August 26, 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 JULY YEAR THROUGH THE END OF JULY ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 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** 128 33 59 221 34 57 913 170 321 1027 172 302 AIR CARRIERS** 3 3 11 7 2 6 51 16 47 56 9 23 14 CFR 121 @ (2 - Majors) (No Majors) (3 - Majors) (No Majors) Scheduled 1 1 2 2 0 0 8 1 2 17 0 0 Nonscheduled 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 2 1 1 14 CFR 135 Scheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Nonscheduled 1 1 8 4 1 5 36 14 44 34 8 22 GENERAL AVIATION** 125 30 48 214 32 51 862 154 274 971 163 279 Personal 72 22 37 114 20 33 539 112 195 623 117 202 Business 2 0 0 7 1 2 27 3 7 30 7 17 Corporate/Exec 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 2 3 Aerial Applic. 17 2 2 22 3 3 54 7 7 55 7 7 Instructional 14 2 4 30 2 3 135 11 20 144 7 14 Other 20 4 5 40 6 10 108 23 53 116 24 39 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 3 15 4 2 7 * 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 ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 05/25 Brussels, Belgium KALITTA AIR Boeing B747 0 0 Overran the runway 07/06 Saltillo, Mexico USA JET McD Douglas DC-9 1 1 Airplane crashed on approach 07/07 Bogota, Colombia KALITTA FLYING Boeing 747 2 3 Ground fatalities "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 04/06 Miami, FL AMERICAN Boeing 737 0 1 Turbulence 05/19 Pacific Ocean OMNI AIR INT'L McD Douglas DC-10 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 05/16 Kolonia, Micronesia ASIA PACIFIC Boeing 727 0 0 Overran runway 06/14 New York, NY FEDEX McD Douglas DC-10 0 0 Damage to right elevator and stabilizer 06/28 San Francisco, CA AIRBORNE EXPRESS Boeing 737 0 0 Aircraft caught fire 06/28 Charlotte, NC AIRWAYS EXPRESS Bombardier CL-600 0 0 Struck parked aircraft during pushback Charlotte, NC AIRWAYS EXPRESS Bombardier CL-600 0 0