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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 79 cases · 2010–2010
79
cases in this slice
10
fatal accidents
29
lives lost
68
with a probable cause
67
with coded findings
24
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
67 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 issues36 cases · 90 causal · 5 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision22
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)17
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion5
- Experience/knowledge — (general), Experience/qualifications4
- Physical — (general), Alertness/Fatigue3
- Miscellaneous — (general)1
Aircraft26 cases · 28 causal · 12 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Flight control system, Landing gear system16
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters6
- Aircraft structures — Wing structure, Nacelles/pylons structure4
- Aircraft power plant — Engine fuel and control, Engine exhaust3
Environmental issues25 cases · 23 causal · 3 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Convective weather15
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance6
- Operating environment — Airport facilities/design, Air traffic/operating proc3
- Task environment — (general)1
Organizational issues9 cases · 14 causal · 2 contributing
- Management — Policy/procedure4
- Development — Manufacture/production3
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training2
Not determined6 cases · 6 causal · 0 contributing
- Not determined — (general)6
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Turbulence encounter · 7 defining8
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 6 defining7
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation · 12 defining7
- Ground handling event · 6 defining5
- Air traffic event · 10 defining5
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 3 defining5
- Loss of control in flight · 3 defining5
- Flight control sys malf/fail · 3 defining4
- Ground collision · 6 defining4
- Landing gear not configured · 2 defining4
- Runway excursion · 3 defining3
- Cabin safety event · 2 defining3
- Birdstrike · 3 defining3
- Miscellaneous/other · 3 defining3
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute27
- Approach12
- Landing10
- Standing9
- InitialClimb9
- Takeoff6
- Taxi5
- Pushback/Tow5
- Maneuvering2
- Unknown1
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 fatal37
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 4 fatal16
- Embraer12
- Airbus · 2 fatal9
- Beechcraft · 2 fatal2
- Cessna · 1 fatal1
- Saab1
- ATR1
Operators with the most cases
- American Airlines7
- Skywest Airlines7
- Southwest Airlines6
- United Airlines5
- Delta Air Lines4
- American Eagle Airlines3
- Delta Airlines3
- Atlas Air2
- Federal Express2
- Jetblue Airways2
- Us Airways2
- Air Canada1
What changed because of them
24 recommendations · 4 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 7
- Closed · unacceptable 11
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 2
- Open · acceptable response 4
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
None reiterated.
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 66 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 24%16 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 15%10 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 14%9 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 11%7 cases
- Not determined › (general) · Not determined · 9%6 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 8%5 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 8%5 cases
- Aircraft systems › Flight control system · Aircraft · 6%4 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 6%4 cases
- Aircraft systems › Landing gear system · Aircraft · 6%4 cases
- Task performance › (general) · Personnel issues · 5%3 cases
- Task performance › Communication (personnel) · Personnel issues · 5%3 cases
The cases
79 of 79newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-31 | OPS11IA273 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ190 | Air Canada | Denver, CO | — | 4 docs · recorder reports |
| 2010-12-29 | DCA11IA015 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Jackson Hole, WY | No injury | 45 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-12-25 | ENG11IA011 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Southwest Airlines | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-12-18 | DCA11CA014 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Philadelphia, PA | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-12-14 | ERA11WA090 Part 135 fatal | Hawker Beechcraft TC-45J | MONARCH AIR GROUP LLC | Nassau | Fatal · 2 | 1 docs · open |
| 2010-12-09 | OPS11IA173 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-832 | DELTA AIRLINES INC | Covington, KY | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-12-05 | CEN11LA099 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-47UF | ATLAS AIR INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-12-03 | WPR11LA071 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | International Lease Finance Corp | Pago Pago | Serious injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-12-01 | DCA11WA010 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Montreal | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-11-30 | CEN11LA085 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135LR | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Milwaukee, WI | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2010-11-28 | ENG11WA005 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 | Evergreen International Airlines | Chubu, Japan | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2010-11-24 | WPR11LA058 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-11-23 | CEN11LA092 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Madison, WI | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-11-15 | CEN11LA072 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 170-200 LR | Compass Airlines, LLC | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2010-11-11 | OPS11IA101 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-832 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | 66 NM East of Hobe Sound, FL | — | no docket |
| 2010-11-08 | WPR11LA042 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402 | HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INC | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-11-02 | ERA11CA046 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SkyWest Airlines | Pittsburgh, PA | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2010-11-02 | CEN11LA051 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SKYWAY AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 21 docs |
| 2010-10-27 | DCA11FA004 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Miami, FL | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-10-18 | WPR11IA019 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SkyWest Airlines | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2010-10-04 | ERA11CA010 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporations | New York, NY | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2010-09-28 | ENG10IA055 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2B19 | SKYWEST AIRLINES, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | No injury | 17 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-09-26 | ENG10IA053 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2D24 | Atlantic Southeast Airlines Inc | John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-09-22 | DCA10WA098 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F | Kabul | No injury | no docket · open | |
| 2010-09-18 | DCA10WA096 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Paris | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2010-09-16 | OPS10IA574 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-214 | US AIRWAYS INC | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-09-04 | OPS10IA538 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2010-09-03 | DCA10RA092 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-44AF | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO | Dubai | Fatal · 2 | 54 docs · open |
| 2010-08-26 | WPR10IA430 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | Sacramento, CA | Minor injury | 17 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-08-21 | ANC10FA100 Part 135 fatal | DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 | Branch River Air Service | Katmai National Park, AK | Fatal · 4 | 19 docs |
| 2010-08-10 | WPR10LA395 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145XR | Express Jet Airlines | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2010-08-09 | DCA10LA083 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 170 100 SE | SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP | Summit, MS | Serious injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-08-09 | ANC10MA068 Major investigation | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 | General Communication Corporation (GCI) | Aleknagik, AK | Fatal · 5 | 51 docs |
| 2010-08-04 | DCA10IA082 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-322 | United | Chicago, IL | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2010-07-28 | ENG10WA044 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | Tokyo | — | no docket · open | |
| 2010-07-23 | ANC10FA064 Part 135 fatal | DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Pacific Airways, Inc. | Ketchikan, AK | Fatal · 1 | 20 docs |
| 2010-07-18 | ENG10IA041 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 | DELTA AIRLINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2010-07-15 | DCA10FA076 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | DELTA AIRLINES INC | Pacific Ocean, PO | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2010-07-04 | CEN10MA367 Major investigation | CESSNA 421B | OHARA FLYING SERVICE II LP | Alpine, TX | Fatal · 5 | 16 docs |
| 2010-06-28 | CEN10LA363 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Pioneer, LA | Serious injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-06-19 | DCA10CA075 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | New York, NY | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-06-16 | ENG10IA038 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Athens | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-06-16 | DCA10RA069 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC | Ottawa | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2010-06-05 | ERA10LA299 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330-323 | US AIRWAYS INC | Charlotte, NC | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-05-25 | DCA10FA064 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | United Airlines, Inc. | Southern Tip of Greenland | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2010-05-23 | WPR10IA256 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Ontario, CA | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-05-21 | OPS10IA196 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-132 | USAirways Inc | Anchorage, AK | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-05-17 | ENG10IA029 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | United Airlines | Chantilly, VA | No injury | 10 docs · recorder reports |
| 2010-05-17 | DCA10CA061 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 | ATLAS AIR INC | Miami, FL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2010-05-07 | DCA10WA056 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-422 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Sydney | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2010-05-04 | DCA10WA055 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-300 SERIES | SOUTHERN AIR INC | Seoul | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2010-04-30 | CEN10LA240 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | American Airlines | Fort Dodge, IA | Serious injury | 7 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-04-29 | OPS10IA163 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Burbank, CA | — | no docket |
| 2010-04-28 | OPS10IA132 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Houston, TX | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-04-22 | OPS10IA155 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135KL | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | — | no docket |
| 2010-04-19 | OPS10IA090 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Burbank, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2010-04-18 | CEN10IA219 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | GOJET AIRLINES LLC | Kansas City, MO | No injury | 4 docs · recorder reports |
| 2010-04-17 | CEN10LA220 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82(MD-82) | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2010-04-13 | DCA10WA052 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-323 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Keflavik | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2010-04-10 | WPR10FA199 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-3H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 12 docs |
| 2010-04-06 | CEN10LA218 Part 121 airline | SAAB-SCANIA SAAB 340B | MESABA AVIATION INC | Bradley, IL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-04-05 | ENG10IA026 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 | JetBlue Airways, Inc. | Newark, NJ | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2010-04-03 | CEN10LA189 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 170-100 SE | Republic Airlines | Runnells, IA | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2010-03-27 | OPS10IA020 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | San Francisco, CA | No injury | no docket | |
| 2010-03-25 | OPS10IA014 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Worton, MD | — | no docket |
| 2010-03-25 | ERA10MA188 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER AS-350-B3 | MEMPHIS MEDICAL CENTER AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE | Brownsville, TN | Fatal · 3 | 34 docs |
| 2010-03-23 | DCA10WA042 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | No injury | no docket · open | |
| 2010-03-13 | CEN10IA157 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-03-11 | ERA10CA174 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-100 | Delta Air Lines Inc | Titusville, FL | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2010-02-19 | DCA10CA032 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Anchorage, AK | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2010-02-16 | WPR10IA135 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-120ER | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 19 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-02-13 | WPR10LA134 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Santa Clarita, CA | Serious injury | 8 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-02-06 | CEN10FA113 Part 135 fatal | AEROSPATIALE AS350 | ENCHANTMENT AVIATION INC | El Paso, TX | Fatal · 3 | 15 docs |
| 2010-01-22 | ANC10FA014 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 1900C | Alaska Central Express, Inc. | Sand Point, AK | Fatal · 2 | 22 docs |
| 2010-01-19 | DCA10IA022 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 | PSA AIRLINES INC | Charleston, WV | No injury | 7 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-01-12 | ENG10IA010 Part 121 airline | ATR ATR72 | American Airlines | St. Croix | No injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-01-10 | DCA10IA021 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A319-131 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Newark, NJ | Minor injury | 40 docs · FDR tables |
| 2010-01-07 | ENG10IA016 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS DC8 | ASTAR AIR CARGO INC | Cincinnati (CVG), OH | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2010-01-05 | CEN10MA088 Major investigation | GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A | ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC | Prospect Heights, IL | Fatal · 2 | 28 docs · recorder reports |