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 44 cases · 2013–2013
44
cases in this slice
16
fatal accidents
48
lives lost
41
with a probable cause
40
with coded findings
54
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
40 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 issues27 cases · 55 causal · 2 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision16
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)14
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion7
- Physical — Alertness/Fatigue3
- Experience/knowledge — Training, Knowledge2
Aircraft24 cases · 27 causal · 11 contributing
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability11
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system, Equipment/furnishings9
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop)4
- Aircraft handling/service — Loading4
- Aircraft structures — Wing structure2
Environmental issues17 cases · 16 causal · 3 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Ceiling/visibility/precip, Turbulence12
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance4
- Operating environment — 1
Organizational issues7 cases · 9 causal · 6 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training5
- Management — Policy/procedure4
- Development — Manufacture/production1
Not determined3 cases · 2 causal · 1 contributing
- Not determined — (general)3
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 7 defining7
- Loss of control in flight · 4 defining5
- Turbulence encounter · 4 defining4
- Miscellaneous/other · 2 defining3
- Landing gear collapse · 2 defining3
- Ground collision · 4 defining3
- Cabin safety event · 3 defining3
- Tailstrike · 3 defining3
- Birdstrike · 2 defining2
- Loss of engine power (total) · 2 defining2
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 2 defining2
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 1 defining2
- Aerodynamic stall/spin · 2 defining2
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute14
- Landing8
- Takeoff5
- Approach5
- InitialClimb3
- Taxi3
- Standing3
- Maneuvering2
- Pushback/Tow1
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 fatal17
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 2 fatal7
- Airbus · 2 fatal5
- Cessna · 4 fatal4
- Beechcraft · 2 fatal4
- Other · 2 fatal2
- Bell · 1 fatal1
- Piper · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- Delta Air Lines4
- Southwest Airlines3
- Piedmont Airlines2
- United Airlines2
- Air Charter Inc Dba · 1 lives1
- Airtran Airways1
- Alaska Central Express · 2 lives1
- American Airlines1
- Asiana Airlines · 3 lives1
- Atlas Air1
- Chautauqua Airlines1
- Eaglemed · 1 lives1
What changed because of them
54 recommendations · 6 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 36
- Closed · unacceptable 11
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 1
- Open · acceptable response 4
- Open · unacceptable response 2
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 40 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 32%13 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 28%11 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 25%10 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 20%8 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 12%5 cases
- Aircraft power plant › Engine (turbine/turboprop) · Aircraft · 10%4 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 10%4 cases
- Physical › Alertness/Fatigue · Personnel issues · 8%3 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 8%3 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Light condition · Environmental issues · 8%3 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 8%3 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip · Environmental issues · 8%3 cases
The cases
44 of 44newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-12-23 | ENG14IA005 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 3H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | St. Louis, MO | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2013-12-12 | WPR14FA068 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | Makani Kai Air | Kalaupapa, HI | Fatal · 1 | 25 docs |
| 2013-12-05 | DCA14WA019 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 - 300ER | Madrid | No injury | no docket · open | |
| 2013-12-03 | ERA14MA060 Major investigation | FAIRCHILD SA227-AC | IBC AIRWAYS INC | La Alianza, PR | Fatal · 2 | 29 docs |
| 2013-11-30 | ANC14MA008 Major investigation | CESSNA 208B | Hageland Aviation | Saint Marys, AK | Fatal · 5 | 36 docs |
| 2013-11-25 | ANC14CA012 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS DC-6 | TATONDUK OUTFITTERS LTD | Nuiqsut, AK | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2013-11-25 | DCA14CA031 Part 121 airline | DE HAVILLAND DHC8 - 102 | Piedmont Airlines | Philadelphia, PA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2013-11-22 | DCA14IA016 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 - 409LCF | Atlas Air , Inc. | Wichita, KS | No injury | no docket |
| 2013-11-06 | WPR14FA044 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA U206F | McCall Aviation Inc. | Donnelly, ID | Fatal · 3 | 22 docs |
| 2013-10-23 | DCA14FA002 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900C | ERA AVIATION INC | Homer, AK | No injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-10-22 | DCA14WA005 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 223 | Providenciales | No injury | no docket | |
| 2013-10-18 | DCA14CA014 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 322 | United Airlines | Houston, TX | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2013-10-15 | ENG14IA001 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 132 | Spirit Airlines | Greenville, TX | No injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-10-09 | CEN14FA004 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206L 3 | PANTHER HELICOPTERS INC | Venice, LA | Fatal · 1 | 20 docs |
| 2013-10-06 | ERA14LA007 Part 135 fatal | BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A-8 | AIR CHARTER INC DBA | Culebra, PR | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs |
| 2013-10-06 | WPR14LA007 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA32 - 300 | STAR MARIANAS AIR INC | Tinian Island | Fatal · 3 | 18 docs |
| 2013-09-29 | WPR13LA431 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER DHC-8-402 | Horizon Air Industries Inc | Reno, NV | Serious injury | 8 docs |
| 2013-09-01 | DCA13FA148 Part 121 airline | BEECH 1900D | GREAT LAKES AVIATION LTD | Telluride, CO | No injury | 14 docs · recorder reports |
| 2013-08-14 | DCA13MA133 Major investigation | AIRBUS A300 - F4 622R | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO | Birmingham, AL | Fatal · 2 | 137 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-07-31 | DCA13WA134 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | AIRTRAN AIRWAYS INC | Batopilas | Serious injury | no docket · open |
| 2013-07-22 | DCA13FA131 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Flushing, NY | Minor injury | 30 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-07-12 | DCA13CA128 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-07-07 | DCA13MA121 Major investigation | DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 | REDISKE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Soldotna, AK | Fatal · 10 | 31 docs |
| 2013-07-06 | DCA13MA120 Major investigation | BOEING 777-200ER | Asiana Airlines | San Francisco, CA | Fatal · 3 | 183 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-06-13 | DCA13CA106 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Nashville, TN | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2013-06-11 | CEN13FA344 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER AS350B2 | EAGLEMED LLC | Talihina, OK | Fatal · 1 | 18 docs |
| 2013-06-04 | ANC13FA054 Part 135 fatal | DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Pacific Wings LLC | Petersburg, AK | Fatal · 1 | 5 docs |
| 2013-06-04 | DCA13WA101 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Shijiazhuang | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2013-05-18 | DCA13FA094 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER DHC8 | Piedmont Airlines | Newark, NJ | No injury | 15 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-05-11 | DCA13CA090 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170-200 LR | SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP | Flushing, NY | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2013-05-10 | WPR13IA226 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2013-05-09 | DCA13CA091 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS 320 | Delta Air Lines | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2013-05-01 | DCA13FA082 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | EXPRESSJET AIRLINES INC | Newark, NJ | No injury | no docket |
| 2013-04-29 | DCA13MA081 Major investigation | BOEING 747-400 BCF | National Air Cargo | Bagram | Fatal · 7 | 81 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-04-05 | DCA13FA071 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS 321 | U.A Airways Inc | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | no docket |
| 2013-03-08 | DCA13CA065 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 5 docs · recorder reports |
| 2013-03-08 | ANC13FA030 Part 135 fatal | BEECH 1900C | ALASKA CENTRAL EXPRESS INC | Aleknagik, AK | Fatal · 2 | 38 docs |
| 2013-03-05 | WPR13IA144 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER DHC-8-402 | Horizon Air | Danville, CA | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-02-21 | ERA13MA139 Major investigation | BEECH 390 | Richard Z. Trammell | Thomson, GA | Fatal · 5 | 60 docs · recorder reports |
| 2013-02-19 | WPR13LA131 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-422 | United Airlines | Pacific Ocean | Serious injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-02-19 | DCA13CA056 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Hebron, KY | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2013-02-07 | DCA13IA058 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | PSA Airlines, Inc. | Bowman, GA | Minor injury | 13 docs |
| 2013-01-25 | DCA13CA043 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD11 | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Denver, CO | No injury | 8 docs · FDR tables |
| 2013-01-16 | CEN13FA135 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | Martinaire Aviation, L.L.C. | Pellston, MI | Fatal · 1 | 10 docs |