Accident records / Accidents in 2018

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Decade

All181,494 1940s1 1960s33,578 1970s45,626 1980s32,151 1990s22,661 2000s19,698 2010s16,751 2020s11,027

Year

All16,751 20101,786 20111,848 20121,834 20131,561 20141,534 20151,581 20161,662 20171,635 20181,686 20191,624

1–50 of 1,686, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
CEN19LA051 N2146P
PA-23
2018-12-31 Fatal Initial climb Unknown or undetermined
DCA19CA066 N938UW
757
2018-12-31 — Landing-flare/touchdown Tailstrike
ERA19LA081 N78JE
LC41
2018-12-31 None Approach-VFR go-around Loss of engine power (partial)
GAA19CA106 N2651R
172
2018-12-30 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR19LA060 N4161X
PA-46
2018-12-30 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC19WA013 RA-01908
A119
2018-12-30 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
GAA19CA111 N7757C
180
2018-12-29 Minor Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN19LA064 N6202M
152
2018-12-29 Minor Enroute Loss of engine power (total)
CEN19LA050 N1095V
R172K
2018-12-29 Fatal Approach-VFR pattern downwind Loss of control in flight
WPR19CA052 N8319T
R22
2018-12-28 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Birdstrike
GAA19CA119 N17SJ
172
2018-12-27 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
ENG19IA008 HL8314
A220
2018-12-26 None Enroute-climb to cruise Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
CEN19LA048 N711KJ
RV6
2018-12-25 None Landing Fire/smoke (non-impact)
CEN19LA049 N6745V
58
2018-12-25 Fatal Approach-IFR final approach Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN19TA075 N145EC
MBB
BK117
2018-12-25 Minor Landing Collision during takeoff/land
ERA19RA077 XA-BON
A109
2018-12-24 Fatal Enroute-cruise Loss of control in flight
ERA19LA079 N3015E
172
2018-12-24 None Enroute Loss of engine power (total)
WPR19LA050 N15321
PA-28
2018-12-23 None Initial climb Fuel related
ANC19CA009 N93018
A185
2018-12-23 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
CEN19LA061 N3120S
182
2018-12-23 None Landing Loss of engine power (partial)
ERA19LA091 N564SC
SPORT
2018-12-22 Serious Enroute-cruise Birdstrike
ERA19LA078 N587BL
BRISTELL S-LSA
2018-12-22 Fatal Initial climb Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN19LA070 N254RA
172
2018-12-21 None Maneuvering Miscellaneous/other
GAA19CA129 N23YR
182
2018-12-21 None Landing-flare/touchdown Loss of control on ground
DCA19WA057 N919CA
747-428
2018-12-21 — Enroute-cruise Air traffic event
WPR19LA049 N46147
L 2M
2018-12-21 None Enroute Fuel exhaustion
ERA19FA070 N6143J
PA-28
2018-12-20 Fatal Approach-VFR pattern final Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
ERA19LA072 N307JM
PA-46
2018-12-20 Fatal Enroute-cruise Loss of control in flight
ERA19FA071 N188CW
560
2018-12-20 Fatal Initial climb Loss of control in flight
DCA19WA049 PT-MUG
777
2018-12-20 — Initial climb Electrical system malf/failure
GAA19CA123 N8487X
172
2018-12-20 Minor Landing Loss of control in flight
GAA19CA102 N636M
36
2018-12-19 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA19LA074 N346MA
DA20
2018-12-19 Minor Enroute Fuel related
ERA19WA082 HK5253
S2R
2018-12-19 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of engine power (total)
ERA19FA068 N203SW
SABERWING
2018-12-18 Fatal Maneuvering-aerobatics Aircraft structural failure
GAA19CA103 N7535S
R44
2018-12-18 None Standing-engine(s) operating Miscellaneous/other
CEN19WA080 N842CD
SR22
2018-12-18 None Enroute Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR19FA042 N6283P
PA-24-250
2018-12-17 Fatal Initial climb Loss of control in flight
ERA19LA069 N4886B
152
2018-12-17 None Enroute Loss of engine power (partial)
GAA19CA098 N4385B
170
2018-12-16 None Takeoff Loss of control in flight
CEN19LA047 N3165V
S12
2018-12-16 None Enroute-climb to cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
GAA19CA097 N188H
180
2018-12-15 None Taxi Ground collision
GAA19CA101 N923DJ
AR-1
2018-12-15 None Landing Hard landing
CEN19LA046 N2496N
120
2018-12-15 None Landing-landing roll Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
CEN19LA045 N393SX
SONEX
2018-12-15 Serious Approach-VFR pattern final Collision during takeoff/land
ERA19LA073 N55FN
35
2018-12-15 None Landing Windshear or thunderstorm
ERA19FA066 N350FT
QUICKSILVER
2018-12-14 Fatal Approach-VFR pattern crosswind Aerodynamic stall/spin
GAA19CA100 N19EC
A185
2018-12-14 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR19LA041 N323AX
CGS
HAWK
2018-12-13 Serious Enroute-climb to cruise Loss of engine power (total)
ERA19LA065 N145MM
SPORT
2018-12-13 Minor Approach-VFR pattern final Fuel related