| Airplane Crash Statistics |
Data |
| Odds of being killed on a single airline flight |
1 in 29.4 million |
| Number of fatalities per million flight hours |
12.25 |
| Survival rate of passengers on a fatal crash |
24 % |
| Fatalities by Phase of Flight |
Percent |
| Taxi, load/unload, parked, tow |
0 % |
| Takeoff |
16 % |
| Initial Climb |
14 % |
| Climb (flaps up) |
13 % |
| Cruise |
16 % |
| Descent |
4 % |
| Initial Approach |
12 % |
| Final Approach |
13 % |
| Landing |
12 % |
| Most Recent Airline Crashes |
Date |
Phase |
Fatalities |
| Kogalymavia Flight 9268 |
November 1, 2015 |
En Route |
224 |
| Trigana Air Flight 267 |
Aug 16, 2015 |
En Route |
54 |
| Germanwings Flight 9525 |
March 24, 2015 |
En Route |
150 |
| Indonesia Flight 8501 |
Dec 28, 2014 |
En Route |
162 |
| Air Algerie Flight 5017 |
Jul 24, 2014 |
En Route |
116 |
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 |
Jul 17 2014 |
En Route |
298 |
| Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 |
Mar 8, 2014 |
En Route |
239 |
| Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
Landing |
50 |
| Dana Air Flight 992 |
Jun 3 2012 |
Approach |
163 |
| Cause of Fatal Airplane Crashes |
Percent of Crashes |
| Pilot Error |
32 % |
| Pilot Error (weather related) |
16 % |
| Pilot Error (mechanical related) |
5 % |
| Total Pilot Error |
53 % |
| Other Human Error |
6 % |
| Weather |
12 % |
| Mechanical Failure |
20 % |
| Sabotage |
8 % |
| Other Cause |
1 % |
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| Crashes and Fatalities on Aircrafts with 19 or More Passengers |
| Year |
Number of Fatal Crashes |
Number of Fatalities |
| 2015 |
3 |
428 |
| 2014 |
6 |
931 |
| 2013 |
7 |
266 |
| 2000 |
21 |
1,029 |
| 1990 |
20 |
618 |
| 1989 |
35 |
1,690 |
| 1972 |
41 |
2,347 |
| North American Commercial Airline Accidents |
| Airline |
Million Flights |
Fatal Events |
Last Fatality |
Accident Rate |
| Air Canada |
4.37 |
0 |
(1983) |
-537%
|
| AirTran Airways(ValuJet) |
2.60 |
1 |
1996 |
+75%
|
| Alaska Airines/ Horizon |
5.08 |
1 |
2000 |
-174%
|
| American Airlines |
16.51 |
5 |
2001 |
+5%
|
| American Eagle / Executive |
11.10 |
4 |
1994 |
-28%
|
| Comair |
4.86 |
2 |
2006 |
+283%
|
| Continental AL/Cont. Exp. |
12.39 |
4 |
2009 |
-905%
|
| Delta Airlines |
16.03 |
1 |
1996 |
-1695%
|
| Hawaiian Airlines |
1.25 |
0 |
None |
-225%
|
| JetBlue |
1.62 |
0 |
None |
-262%
|
| Southwest Airlines |
18.15 |
0 |
None |
-1915%
|
| United Airlines |
12.87 |
3 |
2001 |
-517%
|
| United Express |
11.50 |
2 |
1996 |
-598%
|
| US Airways |
11.91 |
3 |
1994 |
-200%
|
| WestJet |
1.30 |
0 |
None |
-230%
|
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Statistic Sources & References
Sources: Airline Carrier, Plane Crash Report
Content Author: Statistic Brain
Date research was conducted: May 23, 2017
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