Data sources and attributions

Every source used in FlightFinder, with its official website and licence.

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FlightFinder republishes aircraft accident and incident records that investigators have already published, and links each entry back to the report it came from. Every source used is listed below with its official website and the licence the data is used under. Records may lag the official source; the original report always takes precedence.

Accident and incident investigation sources (130)

  • Accident Investigation Commission of Papua New Guinea (AIC)aic.gov.pg — Accident Investigation Commission (AIC), Papua New Guinea
  • Accident Investigation Coordinating Committee of the Maldives (AICC)www.caa.gov.mv — Accident Investigation Coordinating Committee (AICC), Maldives Civil Aviation Authority
  • Administration des enquetes techniques, Luxembourg (AET)aet.gouvernement.lu — Administration des enquetes techniques (AET), Luxembourg
  • Agencia Hondureña de Aeronáutica Civil (AHAC)ahac.gob.hn — Agencia Hondureña de Aeronáutica Civil (AHAC), Honduras
  • Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board of Greece (AAIASB)www.aaiasb.eu — Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board (AAIASB), Greece
  • Air Accident Investigation Authority of Hong Kong (AAIA)www.tlb.gov.hk/aaia/eng — Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA), Hong Kong SAR
  • Air Accident Investigation Bureau of Malaysia (AAIB Malaysia)www.mot.gov.my — Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Malaysia - Ministry of Transport
  • Air Accident Investigation Department of the Bahamas (AAID)www.baaid.org — Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID), The Bahamas
  • Air, Maritime and Railway Traffic Accident Investigation Agency of Croatia (AIN)ain.hr — Agencija za istrazivanje nesreca u zracnom, pomorskom i zeljeznickom prometu (AIN), Croatia
  • Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau of Ghana (AIB Ghana)aibghana.gov.gh — Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation and Prevention Bureau (AIB), Ghana
  • Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Board of Cyprus (AAIIB)www.aaiib.gov.cy — Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Board (AAIIB), Republic of Cyprus
  • Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau of Libya (AAIB)aaib.mot.gov.ly — Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Ministry of Transport, Libya
  • Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Commission of Uruguay (CIAIA)www.gub.uy — Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion (CIAIA), Uruguay
  • Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (AAII)www.caa.lk — Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board of the Philippines (AAIIB)www.caap.gov.ph — Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Area of the Bolivian DGAC (AIG)www.dgac.gob.bo — Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Board of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAO.IRI AIG)www.cao.ir — Civil Aviation Organization (CAO), Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, Zambia (AAIB)aaib.org.zm — Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), Zambia
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of India (AAIB India)aaib.gov.in — Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), India - Ministry of Civil Aviation
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Myanmar (AAIB Myanmar)dcamyanmar.com — Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Department of Civil Aviation, Myanmar
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission of Nepal (AAIC)caanepal.gov.np — Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission (AAIC), Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission of Peru (CIAA), Ministry of Transport and Communicationswww.gob.pe/mtc — Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA), Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones, Peru
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission of the Dominican Republic (CIAA)www.ciaa.gob.do — Comision Investigadora de Accidentes de Aviacion (CIAA), Dominican Republic
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of Thailand (AAIC)ops.mot.go.th/aaic.html — Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee (AAIC), Ministry of Transport, Thailand
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Department of Kenya (AAID)aaid.transport.go.ke — Aircraft Accident Investigation Department (AAID), Ministry of Roads and Transport, Kenya
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Group of Bangladesh (AAIG, CAAB)caab.gov.bd — Aircraft Accident Investigation Group (AAIG), Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Group of the Colombian Civil Aviation Authority (GRIAA)www.aerocivil.gov.co — Grupo de Investigacion de Accidentes, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Aeronautica Civil (Aerocivil), Colombia
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit of Bulgaria (AAIU), Ministry of Transportwww.mtc.government.bg — Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU), Ministry of Transport and Communications, Bulgaria
  • Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit of the Guatemalan Directorate General of Civil Aviation (UIA/DGAC)www.dgac.gob.gt — Unidad de Investigacion de Accidentes, Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Guatemala
  • airdisaster.ru database of Soviet and Russian aviation accidentsairdisaster.ru — airdisaster.ru (factual records only; site narratives are not reproduced)
  • Algerian National Civil Aviation Agency investigation bureau (ANAC)www.anac.dz — Agence Nationale de l Aviation Civile (ANAC), Algeria
  • Argentine Transportation Safety Board (JST)www.argentina.gob.ar/jst — Junta de Seguridad en el Transporte (JST), Argentina
  • Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)www.atsb.gov.au — CC-BY 4.0 (ATSB)
  • Austrian Federal Safety Investigation Authority (SUB)www.bmimi.gv.at — Sicherheitsuntersuchungsstelle des Bundes (SUB), Austria
  • Autoridad de Aviacion Civil de El Salvador (AAC)www.aac.gob.sv — Autoridad de Aviacion Civil (AAC), El Salvador
  • Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Committee of North Macedonia (KINSIV)kinsiv.mk — Committee for Investigation of Aviation Accidents and Serious Incidents (KINSIV), North Macedonia
  • Aviation Accident Investigation Bureau of Mongolia (AAIB)aaib.gov.mn — Aviation Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Mongolia
  • Aviation Accident Investigation Service of Uzbekistan (Mintrans)www.mintrans.uz — CC-BY 4.0 (Ministry of Transport, Republic of Uzbekistan)
  • Aviation and Maritime Accident Investigation Institute of Cabo Verde (IPIAAM)www.ipiaam.cv — Instituto de Prevencao e Investigacao de Acidentes Aeronauticos e Maritimos (IPIAAM), Cabo Verde
  • Aviation and Maritime Investigation Unit, Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republicwww.mindop.sk — Letecky a namorny vysetrovaci utvar, Ministry of Transport, Slovakia
  • Aviation Safety Network (ASN) Wikibase, Flight Safety Foundationaviation-safety.net — Aviation Safety Network (ASN) Wikibase, Flight Safety Foundation; no public licence published
  • Belgian Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU(Be))mobilit.belgium.be — Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU(Be)), Belgium - FPS Mobility and Transport
  • Belize Department of Civil Aviation Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit (DCA)www.civilaviation.gov.bz — Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), Belize
  • Brazilian Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA)sistema.cenipa.fab.mil.br — Centro de Investigacao e Prevencao de Acidentes Aeronauticos (CENIPA), Brazil - Comando da Aeronautica
  • Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses, Congo-Brazzaville (BEA)www.bea.cg — Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses (BEA), Congo-Brazzaville
  • Bureau Enquetes Accidents d'Aviation of Cote d'Ivoire (BEA-CI)bea.ci — Bureau Enquetes Accidents d'Aviation (BEA), Cote d'Ivoire
  • Bureau Enquetes et Analyses of Benin (BEA Benin)bea.bj — Bureau Enquetes et Analyses (BEA), Republic of Benin
  • Bureau Enquetes et Analyses of Senegal (BEA Senegal)www.bea.sn — Bureau Enquetes et Analyses (BEA), Republic of Senegal
  • Bureau of Air Accident Investigation of Malta (BAAI)baai.gov.mt — Bureau of Air Accident Investigation (BAAI), Malta
  • Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)www.baaa-acro.com — Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)
  • Bureau Permanent d'Enquêtes d'Accidents et Incidents d'Aviation of the DR Congo (BPEA)transports.gouv.cd — Bureau Permanent d'Enquêtes d'Accidents et Incidents d'Aviation (BPEA), Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Center for Investigation of Transport Accidents of Serbia (CINS)www.cins.gov.rs — Centar za istrazivanje nesreca u saobracaju (CINS), Republic of Serbia
  • Chief Investigator of Aircraft Accidents, Israel Ministry of Transportwww.gov.il/en/departments/dynamiccollectors/aiai_investigations — Chief Investigator of Aircraft Accidents and Incidents, Ministry of Transport, Israel
  • Chilean Directorate General of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC Chile)www.dgac.gob.cl — Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC), Chile
  • Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)www.caac.gov.cn — Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), official government documents (public domain)
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM)www.aacm.gov.mo — Civil Aviation Authority of Macao SAR (AACM)
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu (CAAV)caav.vu — CC-BY 4.0 (Civil Aviation Authority of Vanuatu)
  • Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV)english.caa.gov.vn — Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV)
  • Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC), Jordancarc.gov.jo — Official accident report, recovered via the Internet Archive
  • Costa Rican Civil Aviation Directorate (DGAC Costa Rica)www.dgac.go.cr — Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC), Costa Rica
  • Czech Air Accidents Investigation Institute (UZPLN)uzpln.gov.cz — Ustav pro odborne zjistovani pricin leteckych nehod (UZPLN), Czech Republic
  • Danish Accident Investigation Board (Havarikommissionen)en.havarikommissionen.dk — Havarikommissionen - Accident Investigation Board Denmark
  • Dirección Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (DINAC), Paraguaywww.dinac.gov.py — Official accident report, recovered via the Internet Archive
  • Directorate of Accident Investigation of Botswana (DAI)gov.bw/ministries/directorate-accident-investigation — Directorate of Accident Investigation (DAI), Ministry of Transport, Botswana
  • Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations of Namibia (DAAI)mwt.gov.na — Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations (DAAI), Ministry of Works and Transport, Namibia
  • Directorate of Civil Aviation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHDCA)bhdca.gov.ba — Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA), Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Dutch Safety Board (Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid)onderzoeksraad.nl — Dutch Safety Board (Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid, OVV), Netherlands
  • Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA)www.eccaa.aero — Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority (ECCAA)
  • Ecuadorian Civil Aviation Directorate (DGAC Ecuador)www.aviacioncivil.gob.ec — Direccion General de Aviacion Civil (DGAC), Ecuador
  • Egyptian Aircraft Accident Investigation Directorate (EAAID)www.civilaviation.gov.eg — Aircraft Accident Investigation Directorate (EAAID), Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority
  • Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau (OJK)ojk.ee — Ohutusjuurdluse Keskus (OJK), Estonia
  • Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (EAIB)ecaa.gov.et — Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (EAIB), Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority
  • Federal Civil Aviation Agency of Mexico (AFAC)www.gob.mx/afac — Agencia Federal de Aviacion Civil (AFAC), Mexico
  • French Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses (BEA)bea.aero — Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 (BEA)
  • German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU)www.bfu-web.de — Bundesstelle für Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU), Germany
  • Guinean Civil Aviation Authority accident investigation unit (AGAC)agac.gov.gn — Agence Guineenne de l Aviation Civile (AGAC), Republic of Guinea
  • Guyana Civil Aviation Authority Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit (GCAA)gcaa-gy.org — Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Aircraft Accident Investigation Unit
  • Icelandic Transportation Safety Board (RNSA)rnsa.is — Rannsoknarnefnd samgonguslysa (RNSA), Iceland
  • independent public records and archiveshimaxym.com — Facts compiled from cited public sources; original source linked per event
  • Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT)knkt.go.id — Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) - National Transportation Safety Committee, Indonesia
  • Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK)mak-iac.org — MAK official investigation reports
  • Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU)aaiu.ie — Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU), Ireland - Department of Transport
  • Italian National Flight Safety Agency (ANSV)ansv.it — Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV), Italy
  • Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA)jcaa.gov.jm — Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA)
  • Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB)jtsb.mlit.go.jp — Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Korean Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB)araib.molit.go.kr — Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), Republic of Korea
  • Kuwaiti Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA Kuwait)www.dgca.gov.kw — Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Kuwait
  • Lebanese Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA Lebanon)www.dgca.gov.lb — Direction Generale de l Aviation Civile (DGCA), Lebanese Republic
  • Moroccan Bureau of Civil Aviation Accident Investigation (BEAM)bea.aviationcivile.gov.ma — Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la securite de l'aviation civile (BEAM), Morocco
  • Mozambique Civil Aviation Institute (IACM)www.iacm.gov.mz — Instituto da Aviacao Civil de Mocambique (IACM)
  • National Authority of Air Accident and Incident Investigation of Albania (AKISA)akisa.gov.al — National Authority of Air Accident and Incident Investigation (AKISA), Republic of Albania
  • National Bureau of Air Accident Investigation of Ukraine (NBAAI)nbaai.gov.ua — National Bureau of Air Accident Investigation of Ukraine (NBAAI)
  • New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)taic.org.nz — Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC), New Zealand
  • Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)nsib.gov.ng — Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)
  • Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA)nsia.no — Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) / Statens havarikommisjon, Norway
  • NTSBwww.ntsb.gov — public domain (NTSB)
  • Oman Transport Safety Bureau (OTSB)mtcit.gov.om — Oman Transport Safety Bureau (OTSB), Ministry of Transport, Communications and IT, Sultanate of Oman
  • Polish State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation (PKBWL)pkbwl.gov.pl — Panstwowa Komisja Badania Wypadkow Lotniczych (PKBWL), Poland
  • Portuguese Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail (GPIAAF)www.gpiaaf.gov.pt — Gabinete de Prevencao e Investigacao de Acidentes com Aeronaves e de Acidentes Ferroviarios (GPIAAF), Portugal
  • Romanian Safety Investigation and Analysis Authority for Civil Aviation (AIAS)aias.gov.ro — Autoritatea de Investigatii si Analiza pentru Siguranta Aviatiei Civile (AIAS), Romania
  • Rwanda Aircraft Accident Investigation Department (AAID)aaidportal.mininfra.gov.rw — Official accident report, recovered via the Internet Archive
  • Safety Investigation Authority Finland (OTKES)turvallisuustutkinta.fi — Onnettomuustutkintakeskus (OTKES), Finland
  • Safety Investigation Board of Pakistan (SIB/BASI)aviation.gov.pk — Safety Investigation Board (SIB) / Board of Air Safety Investigation, Pakistan
  • Saudi Arabian Aviation Investigation Bureau (AIB)gaca.gov.sa — Aviation Investigation Bureau (AIB), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB)www.mot.gov.sg — Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB), Singapore - Ministry of Transport
  • SKYbrary, operated by EUROCONTROLskybrary.aero — SKYbrary Licence Agreement (EUROCONTROL); source: www.skybrary.aero
  • Slovenian aircraft accident investigation service, Ministry of Infrastructure (MzI)www.gov.si — Ministrstvo za infrastrukturo (MzI), Republic of Slovenia - air accident investigation
  • South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Accident and Incident Investigations Divisionwww.caa.co.za — South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) - Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID)
  • Spanish Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Commission (CIAIAC)www.transportes.gob.es — Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC), Spain - Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible
  • Swedish Accident Investigation Authority (SHK)shk.se — Statens haverikommission (SHK) - Swedish Accident Investigation Authority, Sweden
  • Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB / SUST)www.sust.admin.ch — Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB), Switzerland
  • Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB)www.ttsb.gov.tw/english — Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB), Taiwan
  • Tanzania Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB Tanzania)www.tcaa.go.tz — Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Ministry of Transport, Tanzania
  • Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Bureau of Latvia (TAIIB)www.taiib.gov.lv — Transporta nelaimes gadijumu un incidentu izmeklesanas birojs (TAIIB), Latvia
  • Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Department of Kazakhstan (Ministry of Transport)www.gov.kz — Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Kazakhstan - accident investigation reports
  • Transport Accident and Incident Investigation Service of Lithuania (TAITS)sia.lrv.lt — Transporto avariju ir incidentu tyrimu skyrius (TAITS), Lithuania
  • Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)www.tsb.gc.ca — Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) - Crown copyright, reproduced under the Government of Canada non-commercial reproduction terms
  • Transportation Safety Bureau of Hungary (KBSZ)kbsz.hu — Kozlekedesbiztonsagi Szervezet (KBSZ), Hungary
  • Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA)caa.gov.tt — Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority (TTCAA)
  • Turkish Transport Safety Investigation Center (UEIM)ulasimemniyeti.uab.gov.tr — Ulasim Emniyeti Inceleme Merkezi (UEIM), Turkiye
  • U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board (AIB)www.afjag.af.mil/AIB-Reports — U.S. Air Force Accident Investigation Board (AIB) — public domain (U.S. Government work)
  • U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) accident report collection at the National Transportation Libraryrosap.ntl.bts.gov — public domain (Civil Aeronautics Board, U.S. Government work)
  • U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Aircraft Accident Reportswww.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports — public domain (National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Government work)
  • U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archivewww.ntsb.gov — National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), United States
  • U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) historical archive (1962-1981)www.ntsb.gov — public domain (NTSB, U.S. Government work)
  • UAE Air Accident Investigation Sector (GCAA AAIS)www.gcaa.gov.ae — Air Accident Investigation Sector (AAIS), General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), United Arab Emirates
  • UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)www.gov.uk/government/organisations/air-accidents-investigation-branch — UK Open Government Licence v3.0 (AAIB)
  • UK Defence Safety Authority / Military Aviation Authority (Service Inquiries)www.gov.uk/government/collections/service-inquiry-si — Defence Safety Authority / Military Aviation Authority, UK — Crown Copyright, OGL v3.0
  • Venezuelan Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Board (JIAAC Venezuela)www.mppt.gob.ve/jiaac — Junta de Investigacion de Accidentes de Aviacion Civil (JIAAC), Venezuela - MppT
  • Wikidata contributorswww.wikidata.org — CC0 (Wikidata)

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