Aviation Studies and Special Reports

Title: Special Investigation Report: Special Investigation Report on the Safety of Parachute Jump Operations
NTSB Report Number: SIR-08-01, adopted on 9/16/2008 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2009-917001

Title: Safety Report on the Treatment of Safety-Critical Systems in Transport Airplanes
NTSB Report Number: SR--06-02, adopted on 4/25/2006 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2006-917003

Title: Special Investigation Report: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Operations
NTSB Report Number: SIR-06-01, adopted on 1/25/2006 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2006-917001

Title: Risk Factors Associated with Weather-Related General Aviation Accidents
NTSB Report Number: SS--05-01, adopted on 9/7/2005 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2005-917004

Title: Safety Report: Current Procedures for Collecting and Reporting U.S. General Aviation Accident and Activity Data
NTSB Report Number: SR--05-02, adopted on 4/29/2005 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2005-917002

Title: Transportation Safety Databases
NTSB Report Number: SR--02-02, adopted on 9/11/2002 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2002-917004

Title: Safety Study: Public Aircraft Safety
NTSB Report Number: SS--01-01, adopted on 10/23/2001 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2001-917004

Title: Safety Report: Survivability of Accidents Involving Part 121 U.S. Air Carrier Operations, 1983 through 2000
NTSB Report Number: SR--01-01, adopted on 3/5/2001 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2001-917001

Title: Putting Children First
NTSB Report Number: SR--00-02 [Summary | PDF Document]

Title: Safety Study: Emergency Evacuation of Commercial Airplanes
NTSB Report Number: SS--00-01, adopted on 6/27/2000 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB2000-917002

Title: Evaluation of U.S. Department of Transportation Efforts in the 1990s to Address Operator Fatigue
NTSB Report Number: SR--99-01, adopted on 5/11/1999 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB99-917002

Title: CD-ROM Proceedings International Symposium on Transportation Recorders May 3-5, 1999 (issued on CD-ROM; see also CDR-011)
NTSB Report Number: RP--99-01

Title: We Are All Safer
NTSB Report Number: SR--98-01 [Summary | PDF Document]

Title: Robinson Helicopter Company R22 Loss of Main Rotor Control Accidents
NTSB Report Number: SIR-96-03, adopted on 4/2/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-917003

Title: Air Traffic Control Equipment Outages
NTSB Report Number: SIR-96-01, adopted on 1/23/1996 [Summary | PDF Document]
NTIS Report Number: PB96-917001

Title: Aviation Safety in Alaska
NTSB Report Number: SS--95-03, adopted on 11/28/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-917006

Title: Fatigue Symposium Proceedings November 1-2, 1995 National Transportation Safety Board and NASA AMES Research Center
NTSB Report Number: RP--95-02, adopted on 11/2/1995

Title: Safety of the Air Tour Industry in the United States.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-95-01, adopted on 6/1/1995
NTIS Report Number: PB95-917004

Title: Maintenance Anomaly resulting in Dragged Engine during Landing Rollout, Northwest Airlines Flight 18 Boeing 747-251B, N637US New Tokyo International Airport Narita, Japan, March 1, 1994.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-94-02, adopted on 12/20/1994
NTIS Report Number: PB94-917006

Title: Commuter Airline Safety.
NTSB Report Number: SS--94-02, adopted on 11/15/1994
NTIS Report Number: PB94-917004

Title: Aviation Accident Investigation Symposium, March 29-31, 1994 Tysons Corner, Virginia. Volume I: Industry Recommendations and Safety Board Responses
NTSB Report Number: RP--94-01, adopted on 10/17/1994
NTIS Report Number: PB94-917005

Title: Aviation Accident Investigation Symposium, March 29-31, 1994 Tysons Corner, Virginia. Volume II: Participant Presentations
NTSB Report Number: RP--94-02, adopted on 10/17/1994
NTIS Report Number: PB94-917007

Title: Safety Issues Related to Wake Vortex Encounters during Visual Approach to Landing.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-94-01, adopted on 2/15/1994
NTIS Report Number: PB94-917002

Title: A Review of Flightcrew-Involved, Major Accidents of U.S. Air Carriers, 1978 through 1990.
NTSB Report Number: SS--94-01, adopted on 1/19/1994
NTIS Report Number: PB94-917001

Title: Commercial Space Launch Incident Launch Procedure Anomaly Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus/SCD-1, 80 Nautical miles of East Cape Canaveral, Florida February 9, 1993.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-93-02, adopted on 7/26/1993
NTIS Report Number: PB93-917003

Title: Alcohol and Other Drug Involvement In Fatal General Aviation Accidents, 1983 through 1988.
NTSB Report Number: SS--92-03, adopted on 10/14/1992
NTIS Report Number: PB92-917008

Title: Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-46 Malibu/Mirage Accidents/Incidents May 31, 1989 to March 17, 1991.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-92-03, adopted on 7/21/1992
NTIS Report Number: PB92-917007

Title: Flight Attendant Training and Performance During Emergency Situations.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-92-02, adopted on 6/9/1992
NTIS Report Number: PB92-917006

Title: Runway Overruns Following High Speed Rejected Takeoffs.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-90-02, adopted on 2/27/1990
NTIS Report Number: PB90-917005

Title: Brake Performance of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30/40 During High Speed, High Energy Takeoffs.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-90-01, adopted on 2/27/1990
NTIS Report Number: PB90-917004

Title: General Aviation Accidents Involving Visual Flight Rules Flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions.
NTSB Report Number: SR--89-01, adopted on 2/8/1989
NTIS Report Number: PB89-917001

Title: Commercial Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Operations.
NTSB Report Number: SS--88-01, adopted on 1/28/1988
NTIS Report Number: PB88-917001

Title: Runway Incursions at Controlled Airports in the United States.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-86-01, adopted on 5/6/1986
NTIS Report Number: PB86-917003

Title: Airline Passenger Safety Education: A Review of Methods Used to Present Safety Information.
NTSB Report Number: SS--85-04, adopted on 10/25/1985
NTIS Report Number: PB85-917014

Title: General Aviation Crashworthiness Project Phase III -- Acceleration Loads and Velocity Changes of Survivable General Aviation Accidents.
NTSB Report Number: SR--85-02, adopted on 9/4/1985
NTIS Report Number: PB85-917016

Title: Air Carrier Overwater Emergency Equipment and Procedures.
NTSB Report Number: SS--85-02, adopted on 6/12/1985
NTIS Report Number: PB85-917006

Title: General Aviation Crashworthiness Project Phase Two -- Impact Severity and Potential Injury Prevention in G.A. Accidents.
NTSB Report Number: SR--85-01, adopted on 3/15/1985
NTIS Report Number: PB85-917002

Title: Ultralight Vehicle Accidents.
NTSB Report Number: SS--85-01, adopted on 2/7/1985
NTIS Report Number: PB85-917001

Title: Aviation Accident Investigation Symposium, April 26-28, 1983, Springfield, Virginia.
NTSB Report Number: RP--84-01, adopted on 7/13/1984
NTIS Report Number: PB84-917004

Title: Statistical Review of Alcohol- Involved Aviation Accidents.
NTSB Report Number: SS--84-03, adopted on 5/1/1984
NTIS Report Number: PB84-917003

Title: Airport Certification and Operations.
NTSB Report Number: SS--84-02, adopted on 4/11/1984
NTIS Report Number: PB84-917002

Title: An Evaluation of Garrett TPE 331 Engine Potential for Turbine Oil By-Product Contamination Arcft Cabin Env. System.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-84-01, adopted on 1/20/1984
NTIS Report Number: PB84-917006

Title: General Aviation Crashworthiness Project, Phase One.
NTSB Report Number: SR--83-01, adopted on 6/27/1983
NTIS Report Number: PB83-917004

Title: Follow-up Study of the United States Air Traffic Control System.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-83-01, adopted on 5/12/1983
NTIS Report Number: PB83-917002

Title: Large Airplane Operations on Contaminated Runways.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-83-02, adopted on 4/22/1983
NTIS Report Number: PB83-917003

Title: Air Traffic Control System.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-81-07, adopted on 12/8/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-136276

Title: Aircraft Separation Incidents at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, 10/07/80.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-81-06, adopted on 9/24/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-123985

Title: Evacuation of United Airlines DC-8-61, Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, December 29, 1980.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-81-04, adopted on 9/9/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-115619

Title: Aircraft Icing Avoidance and Protection.
NTSB Report Number: SR--81-01, adopted on 9/9/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-108135

Title: Cabin Safety in Large Transport Aircraft.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-81-02, adopted on 9/9/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-129297

Title: Flight Service Station Weather Briefing Inadequacies.
NTSB Report Number: SIR-81-03, adopted on 8/25/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB81-249435

Title: Review of Rotorcraft Accidents 1977 - 1979.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-81-01, adopted on 8/11/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB82-115601

Title: Search and Rescue Procedures and Arming Emergency Locator Transmitter Aircraft Accident, near Michigan City, IN 12-07-80
NTSB Report Number: SIR-81-02, adopted on 8/11/1981
NTIS Report Number: PB81-249427

Title: The Status of General Aviation Aircraft Crashworthiness.
NTSB Report Number: SR--80-02, adopted on 12/17/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB81-160798

Title: Air Taxi Safety in Alaska.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-80-03, adopted on 9/16/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB80-000000

Title: General Aviation Accidents: Postcrash Fires and How to Prevent or Control Them.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-80-02, adopted on 8/28/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB81-102071

Title: Commuter Airline Safety 1970 - 1979.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-80-01, adopted on 7/22/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB81-104267

Title: Design Induced Landing Gear Retraction Accidents in Beechcraft Baron, Bonanza, and Other Light Aircraft.
NTSB Report Number: SR--80-01, adopted on 6/24/1980
NTIS Report Number: PB82-171596

Title: Light Twin Engine Aircraft Accidents Following Engine Failures, 1972 - 1976.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-79-02, adopted on 12/13/1979
NTIS Report Number: PB80-177306

Title: Single Engine, Fixed Wing General Aviation Accidents 1972 - 1976.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-79-01, adopted on 5/31/1979
NTIS Report Number: PB-297216

Title: Emergency Locator Transmitters - An Overview.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-78-01, adopted on 1/26/1978
NTIS Report Number: PB-293258

Title: U.S. Air Carrier Accidents Involv. Fire 1965 through 1974, and Factors Affecting the Statistics.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-77-01, adopted on 2/17/1977
NTIS Report Number: PB-266883

Title: Flightcrew Coordination Procedures in Air Carrier Instrument Landing System Approach Landings.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-76-05, adopted on 8/18/1976
NTIS Report Number: PB-258720/AS

Title: General Aviation Accidents Involving Aerobatics, 1972 - 1974.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-76-04, adopted on 7/20/1976
NTIS Report Number: PB-257747/AS

Title: Nonfatal, Weather Involved General Aviation Accidents.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-76-03, adopted on 5/27/1976
NTIS Report Number: PB-256591/AS

Title: U.S. General Aviation Takeoff Accidents - The Role of Preflight Preparation.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-76-02, adopted on 3/10/1976
NTIS Report Number: PB-252203/AS

Title: Chemically Generated, Supplemental Oxygen Systems in DC-10 and L-1011 Aircraft.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-76-01, adopted on 3/3/1976
NTIS Report Number: PB-252023/AS

Title: Flight Data Recorder Readout Experience in Aircraft Accident Investigations 1960 - 1973.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-75-01, adopted on 5/14/1975
NTIS Report Number: PB-252019/AS

Title: Turbine Engine Rotor Disk Failures.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-74-04, adopted on 12/18/1974
NTIS Report Number: PB74-000000

Title: Safety Aspects of Emergency Evacuations From Air Carrier Aircraft.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-74-03, adopted on 11/13/1974
NTIS Report Number: PB-238269/AS

Title: Fatal, Weather Involved, General Aviation Accidents.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-74-02, adopted on 8/28/1974
NTIS Report Number: PB-237752/AS

Title: U.S. General Aviation Accidents Involving Fuel Starvation, 1970-1972.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-74-01, adopted on 4/11/1974
NTIS Report Number: PB-231853/AS

Title: Report on Approach and Landing Accident Prevention Forum, October 24-25, 1972.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-73-02, adopted on 9/19/1973
NTIS Report Number: PB-228144/AS

Title: In Flight Safety of Passengers and Flight Attendants Aboard Air Carrier Aircraft.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-73-01, adopted on 3/14/1973
NTIS Report Number: PB-220374

Title: Accidents Involving Engine Failure/ Malfunction, U.S. General Aviation, 1965 - 1969.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-10, adopted on 11/29/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-217115

Title: Air Taxi Safety Study.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-09, adopted on 9/27/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-213617/4

Title: General Aviation Stall/Spin Accidents, 1967 - 1969.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-08, adopted on 9/13/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-213614

Title: Jet Blast Hazards.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-07, adopted on 7/6/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-211593

Title: Midair Collisions in U.S. Civil Aviation 1969 - 1970.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-06, adopted on 6/7/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-211906

Title: A Study of U.S. Air Carrier Accidents, 1964 - 1969.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-05, adopted on 5/10/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-211054

Title: The Carriage of Radioactive Materials by Air.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-04, adopted on 4/26/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-210606

Title: Emergency Landing Techniques in Small General Aviation Fixed Wing Aircraft.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-03, adopted on 4/5/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-209836

Title: Passenger Survival in Turbojet Ditchings, (A Critical Case Review).
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-02, adopted on 4/5/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-210248

Title: Carburetor Ice in General Aviation.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-72-01, adopted on 1/19/1972
NTIS Report Number: PB-208463

Title: Study of Lessons to be Learned from Accidents Attributed to Turbulence.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-71-01, adopted on 12/15/1971
NTIS Report Number: PB-207932

Title: Report of Proceedings of the NTSB into the Midair Collision Problem November 4 through 10, 1969.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-70-02, adopted on 11/12/1970
NTIS Report Number: PB-197968

Title: Study of Air Taxi Accidents, 1964-1968, U.S. General Aviation.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-70-01, adopted on 6/1/1970
NTIS Report Number: PB-191955

Title: A Study of Safety Considerations in the Utilization of Airspace Over and Under Federally Aided Highways.
NTSB Report Number: HSS-
NTIS Report Number: PB-190206

Title: Midair Collisions in U.S. Civil Aviation, A Special Accident Prevention Study.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-
NTIS Report Number: PB00-000000

Title: Review of Corporate/Executive Aircraft Accidents, A Statistical Summary of a Special Seg. U.S. Gen. Aviation 64-68.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-
NTIS Report Number: PB-190408

Title: Aircraft Design Induced Pilot Error (ADIPE).
NTSB Report Number: AAS-, adopted on 7/1/1967
NTIS Report Number: PB-175629

Title: History and Development of Flight Recorders.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-, adopted on 1/1/1966
NTIS Report Number: PB66-000000

Title: Jet Transport Cockpit Review.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-, adopted on 10/1/1964
NTIS Report Number: PB64-000000

Title: The Phenomenon of Aircraft Aquaplanning
NTSB Report Number: AAS-, adopted on 10/1/1963
NTIS Report Number: PB63-000000

Title: A Study of Fatal General Aviation Accidents Involving Weather.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-, adopted on 7/1/1963
NTIS Report Number: PB63-000000

Title: Metal Fatigue and Its Recognition.
NTSB Report Number: AAS-, adopted on 4/1/1963
NTIS Report Number: PB63-000000