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Emergency frequencies, accident notification, mandatory reporting, voluntary safety reporting (with immunity), FSDO directory, mental health resources. Every number verified, every link primary-source.

For an in-progress emergency, dial 911 first. Then squawk 7700, transmit on 121.5.

01 /  Emergency in flight

Frequencies and squawk codes you should already know

  • 121.5

    International VHF distress / guard

  • 243.0

    Military / SAR UHF guard

  • 7700

    Transponder · general emergency

  • 7600

    Transponder · radio communication failure

  • 7500

    Transponder · hijack

  • 406 MHz

    ELT / EPIRB satellite distress

Mayday phraseology

"Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, [Tail], [type], [position], [intentions], [souls on board], [fuel remaining]."

Pan-Pan (urgency)

"Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, Pan-Pan, [Tail], [nature of urgency], [intentions]." Use when assistance is needed but not life-threatening.

Lost comms (IFR)

Squawk 7600. Fly Assigned · Vectored · Expected · Filed (AVE-F). Altitude: highest of MEA / Expected / Assigned.

02 /  After-event reporting

The right portal for the right situation

Each agency has a different scope, a different deadline, and sometimes a different phone number. We render the official source and the deadline; you click through to file.

  • NTSB

    Notify NTSB — accident or major incident

    49 CFR Part 830 reportable events: fatality, serious injury, substantial damage, loss of control, in-flight fire, in-flight collision, prop strike, gear-up, etc. Use the Atlas Part 830 reportability checker if you're not sure whether your event triggers immediate notification.

    +1-844-373-9922 Deadline · Immediately
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  • TallyAero

    Part 830 reportability checker

    Walk through §830.5 immediate-notification triggers and §830.15 10-day report criteria. Outputs a clear verdict with citations. Use this when you're unsure whether to notify.

    Deadline · Decision support
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  • NTSB

    Submit NTSB Form 6120.1

    Written aviation accident / incident report. Required after the immediate notification above.

    Deadline · Within 10 days
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  • NASA

    NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)

    Voluntary, confidential, non-punitive incident reporting. Generally provides FAA enforcement immunity if filed within 10 days.

    +1-800-541-2949 Deadline · Within 10 days for immunity
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  • FAA

    FAA Safety Hotline

    Suspected violations, system safety concerns, ATC issues, suspected unapproved parts, suspected operator non-compliance.

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  • FAA

    Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP)

    Voluntary safety program for Part 121/135 carriers. If your operator is a participant, file through your in-house ASAP rather than ASRS.

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  • TSA

    TSA General Aviation

    Suspicious aviation activity, security concerns, unauthorized airspace use. The "1-866-GA-SECURE" hotline is the standard reporting channel.

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03 /  Phone book

Verified contacts. Click to call.

04 /  New FAA portals

The replacement for the old NOTAM system

The legacy FAA NOTAM Distribution Service was retired and migrated. The official replacement is the FAA NOTAM Search portal. Bookmark the successor URL — old links may continue redirecting for a while but shouldn't be relied on.

We will surface decoded NOTAMs natively when the Atlas NOTAM decoder ships. Until then, use the FAA portal directly.

06 /  How this list stays honest

Verified daily. Last verified timestamps on every entry.

Every URL on this page is HEAD-checked daily. Phone numbers are spot-verified monthly against the originating agency's published contact directory. If you find a number that's stale or a portal that's moved, tell us — every page in the Atlas Portal has a "report a broken link" route.

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