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NTSB Accident Reports-July 2024

A monthly summary of recently published NTSB preliminary accident reports involving general aviation and air carrier aircraft.

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Edited By: Omar Filipovic
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Key Takeaways:

  • Non-fatal accidents in instructional flights significantly declined between 2008 and 2022, but fatal accidents in this category have not shown a similar decrease.
  • April 2024 saw a variety of aviation accidents, many resulting in substantial aircraft damage or destruction, and a significant number of pilot fatalities.
  • Common causes included engine failures (e.g., quits, fires, internal damage), in-flight structural breakups (some in adverse weather), and loss of control during takeoff, approach, or maneuvering.
  • Other incidents involved landing gear malfunctions, precautionary landings due to carbon monoxide alerts, and challenges during instrument approaches or go-around attempts.
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Safety in Numbers

The line graph above presents accident rates for instructional flights aboard airplanes for the years 2008 through 2022. (There is no activity data for 2011, so that year’s accident rates cannot be calculated.) While non-fatal accidents have declined substantially over the period, fatals have not.

April 1, 2024, Muncie, Ind.

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