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Table 2-12: U.S. Commuter Air Carrier^a Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operation

	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
TOTAL fatal accidents	3	8	7	4	3	2	1	5	0	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Phase of operation
Approach / descent / landing	0	3	5	1	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Taxi / takeoff / climb	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cruise (in-flight)	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Standing (static)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maneuvering^b	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other / not reported	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^a14 CFR 135, scheduled operations. Before Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR applied to aircraft with 30 or fewer seats. Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 135 includes only aircraft with fewer than 10 seats. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997 data with more recent years' data.

^bIncludes instructional flights performing turns and agricultural flights for spraying and buzzing (repeated passes over a particular location).

NOTE

First Phase of Operation is the part of the flight where the problem leading to the accident first occurs.

SOURCE

National Transportation Safety Board, personal communications, Dec. 20, 2010, and Aug. 11, 2011.

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Table 2-12: U.S. Commuter Air Carriera Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operation

Table 2-12: U.S. Commuter Air Carrier^a Fatal Accidents by First Phase of Operation