Air Fatalities

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted

Number of general
aviation deaths

100

80

60

40

20
Air Carrier and Air Taxi counts are not shown.

0
Jan-02

Jan-04

Jan-06

Jan-08

Jan-10

Jan-12

Improved safety is the foremost goal of the United States Department of Transportation. The Federal Aviation
Administration regulates safety, and the National Transportation Safety Board (independent of the U.S. DOT)
leads accident investigations.
The number of air fatalities has decreased. There were 596 fatalities in general aviation in 2000, and 454 in 2010.
Mass fatalities for air carriers and air taxis have become rarer, and there have been no more than 50 fatalities in
any single accident since November 2001. In contrast, from 1991 to 2000, there were six accidents involving more
than 50 fatalities.
Air Fatalities
General Aviation Fatalities
Percent change from same month previous year
Air Carrier and Air Taxi (FAR Parts 121 and 135) Fatalities

May-11
38
8.6
5

May-12
37
-2.6
1

NOTES: General Aviation data for September 2006 excludes 154 persons killed aboard a foreign-registered aircraft operated by
Gol Airlines in a collision with a U.S.-registered general aviation aircraft over Brazil. This incident is otherwise recorded as 154
fatalities for U.S. general aviation in the source database.
General Aviation excludes FAR Part 121, 129, and 135 operations, as well as "Non-U.S., Commercial" (NUSC) and "Public Use"
(PUBU). Air Carriers are Part 121, and Air Taxis are Part 135.
SOURCE: National Transportation Safety Board, Aviation: Accident Database & Synopses , available at
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx as of August 2012.

Multimodal Transportation Indicators

Title
Air Fatalities
Subject
Safety
Mode
Air
Source
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx
Date
August 24, 2012
AIR FATALITIES
unit
month
Jan-98
Feb-98
Mar-98
Apr-98
May-98
Jun-98
Jul-98
Aug-98
Sep-98
Oct-98
Nov-98
Dec-98
Jan-99
Feb-99
Mar-99
Apr-99
May-99
Jun-99
Jul-99
Aug-99
Sep-99
Oct-99
Nov-99
Dec-99
Jan-00
Feb-00
Mar-00
Apr-00
May-00
Jun-00
Jul-00
Aug-00
Sep-00
Oct-00
Nov-00
Dec-00
Jan-01
Feb-01
Mar-01
Apr-01
May-01

number of deaths number of deaths

number of deaths
Total
General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
37
33
4
30
29
1
62
61
1
62
59
3
77
70
7
74
67
7
63
63
0
82
68
14
51
45
6
48
46
2
56
55
1
28
28
0
36
36
0
24
24
0
28
26
2
48
46
2
84
84
0
76
53
23
69
68
1
93
91
2
82
68
14
57
46
11
34
34
0
52
45
7
119
31
88
45
34
11
34
30
4
62
62
0
82
63
19
44
40
4
76
64
12
94
79
15
58
52
6
70
68
2
37
32
5
43
41
2
50
47
3
56
53
3
48
28
20
47
46
1
53
52
1

month
Jun-01
Jul-01
Aug-01
Sep-01
Oct-01
Nov-01
Dec-01
Jan-02
Feb-02
Mar-02
Apr-02
May-02
Jun-02
Jul-02
Aug-02
Sep-02
Oct-02
Nov-02
Dec-02
Jan-03
Feb-03
Mar-03
Apr-03
May-03
Jun-03
Jul-03
Aug-03
Sep-03
Oct-03
Nov-03
Dec-03
Jan-04
Feb-04
Mar-04
Apr-04
May-04
Jun-04
Jul-04
Aug-04
Sep-04
Oct-04
Nov-04
Dec-04
Jan-05
Feb-05
Mar-05
Apr-05
May-05
Jun-05
Jul-05
Aug-05

Total
48
83
84
289
53
308
47
45
23
47
50
42
50
64
70
69
49
61
46
76
35
68
52
48
78
67
54
53
54
36
78
40
30
40
34
48
48
66
76
61
91
50
53
56
44
37
37
50
48
67
75

General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
48
0
75
8
66
18
22
267
37
16
43
265
45
2
43
2
20
3
43
4
50
0
40
2
50
0
59
5
67
3
65
4
40
9
61
0
43
3
53
23
32
3
68
0
52
0
43
5
71
7
59
8
49
5
44
9
50
4
35
1
77
1
39
1
30
0
25
15
32
2
47
1
44
4
55
11
68
8
54
7
78
13
41
9
46
7
55
1
41
3
37
0
37
0
50
0
46
2
67
0
72
3

month
Sep-05
Oct-05
Nov-05
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Apr-06
May-06
Jun-06
Jul-06
Aug-06
Sep-06
Oct-06
Nov-06
Dec-06
Jan-07
Feb-07
Mar-07
Apr-07
May-07
Jun-07
Jul-07
Aug-07
Sep-07
Oct-07
Nov-07
Dec-07
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
Jul-08
Aug-08
Sep-08
Oct-08
Nov-08
Dec-08
Jan-09
Feb-09
Mar-09
Apr-09
May-09
Jun-09
Jul-09
Aug-09
Sep-09
Oct-09
Nov-09

Total
50
37
35
67
44
44
39
38
27
52
69
99
46
41
43
77
26
36
31
63
47
42
57
57
51
47
46
37
33
42
26
34
59
69
59
81
43
37
41
43
46
75
42
37
39
53
54
65
36
46
36

General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
47
3
34
3
31
4
46
21
42
2
41
3
35
4
38
0
26
1
48
4
68
1
50
49
46
0
41
0
43
0
73
4
23
3
33
3
26
5
63
0
47
0
36
6
51
6
43
14
51
0
47
0
46
0
30
7
25
8
42
0
26
0
30
4
51
8
54
15
48
11
81
0
32
11
33
4
38
3
35
8
38
8
25
50
40
2
37
0
39
0
53
0
54
0
56
9
36
0
46
0
36
0

month
Dec-09
Jan-10
Feb-10
Mar-10
Apr-10
May-10
Jun-10
Jul-10
Aug-10
Sep-10
Oct-10
Nov-10
Dec-10
Jan-11
Feb-11
Mar-11
Apr-11
May-11
Jun-11
Jul-11
Aug-11
Sep-11
Oct-11
Nov-11
Dec-11
Jan-12
Feb-12
Mar-12
Apr-12
May-12
Jun-12
Jul-12
Aug-12

Total
19
42
44
26
22
35
46
69
62
27
36
36
28
19
22
37
31
43
44
79
46
41
30
48
44
16
35
45
18
38

General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
19
0
40
2
41
3
26
0
22
0
35
0
46
0
63
6
58
4
25
2
36
0
36
0
26
2
19
0
22
0
33
4
31
0
38
5
44
0
79
0
40
6
39
2
28
2
40
8
30
14
13
3
35
0
45
0
18
0
37
1

SOURCES National Transportation Safety Board, Aviation: Accident Database & Synopses, available at http://www.ntsb.gov/av
NOTES
General Aviation data for September 2006 excludes 154 persons killed aboard a foreign-registered aircraft operated
General Aviation excludes FAR Part 121, 129, and 135 operations, as well as "Non-U.S., Commercial" (NUSC) and

vailable at http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx as of August 2012.

oreign-registered aircraft operated by Gol Airlines in a collision with U.S.-registered general aviation aircraft over Brazil. This incident is other
n-U.S., Commercial" (NUSC) and "Public Use" (PUBU). Air Carriers are Part 121, and Air Taxis are Part 135.

raft over Brazil. This incident is otherwise recorded as 154 fatalities for U.S. general aviation in the source database.

Multimodal Transportation Indicators

Title
Air Fatalities
Subject
Safety
Mode
Air
Source
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx
Date
August 24, 2012
AIR FATALITIES
unit
number of deaths number of deaths
number of deaths
month
Total
General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
Jan-98
37
33
4
Feb-98
30
29
1
Mar-98
62
61
1
Apr-98
62
59
3
May-98
77
70
7
Jun-98
74
67
7
Jul-98
63
63
0
Aug-98
82
68
14
Sep-98
51
45
6
Oct-98
48
46
2
Nov-98
56
55
1
Dec-98
28
28
0
Jan-99
36
36
0
Feb-99
24
24
0
Mar-99
28
26
2
Apr-99
48
46
2
May-99
84
84
0
Jun-99
76
53
23
Jul-99
69
68
1
Aug-99
93
91
2
Sep-99
82
68
14
Oct-99
57
46
11
Nov-99
34
34
0
Dec-99
52
45
7
Jan-00
119
31
88
Feb-00
45
34
11
Mar-00
34
30
4
Apr-00
62
62
0
May-00
82
63
19
Jun-00
44
40
4
Jul-00
76
64
12
Aug-00
94
79
15
Sep-00
58
52
6
Oct-00
70
68
2
Nov-00
37
32
5
Dec-00
43
41
2
Jan-01
50
47
3
Feb-01
56
53
3
Mar-01
48
28
20
Apr-01
47
46
1
May-01
53
52
1

month
Total
Jun-01
Jul-01
Aug-01
Sep-01
Oct-01
Nov-01
Dec-01
Jan-02
Feb-02
Mar-02
Apr-02
May-02
Jun-02
Jul-02
Aug-02
Sep-02
Oct-02
Nov-02
Dec-02
Jan-03
Feb-03
Mar-03
Apr-03
May-03
Jun-03
Jul-03
Aug-03
Sep-03
Oct-03
Nov-03
Dec-03
Jan-04
Feb-04
Mar-04
Apr-04
May-04
Jun-04
Jul-04
Aug-04
Sep-04
Oct-04
Nov-04
Dec-04
Jan-05
Feb-05
Mar-05
Apr-05
May-05
Jun-05
Jul-05
Aug-05

48
83
84
289
53
308
47
45
23
47
50
42
50
64
70
69
49
61
46
76
35
68
52
48
78
67
54
53
54
36
78
40
30
40
34
48
48
66
76
61
91
50
53
56
44
37
37
50
48
67
75

General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
48
0
75
8
66
18
22
267
37
16
43
265
45
2
43
2
20
3
43
4
50
0
40
2
50
0
59
5
67
3
65
4
40
9
61
0
43
3
53
23
32
3
68
0
52
0
43
5
71
7
59
8
49
5
44
9
50
4
35
1
77
1
39
1
30
0
25
15
32
2
47
1
44
4
55
11
68
8
54
7
78
13
41
9
46
7
55
1
41
3
37
0
37
0
50
0
46
2
67
0
72
3

month
Total
Sep-05
Oct-05
Nov-05
Dec-05
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Apr-06
May-06
Jun-06
Jul-06
Aug-06
Sep-06
Oct-06
Nov-06
Dec-06
Jan-07
Feb-07
Mar-07
Apr-07
May-07
Jun-07
Jul-07
Aug-07
Sep-07
Oct-07
Nov-07
Dec-07
Jan-08
Feb-08
Mar-08
Apr-08
May-08
Jun-08
Jul-08
Aug-08
Sep-08
Oct-08
Nov-08
Dec-08
Jan-09
Feb-09
Mar-09
Apr-09
May-09
Jun-09
Jul-09
Aug-09
Sep-09
Oct-09
Nov-09

50
37
35
67
44
44
39
38
27
52
69
99
46
41
43
77
26
36
31
63
47
42
57
57
51
47
46
37
33
42
26
34
59
69
59
81
43
37
41
43
46
75
42
37
39
53
54
65
36
46
36

General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
47
3
34
3
31
4
46
21
42
2
41
3
35
4
38
0
26
1
48
4
68
1
50
49
46
0
41
0
43
0
73
4
23
3
33
3
26
5
63
0
47
0
36
6
51
6
43
14
51
0
47
0
46
0
30
7
25
8
42
0
26
0
30
4
51
8
54
15
48
11
81
0
32
11
33
4
38
3
35
8
38
8
25
50
40
2
37
0
39
0
53
0
54
0
56
9
36
0
46
0
36
0

month
Total
Dec-09
Jan-10
Feb-10
Mar-10
Apr-10
May-10
Jun-10
Jul-10
Aug-10
Sep-10
Oct-10
Nov-10
Dec-10
Jan-11
Feb-11
Mar-11
Apr-11
May-11
Jun-11
Jul-11
Aug-11
Sep-11
Oct-11
Nov-11
Dec-11
Jan-12
Feb-12
Mar-12
Apr-12
May-12
Jun-12
Jul-12
Aug-12

19
42
44
26
22
35
46
69
62
27
36
36
28
19
22
37
31
43
44
79
46
41
30
48
44
16
35
45
18
38

General Aviation
Air Carrier and Air Taxi
19
0
40
2
41
3
26
0
22
0
35
0
46
0
63
6
58
4
25
2
36
0
36
0
26
2
19
0
22
0
33
4
31
0
38
5
44
0
79
0
40
6
39
2
28
2
40
8
30
14
13
3
35
0
45
0
18
0
37
1

SOURCES National Transportation Safety Board, Aviation: Accident Database & Synopses, available at http://www.ntsb.gov/av
NOTES
General Aviation data for September 2006 excludes 154 persons killed aboard a foreign-registered aircraft operated
General Aviation excludes FAR Part 121, 129, and 135 operations, as well as "Non-U.S., Commercial" (NUSC) and

vailable at http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/index.aspx as of August 2012.

oreign-registered aircraft operated by Gol Airlines in a collision with U.S.-registered general aviation aircraft over Brazil. This incident is other
n-U.S., Commercial" (NUSC) and "Public Use" (PUBU). Air Carriers are Part 121, and Air Taxis are Part 135.

raft over Brazil. This incident is otherwise recorded as 154 fatalities for U.S. general aviation in the source database.