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 85 cases · 2011–2011
85
cases in this slice
20
fatal accidents
54
lives lost
81
with a probable cause
80
with coded findings
40
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
80 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 issues51 cases · 101 causal · 2 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision30
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Planning/preparation21
- Physical — Impairment/incapacitation, Alertness/Fatigue9
- Psychological — Perception/orientation/illusion, Attention/monitoring8
- Experience/knowledge — Knowledge, Experience/qualifications3
Aircraft37 cases · 59 causal · 19 contributing
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability13
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system, Navigation system12
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop), Engine bleed air system10
- Aircraft structures — Empennage structure, Fuselage4
- Fluids/misc hardware — Fluids, Misc hardware3
- Aircraft handling/service — Towing and taxiing, Maintenance/inspections3
- Aircraft propeller/rotor — Rotorcraft flight control1
Environmental issues32 cases · 22 causal · 18 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Ceiling/visibility/precip25
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance, Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface6
- Operating environment — 3
- Task environment — Pressures/demands1
Organizational issues12 cases · 12 causal · 10 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training6
- Management — Policy/procedure, Scheduling5
- Development — Design, Selection/certification/testing3
Not determined2 cases · 2 causal · 0 contributing
- Not determined — (general)2
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Turbulence encounter · 15 defining16
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 4 defining8
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 5 defining6
- Loss of control in flight · 4 defining6
- Ground collision · 9 defining5
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 2 defining5
- Ground handling event · 4 defining5
- Runway excursion · 2 defining5
- Air traffic event · 8 defining5
- Cabin safety event · 1 defining4
- Aerodynamic stall/spin · 2 defining3
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 2 defining3
- Part(s) separation from AC · 2 defining3
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute25
- Landing14
- Approach11
- Takeoff9
- Taxi8
- Pushback/Tow7
- Maneuvering6
- InitialClimb6
- Standing3
- Unknown3
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
- Embraer12
- Airbus · 4 fatal10
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 1 fatal10
- Beechcraft · 3 fatal5
- Cessna · 5 fatal5
- Other · 2 fatal3
- Piper · 2 fatal2
- Bell · 2 fatal2
- Gulfstream · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- Delta Air Lines9
- United Airlines6
- American Airlines5
- Southwest Airlines5
- Delta Airlines4
- American Eagle Airlines3
- Atlantic Southeast Airlines3
- Expressjet Airlines3
- Chautauqua Airlines2
- Colgan Air2
- Great Lakes Aviation2
- Us Airways2
What changed because of them
40 recommendations · 8 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 26
- Closed · unacceptable 6
- Open · acceptable response 6
- Open · unacceptable response 2
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-13-013reiterated ×8Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all existing turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft that are not equipped with a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder and are operating…
- A-13-012reiterated ×5Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require the installation of a crash-resistant flight recorder system on all newly manufactured turbine-powered, nonexperimental, nonrestricted-category aircraft that are not equipp…
- A-13-025reiterated ×1Open - Acceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Initiate an aviation weather camera program in Hawaii that includes the installation and maintenance of aviation weather cameras at critical locations in Hawaii. Establish public a…
- A-13-027reiterated ×1Open - Acceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Equip flight service station specialists responsible for Hawaii and the continental United States with the technical capabilities and training to provide verbal preflight and en ro…
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 79 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 24%19 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 19%15 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 19%15 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 18%14 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 16%13 cases
- Physical › Impairment/incapacitation · Personnel issues · 8%6 cases
- Aircraft systems › Landing gear system · Aircraft · 8%6 cases
- Task performance › Planning/preparation · Personnel issues · 6%5 cases
- Psychological › Perception/orientation/illusion · Personnel issues · 5%4 cases
- Aircraft power plant › Engine (turbine/turboprop) · Aircraft · 5%4 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 5%4 cases
- Physical › Alertness/Fatigue · Personnel issues · 4%3 cases
The cases
85 of 85newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-26 | ERA12MA122 Major investigation | BELL 206B | SK Logistics Inc | Green Cove Springs, FL | Fatal · 3 | 67 docs |
| 2011-12-22 | CEN12IA123 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Denver, CO | No injury | 7 docs |
| 2011-12-09 | CEN12FA100 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 421C | Quest Aviation Inc. | Sioux Falls, SD | Fatal · 4 | 43 docs |
| 2011-12-09 | DCA12CA021 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-351 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-12-08 | DCA12MA020 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS350B2 | SUNDANCE HELICOPTERS INC | Las Vegas, NV | Fatal · 5 | 94 docs |
| 2011-12-04 | CEN12FA097 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-32-260 | GREAT LAKES AIR INC | St. Ignace, MI | Fatal · 2 | 31 docs |
| 2011-12-03 | ENG12IA013 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD | Denver International Airport, CO | — | no docket |
| 2011-12-02 | WPR12LA053 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Oakland, CA | Serious injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-12-01 | WPR12LA057 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-222 | United Airlines | Modesto, CA | Serious injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-11-29 | CEN12FA086 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-31-350 | TRANS NORTH AVIATION LTD | Riverwoods, IL | Fatal · 3 | 47 docs |
| 2011-11-24 | WPR12MA046 Major investigation | ROCKWELL 690 | Ponderosa Aviation | Apache Junction, AZ | Fatal · 6 | 71 docs |
| 2011-11-18 | OPS12WA150 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Toronto | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2011-11-10 | WPR12MA034 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER EC 130 B4 | Blue Hawaiian Helicopters | Pukoo, HI | Fatal · 5 | 55 docs |
| 2011-11-10 | DCA12CA043 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 211 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-10-30 | ANC12FA006 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 | ERA HELICOPTERS LLC | Iliamna, AK | Fatal · 1 | 16 docs |
| 2011-10-23 | ENG12IA004 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2C10 | ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 14 docs |
| 2011-10-23 | ENG12IA003 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-451 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Detroit, MI | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-10-20 | ERA12CA044 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-2B7 | US AIRWAYS INC | New York, NY | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2011-10-12 | DCA12WA002 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 | HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC | Kansai | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2011-10-10 | ENG12IA001 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-251 | Delta Air Lines Inc | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-10-07 | ERA12CA038 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2011-10-05 | ERA12FA007 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 207A | WATERS AERO-MARINE, INC. | Matinicus Island, ME | Fatal · 1 | 20 docs |
| 2011-10-04 | ERA12MA005 Major investigation | BELL 206B | DUDLEY PAUL P | New York, NY | Fatal · 2 | 29 docs |
| 2011-09-29 | ERA11CA511 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Miami, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2011-09-26 | ENG11IA051 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-222 | UNITED AIRlNES INC | Denver, CO | No injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-09-24 | ANC11FA107 Part 135 fatal | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3T | PAKLOOK AIR INC | Kodiak, AK | Fatal · 1 | 14 docs |
| 2011-09-16 | WPR11MA454 Major investigation | NORTH AMERICAN/AERO CLASSICS P-51D | James K Leeward | Reno, NV | Fatal · 1 | 59 docs |
| 2011-09-10 | ANC11CA101 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS DC-8-62F | Air Transport International LLC | Yakota | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2011-09-06 | DCA11CA116 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Cape Coral, FL | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2011-09-04 | CEN11WA628 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | TRANS STATES AIRLINES INC | Ottawa | No injury | 1 docs · open |
| 2011-09-02 | ANC11FA091 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | Grant Aviation | Nightmute, AK | Fatal · 1 | no docket |
| 2011-09-01 | CEN11IA615 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES INC | Baton Rouge, LA | No injury | 6 docs · recorder reports |
| 2011-08-29 | ENG11IA047 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB145 | EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC | Moline, IL | No injury | 14 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-08-26 | CEN11FA599 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS-350-B2 | Air Methods Corporation | Mosby, MO | Fatal · 4 | 125 docs |
| 2011-08-14 | ANC11FA077 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 207 | Inland Aviation Services | McGrath, AK | Fatal · 2 | 18 docs |
| 2011-08-08 | OPS11IA819 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135KL | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-08-06 | ENG11IA043 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-51 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2011-07-29 | DCA11FA091 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-422 | United Airlines | Tangshan | Serious injury | 11 docs · recorder reports |
| 2011-07-14 | DCA11CA084 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2D24 | ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST AIRLINES INC | Boston, MA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-06-27 | OPS11IA686 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-83(MD-83) | ALLEGIANT AIR LLC | Apache Junction, AZ | — | no docket |
| 2011-06-22 | ERA11CA367 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD88 | Dynamic Airways, LLC | Miami, FL | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2011-06-21 | ENG11IA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Minor injury | no docket |
| 2011-06-19 | OPS11IA673 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145EP | EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC | Gulfport, MS | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-06-12 | DCA11CA073 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-222 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | San Fransico, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-06-11 | DCA11WA086 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 - F | LUFTHANSA CARGO AIRLINES | Mumbai | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2011-06-07 | CEN11IA379 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Milwaukee, WI | No injury | 30 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-06-06 | ERA11CA327 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL600-2D24 | Mesa Airlines | Florence, SC | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2011-06-03 | CEN11IA369 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145 | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-05-31 | WPR11LA300 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-222 | United Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 8 docs |
| 2011-05-25 | ERA11FA312 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 58 | FRIENDSHIP FLYING SERVICE INC | Murphy, NC | Fatal · 4 | 57 docs |
| 2011-05-23 | DCA11CA060 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | Delta Airlines | Boone, NC | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2011-05-17 | CEN11IA341 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | Great Lakes Aviation | Denver, CO | No injury | 27 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-05-16 | DCA11CA070 Part 121 airline | DE HAVILLAND DHC8 | Colgan Air Inc | Baltimore, MD | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2011-05-16 | OPS11IA552 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | ExpressJet | CHICAGO, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-05-12 | ERA11CA296 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-732 | DELTA AIRLINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-05-09 | DCA11FA053 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 | United Airlines, Inc. | Chillicothe, MO | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2011-05-06 | DCA11FA052 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC | Greenville, MS | No injury | no docket |
| 2011-05-02 | ERA11FA274 Part 135 fatal | BEECH E18S | AIRCAP MANAGEMENT CO INC | Miami Gardens, FL | Fatal · 1 | 23 docs |
| 2011-04-26 | DCA11IA047 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7Q8 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Chicago, IL | No injury | 28 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-04-25 | ERA11LA266 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-323 | DELTA AIRLINES, INC | New York, NY | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2011-04-17 | ERA11CA247 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-2B7 | U.S. Airways, Inc. | Cheltenham, MD | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2011-04-14 | DCA11WA048 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 323 | American Airlines | Barcelona | — | no docket |
| 2011-04-11 | WPR11LA203 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Pacific Ocean | Serious injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-04-04 | DCA11IA040 Part 121 airline | Airbus A320 | United Airlines | New Orleans, LA | No injury | 51 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-04-03 | CEN11IA270 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-135KL | Chautauqua Airlines Inc | Dubuque, IA | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2011-04-02 | DCA11FA072 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2B19 | US Airways Express | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2011-04-02 | DCA11MA076 Major investigation | GULFSTREAM GVI | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION | Roswell, NM | Fatal · 4 | 87 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-04-01 | DCA11MA039 Major investigation | BOEING 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Yuma, AZ | Minor injury | 30 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-03-30 | ERA11FA219 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 58 | Jet Logistics, Inc | Greensboro, NC | Fatal · 2 | 22 docs |
| 2011-03-30 | CEN11IA264 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | PINNACLE AIRLINES INC | Detroit, MI | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2011-03-30 | ERA11FA218 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 310R | MILLER AVIATION LLC | Pikeville, KY | Fatal · 2 | 20 docs |
| 2011-03-26 | CEN11LA250 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | AMERICAN EAGLE AIRLINES INC | Kansas City, MO | Serious injury | 7 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-03-23 | DCA11FA035 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS F4-622R | United Parcel Service Company | Albuquerque, NM | No injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-03-23 | OPS11IA401 Part 121 airline | FAA WASHINGTON FLIGHT PROGRAM | Arlington, VA | — | 14 docs | |
| 2011-03-18 | CEN11IA234 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145XR | Express Jet | Akron, OH | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-03-17 | ENG11IA021 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 402 | Colgan Air, Inc. | Pittsburgh, PA | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-03-11 | OPS11IA410 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | Delta Airlines | ATLANTA, GA | No injury | 11 docs |
| 2011-02-28 | WPR11LA149 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | Delta Air Lines | Naches, WA | Serious injury | 7 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-02-25 | DCA11CA036 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW | US AIRWAYS INC | New York, NY | Serious injury | 7 docs |
| 2011-02-21 | CEN11IA198 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | American Airlines, Inc. | Southlake, TX | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2011-02-19 | ERA11CA152 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | North Fayston, VT | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2011-02-09 | ENG11IA016 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-2Q8 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | 13 docs · FDR tables |
| 2011-02-01 | OPS11IA271 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC | Dayton, OH | No injury | 12 docs · recorder reports |
| 2011-01-21 | OPS11IA246 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | 80 SE of JFK (Atlantic Ocean), NY | — | 8 docs | |
| 2011-01-03 | DCA11FA050 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | American Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |