May 4, 2012 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 ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 2012 2011 2012 2011 ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- US CIVIL AVIATION** 113 24 41 112 19 37 254 55 92 285 45 78 AIR CARRIERS** 3 0 0 8 2 4 14 1 3 19 2 4 14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (No Majors) (No Majors) (No Majors) Scheduled 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 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 2 0 0 6 2 4 8 1 3 12 2 4 GENERAL AVIATION** 110 24 41 104 17 33 240 54 89 266 43 74 Personal 70 17 28 66 11 22 154 41 67 175 29 47 Business 5 1 5 4 0 0 6 1 5 13 1 4 Corporate/Exec 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Aerial Applic. 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 1 1 Instructional 18 2 4 17 0 0 46 3 6 45 3 7 Other 15 4 5 16 6 11 29 9 12 30 9 15 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 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 - 2011 "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 ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 02/18 Detroit, MI DELTA Boeing 737 0 1 Flight attendant injured during turbulence 02/23 Pawnee, NE SOUTHWEST Boeing 737 0 1 Flight attendant injured during turbulence 02/26 Angers, France DELTA Boeing 767 0 1 Flight attendant seriously injured 03/20 Laverne, OK SOUTHWEST Boeing 737 0 1 Flight attendant injured during turbulence "DAMAGE" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 01/16 Huntington, WV PIEDMONT Boeing DHC-8 0 0 Aircraft damaged when it collided with a truck 02/03 San Francisco, CA SKYWEST Bombardier CL-600 0 0 Aircraft impacted by a belt loader