Insights
High-level safety patterns derived from NTSB data. For educational awareness only.
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How to Read These Insights
These charts summarize publicly available NTSB data. They are intended to provide context, not conclusions.
- Data is derived from official National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) records.
- Event counts reflect reported mishaps, not risk exposure or flight hours.
- Investigation timelines vary; recent years may have fewer finalized reports.
- Trends depend on reporting practices and investigation priorities, not just safety changes.
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Insights Overview
High-level trend context across time, outcomes, and report lifecycle.
Reported aviation mishaps by year
Counts reflect reported events, not exposure or flight hours.
Annual counts vary with reporting completeness and do not, by themselves, indicate changes in risk.
Reported fatalities by year
Counts reflect reported outcomes and are not normalized by exposure.
Fatality counts reflect outcomes of reported events; trends depend on reporting and investigation timing.
Investigation status (last 5 years)
Final vs preliminary availability reflects report lifecycle.
Recent events take time to reach final status; older years show more completed investigations.
Non-airplane mishaps by aircraft category (2022)
Airplanes account for the majority of reported mishaps; this chart highlights other aircraft categories.
Helicopters and experimental aircraft appear frequently after airplanes in reported mishaps.
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