Davis Monthan Air Force Base safety profile

45 recorded occurrences at or near Davis Monthan Air Force Base (20082025): 28 at the airport, 17 nearby; 5 fatal, 8 fatalities.

What happens most

By year

  • 20251 (0 fatal)
  • 20231 (0 fatal)
  • 20224 (0 fatal)
  • 20215 (1 fatal)
  • 20202 (0 fatal)
  • 20183 (0 fatal)
  • 20175 (1 fatal)
  • 20155 (0 fatal)
  • 20142 (0 fatal)
  • 20135 (1 fatal)
  • 20111 (0 fatal)
  • 20103 (2 fatal)
  • 20096 (0 fatal)
  • 20082 (0 fatal)

By flight phase

  • Other / unknown14
  • Landing12
  • Climb5
  • Approach4
  • On the ground4
  • Takeoff3
  • Maneuvering2
  • Cruise1

Notable investigated occurrences

Runways

  • 12/30: 13,643 ft, PEM, lighted

Weather patterns

  • Fog: 4.312 days/year
  • Thunderstorms: 41.218 days/year
  • Snow: 1.003 days/year
  • Crosswind >15kt: 1.62% of observations
  • Crosswind >25kt: 0.043% of observations

Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.