April 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 FEBUARY YEAR THROUGH THE END OF FEBUARY ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 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** 74 14 28 86 20 35 139 30 63 146 31 51 AIR CARRIERS** 4 0 0 9 0 0 8 2 4 13 1 3 14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (No Majors) (No Majors) (No Majors) Scheduled 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 Nonscheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 CFR 135 Scheduled 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 Nonscheduled 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 3 6 1 3 GENERAL AVIATION** 70 14 28 77 20 35 131 28 59 133 30 48 Personal 43 8 14 51 16 29 81 17 32 87 25 40 Business 8 1 5 1 0 0 11 4 13 1 0 0 Corporate/Exec 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Aerial Applic. 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 Instructional 6 1 2 15 0 0 16 1 2 28 1 2 Other 11 4 7 10 4 6 17 6 12 15 4 6 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 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 ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 02/19 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 "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