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NTSB releases summary of 2015 accidents

By NTSB · December 28, 2017 ·

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its summary of US civil aviation accidents for calendar year 2015.

The summary includes details of all civil aviation accidents that occurred in 2015.

Also available is accident trend data from 2006-2015, including:

  • General Aviation Accidents, 2006-2015;
  • General Aviation Accident Rates, 2006-2015;
  • Purpose of Flight and Aircraft Category for General Aviation Accidents, 2015;
  • General Aviation Flight Hours, 2006-2015;
  • Personal Flying Accidents, 2006-2015;
  • Personal Flying Accident Rates, 2006-2015;
  • Defining Event for Personal Flying Accidents, 2015 (pictured above);
  • Phase of Flight for Personal Flying Accidents, 2015;
  • Personal Flying Hours, 2006-2015.

About NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in the other modes of transportation, including railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space. It determines the probable causes of accidents and issues safety recommendations aimed at preventing future occurrences.

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:15 am

    Any one else curious about the fatal “security-related” accidents?

  2. Stephen Mann says

    December 28, 2017 at 2:20 pm

    Drones = 0

    • Randy Coller says

      December 29, 2017 at 4:07 pm

      Drones = 0 because they weren’t counting drones.

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