July 5, 2013 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SAFETY STUDIES DIVISION, RE-10 PRELIMINARY* MONTHLY SUMMARY U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENTS MONTH OF MAY YEAR THROUGH THE END OF MAY ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 2013 2012 2013 2012 ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- US CIVIL AVIATION** 129 19 31 168 25 38 470 85 160 558 93 151 AIR CARRIERS** 6 0 0 10 1 1 23 4 13 28 1 4 14 CFR 121 @ (No Major) (No Majors) (1 Major) (No Majors) Scheduled 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 0 12 0 0 Nonscheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 14 CFR 135 Scheduled 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 Nonscheduled 2 0 0 7 1 1 10 2 5 15 1 4 GENERAL AVIATION** 123 19 31 158 24 37 447 81 147 530 91 147 Personal 69 12 19 105 19 30 279 52 86 354 74 118 Business 3 0 0 2 1 2 21 5 15 9 2 7 Corporate/Exec 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 Aerial Applic. 11 2 2 14 2 2 20 2 2 24 2 2 Instructional 19 2 5 25 2 4 70 6 11 84 6 12 Other 19 2 3 13 1 1 56 16 33 57 9 12 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 1 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 6 5 3 5 * 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 - 2013 "MAJOR" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 04/29 Bagram, Afghanistan NAT'L AIR CARGO Boeing 747 7 0 Crashed shortly after takeoff "SERIOUS" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- "INJURY" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 02/19 Cincinnati, OH CHAUTAUQUA Embraer EMB-145LR 0 1 Flight attendant injured in a fall 02/19 Pacific Ocean UNITED Boeing 747 0 1 Flight attendant injured during turbulence 05/09 Dallas, TX DELTA Airbus A320 0 1 Flight attendant injured in a fall "DAMAGE" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 01/25 Denver, CO FEDEX McDonnell Douglas MD-11 0 0 Aircraft experienced a tail strike during landing 03/07 Atlanta, GA DELTA Boeing 757 0 0 Aircraft experienced a tail strike during landing 04/05 Las Vegas, NV US AIRWAYS Airbus 321 0 0 Aircraft experienced a tail strike during landing 05/01 Newark, NJ EXPRESS JET Embraer EMB-145LR 0 0 Aircraft's stabilizer damaged during ground collision 05/18 Newark, NJ USAIRWAYS EXP Bombardier DHC8 0 0 Aircraft's landing gear failed to lower and lock prior to landing