Accident Reports

Accident Reports are one of the main products of an NTSB investigation. Reports provide details about the accident, analysis of the factual data, conclusions and the probable cause of the accident, and the related safety recommendations. Most reports focus on a single accident, though the NTSB also produces reports addressing issues common to a set of similar accidents.

Most Recent Reports
Title Report Date  
Grounding and Loss of the F/V Chevelle, North jetty of Yaquina Bay entrance, Newport, Oregon, March 10, 2012 7/18/2013 PDF Summary
Fire On Board and Sinking of Liftboat Mako, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea, 6 miles off the coast of Nigeria, January 16, 2012 7/16/2013 PDF Summary
Fire on Board Passenger Vessel Safari Spirit, Pier 9, Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle, Washington, April 27, 2012 7/17/2013 PDF Summary
Sinking of Fishing Vessel Viking II, Atlantic Ocean, 75 nautical miles (nm) southeast off Cape May, New Jersey, October 7, 2012 6/14/2013 PDF Summary
Engine Room Fire On Board Towing Vessel Patrice McAllister, 4 miles southeast of Point Petre, near Prince Edward Point, Ontario, Canada, March 27, 2012 6/6/2013 PDF Summary
Allision of the Cargo Vessel Delta Mariner with Eggner's Ferry Bridge, Tennessee River near Aurora, Kentucky, January 26, 2012 5/14/2013 PDF Summary
Collision of Canadian Bulk Carrier John D. Leitch with Law Enforcement Vessel, Black River, Section E, Lorain, OH, 10/3/2012 5/28/2013 PDF Summary
Sinking of Uninspected Fishing Vessel Plan B, 10 nautical miles southeast of Kennebunkport, ME, 2/21/2012 5/28/2013 PDF Summary
Allision of Container Vessel Rickmers Tokyo with Pier 11 at Port Richmond, Philadelphia, PA, 12/23/2011 5/28/2013 PDF Summary
Personnel Abandonment of Weather-Damaged US Liftboat Trinity II, with Loss of Life, Gulf of Mexico, 9/8/11 4/9/2013 PDF Summary
Fire on Board Uninspected Towing Vessel Ivory Coast, Baltimore, MD, 10/10/2011 5/16/2013 PDF Summary
Fire Aboard Vehicle Carrier M/V Alliance Norfolk, Mediterranean Sea, about 30 miles northeast of Malta, 3/10/2012 5/10/2013 PDF Summary
Collision between M/V Maersk Wisconsin and Tug and Barge Unit, Kill Van Kull, near Bergen Point, New Jersey, 12/5/2011 4/23/2013 PDF Summary
Crash Following Loss of Engine Power Due to Fuel Exhaustion, Air Methods Corporation Eurocopter AS350 B2, N352LN, 8/26/2011 4/9/2013 PDF Summary
Engine Room Fire and Eventual Flooding and Sinking of Fishing Vessel Lucky Diamond, Gulf of Mexico, 5/10/2012 2/1/2013 PDF Summary
Fire on Board Passenger Vessel Malaspina, Ketchikan, AK, 2/7/2012 2/1/2013 PDF Summary
Sinking of Fishing Vessel Heritage, Alitak Bay, AK, 1/25/2012 2/1/2013 PDF Summary
Collision of Two Canadian National Railway Freight Trains, Two Harbors, Minnesota, 9/30/2010 2/12/2013 PDF Summary

Browse Reports

Browse reports by:

Mode: