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FAA report detailing the cause of general aviation maintenance related accidents between 1988 and 1997. This report documents the frequency of occurrence, and focuses on top causal factors.
Read MoreAirbus annually publishes a brochure that highlights the evolution of aviation safety through worldwide accident rates, frequencies, and trends.
Read MoreBoeing annually publishes a summary document that provides insight into aviation accident rates, frequencies, and comparative trends over time.
Read MoreGuidance materials developed by the European Commercial Aviation Safety Team (ECAST) explore the safety risk assessment portion of SMS. This document references the bowtie method and diagrams to clarify the use of safety terminology.
Read MoreThe UK Ministry of Defense and the UK Military Aviation Authority are jointly trialing the bowtie method. This site provides insight into their use of bowties along with sample bowtie products.
Read MoreAs part of a large series of articles on Safety management tools, Skybrary provides an overview of the bowtie methodology. Additionally, the article includes links to related articles on Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Risk Management.
Read MoreA conference paper titled "Lessons Learned from Real World Application of the Bow-tie Method" by Steve Lewis and Kris Smith Risktec Solutions Inc. This paper provides insights into the practical application and benefits of utilizing bowties.
Read MoreA collection of robust bowtie examples developed by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. The example bowties include multiple scenarios for different types of aviation risks.
Read MoreThe UK CAA provides detailed information on the bowtie method, how-to examples for new users, templates, and other valuable safety guidance materials.
Read MoreREPCON Aviation Confidential Reporting Scheme
Read MoreICAO requirements for incident reporting and reporting occurrences.
Read MoreMandatory occurrence reporting requirements in the USA are detailed within 14 CFR Part 121 and 49 CFR Part 830. Additionally, individual operators may have internal requirements that exceed regulatory minimums. Sample mandatory occurrence reporting requirements are: 121.565, 121.575, 121.703, 830.5
Read MoreImmediately reportable matters are documented in the Transportation Safety Investigation (TSI) Regulations 2003. This information allows investigators the opportunity to preserve evidence, and to act quickly to identify the underlying factors that led to an occurrence.
Read MoreIn Singapore, mandatory occurrence reporting is guided by several Air Navigation Orders and guidance materials. Sample reportable occurrences are aircraft equipment malfunctions, procedural violations, or an incident that occurs during the course of training. Reporting and analyzing this information allows CAAS to employ a forward-looking approach to the identification of safety needs.
Read MoreThis Accident Prevention Program document contains a section on data analysis. Information in Portuguese.
Read MoreCASA provides information on establishing a Flight Data Analysis Program (FDAP) as part of an operator’s safety management system (SMS).
Read MoreThe AIRBUS “Safety first’ magazine provides in-depth discussion of major safety issues effecting commercial jet aviation.
Read MoreStatistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents – Worldwide Operations | 1959 – 2014 provides definitions, accident summaries, charts and tables detailing commercial jet airplane accidents, causes and related information and statistics.
Read MoreFlight Safety Foundation is an international non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to provide impartial, independent, expert safety guidance and resources for the aviation and aerospace industry.
Read MoreThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory Agency. The ATSB's function is to improve safety and public confidence in the aviation, marine and rail modes of transport
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