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, AK | Fatal · 5 | 27 docs | |
| 2007-08-07 | CHI07LA252 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-145LR | United Express | Knox, IN | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-08-06 | DEN07MA134 Major investigation | Beech E90B | Southwest Med Evac | Ruidoso, NM | Fatal · 5 | 24 docs |
| 2007-08-02 | SEA07FA223 Part 135 fatal | Robinson R44 II | Classic Helicopter Corp | Easton, WA | Fatal · 4 | 19 docs |
| 2007-08-02 | DFW07WA178 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-724 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Panama City | Serious injury | no docket · open |
| 2007-07-27 | LAX07MA231 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER AS350-B2 | Phoenix, AZ | Fatal · 4 | no docket | |
| 2007-07-24 | ANC07FA068 Part 135 fatal | de Havilland DHC-2 | Venture Travel LLC | Ketchikan, AK | Fatal · 5 | 17 docs |
| 2007-07-12 | MIA07CA119 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-07-11 | OPS07IA006 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-232 | DELTA AIRLINES INC DFW BASE MAINTENANCE | Fort Lauderdale, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-07-10 | DFW07LA155 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-232 | Sky King, Inc. | Tunica, MS | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2007-07-10 | NYC07MA162 Major investigation | CESSNA 310R | National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing | Sanford, FL | Fatal · 2 | 12 docs |
| 2007-07-08 | DFW07LA164 Part 121 airline | Boeing B737-800 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | McAlester, OK | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-07-05 | OPS07IA007 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | DELTA AIRLINES INC DFW BASE MAINTENANCE | New York City, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-06-27 | CHI07FA184 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket | |
| 2007-06-27 | LAX07LA204 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747-422 | Oceanic | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2007-06-24 | DFW07WA180 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | Continental Airlines | Quito | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2007-06-20 | DEN07LA101 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | Great lakes Airlines | Laramie, WY | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-06-13 | LAX07IA191 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-06-04 | CHI07MA160 Major investigation | Cessna 550 | MARLIN AIR INC | Milwaukee, WI | Fatal · 6 | 22 docs · recorder reports |
| 2007-06-03 | DEN07LA098 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-251 | Denver, CO | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2007-05-26 | OPS07IA004 Part 121 airline | Embraer 170 | REPUBLIC AIRLINES INC | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-05-18 | NYC07LA121 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS DC-9-31 | Syracuse, NY | No injury | no docket | |
| 2007-05-12 | DCA07WA041 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777-200ER | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Tel Aviv | — | no docket · open |
| 2007-05-02 | MIA07IA088 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30 | OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-04-28 | MIA07LA086 Part 121 airline | Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 | American Eagle | San Juan, PR | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-04-25 | NYC07LA105 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-300 | La Plata, MD | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2007-04-24 | LAX07LA189 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-24APF | Burbank, CA | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2007-04-22 | ATL07IA078 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A319-111 | Frontier Airlines, Inc | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 15 docs |
| 2007-04-18 | MIA07WA082 Part 121 airline | Beech 1900D | GULFSTREAM INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES INC | Marsh Harbour | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2007-04-12 | LAX07LA127 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-200 | UNITED AIRLINES | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2007-04-12 | DCA07FA037 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL-600-2B19 | PINNACLE AIR INC | Traverse City, MI | No injury | 61 docs · FDR tables |
| 2007-04-08 | CHI07FA107 Part 121 airline | Canadair CL-600-2B19 | Mesa Airlines, Inc. | Lake Michigan, MI | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-03-29 | MIA07LA068 Part 121 airline | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) | Allegiant Air LLC | Sanford, FL | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2007-03-17 | OPS07IA003 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-700 | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-03-16 | CHI07LA093 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767-300 | United Airlines | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-03-11 | CHI07MA083 Major investigation | McDonnell Douglas 369FF | Inter-Island Helicopter Inc. | Haena, HI | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2007-03-09 | NYC07MA073 Major investigation | AEROSPATIALE AS350BA | Heli-USA Airways, Inc. | Princeville, HI | Fatal · 4 | no docket |
| 2007-02-26 | ENG07RA014 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-200B | UNITED AIRLINES | London | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2007-02-24 | DFW07IA077 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB-145LR | American Eagle | Dallas, TX | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-02-23 | CHI07LA078 Part 121 airline | Boeing 777 | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | no docket | |
| 2007-02-18 | DCA07MA072 Major investigation | Embraer ERJ-170 | Delta Connection | Cleveland, OH | No injury | 43 docs · FDR tables |
| 2007-02-16 | DEN07IA069 Part 121 airline | Airbus Industrie A319-111 | Frontier Airlines | Denver, CO | No injury | 12 docs |
| 2007-02-12 | CHI07FA069 Part 135 fatal | Eurocopter France EC120B | ERA Helicopters | Gulf of Mexico | Fatal · 2 | 48 docs |
| 2007-02-10 | NYC07IA063 Part 121 airline | Airbus A-320-232 | New York, NY | No injury | 5 docs | |
| 2007-02-09 | DEN07FA059 Part 135 fatal | Beech H-18 | BYGONE AVIATION LLC | Great Bend, KS | Fatal · 1 | 27 docs |
| 2007-02-03 | DEN07IA058 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737-522 | Denver, CO | No injury | no docket | |
| 2007-01-25 | DEN07IA055 Part 121 airline | Bombardier, Inc. CL-600-2B19 | MESA AIRLINES INC | Cripple Creek, CO | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-01-12 | LAX07MA069 Major investigation | Cessna 525 | Sunquest Executive Air Charter | Van Nuys, CA | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2007-01-10 | OPS07IA002 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757-212 | DELTA AIRLINES INC DFW BASE MAINTENANCE | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2007-01-10 | MIA07RA034 Part 135 fatal | Gates Learjet 24F | Ameristar Jet Charter, Inc. | Guadalajara | Fatal · 2 | no docket · open |
| 2007-01-09 | ANC07FA013 Part 135 fatal | Cessna 207A | Air Supply Alaska Inc. | Kenai, AK | Fatal · 1 | 28 docs |