Federal Aviation Administration

Preliminary Accident and Incident Notices

This page provides preliminary accident and incident information reported to the Office of Accident Investigation & Prevention within the past 10 business days. All information is preliminary and subject to change.

To download the latest Preliminary Accident and Incident data:

  • Visit the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) System
  • Click on the "Preliminary Accident/Incident Data" link on the left hand side.
  • After clicking the link, a dialog box will appear asking whether you want to open or save the Preliminary Accident and Incident data .xls file to your computer.
  • You might also check your browser's "Downloads" folder to locate the file if a dialog box does not appear.

Preliminary Accident and Incident data are available for downloading and use in spreadsheets, databases and text editors. The data file is in an .xls format which can be opened using Microsoft Excel or the Microsoft Excel File Viewer.

Please note that the 'date of receipt' for preliminary notices is normally a day or two after the accident or incident date.

For information on a specific accident or incident, direct your inquiries to the National Transportation Safety Board at the following address:

Public Inquiries Section
National Transportation Safety Board
490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW.
Washington, DC 20594

Page Last Modified: 10/19/11 09:37 EDT

This page can be viewed online at: http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/