Office of Accident Investigation

The Office of Accident Investigation is the principal organization within the FAA with respect to aircraft accident investigation and all activities related to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Our mission is to investigate aviation accidents and incidents to detect unsafe conditions and trends and to coordinate the corrective action process. We accomplish our responsibilities in a variety of ways including:

• Investigating major or significant accidents and incidents to identify safety deficiencies and unsafe conditions which are then referred to the responsible FAA office for evaluation and corrective action.
• Ensuring that the FAA fully addresses New NTSB Safety Recommendations.
• Utilizing the Accident Investigation Quality Assurance Program to improve the quality of all accident and incident investigations performed by the FAA.
• Analyzing accident and incident data as well as other safety data to identify safety issues and trends.

We provide Preliminary Accident Data and Incident Data for the last ten working days. These data are available as ASCII text in several report categories.

Address:
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Accident Investigation
800 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20591

Telephone: (202) 267-9612