Ask FlightFinder

Questions answered from our safety records, with sources — never a guess.

Ask FlightFinder answers questions about aviation accidents, incidents, and official safety recommendations — in plain language, drawn only from our own merged safety records: NTSB, ASRS, EASA, and 70+ other official investigation sources.

Answers come only from our safety records, with sources you can check yourself. If our records don't cover a question, we say so honestly instead of guessing. This is not safety advice.

How it works

  1. Retrieval — your question is matched against the accident, incident, and safety-recommendation records in our database.
  2. Grounded answer — if there's enough relevant data, we generate a plain-language answer that sticks to what the records actually say. If retrieval comes back weak, we tell you we don't have the data instead of inventing an answer.
  3. Citations — every answer links back to the specific records it's drawn from, numbered inline, so you can verify it yourself.

Example questions

  • How many 737 MAX accidents are in the database?
  • What safety recommendations came from the Colgan Air crash?
  • Which aircraft family has the most recorded bird strikes?
  • What caused the Boeing 787 battery incidents?
  • Are there any NTSB recommendations about runway incursions?
  • What incidents have been reported for the Airbus A320?

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Frequently asked questions

How do I check the safety record of an aircraft or airline?

Type an aircraft model, airline, airport or tail number into the search box — FlightFinder opens its safety profile with accident history, incident reports and hazard data from public sources.

Where does the safety data come from?

Accident records come from 130 sources — investigation boards such as the NTSB, AAIB, BEA and MAK, plus compilers such as the Aviation Safety Network and Wikidata — normalized into one database with a citable DOI. NASA ASRS incident reports, FAA wildlife-strike, laser-strike and runway-incursion data, and FAA and EASA airworthiness directives are separate datasets on the site. The methodology and full source list are published.