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 59 cases · 2017–2017
59
cases in this slice
9
fatal accidents
18
lives lost
49
with a probable cause
49
with coded findings
11
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
49 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 issues25 cases · 52 causal · 0 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision18
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Planning/preparation13
- Psychological — Perception/orientation/illusion, Attention/monitoring4
- Experience/knowledge — Knowledge1
Environmental issues22 cases · 29 causal · 1 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Ceiling/visibility/precip16
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance, Terrain5
- Operating environment — Air traffic/operating proc, Airport facilities/design3
- Task environment — Physical workspace1
Aircraft18 cases · 26 causal · 5 contributing
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop), Engine fuel and control9
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters6
- Aircraft structures — Fuselage2
- Aircraft handling/service — Maintenance/inspections, Loading2
- Aircraft systems — Flight control system, Landing gear system2
- Fluids/misc hardware — Fluids1
Organizational issues5 cases · 13 causal · 0 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training5
- Management — Policy/procedure, Culture3
Solid = cited in the probable cause · outlined = contributing factor · hover a row for the most-cited specifics.
Occurrences coded
- Turbulence encounter · 11 defining11
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 4 defining7
- Ground collision · 11 defining6
- Cabin safety event · 4 defining4
- Ground handling event · 4 defining4
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 1 defining4
- Tailstrike · 4 defining4
- Loss of engine power (total) · 1 defining4
- Loss of control in flight · 2 defining4
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 1 defining3
- Wrong surface or wrong airport · 1 defining2
- Air traffic event · 2 defining2
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute22
- Taxi11
- Landing7
- Standing7
- Approach6
- InitialClimb6
- Takeoff5
- 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
- Airbus · 1 fatal12
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 1 fatal10
- Bell · 2 fatal2
- Cessna · 2 fatal2
- Other · 2 fatal2
- Piper · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- Delta Air Lines10
- American Airlines8
- Skywest Airlines5
- Southwest Airlines5
- Air Methods · 7 lives2
- Jetblue Airways2
- Psa Airlines2
- Spirit Airlines2
- United Airlines2
- Air America · 1 lives1
- Air Cargo Carriers · 2 lives1
- Alaska Skyways · 1 lives1
What changed because of them
11 recommendations · 3 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 7
- Closed · superseded or reconsidered 1
- Open · acceptable response 2
- 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 49 coded cases here- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 22%11 cases
- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 22%11 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 20%10 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 18%9 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 12%6 cases
- Aircraft power plant › Engine (turbine/turboprop) · Aircraft · 12%6 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 8%4 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip · Environmental issues · 6%3 cases
- Psychological › Perception/orientation/illusion · Personnel issues · 6%3 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Oversight · Organizational issues · 6%3 cases
- Task performance › Planning/preparation · Personnel issues · 6%3 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 6%3 cases
The cases
59 of 59newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-30 | DCA18IA081 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 402 | HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES INC | Pullman, WA | No injury | 24 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-12-25 | OPS18IA003 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL600 2D24 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Medford, OR | — | 19 docs |
| 2017-12-23 | DCA18CA056 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC 9 33F | Everts Air | Bethel, AK | No injury | 8 docs |
| 2017-12-18 | DCA18CA049 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Saint Louis, MO | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-12-12 | DCA18CA042 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD 88 | Delta Air Lines | Detroit, MI | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2017-12-06 | DCA18CA055 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 231 | SPIRIT AIRLINES INC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-12-03 | DCA18CA043 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 115 | American Airlines | Miami, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-11-29 | DCA18IA026 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-932ER | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-11-29 | DCA18WA027 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 224 | Bogota | Serious injury | no docket · open | |
| 2017-11-20 | CEN18FA033 Part 135 fatal | BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA 407 | AIR METHODS CORP | Stuttgart, AR | Fatal · 3 | 6 docs |
| 2017-11-19 | DCA18CA074 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-11-07 | ENG18IA003 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-243 | Hawaiian Airlines | Seattle, WA | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-10-02 | DCA18CA001 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | Southwest Airlines | Chicago, IL | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-09-30 | DCA17CA214 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 823 | American Airlines | Arlington, VA | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-09-25 | DCA17CA217 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | Southwest Airlines | Sioux City, IA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-09-15 | DCA17WA209 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 231 | American Airlines | Christ Church | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2017-09-13 | DCA17CA197 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2B19 | PSA AIRLINES INC | Charlotte, NC | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2017-09-12 | DCA17CA195 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-924ER | United Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-09-08 | ERA17MA316 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH MBB BK 117 | Air Methods Corporation | Hertford, NC | Fatal · 4 | 43 docs |
| 2017-09-06 | ENG17IA036 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 232 | Delta Air Lines | Las Vegas, NV | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2017-09-04 | DCA17CA194 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD 90-30 | Delta Air Lines | El Paso, TX | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2017-08-23 | DCA17WA220 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 424ER | United Airlines | Zurich | — | no docket · open |
| 2017-08-22 | DCA17LA183 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 | Skywest Airlines | McKellar, TN | Serious injury | 8 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-08-15 | DCA17CA181 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 832 | Delta Air Lines | Queens, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-08-13 | DCA17WA176 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 332 | Delta Air Lines | London | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2017-08-08 | DCA17WA172 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-9 | Madrid | — | no docket · open | |
| 2017-08-05 | DCA17LA173 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS 330 | American Airlines, Inc | East Hampton, NY | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-07-27 | ANC17FA039 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA U206 | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Port Alsworth, AK | Fatal · 1 | 18 docs |
| 2017-07-20 | DCA17CA155 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR | REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC | Minneapolis, MN | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-07-15 | DCA17WA166 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-87UF | Atlas Air | Narita | — | no docket · open |
| 2017-07-02 | DCA17LA182 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Denver, CO | No injury | 11 docs |
| 2017-07-01 | DCA17CA147 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 231 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | No injury | no docket |
| 2017-07-01 | DCA17WA154 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-9 | Fukushima | Serious injury | no docket · open | |
| 2017-06-23 | DCA17LA145 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 18 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-06-10 | ENG17IA028 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2017-06-07 | ENG17IA026 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 451 | Delta Air Lines | Tokyo | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-06-03 | ENG17IA027 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Washington, DC | No injury | 3 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-06-03 | ERA17FA195 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA23 | AIR AMERICA INC | San Juan, PR | Fatal · 1 | 27 docs |
| 2017-05-22 | DCA17CA123 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 132 | Spirit Airlines, Inc. | South Toledo Bend, TX | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2017-05-21 | DCA17LA122 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | Delta Air Lines | Raleigh, NC | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-05-15 | CEN17MA183 Major investigation | LEARJET 35A | Trans-Pacific Jets | Teterboro, NJ | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2017-05-05 | DCA17FA109 Part 135 fatal | SHORT BROS. & HARLAND SD3 30 | Air Cargo Carriers | Charleston, WV | Fatal · 2 | 34 docs |
| 2017-05-02 | DCA17CA111 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 232 | jetBlue Airways | Boston, MA | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2017-05-01 | ANC17FA021 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208B | GRANT AVIATION INC | Chignik Lake, AK | Fatal · 1 | 18 docs |
| 2017-04-29 | CEN17FA168 Part 135 fatal | PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC 12 | RICO AVIATION LLC | Amarillo, TX | Fatal · 3 | 44 docs |
| 2017-04-14 | DCA17CA101 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 190 100 IGW | JetBlue Airways | Orlando, FL | Serious injury | 4 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-03-19 | ENG17IA017 Part 121 airline | DOUGLAS DC 9 83 | Allegiant Air | Dayton, OH | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-03-10 | DCA17CA079 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC 9 83(MD-83) | American Airlines | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), TX | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-03-08 | DCA17FA076 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD80 | Ameristar Air Cargo, Inc. | Ypsilanti, MI | Minor injury | 60 docs · FDR tables |
| 2017-03-06 | DCA17CA087 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 114 | Delta Air Lines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2017-02-28 | DCA17WA073 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 33A | Omni Air International | Azraq | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2017-02-20 | DCA17WA115 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321 | American Airlines | Cancun | — | no docket · open |
| 2017-02-16 | OPS17IA014 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | Compass Airlines | San Francisco, CA | — | no docket |
| 2017-02-15 | DCA17CA064 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2C10 | PSA Airlines | Charlotte, NC | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-02-13 | DCA17CA071 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC DHC 8 311 | Commutair | Dulles, VA | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-02-12 | DCA17CA072 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 76N | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2017-02-07 | CEN17FA100 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206B | Republic Helicopters, Inc. | Galveston, TX | Fatal · 1 | 11 docs |
| 2017-01-26 | SUR17WA001 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-223 | American Airlines | Cancun | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2017-01-23 | ENG17IA008 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2B19 | Endeavor Air | Baltimore, MD | No injury | 3 docs |