One of the ASI’s major roles is analyzing and cataloguing aircraft accidents. Here you can perform basic searches, set up highly specific criteria, or just browse through reports.
Preliminary: A very brief description with occasional errors and generally limited data. Usually available within 2 weeks.
Factual: A more detailed report with the facts: generally about 6 months.
Final: Complete report with probable cause assigned at 9-24 months.
ASI acknowledges the technical assistance of the NTSB, the FAA, and the generous donation of AOPA Hat in the Ring member Mike Lazar, and the Emil Buehler Trust, which made this online database possible. ASI programs are primarily funded by tax-deductible donations from pilots like you. Make a contribution to GA safety.
Every flight is different … but GA accidents follow well-worn patterns. Whether heedless, hapless, or simply clueless, pilots keep falling into the same traps. ASI's Interactive Accident Map lets you find the locations and details of recent accidents that fit those classic patterns.
This annual safety report presents an overview of the previous year's general aviation accident statistics, including trends and contributing factors.
Pilots who believe that aerobatic training will enable a recovery from an inadvertent spin in the traffic pattern are fooling themselves. That myth—and other misconceptions about stalls and spins in GA aircraft—is explored in this Air Safety Institute study.
Bimonthly accident reports featured in the AOPA ePilot newsletter.
