April 30, 2008 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SAFETY STUDIES DIVISION, RE-10 PRELIMINARY* MONTHLY SUMMARY U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENTS MONTH OF MARCH YEAR THROUGH THE END OF MARCH ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- US CIVIL AVIATION** 98 13 26 129 19 26 270 50 101 303 53 93 AIR CARRIERS** 3 0 0 7 2 6 18 4 9 19 6 11 14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (No Majors) (No Majors) (No Majors) Scheduled 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 Nonscheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 CFR 135 Scheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nonscheduled 3 0 0 5 2 5 13 4 9 14 6 11 GENERAL AVIATION** 95 13 26 122 17 26 252 46 92 284 47 82 Personal 53 10 15 87 13 20 158 34 64 188 31 50 Business 3 0 0 4 1 2 10 1 2 15 5 13 Corporate/Exec 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 Aerial Applic. 6 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 Instructional 23 1 2 17 1 2 48 3 6 43 2 4 Other 9 2 9 12 2 2 27 9 25 32 8 13 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 * 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 - 2008 "MAJOR" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- "SERIOUS" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- "INJURY" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 02/03 Denver, CO MESA deHavilland DHC-8 0 1 Turbulence 02/15 Covington, KY DELTA CONNECTION Embraer EMB-145LR 0 1 Flight attendant injured 02/22 Valdosta, CA SOUTHWEST Boeing 737 0 1 Turbulence "DAMAGE" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 01/09 Detroit, MI NORTHWEST Air Industries A319 0 0 Engine cowling separated on approach 01/13 San Francisco, CA UNITED Boeing 757 0 0 Aircraft collided during pushback San Francisco, CA UNITED EXPRESS Bombardier CL-600 0 0