October 9, 2014 NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING SAFETY STUDIES DIVISION, RE-10 PRELIMINARY* MONTHLY SUMMARY U. S. CIVIL AVIATION ACCIDENTS MONTH OF AUGUST YEAR THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 2014 2013 2014 2013 ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Accidents Accidents Accidents Accidents ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Fatal- Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities Total Fatal ities ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- US CIVIL AVIATION** 139 31 56 153 26 47 896 178 293 936 167 302 AIR CARRIERS** 11 1 4 7 1 2 42 5 14 44 7 24 14 CFR 121 @ (No Majors) (1 - Major) (No Majors) (2 - Majors) Scheduled 6 0 0 2 1 2 17 0 0 14 1 2 Nonscheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7 14 CFR 135 Scheduled 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 Nonscheduled 5 1 4 5 0 0 22 5 14 24 5 15 GENERAL AVIATION** 128 30 52 146 25 45 854 173 279 892 160 278 Personal 81 18 32 93 13 27 566 128 205 564 104 177 Business 4 1 4 3 1 1 20 1 4 27 4 8 Corporate/Exec 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 5 4 11 Aerial Applic. 15 5 5 8 1 1 55 10 10 58 5 5 Instructional 14 2 4 23 3 4 106 12 24 132 13 22 Other 14 4 7 19 7 12 106 21 29 109 31 57 MIDAIR COLLISIONS 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 3 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 - 2014 "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 ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 01/09 Nashville, TN SOUTHWEST Boeing 737 0 1 Flight attendant injured during flight 01/10 Atlanta, GA DELTA Boeing 752 0 1 Flight attendant injured during turbulence 02/17 Billings, MT UNITED Boeing 737 0 2 Flight attendants injured during turbulence 06/17 San Paulo, Brazil UNITED Boeing 767 0 1 Flight attendant injured during flight 08/18 Atlantic Ocean UNITED Boeing 767 0 1 Flight attendant injured during flight 08/22 Winfield, LA REPUBLIC Embraer ERJ170 0 1 Flight attendant injured during turbulence 08/27 Columbus, OH SHUTTLE AMERICA Embraer ERJ175 0 1 Flight attendant injured during flight "DAMAGE" Accidents Injuries Date Location Operator Aircraft Ftl Ser Circumstances ---- -------- --------- ----------- --- --- ---------------------- 01/03 Las Vegas, NV SOUTHWEST Boeing 737 0 0 Aircraft was involved with a tailstrike while landing on runway 02/05 Memphis, TN TRANS STATES Embraer 145 0 0 Aircraft landed hard on runway 03/13 Philadelphia, PA US AIRWAYS Airbus A-320 0 0 Aircraft experienced a nose gear collapse after aborting takeoff 05/12 Boston, MA DELTA McDonnell Douglas MD90 0 0 Aircraft nose gear partially collapsed during pushback from gate 05/28 Traverse City, MI CHAUTAUQUA Embraer EMB135 0 0 Aircraft involved in a birdstrike 06/05 Atlanta, GA DELTA Boeing 757 0 0 Aircraft brake fire on landing 06/20 Kabul, Afghanistan OMNI AIR INTL Boeing 767 0 0 Aircraft tail strike during landing on runway 07/30 San Diego, CA UNITED Boeing 757 0 0 Aircraft sustained a tail scrape while landing 08/10 Harrisburg, PA PIEDMONT DeHavilland DHC8 0 0 Aircraft involved in a birdstrike 08/12 San Antonio, TX MESA Bombardier CL600 0 0 Aircraft damaged during pushback 08/14 Salt Lake City, UT SOUTHWEST Boeing 737 0 0 Aircraft damaged by baggage cart