June 30, 2009 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SAFETY STUDIES DIVISION, RE-10 PRELIMINARY* MONTHLY SUMMARY U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENTS MONTH OF MAY YEAR THROUGH THE END OF MAY ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 2009 2008 2009 2008 ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- US CIVIL AVIATION** 125 18 37 177 34 59 537 97 232 619 105 194 AIR CARRIERS** 7 0 0 10 4 8 33 3 60 37 8 20 14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (1 - Major) (2 - Majors) (1 - Major) Scheduled 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 50 8 0 0 Nonscheduled 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 14 CFR 135 Scheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Nonscheduled 4 0 0 6 4 8 20 1 8 25 8 20 GENERAL AVIATION** 119 18 37 167 30 51 505 94 172 582 97 174 Personal 82 17 35 117 23 39 354 79 147 375 70 121 Business 2 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 6 19 3 7 Corporate/Exec 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Aerial Applic. 8 0 0 11 2 2 15 1 1 26 3 3 Instructional 15 1 3 23 2 4 70 4 7 98 7 13 Other 13 1 2 17 3 6 56 7 14 64 14 30 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 4 2 4 1 1 3 5 2 4 4 2 8 * Statistics reflect accident information entered into the computer by the Office of Aviation Safety, and are current as of the date of this document. ** Detail may not add to the total because of aircraft involved in midair and on ground collisions. @ Major - an accident in which any of three conditions is met: a Part 121 aircraft was destroyed, or there were multiple fatalities, or there was one fatality and a Part 121 aircraft was substantially damaged. 14 CFR 121 ACCIDENTS - 2009 "MAJOR" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 02/12 Clarence, NY COLGAN AIR Bombardier DHC-8 50 0 Loss of control during approach 03/22 Narita, Japan FEDEX McD Douglas MD-11 2 0 Crashed on landing "SERIOUS" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 01/05 New York, NY US AIRWAYS Airbus A320 0 1 Struck birds during initial climb 01/27 Lubbock, TX EMPIRE Aerospatiale ATR-42 0 1 Aircraft landed short of runway 05/06 Baltimore, MD WORLD AIRWAYS Boeing DC-10-30 0 1 Aircraft experienced a hard landing "INJURY" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 02/20 Tokyo, Japan NORTHWEST Boeing 747 0 1 Turbulence 03/28 Atlanta, GA DELTA McD Douglas MD-88 0 1 Turbulence 04/18 McAllen, TX CONTINENTAL Boeing 737 0 1 Turbulence 05/20 San Juan, PR DELTA Boeing 767 0 1 Turbulence "DAMAGE" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 03/01 Tallahasee, FL ATLANTIC SE Bombardier CRJ-200 0 0 Fire in cockpit 04/20 Phoenix, AZ AIR SHUTTLE DeHavilland DHC-8 0 0 Aircraft damaged while taxiing 05/25 Los Angeles, CA AMERICAN EAGLE Embraer EMB-135 0 0 Struck a parked aircraft