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 55 cases · 2018–2018
55
cases in this slice
8
fatal accidents
21
lives lost
39
with a probable cause
39
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
39 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 issues24 cases · 32 causal · 7 contributing
- Action/decision — Info processing/decision, Action16
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, (general)11
- Experience/knowledge — Experience/qualifications2
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring2
- Miscellaneous — (general)1
Environmental issues14 cases · 15 causal · 3 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Wind12
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance1
- Task environment — 1
Aircraft10 cases · 21 causal · 4 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system, Equipment/furnishings4
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop)4
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability4
- Aircraft handling/service — Maintenance/inspections1
- Aircraft structures — Windows-windshield system, Nacelles/pylons structure1
Organizational issues6 cases · 12 causal · 3 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Safety programs4
- Management — Culture, Resources3
- Development — 1
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
- Turbulence encounter · 10 defining10
- Cabin safety event · 7 defining7
- Air traffic event · 4 defining4
- Ground collision · 5 defining4
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 4 defining4
- Tailstrike · 3 defining3
- Runway excursion · 2 defining3
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 3 defining3
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 2 defining2
- Loss of control in flight · 1 defining2
- Loss of engine power (total) · 1 defining2
- Miscellaneous/other · 2 defining2
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute23
- Landing11
- InitialClimb5
- Standing5
- Approach5
- Taxi4
- Pushback/Tow1
- Takeoff1
- 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
- Boeing / McDonnell Douglas · 1 fatal32
- Airbus · 2 fatal13
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 2 fatal4
- Robinson · 1 fatal1
- Other · 1 fatal1
- Cessna · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- American Airlines13
- Delta Air Lines8
- Southwest Airlines · 1 lives7
- United Airlines3
- Atlas Air2
- Air America Flight Services · 2 lives1
- Alaska Skyways · 1 lives1
- Caribbean Sun Airlines1
- Compass Airlines1
- Endeavor Air1
- Envoy Air1
- Federal Express1
What changed because of them
24 recommendations · 13 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 5
- Closed · unacceptable 6
- Open · acceptable response 5
- Open · unacceptable response 4
- Open · awaiting response 4
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-19-028reiterated ×1Closed - Acceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require all commercial air tour operators, regardless of their operating rule, to implement a safety management system.
- A-19-030reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Revise Order 8900.1, Flight Standards Information Management System, to include guidance for inspectors who oversee Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 operations co…
- A-19-031reiterated ×1Closed - Unacceptable Action
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Develop and implement national standards within Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135, or equivalent regulations, for all air tour operations with powered airplanes a…
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 36 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 25%9 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 25%9 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 19%7 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 17%6 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 11%4 cases
- Task performance › (general) · Personnel issues · 8%3 cases
- Aircraft systems › Landing gear system · Aircraft · 8%3 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind · Environmental issues · 6%2 cases
- Aircraft power plant › Engine (turbine/turboprop) · Aircraft · 6%2 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Oversight · Organizational issues · 6%2 cases
- Management › Resources · Organizational issues · 3%1 cases
- Aircraft handling/service › Maintenance/inspections · Aircraft · 3%1 cases
The cases
55 of 55newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-31 | DCA19CA066 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | Charlotte, NC | — | 4 docs |
| 2018-12-21 | DCA19WA057 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-428 | National Airlines | Delhi Airspace | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-12-06 | DCA19IA036 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | Southwest Airlines | Burbank, CA | No injury | 28 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-12-04 | DCA19CA034 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767 | Delta Air Lines | SUNNS intersection, Osaka | Serious injury | 10 docs |
| 2018-12-03 | DCA19CA038 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-12-01 | DCA19CA035 Part 121 airline | Bombardier CL 600 2B19 | PSA Airlines | New York, NY | Minor injury | 3 docs |
| 2018-12-01 | DCA19CA037 Part 121 airline | Airbus A320 | Spirit Airlines | LAS Vegas, NV | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-11-07 | DCA19WA021 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747 | Halifax | No injury | no docket · open | |
| 2018-10-31 | DCA19WA020 Part 121 airline | Airbus A330 | Delta Air Lines | Paris | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-10-16 | DCA19WA071 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747 | United Parcel Service | Kolkata | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-10-15 | DCA19CA207 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | Southwest Airlines | Albany, NY | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2018-10-12 | DCA19CA010 Part 121 airline | Airbus A319 | Frontier Airlines | Denver, CO | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-10-11 | DCA19CA006 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | San Jose, CA | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-10-10 | DCA19CA005 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Nashville, TN | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-09-27 | ERA18FA264 Part 135 fatal | Dassault FALCON 50 | Air America Flight Services INC | Greenville, SC | Fatal · 2 | 15 docs · recorder reports |
| 2018-09-26 | DCA18CA294 Part 121 airline | Airbus A321 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-09-24 | DCA18CA299 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | United Airlines | Newark, NJ | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2018-09-24 | CEN18FA386 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA U206 | Regal Air | Rainy Pass, AK | Fatal · 1 | 22 docs |
| 2018-09-11 | DCA18CA289 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-09-06 | ENG18IA036 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 7 docs |
| 2018-09-06 | DCA18LA285 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | New York, NY | Serious injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-08-30 | DCA18WA287 Part 121 airline | Boeing 747 | Atlas Air | Hong Kong | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-08-18 | DCA18WA280 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 | American Airlines | Los Cabos | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-08-13 | DCA18CA283 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-271N | Hawaiian Airlines Inc | Los Angeles, CA | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-08-05 | ANC18FA063 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland DHC-2 | K2 Aviation | Talkeetna, AK | Fatal · 5 | 7 docs |
| 2018-07-31 | DCA18CA266 Part 121 airline | Boeing 757 | American Airlines | Philadelphia, PA | No injury | no docket |
| 2018-07-27 | DCA18CA252 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767 | Atlas Air Inc | Portsmouth, NH | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-07-23 | DCA18CA316 Part 121 airline | Airbus A319 | Delta Air Lines | West Palm Beach, FL | Serious injury | 5 docs |
| 2018-07-23 | DCA18CA251 Part 121 airline | Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 | Delta Air Lines | Charlotte, NC | Serious injury | 6 docs |
| 2018-07-19 | ANC18FA055 Part 135 fatal | De Havilland DHC-2 | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Willow, AK | Fatal · 1 | 28 docs |
| 2018-07-11 | DCA18WA247 Part 121 airline | Douglas DC9 | World Atlantic Leasing Llc | Chichen Itza | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-07-03 | DCA18WA246 Part 121 airline | Boeing 737 300 | Kalitta Charters Ii Llc | Nassau | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-06-29 | DCA18WA238 Part 121 airline | Airbus A330 | American Airlines | Gander | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-06-27 | OPS18IA014 Part 121 airline | Embraer EMB145 | ENVOY AIR INC | Springfield, MO | — | no docket |
| 2018-06-17 | DCA18CA255 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ175 | Compass Airlines | Cut Bank, MT | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2018-06-12 | DCA18CA209 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Phoenix, AZ | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-06-11 | DCA18CA219 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-9 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Harbin | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-06-10 | DCA18CA201 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Decatur, TX | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2018-06-10 | DCA18WA222 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 800 | Swiftair | Crete | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-06-09 | CEN18FA215 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 | MF HELICOPTERS LLC | Oshkosh, WI | Fatal · 1 | 8 docs |
| 2018-05-08 | DCA18WA177 Part 121 airline | Boeing 767 | American Airlines | Guayaquil | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-05-07 | DCA18CA169 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Baltimore, MD | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2018-05-03 | DCA18WA173 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767 323 | American Airlines | Guayaquil | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-05-01 | DCA18CA165 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL600 2D24 | Endeavor Air | Queens, NY | No injury | no docket |
| 2018-04-20 | DCA18FA144 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC 9 83(MD-83) | Caribbean Sun Airlines Inc | Alexandria, LA | No injury | 15 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-04-18 | DCA18LA163 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330 323 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | No injury | 25 docs · recorder reports |
| 2018-04-17 | DCA18MA142 Major investigation | BOEING 737 7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Philadelphia, PA | Fatal · 1 | 53 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-04-11 | DCA18WA154 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ170-200LR | UNITED AIRLINES INC | unknown | — | no docket · open |
| 2018-04-10 | DCA18WA153 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319 115 | American Airlines | unknown | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-03-11 | ERA18MA099 Major investigation | AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B2 | LIBERTY HELICOPTERS INC | New York, NY | Fatal · 5 | 79 docs |
| 2018-02-24 | DCA18CA102 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330 323 | Delta Air Lines | Minneapolis, MN | Serious injury | 7 docs |
| 2018-02-13 | DCA18IA092 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 222 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Honolulu, HI | No injury | 13 docs · FDR tables |
| 2018-02-13 | DCA18RA093 Part 121 airline | Airbus A330 | Delta Air Lines | Lagos | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2018-02-11 | WPR18MA087 Major investigation | EUROCOPTER EC130 | Papillon Airways, Inc. | Peach Springs, AZ | Fatal · 5 | 54 docs |
| 2018-01-30 | DCA18WA088 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 23A | Federal Express | Tel Aviv | — | no docket · open |