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Incident and Safety Websites
Safety Equipment
Human Factor Sites
Sites About Specific Incidents
 

Incident and Safety Websites

• Air Data Research Aviation safety information - AD's, service difficulty and mechanical reliability reports, accident and incident report databases, aviation accident reports, other safety information.

• aircraft safety  GA aviation safety portal

• aviation disasters civil aviation disaster history

• AirSafe.com  Airline safety and security information from the passenger perspective, as well as other useful information for the traveling public and information on recent fatal plane crashes.

• Aircraft Wrecks in Southern California Aviation accidents of California from 1920 to present: information, links to other incident related sites, book reviews.

• AirDisaster.Com  Goals of this site are to provide updates on breaking aviation-safety related stories, a central location for information about aviation accidents, and a forum for opinions on topics covered on this site.

• Airline Crash Research Site The purpose of this site is to compile reference materials regarding commercial airline incidents and associated research work.

• Airworthy.US  Dedicated to restoring the concept of airworthiness to its role as the foundation upon which commercial/civil aviation rests.  Their mission is to ensure that everyone, worldwide, connected with commercial/civil aviation knows and understands the comprehensive meaning of airworthiness.

• ARG/US Home  A consultancy that also provides the Preliminary Accident Notification System email service where data is downloaded several times a day from the FAA's preliminary accident files, processed into a structured database, and emailed to subscribers.

• Ariane Information Inc.- Aviation  A privately owned international consulting firm, specialized in safety matters and offering assistance and solutions to airlines, training schools, airports, governments, civil aviation administrations, and corporations.  Offerings include publications, videos, partner training aids, passenger safety cards, technical manuals, training programs.

• AviationDisasters  This mailing list is for the discussion of all disaster related aviation topics. From flight safety requirements, to crash analysis, all forms of discussion are valid. Conspiracy theorists and flamers are not really welcome, sensible discussion is.

• Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research  AAIR is a source for U.S. military aircraft accident reports and individual aircraft record (history) cards.

• Aviation Archaeology  From this site you can order USN, USAF, and USAAF accident reports.

• Aviation Law News  An informational site with the latest aviation news, NTSB information, accident reports, safety precautions and easy access to lawyers specializing in aviation law.

• Av-Ox, Inc.  Specializes in the sales and overhaul of aviation oxygen equipment (cylinders, masks, regulators, respirators, and valves) and also overhauls and repairs aircraft fire extinguishers.

• Aviation.org Addresses safety issues through focus on cockpit command responsibilities.  Discussion groups, accident analysis, library.

• Aviation Safety Data Exchange  This site is sponsored by The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) with data assistance from the FAA to provide a source of safety information for general aviation, amateur built, and ultralight aircraft.

• Aviation Safety Network  Air safety news, newsletter, accidents database, pictures, publications, accident reports.

• Aviation Safety Project  Dedicated to improving aviation safety through increased understanding of pilot decision-making.  Sponsored by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the University of Oregon.

• Aviation Safety Reporting System The ASRS is a cooperative program established by the FAA's Office of the Assistant Administrator for System Safety, and administered by NASA.  The ASRS collects, analyzes, and responds to voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident reports in order to lessen the likelihood of aviation accidents.

• Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Jetliner Safety Information Site  Contains extensive information about aviation safety: what it is, who is responsible, and how accidents are investigated.  Of interest to parents, teachers, and young aviation enthusiasts is the flash media demonstration that shows in an easy-to-understand way how jetliners fly.

• Center for Aerospace Safety/Security Education  The Embry-Riddle CASE offers an academic minor program in Aviation Safety.

• The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence A list of over 100 UFO crashes can be found on the CSETI Website.  You decide.

• Clickairport BIRDS  An airport safety system which tracks bird and wildlife activity around airports using a wireless handheld Pocket PC.

• Cockpit Voice Recorder Database  A database containing CVR transcripts of aviation accidents and incidents.

• Computer-Related Incidents with Commercial Aircraft  An archive with digitized official reports and information such as commentaries, research papers and discussions.

• Emergency & Disaster Management, Inc.  E&DM develops, implements, and assesses programs for public and private entities.  The Aviation Incidents section chronicles commercial and military airplane accidents, and has information about airport incidents and other topics related to aviation accidents.

• EVAS Worldwide  The EVAS system allows a pilot to land safely in a smoke emergency.

• FAA Office of System Safety  Safety trend monitoring, policy advice, focal point for data and research.

• Flight Safety Foundation  An independent, nonpolitical, nonprofit, international organization offering an objective view of aviation safety developments.  Special reports, publications, seminar calendars and other useful information.

• Flight Safety Information  Provides a daily electronic newsletter on current topics concerning flight safety from around the world.

• The F.O.D Control Corporation  A line of products that reduce the number of Foreign Object Damage incidents.& FOD control discussion group, free FOD prevention booklet, FOD related links.

• FSTOP - Film Safety for Traveling on Airlines  A film advocacy committee aimed at making the picture-taking public aware of potential damage to photographic film generated by new x-ray security scanners installed at airports worldwide for the inspection of checked baggage.

• George Washington University Aviation Safety and Security Management  Certificate program designed to take a comprehensive approach to integrating safety and security in air transportation.

• The Georgetown Center for the Study of Violence  This news service provides international and national violence news updated daily, including coverage of airline-related violence.

• Inflight Safety Page  A former flight attendant describes how to increase your awareness of inflight safety whenever you're on an aircraft.  Introduction, pre-flight, fire/smoke, decompression, brace position, ditching, examples of incidents.

• L-3 Communications  The world's largest manufacturer of commercial (L-3 Aviation Recorders division) and military (L-3 Electrodynamics Inc.) crash-protected recorders, or so-called "black boxes."

• National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation  A non-profit organization with a mission to raise the standard of safety, security, survivability, and support through the constructive communications with all levels of government, departments, agencies, airline operators, manufacturers and industry associations.  The ADA seeks to inform the flying public on critical issues, and advocate for legislation and reform.

• National Transportation Safety Board  An independent Federal agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation, conducts special investigations and safety studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.

• Northern Ireland Aviation Archaeology Team  Message board, crash list, videos, links.

• Oklahoma Wreckchasing  Involved in aviation archaeology since mid-1997 and based in Oklahoma City, they have details of over one hundred civilian and military aircraft crashes dating from 1929.  Arkansas and Oklahoma are primary areas of research.  Links to other aviation archaeology and crash sites.

• PlaneCrashInfo.com  Large database of significant aviation accidents from 1908, famous people who died in accidents, statistics, links, pictures.

• SAFE Association  A non-profit professional association dedicated to ensuring personal safety and protection in land, sea, air, and space environments.

• Transportation Safety Board of Canada  The TSB is an independent agency created by an Act of Parliament.  Its role is to advance transportation safety through the investigation of transportation occurrences in the marine, pipeline, rail and aviation modes.

• United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)  This branch of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions is responsible for the investigation of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK.

• USFS Aviation Safety Home Page  The U.S. Forest Service page offers fire and aviation management resources..

• Wyvern Aviation Consulting Ltd.  Global air charter safety audit firm.  The e-TWR database of charter operator safety reports provides information to charter customers.

Safety Equipment

• Av-Ox, Inc.  Specializes in the sales and overhaul of aviation oxygen equipment (cylinders, masks, regulators, respirators, and valves) and also overhauls and repairs aircraft fire extinguishers.

• DSS Aviation  DSS Aviation is a supplier and full service facility for Aviation Safety Equipment, as well as Emergency Survival Equipment.
  Products and Services include: Liferafts. Life preservers, Surival Kits, Pilot Immersion Suits, ELT, PLB’s Emergency Survival Equipment.

• Survival Equipment  LifeSupportIntl.com is a leading International supplier of search and rescue survival gear and tactical equipment.

Human Factor Sites

• Australian Aviation Psychology Association AAvPA's primary objectives are to promote the exchange of information and advancement of knowledge in the fields of aviation psychology and human factors.

• Aviation Human Factors Research Reports  Visitors can view abstracts of aviation human factors research reports and purchase copies of articles on line.

• Human factors

• Maintenance And Ramp Safety Society  MARSS is a non-profit society dedicated to reducing aviation human error.

Sites About Specific Incidents

• EgyptAir Flight 990 Final Report  NTSB report of the October 31, 1999 incident 60 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts.

• Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17  Dedicated to the memory of the Emery Worldwide Airlines flight 17 aircrew and the events surrounding the crash on February 16, 2000, in Sacramento, California.

• Flight 401 - The Black Box Story  The story of Eastern Airlines Tristar Flight 401 crash told using material from the Black Box.  It highlights how poor cockpit resource management caused a tiny light bulb to crash a Tristar.

• Flight 592 Memorial  A memorial page dedicated to the ValuJet Flight 592 air disaster of May 11, 1996 with passengers and crew list, monuments, documents, discussion group.

• Flight 800 Independent Researchers' Organization  Information, data, quotes, discussion list.

• Gander: The Untold Story Information about the crash of an Arrow Air DC-8 in Gander, Newfoundland on December 12th, 1985.

• The Hull Thread Proponent of the missle event theory in the downing of TWA Flight 800.

• Lost Birds Aviation Historical Society & Museum  Quarterly magazine, sponsorships, contact information.

• Pan Am 103 Trial Page  Trial news, features, schedule, evidence, legal issues. 

• TWA Flight 800 Disaster Cover-up Press reports, opinion, links to related information.

• TWA Flight 800 Public Hearing--NTSB The US National Transportation Safety Board December 8-13, 1997 public hearing "to record evidence presented by persons involved in the accident and by parties to the investigation."  Profiles of the key players, hearing information, exhibit items in Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format only, image gallery including Quicktime animations.

• Viscounts in Africa - The Air Rhodesia Story  A history of Central African Airways-Air Rhodesia-Air Zimbabwe with many thumbnailed photos.  The Viscount Disasters are covered in detail.