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STATISTICS
The table below was complied from the PlaneCrashInfo.com database, representing 1,104 accidents from 1/1/1960 to 12/31/2
include those with 10 or more passengers and one or more fatalities. Military and private aircraft and helicopters were exclu
was used. The category of pilot error includes those accidents in which weather or a mechanical fault was a strong contribu
MECHANICIAL
WEATHER
Improper procedure
Engine failure
Severe turbulence
Equipment failure
Windshear
Structural failure
Mountain wave
Design flaw
Poor visibility
Spatial disorientation
Maintenance error
Heave rain
Premature descent
Severe winds
Icing
Missed runway
Thunderstorms
Fuel starvation
Lightning strike
Navigation error
Wrong runway takeoff/landing
Midair collision caused by both pilots
ACCIDENTS BY CAUSE
Cause
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
All
Pilot Error
60%
55%
54%
60%
60%
58%
Mechanical
21%
16%
18%
15%
18%
17%
Weather
6%
5%
6%
6%
7%
6%
Sabotage
5%
11%
11%
8%
9%
9%
Other
8%
13%
11%
11%
6%
10%
RAW DATA
Cause
All
Pilot Error
150
132
111
107
107
640
Mechanical
52
38
37
32
32
195
Weather
14
13
11
12
12
63
Sabotage
12
25
23
16
16
95
Other
20
30
23
11
11
111
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Number Of Fatalties
(Civil Aircraft with 19 or More Passengers)
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Source: Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents, 1959 - 2008, Boeing
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4.03
10.74
12.24
22.43
% surviving
1930s
21
1940s
20
1950s
24
1960s
19
1970s
25
1980s
34
1990s
35
2000s
24
Survival rate of
passengers on aircraft
ditching during controlled
flight
53%
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Boston, Massachusetts
Ellicott, Maryland
Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
Off Panama
Anchorage, Alaska
Pepo, Congo
Eastern AL
United AL
Ethiopian AL
Aero Perlas
U.S. Air Force
Centrafricain Airlines
During takeoff the aircraft struck a flock of starlings lost three engine
The aircraft struck a Whistling Swan tearing off the left horizontal st
Engine failure due to ingestion of 10-16 Columbia Guinea birds causi
Crashed on takeoff due to engine failure caused by bird ingestion.
Flew into a flock of 100 or more Canada Geese, lost two engines, and
Crashed after losing its engines after striking birds.
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US Airways
Ditched in Hudson River after losing both engines after collision with
Aviaco
Alaska AL
Eastern AL
Prinair
Aeroflot
Delta/North Central
Aeroflot / Aeroflot
Aeroflot
Aeroflot
USAir/Skywest
Aviation Dev. Corp.
Garuda Indonesian AL
Bashkirian AL / DHL
09/07/1945
08/02/1949
01/09/1964
07/09/1964
Eastern AL
Varig
Aero Litoral Argentina
United AL
07/26/1969
08/14/1972
Biskra, Algeria
Konigs, East Germany
Air Algerie
Interflug
08/31/1972
07/11/1973
11/03/1973
Magnitogorsk, Russia
Paris, Orly, France
Boston, Massachusetts
Aeroflot
Varig
Pan American
11/26/1979
Pakistan Inter. AL
08/19/1980
12/24/1982
06/02/1983
07/02/1986
05/09/1987
11/28/1987
01/13/1990
05/11/1996
09/02/1998
Saudi Arabian AL
CAAC
Air Canada
Aeroflot
LOT
South African Airways
Aeroflot
ValuJjet
Swissair
Aileron flutter, brought about by moisture leaking into the wing's inte
bonded the wooden spars.
Allowed vented fuel to be carried back into the cabin heater air intak
Allowed vented fuel to be carried back into the cabin heater air intak
Design flaw allowed carbon dioxide used to suppress a fire to leak int
the crew.
Loss of the outer panel of the left wing which separated as a result of
induced by a faulty design of a wing flange.
Metal fatigue due to a design flaw.
Metal fatigue due to a design flaw.
A design flaw in the wing led to fatigue cracks and wing failure.
A design flaw caused an oscillation known as mode to transfer propel
nacelles and induce flutter in the wing which led to the separation of t
A design flaw caused an oscillation known as mode to transfer propel
nacelles and induce flutter in the wing which led to the separation of t
Faulty design by allowing the spoiler handle to perform two different
A defect in the latching mechanism on the cargo door.
Design Flaw
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03/31/1931
Bazaar, Kansas
10/24/1947
11/11/1947
06/17/1948
08/29/1948
Winona, Minnesota
Northwest Orient AL
01/10/1954
04/08/1954
02/05/1955
09/29/1959
Elba, Italy
Off Stromboli, Italy
Calabar, Nigeria
Buffalo, Texas
British Overseas AW
Trans Canada AL
West African AW
Braniff AL
03/17/1960
Northwest Orient AL
07/05/1970
03/03/1974
Toronto, Canada
Ermenonville, France
Air Canada
Turkish AL
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07/06/1982
Moscow, Russia
Aeroflot
Failure of the aircraft's power plant fire warning system due to design
in false fire indications in both engines.
Inadequate design of flap/slat actuation handle that allowed it to be in
the UP/RET position causing extension of the leading edge slats.
Uncommanded deflection of the rudder caused by the jamming of the
valve. Design flaw.
Uncommanded deflection of the rudder caused by the jamming of the
valve. Design flaw.
Design flaw which led to uncoordinated operation of the high-pressur
04/06/1993
China Eastern AL
03/03/1991
09/08/1994
Colorado Springs,
United AL
Colorado
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania USair
12/05/1997
Irkutsk, Russia
03/28/1933
10/10/1933
05/07/1949
09/09/1949
Dixmude, Belgium
Chesterton, Indiana
Sibuyan Sea, Philippines
Sault-aux-Cochons,
Canada
Palmeria de Goias, Brazil
Great Natuna Island,
Sarawak
Longmont, Colorado
Daggett, California
Puerto Kino,Mexico
Poza Rica, Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Bolivia, North Carolina
In Amenas, Libya
Unionville, Missouri
Tripuani, Bolivia
Dog Creek, British
Columbia
Aden, Yemen
Mexico City, Mexico
Rhodes, Greece
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Zurich, Switzerland
Manila, Philippines
Penhu Island, Taiwan
Hermsdorf,
Czechoslovakia
Pleiku, Vietnam
Ben Me Thout, South
Vietnam
Rome, Italy
Ionian Sea, Greece
Al Qaysumah, Saudi
Arabia
Bridgetown, Barbados
Kariba, Rhodesia
Kariba, Rhodesia
Barentu, Ethiopia
Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy
Rio Hacha, Colombia
Mina Jebel Ali, UAE
Atlantic Ocean, Ireland
Athens, Greece
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Andaman Sea
Johannesberg, South
Africa
Imperial AW
United AL
Phillipine AL
Canadian Pacific AL
United AL
Western AL
Tigres Voladores
Mexicana
National AL
National AL
Air France
Continental AL
Aerolineas Abaroa
Canadian Pacific AL
Aden AW
Cubana
British European AW
Air Vietnam
Swissair
Philippine AL
China AL
JAT
Cathay Pacific AW
Air Vietnam
Pan American AW
Trans World AL
Middle East AL
Two phosphorus bombs were thrown into the aircraft prior to its dep
Detonation of an explosive device in the aft cargo hold.
Detonation of an explosive device in the forward cargo compartment.
Cubana
Air Rhodesia
Air Rhodesia
Ethiopian Airlines
Itavia
Trans. Aereos del Caribe
Gulf Air
Air India
Trans World AL
Air Lanka
Korean AL
Comair
08/12/1952
04/11/1955
11/01/1955
07/25/1957
04/17/1959
09/08/1959
11/16/1959
01/06/1960
05/10/1961
05/22/1962
12/08/1964
07/08/1965
11/22/1966
02/09/1967
10/12/1967
12/22/1969
02/21/1970
04/21/1970
11/21/1971
01/26/1972
06/15/1972
03/19/1973
12/17/1973
09/08/1974
01/01/1976
10/06/1976
09/03/1978
02/12/1979
02/19/1979
06/27/1980
12/21/1980
09/23/1983
06/23/1985
04/02/1986
05/03/1986
11/29/1987
03/01/1988
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08/17/1988
12/21/1988
09/19/1989
11/27/1989
07/19/1994
07/09/1997
05/07/2002
08/24/2004
08/24/2004
08/24/2004
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Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Lockerbie, Scotland
Bilma, Niger
Bogota, Colombia
Colon, Panama
Suzano, Brazil
Off Dalian, China
Toula, Russia
Toula, Russia
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Hrabove, Ukraine
Fuel Starvation
05/18/1935
12/31/1935
07/02/1937
11/29/1938
02/09/1943
12/28/1946
01/05/1947
01/11/1947
01/07/1948
01/30/1948
08/15/1949
07/28/1950
04/30/1952
05/26/1952
06/19/1954
12/22/1954
05/02/1970
12/05/1970
02/01/1972
07/24/1973
08/11/1974
10/20/1977
12/02/1977
12/28/1978
09/04/1982
07/23/1983
09/03/1989
01/25/1990
09/11/1990
06/26/1991
11/15/1993
09/18/1994
09/26/1994
09/11/1995
10/31/1995
04/05/1996
01/13/1998
03/24/2000
08/12/2001
06/11/2002
11/11/2002
08/13/2004
Flint, Michigan
Alexandria, Egypt
Purdue Res. Found.
United Air Lines
British Overseas AW
American AL
Nationwide Air Trans.
BOAC
Coastal Air Lines
British So. Am. AW
Transocean Air Lines
Penair do Brasil
Deccan, AW
British Overseas AW
Swissair
Johnson Flying Service
Antillian AL
Jamair
Penas
Air Hawaii
Air Mali
Negligence on the pilot for not replenishing his fuel supply before it g
Ran out of fuel.
The aircraft had to be flown higher than expected due to storms whic
Ran out of fuel forcing a ditching at sea.
Ran out of fuel.
Ran out of fuel for unknown reasons.
Near fuel exhaustion forced the crew to carry out an emergency landi
Ran out of fuel because of poor weather conditions encountered throu
The fuel valves were positioned so that both engines were supplied fro
Ran into strong head winds in the Atlantic and ran out of fuel.
Ran out of fuel and ditched in the Atlantic.
Ran out of fuel while in a holding pattern.
Fuel starvation after the plane banked to make a turn and the tank w
Became lost in the desert and ran out of fuel.
Ditched into the Atlantic Ocean after running out of fuel.
Ditched into the Monongahela River after running out of fuel.
Ran out of fuel and ditched into the Mediterranean Sea.
The No. 2 engine failed on takeoff due to fuel starvation.
Due to a compass error the aircraft became lost and crashed due to fu
Fuel starvation. Rear auxiliary tanks not serviced.
After being diverted and a navigation error the crew circled the wron
L & J Company
Balkan Bulgarian AL
United AL
Cia Bras. de Tratores
Air Canada
Varig
Avianca
Faucett
Okada Air
Magistralnye Avialinii
Oriental AL
Cheremshanka AL
Ariana Afghan AL
TACSA
Krasnoyarskie AV
Ariana Afghan AL
OMSK
Air Transat
Keystone Air Services
Laoag Int. Airlines
Air Tacoma
After circling for an hour, unable to locate the air field, the plane ran
Ran out of fuel while in a holding pattern.
After circling for1 1/2 hours and aborting four landing attempts the p
After three landing attempts, the crew diverted to their alternate but
Ran out of fuel.
Ran out of fuel trying to land in fog.
Crashed into a mountain after running out of fuel.
Crashed into a mountain after being diverted to their alternate due to
After 2 messages they were low on fuel, the plane crashed while attem
Improperly installed part caused a fuel leak and the plane to run out
Ran out of fuel.
Failure of the pilot and co-pilot to check the fuel valves.
Flightcrew's failure to monitor the fuel gauges and to recognize a fuel
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Tuninter
Pacific Ocean
Nipe Bay, Cuba
Calabozo, Venezuela
San Ramon, California
Korean Air Lines
Tikaka, Sudan
Chita, Russia
Phan Rang, Vietnam
Zamboanga, Philippines
Entebbe, Uganda
Kampung Ladang,
Malaysia
Athens, Greece
Luqa, Malta
Karachi, Pakistan
Ay, Saudi Arabia
Geneva, Switzerland
San Luis Obispo,
California
Combi, Cyprus
Guangzhou, China
Khorag, Tajikistan
Algiers, Algeria
Moroni, Comoros Islands
Tokyo, Japan
Amritsar, India
Manila, Philippines
Medina, Saudi Arabia
New York, New York
New York, New York
Arlington, Virginia
Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Cathay Pacific AW
Cubana
Linea Aero. Venezolana
Pacific AL
Sokcho, South Korea
Sudan AW
Aeroflot
Air Vietnam
Philippine AL
Air France
Malaysia AL
Trans World AL
Egyptair
Pan American AW
Iraqi AW
Air Afrique
Pacific Southwest AL
Kuwait AW
Xiamen/China SW AL
Tadzhikistan Nat. AL
Air France
Ethiopian AL
All Nippon AW
Indian Airlines
Philippine Air Lines
Vnukovo Airlines
American AL
United AL
American AL
United AL
Lightning
09/03/1929
07/22/1938
08/31/1940
01/17/1951
06/26/1959
07/19/1961
12/19/1962
08/12/1963
12/08/1963
04/18/1967
12/24/1971
05/09/1976
09/05/1980
02/08/1988
06/22/2000
10/10/2001
12/27/2002
Pilot Incapacitation
10/06/1955
10/30/1959
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Centennial, Wyoming
United AL
Waynesborough, Virginia Piedmont AL
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12/14/1962
04/22/1966
03/13/1967
01/14/1970
06/18/1972
10/13/1972
02/09/1982
03/31/1995
09/04/2000
08/14/2005
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Burbank, California
Flying Tiger Line
Ardmore, Oklahoma
American Flyers AL
East London, South
South African AW
Africa
Mt. Pumacona, Peru
Faucett
Staines, Surrey, England British European AW
Krasnaya, Polyana, USSR Aeroflot
Tokyo, Japan
Japan AL
Balotesti, Romania
Trans. Aeriene Rom.
Near Burketown,
Central Air
Australia
Grammatikos, Greece
Helios Airways
The mental state of the pilot adversely affected his judgment and effic
Incapacitation of the captain due to a possible arterial hemorrhage.
Sudden incapacitation of the crew for reasons unknown.
The captain, known to have mental problems, put the inboard engine
The captain was incapacitated shortly after taking off.
Incapacitation of the captain due to depressurized cabin and lack of o
Pressurization failure incapacitated the entire crew.
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