NTSB Wants Input on Its Next-Gen Accident Database

Beta version of CAROL is designed to make accident reports and safety recommendations more intuitive for pilots and researchers.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

The NTSB has revamped CAROL to make it more user friendly and is asking the public to test-fly it. [Credit: Smithsonian Channel]

Key Takeaways:

The NTSB is soliciting public feedback during the beta testing phase of its updated accident investigation database, CAROL (Case Analysis and Reporting Online).
CAROL provides public access to comprehensive NTSB investigative data and safety recommendations for all transportation modes, which are often utilized for educational purposes.
The platform offers extensive search capabilities, allowing users to find accident reports using various criteria from general details to aviation-specific parameters and keywords.
The new CAROL version boasts enhanced, more intuitive search features with customized data fields for targeted research and analysis, including NTSB "findings."

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking for help to fine-tune its public search platform, known as Case Analysis and Reporting Online (CAROL). The new site is in beta testing, and the NTSB is asking for input from those who use the site.

The NTSB is tasked with investigating all accidents and incidents that involve all forms of transportation, be it on land, sea, rail, or sky. CAROL offers a basic search using criteria such as date, location, and transportation mode.