The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant events in the other modes of transportation—railroad, transit, highway, marine, pipeline, and commercial space. We determine the probable causes of the accidents ...

This represents only a small portion of the aviation investigations conducted by the NTSB, most of which occur at the regional level. Please see the CAROL query tool to acc ess a complete listing of aviation investigations.

Reports provide details about the accident, analysis of the factual data, conclusions and the probable cause of the accident, and the related safety recommendations. Most reports focus on a single accident, though the NTSB also produces reports addressing issues common to a set of similar accidents. Aviation; Hazardous Materials

The NTSB originated in the Air Commerce Act of 1926, in which the U.S. Congress charged the U.S. Department of Commerce with investigating the causes of aircraft accidents. Later, that responsibility was given to the Civil Aeronautics Board's Bureau of Aviation Safety, when it was created in 1940.

Summaries from the NTSB aviation accident database are updated daily on the web, and available here sorted by accident date. See the Query page for additional information.

The NTSB has approximately 400 employees located in Washington, DC, and in regional field offices in Aurora (CO), Federal Way (WA), and Anchorage (AK). Our employees work in a variety of transportation related, and administrative support occupations such as:

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The NTSB aviation accident database contains civil aviation accidents and selected incidents that occurred from 1962 to present within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters.

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