NTSB Number ARC-06/02
NTIS Number PB2007-100695
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Executive Summary:  The National Transportation Safety Board’s Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations is a statistical review of U.S. commercial aviation accidents that occurred in calendar year 2002. In addition to accident statistics, the review provides general economic and aviation industry indicators that may have influenced aircraft activity during the year. Accident data for the 9 years preceding calendar year 2002 provide an historical context.