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 46 cases · 2021–2021
46
cases in this slice
9
fatal accidents
27
lives lost
37
with a probable cause
37
with coded findings
0
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
37 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 · 33 causal · 15 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision18
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Planning/preparation10
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion3
- Experience/knowledge — Training2
- Physical — 1
Environmental issues15 cases · 11 causal · 11 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Ceiling/visibility/precip11
- Operating environment — Radar services/coverage2
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance2
Aircraft15 cases · 15 causal · 7 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Flight control system, Hydraulic power system6
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability5
- Aircraft power plant — Engine (turbine/turboprop)4
- Aircraft structures — Wing structure, Windows-windshield system2
- Aircraft handling/service — Maintenance/inspections1
Organizational issues5 cases · 10 causal · 2 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Training, Oversight3
- Management — Policy/procedure2
- Development — Design1
Not determined2 cases · 1 causal · 1 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 · 6 defining6
- Tailstrike · 5 defining5
- Ground collision · 7 defining5
- Loss of engine power (partial) · 2 defining4
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 2 defining3
- Abrupt maneuver · 2 defining3
- Aircraft structural failure · 2 defining2
- Comm system malf/failure · 2 defining2
- Miscellaneous/other · 1 defining2
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 1 defining2
- VFR encounter with IMC · 1 defining2
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation · 2 defining2
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person · 1 defining2
- Air traffic event · 1 defining2
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute11
- Landing8
- Approach8
- Taxi7
- Takeoff4
- Standing4
- InitialClimb4
- 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
- Airbus · 1 fatal11
- Bombardier / De Havilland · 1 fatal4
- Cessna · 3 fatal3
- Other · 3 fatal3
- Robinson · 1 fatal1
Operators with the most cases
- American Airlines6
- United Airlines4
- Delta Air Lines3
- Southwest Airlines3
- Skywest Airlines2
- Spirit Airlines2
- United Parcel Service2
- 987 Investments1
- Air France1
- Air Wisconsin Airlines1
- Alaska Airlines1
- Allegiant Air1
What changed because of them
0 recommendations · 0 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the responseNo safety recommendations arise from this slice.
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 25 coded cases here- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 32%8 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 24%6 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 16%4 cases
- Aircraft power plant › Engine (turbine/turboprop) · Aircraft · 12%3 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 12%3 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 12%3 cases
- Psychological › Attention/monitoring · Personnel issues · 8%2 cases
- Aircraft systems › Flight control system · Aircraft · 8%2 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Training · Organizational issues · 8%2 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Ceiling/visibility/precip · Environmental issues · 8%2 cases
- Task performance › Planning/preparation · Personnel issues · 8%2 cases
- Management › Policy/procedure · Organizational issues · 4%1 cases
The cases
46 of 46newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-21 | CEN22FA081 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 208 | Martinaire Aviation LLC | Fulshear, TX | Fatal · 2 | 20 docs |
| 2021-12-13 | DCA22LA044 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-251N | Frontier Airlines | Paradise, NV | No injury | 4 docs |
| 2021-12-11 | ERA22FA086 Part 135 fatal | SWEARINGEN SA226 | CASTLE AVIATION INC | Bedford, NH | Fatal · 1 | 24 docs · recorder reports |
| 2021-11-29 | DCA22LA038 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-4B5F | KALITTA AIR LLC | Miami, FL | No injury | no docket |
| 2021-11-25 | DCA22WA035 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-332 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Bogata | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2021-11-13 | CEN22FA031 Part 135 fatal | BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2A | MCPHILLIPS FLYING SERVICE INC | Beaver Island, MI | Fatal · 4 | 17 docs |
| 2021-11-03 | DCA22WA020 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-9 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Baradero | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2021-10-23 | DCA22LA015 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | Envoy Air | Miami, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-10-19 | DCA22MA009 Major investigation | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-87 (MD-87) | 987 Investments, LLC | Brookshire, TX | Serious injury | 56 docs · FDR tables |
| 2021-10-09 | DCA22LA012 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Lexington, VA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2021-10-05 | ERA22FA004 Part 135 fatal | DASSAULT Falcon 20 | Pak West Airlines Inc. | Thomson, GA | Fatal · 2 | no docket |
| 2021-10-02 | DCA22LA005 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER S A ERJ 170-200 LR | SKYWEST AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | No injury | 5 docs |
| 2021-10-02 | ENG22LA002 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-271N | Spirit Airlines | Atlantic City, NJ | Minor injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2021-09-27 | DCA22LA002 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-224 | United Airlines Inc. | Newark, NJ | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-09-23 | DCA22LA004 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-271N | HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC | Honolulu, HI | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-09-17 | DCA21LA226 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2B19 | AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES LLC | Asheville, NC | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-09-16 | ERA21FA362 Part 135 fatal | ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 | Atlanta Helicopters LLC | Monticello, GA | Fatal · 3 | 20 docs |
| 2021-09-01 | DCA21LA229 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-332 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Seattle, WA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-08-28 | WPR21FA330 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA TU206F | McCall Aviation Inc. | Bernard, ID | Fatal · 2 | 21 docs |
| 2021-08-24 | DCA21LA208 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-990ER | ALASKA AIRLINES INC | SeaTac, WA | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2021-08-21 | DCA21LA209 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS 319-132 | American Airlines | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-08-12 | DCA21LA210 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO | Phoenix, AZ | No injury | no docket |
| 2021-08-05 | ANC21FA069 Part 135 fatal | DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK.I | Southeast Aviation LLC | Ketchikan, AK | Fatal · 6 | 40 docs |
| 2021-07-29 | DCA21WA202 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-824 | United Airlines | Mexico City | — | no docket · open |
| 2021-07-22 | DCA21LA184 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-211 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Romulus, MI | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-07-20 | ENG21WA033 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-8F | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO | Hone Kong | — | no docket · open |
| 2021-07-16 | DCA21WA181 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787 | American Airlines | Dublin, OF | — | no docket · open |
| 2021-07-05 | DCA21LA176 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-231 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Miami, FL | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-07-02 | DCA21FA174 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-275C | RHOADES AVIATION INC | Honolulu, HI | Serious injury | 78 docs · FDR tables |
| 2021-06-25 | DCA21LA164 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-231 | American Airlines | New Orleans, LA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-06-11 | OPS21LA003 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | San Diego, CA | No injury | 23 docs |
| 2021-05-28 | DCA21LA137 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-05-27 | ENG21WA038 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 | JetSmart Airlines SpA | Concepcion | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2021-05-21 | DCA21LA133 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7H4 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Chicago, IL | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-05-13 | ENG21WA026 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Dubai | — | no docket · open | |
| 2021-04-29 | OPS21LA002 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319-112 | Allegiant Air | St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | No injury | 19 docs |
| 2021-04-13 | DCA21WA123 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777 | Air France | Mexico City, | — | no docket · open |
| 2021-03-28 | WPR21FA143 Part 135 fatal | Airbus Helicopters AS350-B3 | Soloy Helicopters LLC | Palmer, AK | Fatal · 5 | 32 docs |
| 2021-03-28 | DCA21LA109 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER EMB-145LR | Piedmont Airlines | Charlotte, NC | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2021-03-26 | ENG21LA023 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | PSA Airlines | North Canton, OH | No injury | no docket |
| 2021-03-24 | DCA21WA107 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-24APF | UPS | San Salvador | — | no docket · open |
| 2021-03-16 | DCA21LA096 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C10 | Skywest Airlines | Los Angeles, CA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-03-15 | DCA21LA095 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-223 | American Airlines, Inc | Fort Worth, TX | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2021-02-20 | DCA21FA085 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | United Airlines | Broomfield, CO | No injury | 25 docs · FDR tables |
| 2021-02-08 | DCA21LA082 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 | Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2021-02-04 | ANC21FA015 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 185 | Copper Valley Air Service | Chitina, AK | Fatal · 2 | 11 docs |