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NTSB Updates Accident Reporting System

Direct digital submission now possible.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, April 01, 2025 at 02:05 PM ET

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The NTSB has replaced the lengthy PDF that had to be emailed with a secure online portal. [Shutterstock/T. Schneider]

Key Takeaways:

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has launched a new secure online portal to simplify the submission of required aircraft accident and incident reports.
This digital platform replaces a cumbersome, lengthy PDF form, making the reporting process more convenient and secure for pilots and aircraft operators.
Key features of the new portal include direct submission via phone or computer, the ability to save changes, and checking the status of submissions.
The online system also streamlines operations for the NTSB by eliminating the need for investigators to manually input submitted data.

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No pilot wants to have an accident or incident, but now the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is trying to make it a little easier to submit the required data with the creation of a secure online portal.

In ground school pilots learn about 49 CFR Part 830, which defines an aircraft accident versus an incident, and spells out the notification and reporting of accidents and incidents and overdue aircraft, and preservation of aircraft wreckage, mail, cargo, and records.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.