BTS | Table 2-11: U.S. Air Carrier (a) Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operation (b)

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Table 2-11: U.S. Air Carrier^a Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operation^b

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	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
TOTAL fatal accidents	6	4	4	1	4	3	5	4	1	2	3	6	0	2	2	3	2
Phase of operation
Approach / descent / landing	1	2	1	0	2	(R) 0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	(R) 2	0	0
Taxi/takeoff / climb	3	1	2	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Cruise (in-flight)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	(R) 1	0	0	1	4^c	0	0	0	0	0
Standing (static)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	(R) 1	0	(R) 1	0
Maneuvering	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other / not reported	0	0	0	0	0	(R) 3	1	(R) 1	0	0	0	0	0	(R) 0	(R) 0	(R) 2	2

KEY: R= revised.

^a14 CFR 121. Before Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 121 applied only to aircraft with more than 30 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 121 includes aircraft with 10 or more seats that formerly operated under 14 CFR 135. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997 data with more recent data.

^b First phase of operation is the phase of flight in which the first occurrence leading to the accident happened.

^cCruise (in-flight) numbers for 2001 are unusually high because of the incidents occurring on September 11.

SOURCE

National Transportation Safety Board, personal communications, Jul. 6, 2004, Apr. 5, 2005, Apr. 25, 2006, and Apr. 18, 2007.

Table 2-11: U.S. Air Carriera Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operationb

Table 2-11: U.S. Air Carrier^a Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operation^b