U.S. Air Carrier Fatalities from Aviation Accident Database

Aviation fatality data for U.S. air carriers, including scheduled and non-scheduled commercial passenger and cargo flights under FAR Part 121. The dataset is published by the National Transportation Safety Board and was last updated in January 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze fatality trends over time for scheduled versus non-scheduled commercial passenger flights.
• Compare safety records between commercial passenger and cargo flights under FAR Part 121.
• Identify patterns in aviation accidents leading to fatalities for different air carrier types.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Database.
• Includes a defined scope covering multiple types of air carrier operations (scheduled, non-scheduled, passenger, cargo).
• Dataset was updated in January 2025, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific number of records (rows) and data features (columns) is unknown, limiting assessment of analytical scope.
• Data granularity and temporal coverage are unspecified, preventing time-series analysis without further investigation.

Provenance

Source

National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Database, via the Department of Transportation.

Collection Method

Released by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-01-03.

Geography

United States (implied by FAR Part 121 jurisdiction and Department of Transportation source).