The AOPA Air Safety Institute releases the 32nd Joseph T. Nall Report which presents users with near real-time accident analysis updated on a rolling 30-day cycle. You can view data from 2008 to the current year. Please note that the NTSB takes approximately two years to issue a probable cause statement, so only preliminary data is available for later years.
Number of accidents | 938 |
Number of aircraft | 944 |
Number of fatal accidents | 166 |
Lethality (%) | 17.7 |
Fatalities | 270 |
*Each aircraft involved in a collision is counted separately.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | |
---|---|---|
Pilot-Related | 647 69% | 103 62% |
Mechanical | 151 16.1% | 12 7.2% |
Other / Unknown | 128 13.6% | 46 27.7% |
null | 12 1.3% | 5 3% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Unknown | 1 100% | 0 0% | 0% |
Single-engine fixed-gear | 664 70.4% | 85 50.9% | 12.8% |
SEF tailwheel | 290 | 33 | 11.4% |
Single-engine retractable | 186 19.7% | 52 31.1% | 28% |
Single-engine turbine | 26 | 8 | 30.8% |
Multiengine | 64 6.8% | 19 11.4% | 29.7% |
Multiengine turbine | 8 | 3 | 37.5% |
Unknown | 29 3.1% | 11 6.6% | 37.9% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Fatalities | |
---|---|---|---|
null | 3 0.3% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
Aerial Application | 1 0.1% | 1 0.6% | 1 0.4% |
Fire Fighting | 1 0.1% | 1 0.6% | 2 0.8% |
Personal | 715 76.2% | 133 80.6% | 211 81.2% |
Instructional | 161 17.2% | 19 11.5% | 27 10.4% |
Public Use | 5 0.5% | 1 0.6% | 1 0.4% |
Positioning | 11 1.2% | 2 1.2% | 5 1.9% |
Aerial Observation | 5 0.5% | 3 1.8% | 5 1.9% |
Business | 19 2% | 2 1.2% | 4 1.5% |
Executive / Corporate | 3 0.3% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
Other work use | 10 1.1% | 2 1.2% | 3 1.2% |
Other or unknown | 4 0.4% | 1 0.6% | 1 0.4% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Fatalities | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 834 88.9% | 114 3.6% | 165 4.5% |
Night VMC | 53 5.7% | 17 3.6% | 26 4.5% |
Day IMC | 23 2.5% | 18 3.6% | 41 4.5% |
Night IMC | 13 1.4% | 11 3.6% | 22 4.5% |
Unknown | 15 1.6% | 6 3.6% | 12 4.5% |
*Night fields include dusk.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 127 13.5% | 17 10.2% | 13.4% |
Commercial | 217 23% | 28 16.8% | 12.9% |
Private | 402 42.6% | 57 34.1% | 14.2% |
Sport | 14 1.5% | 2 1.2% | 14.3% |
Student | 63 6.7% | 6 3.6% | 9.5% |
Other or unknown | 120 12.7% | 57 34.1% | 47.5% |
Other or unknown | 1 100% | 0 0% | 0% |
Second pilot on board | 165 17.5% | 30 18% | 18.2% |
CFI on board | 233 24.7% | 30 18% | 12.9% |
IFR pilot on board | 469 49.7% | 76 45.5% | 16.2% |
*CFI on board and IFR pilot on board include single-pilot flights.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Single-engine fixed-gear | 223 76.9% | 3 33.3% | 1.3% |
SEF tailwheel | 104 | 1 | 1% |
Single-engine retractable | 47 16.2% | 5 55.6% | 10.6% |
Single-engine turbine | 7 | 0 | 0% |
Multiengine | 15 5.2% | 1 11.1% | 6.7% |
Unknown | 5 1.7% | 0 0% | 0% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 280 96.6% | 8 11.1% | 2.9% |
Night VMC | 8 2.8% | 1 11.1% | 12.5% |
Day IMC | 1 0.3% | 0 11.1% | 0% |
Night IMC | 1 0.3% | 0 11.1% | 0% |
*Night fields include dusk
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 42 14.5% | 0 0% | 0% |
Commercial | 58 20% | 0 0% | 0% |
Private | 141 48.6% | 5 55.6% | 3.5% |
Sport | 7 2.4% | 0 0% | 0% |
Student | 33 11.4% | 0 0% | 0% |
Other or unknown | 9 3.1% | 4 44.4% | 44.4% |
Second pilot on board | 47 16.2% | 3 33.3% | 6.4% |
CFI on board | 64 22.1% | 1 11.1% | 1.6% |
IFR pilot on board | 134 46.2% | 3 33.3% | 2.2% |
*'CFI on board' and 'IFR pilot on board' include single-pilot flights.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Other (power loss) | 47 | 2 | 4.3% |
Other | 40 | 16 | 40% |
Take-off | 9 | 7 | 77.8% |
Maneuvering | 7 | 7 | 100% |
Weather | 7 | 5 | 71.4% |
Fuel management | 5 | 1 | 20% |
Landing | 4 | 4 | 100% |
Taxi | 4 | 0 | 0% |
Descent / approach | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Collision | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Cruise | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Single-engine fixed-gear | 87 73.1% | 13 56.5% | 14.9% |
SEF tailwheel | 45 | 7 | 15.6% |
Single-engine retractable | 24 20.2% | 7 30.4% | 29.2% |
Single-engine turbine | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Multiengine | 5 4.2% | 1 4.3% | 20% |
Unknown | 3 2.5% | 2 8.7% | 66.7% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 114 95.8% | 21 8.7% | 18.4% |
Night VMC | 5 4.2% | 2 8.7% | 40% |
*Night fields include dusk
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 14 11.8% | 1 4.3% | 7.1% |
Commercial | 27 22.7% | 3 13% | 11.1% |
Private | 59 49.6% | 12 52.2% | 20.3% |
Sport | 1 0.8% | 0 0% | 0% |
Student | 4 3.4% | 0 0% | 0% |
Other or unknown | 14 11.8% | 7 30.4% | 50% |
Second pilot on board | 20 16.8% | 5 21.7% | 25% |
CFI on board | 27 22.7% | 3 13% | 11.1% |
IFR pilot on board | 64 53.8% | 11 47.8% | 17.2% |
*'CFI on board' and 'IFR pilot on board' include single-pilot flights.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Single-engine fixed-gear | 47 67.1% | 3 42.9% | 6.4% |
SEF tailwheel | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
Single-engine retractable | 14 20% | 4 57.1% | 28.6% |
Single-engine turbine | 4 | 2 | 50% |
Multiengine | 9 12.9% | 0 0% | 0% |
Multiengine turbine | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 64 91.4% | 6 14.3% | 9.4% |
Night VMC | 5 7.1% | 1 14.3% | 20% |
Day IMC | 1 1.4% | 0 14.3% | 0% |
*Night fields include dusk
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 8 11.4% | 0 0% | 0% |
Commercial | 15 21.4% | 2 28.6% | 13.3% |
Private | 37 52.9% | 3 42.9% | 8.1% |
Student | 6 8.6% | 1 14.3% | 16.7% |
Other or unknown | 4 5.7% | 1 14.3% | 25% |
Second pilot on board | 14 20% | 3 42.9% | 21.4% |
CFI on board | 18 25.7% | 2 28.6% | 11.1% |
IFR pilot on board | 38 54.3% | 5 71.4% | 13.2% |
*'CFI on board' and 'IFR pilot on board' include single-pilot flights.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Single-engine fixed-gear | 33 68.8% | 18 58.1% | 54.5% |
SEF tailwheel | 15 | 8 | 53.3% |
Single-engine retractable | 9 18.8% | 8 25.8% | 88.9% |
Single-engine turbine | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Multiengine | 3 6.3% | 3 9.7% | 100% |
Multiengine turbine | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Unknown | 3 6.3% | 2 6.5% | 66.7% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 43 89.6% | 28 3.2% | 65.1% |
Night VMC | 4 8.3% | 2 3.2% | 50% |
Unknown | 1 2.1% | 1 3.2% | 100% |
*Night fields include dusk
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 9 18.8% | 6 19.4% | 66.7% |
Commercial | 11 22.9% | 8 25.8% | 72.7% |
Private | 14 29.2% | 5 16.1% | 35.7% |
Sport | 3 6.3% | 2 6.5% | 66.7% |
Other or unknown | 11 22.9% | 10 32.3% | 90.9% |
Second pilot on board | 8 16.7% | 6 19.4% | 75% |
CFI on board | 12 25% | 8 25.8% | 66.7% |
IFR pilot on board | 21 43.8% | 15 48.4% | 71.4% |
*'CFI on board' and 'IFR pilot on board' include single-pilot flights.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Single-engine fixed-gear | 29 67.4% | 7 41.2% | 24.1% |
SEF tailwheel | 17 | 4 | 23.5% |
Single-engine retractable | 10 23.3% | 7 41.2% | 70% |
Single-engine turbine | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Multiengine | 3 7% | 3 17.6% | 100% |
Unknown | 1 2.3% | 0 0% | 0% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 31 72.1% | 7 11.8% | 22.6% |
Night VMC | 3 7% | 2 11.8% | 66.7% |
Day IMC | 6 14% | 5 11.8% | 83.3% |
Night IMC | 3 7% | 3 11.8% | 100% |
*Night fields include dusk
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 5 11.6% | 3 17.6% | 60% |
Commercial | 10 23.3% | 2 11.8% | 20% |
Private | 25 58.1% | 9 52.9% | 36% |
Other or unknown | 3 7% | 3 17.6% | 100% |
Second pilot on board | 13 30.2% | 5 29.4% | 38.5% |
CFI on board | 11 25.6% | 3 17.6% | 27.3% |
IFR pilot on board | 24 55.8% | 11 64.7% | 45.8% |
*'CFI on board' and 'IFR pilot on board' include single-pilot flights.
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Single-engine fixed-gear | 15 50% | 9 37.5% | 60% |
SEF tailwheel | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Single-engine retractable | 12 40% | 12 50% | 100% |
Single-engine turbine | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Multiengine | 3 10% | 3 12.5% | 100% |
Multiengine turbine | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
Day VMC | 5 16.7% | 3 4.2% | 60% |
Night VMC | 2 6.7% | 0 4.2% | 0% |
Day IMC | 14 46.7% | 13 4.2% | 92.9% |
Night IMC | 7 23.3% | 7 4.2% | 100% |
Unknown | 2 6.7% | 1 4.2% | 50% |
*Night fields include dusk
Accidents | Fatal Accidents | Lethality | |
---|---|---|---|
ATP | 2 6.7% | 1 4.2% | 50% |
Commercial | 5 16.7% | 4 16.7% | 80% |
Private | 14 46.7% | 11 45.8% | 78.6% |
Student | 3 10% | 3 12.5% | 100% |
Other or unknown | 6 20% | 5 20.8% | 83.3% |
Second pilot on board | 2 6.7% | 2 8.3% | 100% |
CFI on board | 3 10% | 2 8.3% | 66.7% |
IFR pilot on board | 13 43.3% | 11 45.8% | 84.6% |
*'CFI on board' and 'IFR pilot on board' include single-pilot flights.