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 51 cases · 2014–2014
51
cases in this slice
11
fatal accidents
31
lives lost
48
with a probable cause
48
with coded findings
21
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
48 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 issues32 cases · 61 causal · 5 contributing
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)18
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision18
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Personality/attitude5
- Experience/knowledge — Experience/qualifications3
- Physical — Impairment/incapacitation2
- Miscellaneous — (general)1
Environmental issues21 cases · 19 causal · 8 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Ceiling/visibility/precip11
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance7
- Operating environment — Airport facilities/design3
- Task environment — Pressures/demands1
Aircraft19 cases · 30 causal · 4 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Equipment/furnishings, Electrical power system11
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters5
- Aircraft handling/service — Towing and taxiing, Loading3
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop), Engine (reciprocating)2
- Fluids/misc hardware — Fluids2
- Aircraft structures — Wing structure1
Organizational issues8 cases · 12 causal · 3 contributing
- Management — Policy/procedure, Resources6
- Development — Design, Manufacture/production4
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Documentation/record keeping3
Not determined1 cases · 1 causal · 0 contributing
- Not determined — (general)1
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Cabin safety event · 7 defining10
- Turbulence encounter · 7 defining7
- Loss of control in flight · 6 defining6
- Ground collision · 6 defining4
- Air traffic event · 1 defining4
- Birdstrike · 3 defining3
- Loss of engine power (partial) · 1 defining3
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 1 defining3
- Loss of engine power (total) · 1 defining3
- Abnormal runway contact · 2 defining3
- Tailstrike · 3 defining3
- Unknown or undetermined · 1 defining2
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute15
- Approach8
- InitialClimb6
- Landing6
- Standing5
- Taxi4
- Takeoff4
- Pushback/Tow3
- Unknown2
- Maneuvering1
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
- Embraer · 1 fatal10
- Other · 3 fatal3
- Bell · 3 fatal3
- Cessna · 2 fatal2
- Gulfstream · 1 fatal1
- Piper · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- Southwest Airlines7
- Delta Air Lines5
- United Airlines5
- American Airlines2
- Chautauqua Airlines2
- Air Evac Ems · 3 lives1
- Aloha Airlines1
- Amigos Aviation · 4 lives1
- Arizin Ventures · 7 lives1
- Central Air Southwest · 1 lives1
- Compass Airlines1
- Continental Airlines1
What changed because of them
21 recommendations · 9 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 11
- Closed · unacceptable 1
- Open · acceptable response 8
- Open · unacceptable response 1
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 48 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 29%14 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 25%12 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 17%8 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 12%6 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 10%5 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 10%5 cases
- Aircraft systems › Equipment/furnishings · Aircraft · 8%4 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 8%4 cases
- Task performance › Communication (personnel) · Personnel issues · 6%3 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 6%3 cases
- Aircraft systems › Ice/rain protection system · Aircraft · 4%2 cases
- Development › Design · Organizational issues · 4%2 cases
The cases
51 of 51newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-13 | DCA15CA037 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Southwest Airlines, Co. | Baltimore, MD | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-12-11 | DCA15CA050 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | San Jose, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-12-08 | DCA15MA029 Major investigation | EMBRAER EMB-500 | SAGE AVIATION LLC | Gaithersburg, MD | Fatal · 3 | 39 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-11-24 | DCA15CA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 824 | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Valdosta, GA | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-11-18 | CEN15FA048 Part 135 fatal | AERO COMMANDER 500 B | Central Air Southwest Inc. | Chicago, IL | Fatal · 1 | 28 docs |
| 2014-10-31 | DCA15MA019 Major investigation | SCALED COMPOSITES 339 | Scaled Composites LLC | Koehn Dry Lake, CA | Fatal · 1 | 103 docs |
| 2014-10-29 | DCA15RA018 Part 135 fatal | SHORT BROS SHORTS SD3 60 | Skyway Enterprises Inc | Sint Maartin -Juliana | Fatal · 2 | no docket · open |
| 2014-10-23 | DCA15CA012 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170 200 LR | Compass Airlines | Minneapolis, MN | No injury | no docket |
| 2014-10-17 | DCA15LA011 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 330 | ALOHA AIRLINES INC | Lanai, HI | No injury | no docket |
| 2014-10-10 | ENG15IA037 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-8 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | London | — | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-10-05 | DCA15FA004 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 145LR | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Jamaica, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2014-10-04 | CEN15FA003 Part 135 fatal | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L 1 | AIR EVAC EMS INC | Wichita Falls, TX | Fatal · 3 | 18 docs |
| 2014-10-03 | DCA15WA002 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Buenos Aires | Serious injury | no docket · open |
| 2014-09-21 | ENG14IA027 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-09-18 | ENG14IA028 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 232 | jetBlue Airways | Long Beach, CA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-09-16 | DCA14CA161 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Miami, FL | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-09-13 | DCA14CA170 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 145XR | ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago, IL | Minor injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-09-05 | DCA14WA160 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 145LR | Expressjet | London | — | no docket · open |
| 2014-08-28 | CEN14FA462 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 421C | AMIGOS AVIATION INC | Las Cruces, NM | Fatal · 4 | 24 docs |
| 2014-08-27 | DCA14CA155 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE ERJ 170 200 LR | SHUTTLE AMERICA CORP | Columbus, OH | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-08-22 | CEN14CA455 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR | REPUBLIC AIRLINES INC | Hemphill, TX | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-08-18 | DCA14CA157 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 322 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Reykjavik, AO | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-08-16 | OPS14IA011 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 - 236 | unk | Shemya, AK | — | 4 docs |
| 2014-08-14 | WPR14LA346 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Salt Lake City, UT | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2014-08-10 | DCA14CA147 Part 121 airline | DEHAVILLAND DHC 8 102 | PIEDMONT AIRLINES INC | Harrisburg, PA | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-08-09 | CEN14LA430 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER CL600 2D24 - 900 | MESA AIRLINES INC | San Antonio, TX | No injury | 6 docs |
| 2014-07-30 | DCA14LA137 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | United Airlines | San Diego, CA | No injury | 4 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-07-11 | ENG14IA019 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 332 | Delta Air Lines | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-06-20 | DCA14FA122 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 36N | OMNI AIR INTERNATIONAL INC | Kabul | Minor injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-06-17 | DCA14CA124 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 424ER | UNITED AIR LINES INC | Newark, NJ | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2014-06-17 | DCA14CA120 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2014-06-11 | CEN14FA286 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206 L4 | Westwind Helicopter LLC | South Timbalier Platform | Fatal · 2 | 8 docs |
| 2014-06-01 | ERA14MA271 Major investigation | GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE G IV | Arizin Ventures, LLC | Bedford, MA | Fatal · 7 | 91 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-05-28 | CEN14LA262 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 135KL | CHAUTAUQUA AIRLINES INC | Traverse City, MI | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-05-12 | DCA14CA093 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD90 - 30 | Drelat Air Lines, Inc. | Boston, MA | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-04-29 | OPS14IA007 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | NA | Powhatan, VA | Minor injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-04-24 | OPS14IA005 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB 145XR | NOT SPECIFIED | Newark, NJ | — | no docket |
| 2014-03-17 | DCA14CA083 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330 323 | Delta Air Lines | Seattle, PO | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2014-03-13 | DCA14MA081 Major investigation | AIRBUS A320 - 214 | US AIRWAYS INC | Philadelphia, PA | No injury | 32 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-03-05 | DCA14CA090 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 - 932ER | Delta Air Lines | San Diego, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-02-27 | WPR14FA124 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA31 | Maui Island Air | Lanai City, HI | Fatal · 3 | 23 docs |
| 2014-02-25 | ENG14IA016 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS C 118A | TATONDUK OUTFITTERS LIMITED DBA | Emmonak, AK | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-02-17 | DCA14LA060 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Continental Airlines | Kaycee, WY | Serious injury | 12 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-02-15 | ERA14FA120 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 210L | SOUTHERN SEAPLANE INC | Clay, AL | Fatal · 2 | 45 docs |
| 2014-02-05 | DCA14FA058 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB145 - EP | Trans States Airlines, LLC | Memphis, TN | No injury | 21 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-01-31 | DCA14CA051 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD 88 | Delta Airlines, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2014-01-27 | CEN14FA122 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206L 3 | DELTA BRAVO SIERRA INC | Silt, CO | Fatal · 3 | 23 docs |
| 2014-01-13 | DCA14IA037 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Branson, MO | No injury | 21 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-01-10 | DCA14CA036 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | 6 docs · FDR tables |
| 2014-01-09 | DCA14CA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Nashville, TN | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2014-01-04 | DCA14CA034 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | 1 docs |