Aviation accident litigation research

Similar-incident dossiers from the largest cross-source aviation safety corpus.

Research support for aviation accident litigation — plaintiff and defense. One corpus, 280,000+ accident and incident records from 100+ national investigation authorities, cross-normalized to occurrence level: NTSB, ASRS, FAA Service Difficulty Reports, airworthiness directives, safety recommendations, and non-English national boards no single database covers.

Request a dossier — $990, 24–48h See a sample dossier (PDF)

Why similar incidents decide these cases

Evidence of other similar incidents (OSI) is admissible when prior events are substantially similar — same component, same failure mode, comparable circumstances. Building (or rebutting) that record means searching beyond one agency's database: the same part fails in NTSB reports, in FAA Service Difficulty Reports filed by mechanics, in anonymous ASRS pilot reports, and in foreign investigations that never reach US databases. That cross-source search is exactly what this corpus was built for.

What a dossier contains

  • The occurrence record with every official source document linked.
  • Airframe history: prior events for the registration, operator, and type.
  • Substantially-similar prior occurrences matched by component and failure mode across every source on file — including non-English boards.
  • Related FAA Service Difficulty Reports, airworthiness directives (FAA + EASA), and NTSB / international safety recommendations, with adoption status.
  • Full source attribution on every record — nothing is generated; every line links to the official document it came from.

$990 per dossier. Scope confirmed by email within one business day; delivery 24–48 hours after payment. Volume and subscription options on request.

Request a dossier

Use the form on this page, or email [email protected] with the accident (registration, date, location — anything identifying).

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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.