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 61 cases · 2023–2023
61
cases in this slice
8
fatal accidents
19
lives lost
50
with a probable cause
50
with coded findings
27
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
50 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 issues28 cases · 44 causal · 19 contributing
- Action/decision — Action, Info processing/decision15
- Task performance — Use of equip/info, Communication (personnel)13
- Experience/knowledge — 4
- Physical — 4
- Psychological — Attention/monitoring, Perception/orientation/illusion4
Environmental issues25 cases · 25 causal · 18 contributing
- Conditions/weather/phenomena — Turbulence, Wind20
- Physical environment — Object/animal/substance, Terrain5
- Operating environment — Airport facilities/design2
- Task environment — 1
Aircraft18 cases · 23 causal · 12 contributing
- Aircraft systems — Landing gear system, Electrical power system11
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability — Performance/control parameters, Aircraft capability6
- Aircraft power plant — Engine fuel and control, Power plant3
- Aircraft structures — 1
Organizational issues10 cases · 12 causal · 6 contributing
- Support/oversight/monitoring — Oversight, Training8
- Development — Manufacture/production3
- Management — 2
Not determined2 cases · 2 causal · 0 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 · 17 defining17
- Runway incursion veh/AC/person · 5 defining5
- Air traffic event · 6 defining4
- Fire/smoke (non-impact) · 4 defining4
- Birdstrike · 3 defining3
- Ground collision · 4 defining3
- Loss of control in flight · 3 defining3
- Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power) · 3 defining3
- Tailstrike · 3 defining3
- Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail · 1 defining2
- Abnormal runway contact · 1 defining2
- Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation · 2 defining2
- Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT) · 2 defining2
Phase of flight of the defining event
- Enroute21
- Landing11
- Approach10
- Taxi8
- Takeoff7
- InitialClimb6
- Maneuvering3
- Standing1
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
Operators with the most cases
- United Airlines13
- Delta Air Lines7
- American Airlines6
- Southwest Airlines6
- Jetblue Airways3
- Allegiant Air2
- Federal Express2
- Hawaiian Airlines2
- Aeroregional1
- Air Methods · 2 lives1
- Alaska Airlines1
- Broward County Sheriffs Office · 1 lives1
What changed because of them
27 recommendations · 26 opensafety recommendations issued from these cases, by the NTSB's status of the response- Closed · acceptable 1
- Open · acceptable response 9
- Open · unacceptable response 9
- Open · awaiting response 8
Issued per year
Recommendations
Reiterated most often
- A-24-009reiterated ×2Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require retrofit of all cockpit voice recorders (CVR) on all airplanes required to carry both a CVR and a flight data recorder with a CVR capable of recording the last 25 hours of …
- A-24-004reiterated ×1Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Collaborate with aircraft and avionics manufacturers and software designers to develop the technology for a flight deck system that would provide visual and aural alerts to flight …
- A-24-005reiterated ×1Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that the technology developed in response to Safety Recommendation A-24-4 be installed in all newly certificated transport-category airplanes. (Supersedes A-00-66)
- A-24-006reiterated ×1Open - Unacceptable Response
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require that existing transport-category airplanes be retrofitted with the technology developed in response to Safety Recommendation A-24-4. (Supersedes A-00-66)
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 37 coded cases here- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence · Environmental issues · 24%9 cases
- Task performance › Use of equip/info · Personnel issues · 22%8 cases
- Action/decision › Info processing/decision · Personnel issues · 16%6 cases
- Action/decision › Action · Personnel issues · 14%5 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters · Aircraft · 14%5 cases
- Physical environment › Object/animal/substance · Environmental issues · 11%4 cases
- Aircraft systems › Landing gear system · Aircraft · 11%4 cases
- Aircraft power plant › Engine fuel and control · Aircraft · 5%2 cases
- Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Aircraft capability · Aircraft · 5%2 cases
- Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind · Environmental issues · 5%2 cases
- Not determined › (general) · Not determined · 5%2 cases
- Support/oversight/monitoring › Oversight · Organizational issues · 5%2 cases
The cases
61 of 61newest first — open any case for its recorders, transcript, photographs and analyst| Date | Case | Aircraft | Operator | Where | Outcome | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-20 | DCA24LA330 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Kenner, LA | — | 34 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-12-19 | DCA24LA051 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | St. Louis, MO | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-11-30 | DCA24LA034 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717 | Hawaiian Airlines | Kahului, HI | Minor injury | 21 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-10-27 | OPS24LA004 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-271N | HAWAIIAN AIRLINES INC | Long Beach, CA | No injury | no docket |
| 2023-10-18 | ENG24FA003 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-300F | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Memphis, TN | No injury | 10 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-10-05 | DCA24FA002 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-236 | FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP | Chattanooga, TN | No injury | 11 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-09-30 | DCA23LA468 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-9 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Denver, CO | No injury | 5 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-09-28 | DCA23LA465 Part 121 airline | BOEING 787-8 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Lake Erie Beach, NY | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-09-25 | DCA23LA462 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | Caribbean Sea , AO | Serious injury | 9 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-09-24 | DCA23WA463 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | Aeroregional | Guayaquil | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2023-09-13 | ANC23FA074 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-18-150 | NEITZ AVIATION INC | St. Mary's, AK | Fatal · 1 | 25 docs |
| 2023-09-07 | DCA23LA445 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-9 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Hebron, KY | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-09-01 | DCA23WA458 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-332 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Prague | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2023-08-29 | DCA23FA428 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS SAS A350-941 | Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, GA | Serious injury | 20 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-08-28 | ERA23FA352 Part 135 fatal | EUROCOPTER EC135 | BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE | Pompano Beach, FL | Fatal · 1 | 25 docs |
| 2023-08-21 | DCA23FA417 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-890 | Alaska Airlines | Santa Ana, CA | No injury | 16 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-08-21 | DCA23WA436 Part 121 airline | AEROSPATIALE/AERITALIA ATR 42-300 | Mountain Air Cargo | Freeport | — | no docket · open |
| 2023-08-18 | DCA23LA421 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Over the, AO | Serious injury | no docket |
| 2023-08-14 | DCA23LA411 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ170 | Envoy Air | Eleroy, IL | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-08-11 | OPS23FA010 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-7BD | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | San Diego, CA | — | no docket |
| 2023-08-09 | ANC23FA061 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-18-150 | Willow Creek Aviation, LLC | Skwentna, AK | Fatal · 2 | 8 docs |
| 2023-08-07 | DCA23WA398 Part 121 airline | BOEING 747-481F | KALITTA AIR LLC | Ningbo | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2023-08-03 | ENG23LA033 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320 | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | Jacksonville, FL | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2023-08-03 | DCA23LA409 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-322 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Chantilly, VA | — | 6 docs |
| 2023-07-29 | DCA23LA384 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-322 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Houston, TX | No injury | 20 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-07-28 | DCA23LA382 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-924ER | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Myrtle Beach , AO | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-07-27 | DCA23WA385 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-941 | Delta Air Lines | Seoul, OF | Minor injury | no docket · open |
| 2023-07-24 | DCA23LA383 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | East Palestine, OH | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-07-24 | DCA23WA394 Part 121 airline | BOEING 767-332 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Fuimicino | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2023-07-23 | DCA23LA395 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-214 | Allegiant Air, LLC | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2023-07-20 | ANC23FA056 Part 135 fatal | BELL 206-L4 | MARITIME HELICOPTERS INC | Wainwright, AK | Fatal · 4 | 11 docs |
| 2023-07-12 | DCA23LA378 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-214 | Allegiant Air, LLC | Inverness, FL | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2023-07-02 | ANC23FA045 Part 135 fatal | PIPER PA-32-300 | Vertigo Air Taxi | Old Harbor, AK | Fatal · 2 | 8 docs |
| 2023-06-28 | ENG23LA031 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-9 | United Airlines | Newark, NJ | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-06-28 | DCA23FA339 Part 121 airline | BOEING 717-200 | Delta Air Lines Inc | Charlotte, NC | No injury | 7 docs · recorder reports |
| 2023-06-16 | ANC23FA042 Part 135 fatal | CESSNA 180 | JAMES B. TWETO | Shaktoolik, AK | Fatal · 2 | 14 docs |
| 2023-06-01 | DCA23LA304 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Houston, TX | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2023-06-01 | DCA23LA305 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-924ER | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Chicago, IL | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2023-05-11 | DCA23WA291 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-233 | Volaris | Monterrey | No injury | no docket · open |
| 2023-05-05 | DCA23LA278 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A321-231 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Charlotte, NC | No injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-04-22 | DCA23LA252 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-223 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Atlantic Ocean, AO | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2023-04-17 | DCA23WA241 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757-232 | DELTA AIR LINES INC | Mexico City | — | no docket · open |
| 2023-04-02 | ERA23FA175 Part 135 fatal | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS EC 130 T2 | AIR METHODS CORP | Chelsea, AL | Fatal · 2 | 15 docs |
| 2023-03-30 | DCA23WA222 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | American Airlines | Belize City | — | no docket · open |
| 2023-03-24 | DCA23LA232 Part 121 airline | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88 | USA JET AIRLINES INC | Saltillo, OF | No injury | 1 docs |
| 2023-03-22 | DCA23LA221 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-232 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Houston, TX | No injury | 2 docs |
| 2023-03-21 | DCA23LA213 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-224 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Sacramento, CA | Serious injury | 3 docs |
| 2023-03-05 | DCA23WA302 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-8 | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Havana | — | no docket · open |
| 2023-03-02 | DCA23LA196 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A320-251N | Frontier Airlines | Dallas, TX | Serious injury | 7 docs |
| 2023-02-25 | DCA23LA191 Part 121 airline | EMBRAER ERJ 190-100 IGW | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | New York, NY | Serious injury | 4 docs |
| 2023-02-25 | WPR23MA113 Major investigation | PILATUS PC-12/45 | GUARDIAN FLIGHT LLC | Stagecoach, NV | Fatal · 5 | 58 docs · recorder reports |
| 2023-02-23 | DCA23LA185 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24 | MESA AIRLINES INC | Burbank, CA | No injury | 19 docs |
| 2023-02-17 | DCA23LA179 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-823 | AMERICAN AIRLINES INC | Sarasota, FL | No injury | 11 docs |
| 2023-02-16 | DCA23LA175 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A319-132 | SPIRIT AIRLINES INC | New Orleans, LA | Serious injury | 1 docs |
| 2023-02-11 | DCA23LA170 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737 | American Airlines | Rushville, IN | Serious injury | 2 docs |
| 2023-02-10 | DCA23LA477 Part 121 airline | BOEING 757 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Lake Butler, FL | Serious injury | 6 docs |
| 2023-02-04 | DCA23FA149 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-79P | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | Austin, TX | No injury | 42 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-01-24 | DCA23LA133 Part 121 airline | BOEING 777-222 | UNITED AIRLINES INC | Honolulu, HI | No injury | 22 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-01-14 | DCA23LA125 Part 121 airline | BOEING 737-900ER | Delta Air Lines | Queens, NY | No injury | 33 docs · FDR tables |
| 2023-01-12 | DCA23WA127 Part 121 airline | AIRBUS A330-323 | Delta Airlines | Amsterdam | — | no docket · open |
| 2023-01-02 | DCA23LA114 Part 121 airline | BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2D24 | Endeavor Airlines | New York, NY | No injury | 6 docs |