• ASASA Digital Library: Our Digital Library includes electronic copies of U.S. and international accident investigation reports. When browsing the accident reports by location, the top-level list of countries indicates the country of the reporting investigative agency, rather than the location of the accident. For example, click on "United States" in the top level list and then "Afghanistan" in the next level to locate a report on a 2004 accident that occurred in Afghanistan but was investigated by the NTSB. (1908-present)
  • NTSB CAROL Database: Information on civil aviation accidents (and selected incidents) occurring within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. Limited information on accidents occurring elsewhere may also be available. (1962-present)
  • FAA Preliminary Accident and Incident Data: Access to preliminary data received by the FAA's Office of Accident Investigation during the last 10 business days. (Most recent accidents/incidents only)
  • Aviation Safety Network (ASN) Aviation Safety Database: The ASN Aviation Safety Database contains detailed descriptions of airliner, military transport category aircraft and corporate jet aircraft safety occurrences, including accidents, incidents and hijackings from around the world. (1919-present)
  • Aviation Safety WikiBase: A companion to the official ASN Aviation Safety Database, the Aviation Safety WikiBase contains user-entered information on accidents not included in the main database. These entries have not been verified for accuracy or completeness. (1902-present)
  • FAA Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS): Information on civil aviation incidents (events that do not meet the damage or injury severity thresholds to be categorized as an accident). New users should read the Learn about AIDS page for more information about the database. Part of the FAA's ASIAS System. (1978-present)
  • Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) Database: Narratives of aviation safety incident/situation reports from pilots, controllers, mechanics, flight attendants, dispatchers, and others submitted to the reporting system administered by NASA. Also available are database report sets providing samplings of reports related to specific topics of interest such as fatigue, runway incursions, flight training, etc. (1988-present)
  • Transport Canada Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS): Preliminary information on aviation occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, as well as events involving foreign-registered aircraft occurring at Canadian airports and airspace or in international airspace for which Canada has responsibility. (1993-present with a few earlier occurrences)
  • Air & Space Forces Magazine: Reports on U.S. Air Force mishaps, including remotely piloted aircraft. (2011-present)
  • PlaneCrashInfo.com: Information on civil and commercial aviation accidents; cargo, positioning, ferry and test flights; and helicopter airship and military transport accidents. (1908-present)
  • Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archive: Summaries of both civil and military aviation accidents, international in scope. (1918-present)
  • AirSafe.com: Information on accidents involving passenger airliners, including accidents by airline (subdivided by region), fatal accidents by aircraft model, recent accidents and recent U.S. accidents. (1970-present)
  • United States Powered Paragliding Association: Narratives and reports of powered paragliding reports submitted by USPPA members to educate and help fellow airmen. (1995-present)
  • Recreation Aviation Australia: Accident and defect summaries for ultralight, recreational and light sport aircraft in Australia. (2015-present)
  • UK Serials Resource Centre: Information on losses of United Kingdom military aircraft (1952-present), as well as losses of former military aircraft that were converted to civilian use (1956-2016).

Commercial Aviation

General Aviation

  • General Aviation Statistical Databook and Industry Outlook: This annual publication includes general aviation safety and accident statistics (number of accidents, fatalities and hours flown). The period covered in the historical safety record varies but includes statistics back to 1938 (found in the 2003-2013 databooks). From the General Aviation Manufacturers Association.
  • Joseph T. Nall Report: An annual review of general aviation aircraft accidents from the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

Specific Countries and Regions

  • AOPA Air Safety Institute Accident Analysis: Reports including stall and spin accidents, accidents during flight instruction and fatal flight training accidents.
  • AOPA Safety Publications: Reports on general aviation safety and accident topics, including Safety Spotlights on critical issues, the aging GA pilot population, stall/spin accidents and instructional accidents.
  • Weather-Related Aviation Accident Study, 2003-2007: The number of weather-related accidents from 2003 to 2007 categorized into the following weather events: icing; thunderstorm; turbulence; visibility/ceiling; winds; windshear; precipitation; and other. An earlier review covering 1994 to 2003 is no longer available through the FAA ASIAS site but is accessible through the Internet Archive (Wayback Machine).
  • SKYbrary: Information on accidents and serious incidents that illustrate contemporary safety issues.
  • The Aviation Herald: Articles about air transport accidents and incidents from June 1999 to present, as well as commercial aviation safety-related news.
  • Air Traffic Control Audio Recordings (FAA): Audio recordings of communications with air traffic control from a number of accidents (2006-2019).
  • Cockpit Voice Recorder Database: Transcripts of CVR recordings from aviation accidents and incidents.

  • Aviation Safety and Security Archives: The archives has thousands of photographs of aviation accidents (primarily general aviation but also commercial and military), many of which have been scanned and are available online through the ASASA Digital Library.
  • PlaneCrashInfo.com: Photographs of accidents from 1908 to present.
  • Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives: Photographs of accidents from 1918 to present. May be browsed/searched by multiple criteria, including year, aircraft registration number, region or operator.
  • Airliners.net: Photographs of accidents and accident aircraft from 1917 to present. Coverage is not limited to commercial aircraft; general aviation and military aircraft are also included.

We welcome suggestions for resources to add to this list. Please send suggestions or corrections to prasasa@erau.edu.

When sending suggestions for additions to our Resources pages, please specify which page (e.g., Accident Information), what category or categories the item should be listed under, and justification for inclusion (i.e., how it relates to aviation safety and/or security).

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