Accident statistics

Causes of Fatal Accidents by Decade (percentage) The table above was compiled from the PlaneCrashInfo.com accident database and represents 1,015 fatal accidents involving commercial aircraft, world-wide, from 1950 thru 2010 for which a specific cause was known. Aircraft with 18 or less passengers aboard, military aircraft, private aircraft and helicopters were excluded.

"Pilot error (weather related)" represents accidents in which pilot error was the cause but brought about by weather related phenomena. "Pilot error (mechanical related)" represents accidents in which pilot error was the cause but brought about by some type of mechanical failure. "Other human error" includes air traffic controller errors, improper loading of aircraft, fuel contamination and improper maintenance procedures. Sabotage includes explosive devices, shoot downs and hijackings. "Total pilot error" is the total of all three types of pilot error (in yellow). Where there were multiple causes, the most prominent cause was used.Source: PlaneCrashInfo.com database

Number Of Accidents Per Year / Number of Accidents With Greater than 99 Fatalities

(Aircraft with greater than 18 passengers)



Fatalities by Phase of Flight

 Which type of flying is safer Sources: NTSB Accidents and Accident Rates by NTSB Classification 1998-2007 Odds of being involved in a fatal accident Source: OAG Aviation & PlaneCrashInfo.com accident database, 20 years of data (1993 - 2012) <span class="style36" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;">Survival rate of passengers on aircraft involved in fatal accidents carrying 10+ passengers <p align="center" class="style4" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;"> <p align="center" class="style4" style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,153);font-weight:bold;line-height:normal;">Source: PlaneCrashInfo.com accident database

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