ASRS Database Online

Welcome to the ASRS Database Online! The ASRS database is the world's largest repository of voluntary, confidential safety information provided by aviation's frontline personnel, including pilots, controllers, mechanics, flight attendants, and dispatchers. The database provides a foundation for specific products and subsequent research addressing a variety of aviation safety issues.

ASRS's database includes the narratives submitted by reporters (after they have been sanitized for identifying details). These narratives provide an exceptionally rich source of information for policy development, human factors research, education, training, and more. The database also contains coded information by expert analysts from the original report which is used for data retrieval and analyses.

The mission of ASRS is to disseminate information to the proper authorities who can investigate and determine if action is warranted. NASA ASRS does not verify or validate reports and therefore we are not in a position to confirm the details presented in ASRS reports.

ASRS has enhanced ASRS Database Online capabilities – in addition to HTML displays, you can export your search results to Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel® (.xls), and Comma Separated Value (.csv) formats. The content of the .doc, .xls and .csv formats will be the same as the on-screen incident record. The exports generate one row for each incident record and are limited to 10,000 incident records per download, due to speed considerations.

For new users please visit the following pages found to the right under "Database Online Resources": New Users, Search Strategies, Sample Searches, ASRS Coding Taxonomy, and About ASRS Data.

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ASRS Database Users: ASRS is seeking input from users of the ASRS Database Online who download our Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files and apply automated scripts for data processing. We are updating the underlying database structure and would like to understand how you currently use these exports and how any changes may affect your workflows.

We are accepting input during our response window from May 11 to June 10, 2026. Please submit your contact information through Contact ASRS, and a member of our team will respond.

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ASRS Coding Taxonomy
An outline of the ASRS taxonomy.

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ASRS Abbreviations
A list of ASRS abbreviations used in report narratives.

 

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