Transportation Safety Databases

Original publisher: Washington, D.C.: National Transportation Safety Board, [2002]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)51497221 Subject: Accident investigation -- United States -- Data processing. Excerpt: ... 5 Safety Report Chapter 2 Overview of Transportation Safety Databases The BTS has identified many transportation safety databases in its various printed and on-line publications. Some of the major safety databases identified by the BTS are listed in appendix A. This chapter discusses the primary accident and incident databases used by the Safety Board ( table 2 - 1 ). Table 2 - 1. Databases reviewed for the study. Mode of transportation Operating and database name agency Aviation: Aviation Accident Database NTSB Accident / Incident Data System ( AIDS ) FAA Aviation Safety Reporting System ( ASRS ) FAA / NASA Highway: Fatality Analysis Reporting System ( FARS ) NHTSA National Accident Sampling System / General Estimates System ( NASS / GES ) NHTSA National Accident Sampling System / Crashworthiness Data System ( NASS / CDS ) NHTSA Motor Carrier Management Information System ( MCMIS ) FMCSA Marine: Boating Accident Report Database ( BARD ) USCG Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement ( MISLE ) USCG Pipeline: Hazardous Liquid Pipelines Accident Database RSPA Natural Gas Gathering and Transmission Systems Incident Database RSPA Natural Gas Distribution Systems Incident Database RSPA Rail: Rail Equipment Accident / Incident Report ( RAIR ) Database FRA Highway - Rail Grade Crossing Incident Report ( GXIR ) Database FRA Railroad Injury and Illness Summary Database FRA Intermodal: Safety Management Information Statistics ( SAMIS ) Database FTA Hazardous Materials Information System ( HMIS ) Incident Database RSPA FAA = Federal Aviation Administration; FMCSA = Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; FRA = Federal Railroad Administration; FTA = Federal Transit Administration; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NHTSA = National Highway Traffic ...