Overall Trends
Total, fatal, and serious accidents in the selected range.
Search investigations, review source evidence, monitor watched reports, and trace long-term patterns from one calm, data-first workspace.
Fast key and full-text search with live filters, watches, and precise metadata.
Use quotes for exact phrase matches (for example "fuel selector valve").
Track fatal and non-fatal accident patterns across Part 91, Part 135, and Part 121 operations.
Major cases, deep-report coverage, and investigation media across decades of NTSB history.
Move quickly by aircraft, airport, operator, and time with indexes built for research, not wandering.
NTSB Reports is an independent research and search tool for public aviation accident and incident records. It brings NTSB aviation reports, structured fields, docket files, extracted figures, photos, videos, and update history into one searchable interface.
The goal is practical safety education: make it faster to find relevant investigations, compare similar events, review factual records, and understand the evidence behind probable-cause and preliminary reports.
The investigative work and source records belong to the National Transportation Safety Board and the published investigation record. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NTSB.
Afton, WY
THE PLT DEPARTED RWY 16 WITH THE INTENTION OF REPOSITIONING THE ACFT ON THE ARPT AFTER LANDING. HE ESTIMATED THE SURFACEWINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 KTS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE WINDS HAD CHANGED DIRECTIONS ABOUT EIGHT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 400 FT, DOWNDRAFTS & VIOLENT TURBULENCE WERE ENCOUNTERED AND ALT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A HAY FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 6240 FT. THE ESTIMATED GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF WAS 1537 LBS.
THE PLT DEPARTED RWY 16 WITH THE INTENTION OF REPOSITIONING THE ACFT ON THE ARPT AFTER LANDING. HE ESTIMATED THE SURFACEWINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 KTS. A WITNESS STATED THAT THE WINDS HAD CHANGED DIRECTIONS ABOUT EIGHT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER CLIMBING TO ABOUT 400 FT, DOWNDRAFTS & VIOLENT TURBULENCE WERE ENCOUNTERED AND ALT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A HAY FIELD WHERE IT NOSED OVER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE DENSITY ALT WAS ABOUT 6240 FT. THE ESTIMATED GROSS WEIGHT OF THE ACFT DURING TAKEOFF WAS 1537 LBS.