Aviation occurrence involving serious injury, death, or destruction of aircraft
"Air collision" redirects here. For the American film, see
Air Collision
.
An
aviation accident
is defined by the
Convention on International Civil Aviation
Annex 13 as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the
intention of flight
until all such persons have disembarked, and in which (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured, (b) the aircraft sustains significant damage or structural failure, or (c) the aircraft goes missing or becomes completely inaccessible.
[1]
Annex 13 defines an
aviation incident
as an occurrence, other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft that affects or could affect the safety of operation.
[1]
A
hull loss
occurs if an aircraft is damaged beyond repair, lost, or becomes completely inaccessible.
[2]
The first fatal aviation accident occurred on 10 May 1785, when a
hot air balloon
crashed in the town of
Tullamore
, Co. Offaly,
Ireland
. The town was seriously damaged from the resultant fire that burned down over 130 homes.
[3]
The first involving a powered aircraft was the crash of a
Wright Model A
aircraft at
Fort Myer, Virginia
, in the United States on September 17, 1908, injuring its co-inventor and pilot,
Orville Wright
, and killing the passenger, Signal Corps lieutenant
Thomas Selfridge
.
[4]
History
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The first aircraft accident in which 200 or more people died occurred on March 3, 1974, when 346 died in the crash of
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
. As of April 2024
[update]
, there have been a total of 33 aviation incidents in which 200 or more people have died.
The period from 1958 through 1968 saw tremendous growth in aviation. Improvements in aviation safety and accident investigation procedures were rapidly advancing. In 1963, the Civil Aeronautics Board, under the leadership of then Deputy Director
Bobbie R. Allen
, established the National Aircraft Accident Investigation School in Oklahoma City.
The
ICAO's
third accident investigation division meeting, held in Montreal Canada in January 1965, laid the foundation for accident investigations throughout the world. The proposals were presented by the Director of the
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bureau of Safety -
Bobbie R. Allen
, who headed the U.S. delegation. The U.S. formally adopted the proposals at the
White House
on Dec 1, 1965.
[5]
The top 10 countries with the highest number of fatal civil airliner accidents from 1945 to 2021 are the United States, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Mexico, and India.
[6]
The United Kingdom is noted to have the highest number of air crashes in Europe, with a total of 110 air crashes within the time period, and Indonesia is the highest in Asia at 104, followed by India at 95.
[6]
The most fatalities on board a single aircraft is the 520 fatalities of the
1985 Japan Airlines Flight 123
accident. The largest loss of life in a single aviation accident is the 583 fatalities of the
1977 Tenerife airport disaster
, in which two Boeing 747s collided. The largest loss of life overall in a collective incident is the 2,996 fatalities in the coordinated terrorist destruction of airplanes and occupied buildings in the
2001 September 11 attacks
.
September 11 attacks
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2,996:
The deadliest aviation-related disaster regarding fatalities both on board the aircraft and casualties on the ground, was the destruction of the
World Trade Center
in
New York City
on
September 11, 2001
. On that morning, four commercial
jet airliners
traveling on transcontinental flights from East Coast airports to California were
hijacked
after takeoff. The four hijacked aircraft were
subsequently crashed
in a series of four coordinated
suicide attacks
against major American landmarks by
19
Islamic terrorists
affiliated with
Al-Qaeda
.
American Airlines Flight 11
and
United Airlines Flight 175
were intentionally crashed into the
North
and
South Towers
of the World Trade Center, respectively,
destroying both buildings in less than two hours
. The World Trade Center crashes killed 2,753, the vast majority of fatalities being occupants of the two towers or emergency personnel responding to the disaster. In addition, 184 were killed by the impact of
American Airlines Flight 77
, which crashed into
the Pentagon
in
Arlington, Virginia
, causing severe damage and partial destruction to the building's west side. The crash of
United Airlines Flight 93
into a field in
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
, which occurred as passengers attempted to retake control of the aircraft from the hijackers, killed all 40 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft. This brought the
total number of casualties of the September 11 attacks
to 2,996 (including the 19 terrorist hijackers). As deliberate terrorist acts, the 9/11 crashes were not classified as accidents, but as mass-killing. The events were treated by the United States and the member nations of
NATO
as an act of war and terrorism. The
war on terror
was subsequently launched by the United States and NATO in response to the attacks, eventually leading to the death of Al-Qaeda leader
Osama Bin Laden
, who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks.
Tenerife disaster
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583:
The
Tenerife airport disaster
, which occurred on March 27, 1977, remains the accident with the highest number of airliner passenger fatalities. 583 people died when a
KLM
Boeing 747
attempted to take off and collided with a taxiing
Pan Am
747 at
Los Rodeos Airport
on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain. All 234 passengers and 14 crew of the KLM aircraft died and 335 of the 396 passengers and crew of the Pan Am aircraft died. Pilot error was the primary cause, as the KLM captain began his takeoff run in the mistaken belief he had obtained air traffic control clearance.
[7]
[8]
Other contributing factors were a terrorist incident at Gran Canaria Airport that had caused many flights to be diverted to Los Rodeos, a small airport not well equipped to handle aircraft of such size, and dense fog. The KLM flight crew could not see the Pan Am aircraft on the runway until immediately before the collision.
[9]
The accident had a lasting influence on the industry, particularly in the area of communication. An increased emphasis was placed on using standardized phraseology in air traffic control (ATC) communication by both controllers and pilots alike. "
Cockpit Resource Management
" has also been incorporated into flight crew training. The captain is no longer considered infallible, and combined crew input is encouraged during aircraft operations.
[10]
Japan Airlines Flight 123
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520:
The crash of
Japan Airlines Flight 123
on August 12, 1985, has the highest number of fatalities for any single-aircraft accident:
[11]
520 people died aboard a
Boeing 747
. The aircraft suffered an
explosive decompression
from an incorrectly repaired
aft pressure bulkhead
, which failed in mid-flight, destroying most of its
vertical stabilizer
and severing all of the hydraulic lines, making the 747 virtually uncontrollable.
[12]
Pilots were able to keep the plane flying for 32 minutes after the mechanical failure before crashing into a mountain. All 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers aboard died.
[13]
Japanese military personnel inaccurately assumed, during a helicopter flyover of the impact site, that there were no survivors. Rescue operations were delayed until the following morning. Medical providers involved in rescue and analysis operations determined that several passengers likely survived the impact and probably would have survived the incident had rescue operations not been delayed. Four passengers survived the incident in its entirety, meaning that they were alive when discharged from the hospital.
[13]
Other crashes with death tolls of 200 or more
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349:
On November 12, 1996, the
Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision
took place between
Saudia
Flight 763 and
Kazakhstan Airlines
Flight 1907 over
Charkhi Dadri
,
India
. The collision was mainly the result of the Kazakh pilot flying lower than the assigned clearance altitude. All 349 passengers and crew aboard the two aircraft died.
[14]
It remains the world's deadliest
mid-air collision
and without survivors.
[15]
The
Ramesh Chandra Lahoti
Commission, empowered to study the causes, recommended the creation of the "semi-circular rule", to prevent aircraft from flying in opposite directions at the same altitude.
[16]
The Civil Aviation Authorities in India made it mandatory for all aircraft flying in and out of India to be equipped with a
Traffic Collision Avoidance System
(TCAS), setting a worldwide precedent for mandatory use of TCAS.
346:
On March 3, 1974,
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
, a
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
, crashed in
a forest
northeast of
Paris
,
France
. The London-bound aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Orly airport; all 346 people aboard died. It was later determined that the cargo door detached, which caused an explosive decompression; this caused the floor just above to collapse. The collapsed floor severed the control cables, which left the pilots without control of the elevators, the rudder and No. 2 engine. The aircraft entered a steep dive and crashed. It was the deadliest plane crash of all time until the Tenerife disaster in 1977. However, it is currently the deadliest single-aircraft crash with no survivors. This accident was also the deadliest single-aircraft crash that did not involve a
Boeing 747
.
329:
On June 23, 1985,
Air India Flight 182
, a
Boeing 747-237B
en route from
Toronto
and
Montreal
to
London
and
Delhi
, crashed off the southwest coast of Ireland when a bomb exploded in the cargo hold. All 307 passengers and 22 crew members died.
[17]
One passenger had checked in as "M. Singh". Singh did not board the flight. However his suitcase, containing the bomb, was loaded onto the aircraft. "M. Singh" was never identified or captured. It was later determined
Sikh
extremists were behind the bombing as a retaliation for the Indian government's
attack
on the
Golden Temple
in the city of
Amritsar
, spiritually the most significant shrine in Sikhism. This was, at the time, the deadliest terrorist attack involving an airplane.
[18]
301:
On August 19, 1980,
Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163
, a
Lockheed L-1011
, became the world's deadliest aviation accident that did not involve a crash. The crew performed an emergency landing at
Riyadh
after a fire broke out in an aft baggage compartment. The fire burned through the ceiling of the compartment and into the passenger cabin. While the crew managed to land the aircraft safely, the captain did not stop immediately and order an evacuation. He taxied off the runway instead, by which time everyone in the cabin had become unconscious due to fumes and were unable to open any doors or evacuate. All 301 passengers and crew aboard died of suffocation before rescue ground crews could open any door, after which the aircraft burst into flames and was consumed by fire.
[19]
298:
On July 17, 2014,
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
, a Boeing 777-200ER, flying from
Amsterdam
to
Kuala Lumpur
, was shot down in an area of Eastern
Ukraine
near the Ukraine/Russian border during the
war in Donbas
. There were 298 people on board: 283 passengers and 15 crew members, all of whom died. The crew were all Malaysians, while the passengers were of various nationalities, most from the Netherlands. Several
Ukrainian Air Force
(UAF) aircraft
had been shot down over the rebel-controlled territory
before the MH17 incident. Immediately after the crash, a post appeared on the
VKontakte
social media profile attributed to
Igor Girkin
, leader of the Donbas separatist militia, claiming responsibility for shooting down a Ukrainian
An-26
military transport near
Torez
.
[20]
The post was removed later the same day, and the separatists then denied shooting down any aircraft.
[21]
[22]
[23]
290:
On July 3, 1988,
Iran Air Flight 655
, an Iranian civilian
Airbus A300-200
airliner, was shot down by two
surface-to-air missiles
from the
U.S. Navy
guided missile cruiser
USS
Vincennes
over the
Strait of Hormuz
. All 290 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft died. The downing was caused by a series of events that lead the USS Vincennes crew to believe that the airliner was an
Iranian Air Force
F-14
.
275:
On February 19, 2003, an Iranian military
Ilyushin Il-76
crashed
in mountainous terrain near
Kerman
in
Iran
. The official report says bad weather brought the aircraft down; high winds and fog were present at the time of the crash.
[24]
273:
On May 25, 1979,
American Airlines Flight 191
, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10, crashed shortly after lifting off the runway at Chicago O'Hare Airport after the number one (left) engine and pylon separated from the wing. This broke hydraulic lines, causing leading edge lift devices to retract on that side of the aircraft and resulted in asymmetrical lift and loss of control. The accident was attributed to improper maintenance procedures. The crash resulted in the deaths of all 271 passengers and crew on board, as well as two people on the ground. It remains the deadliest commercial aircraft accident in United States history,
[25]
[26]
and was also the country's deadliest aviation disaster until the
September 11 attacks
in 2001.
270:
On December 21, 1988,
Pan Am Flight 103
, a Boeing 747-121 bound for
New York?JFK
from
London?Heathrow
with continued service to
Detroit
, was destroyed by a terrorist bomb over the town of
Lockerbie
, Scotland. All 259 occupants and 11 people on the ground (all residents of Sherwood Crescent, Lockerbie), died,
[27]
[28]
making it the worst terrorist attack involving an aircraft in the UK and the deadliest terrorist attack on British soil. Following the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration imposed new security measures on American airlines flying out of 103 airports in Western Europe and the Middle East.
[29]
269:
On September 1, 1983, a Soviet
interceptor
Sukhoi Su-15
shot down
Korean Air Lines Flight 007
, a
Boeing 747-230B
, bound for
Gimpo International Airport
in
Seoul
,
South Korea
, after it flew into Soviet airspace; all 269 occupants on board died.
[30]
265:
On November 12, 2001,
American Airlines Flight 587
, an
Airbus A300
, crashed in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of
Queens
, New York, just after departing
John F. Kennedy International Airport
bound for
Las Americas International Airport
,
Santo Domingo
. The first officer's overuse of the rudder in response to wake turbulence from a
Japan Airlines
747 was cited as cause. All 260 people on board, as well as five people on the ground, died from the crash.
[31]
[32]
[33]
It is the second-deadliest aviation accident on U.S. soil, after
American Airlines Flight 191
.
264:
On April 26, 1994,
China Airlines Flight 140
was completing a routine flight and approach at
Nagoya Airport
, Japan, when the
Airbus A300B4-622R
's First Officer inadvertently pressed the
takeoff/go-around button
, which raises the throttle position to the same as that for take offs and go-arounds. The action and the two pilots' reaction resulted in a crash that killed 264 (15 crew and 249 passengers) of the 271 people aboard.
[34]
261:
On July 11, 1991,
Nigeria Airways Flight 2120
, a
Douglas DC-8-61
aircraft operated by
Nationair Canada
, crashed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after two tires ignited upon takeoff, leading to an in-flight fire. All 261 occupants were killed. It is the deadliest aviation accident involving a DC-8, the largest aviation disaster involving a Canadian-registered aircraft and the second-worst accident in Saudi Arabia (after Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 163 - see above).
[35]
257:
On April 11, 2018, an
Algerian Air Force
transport aircraft crashed
shortly after take-off from
Boufarik Airport
, killing all 257 occupants on board the
Ilyushin Il-76
.
[36]
257:
On November 28, 1979,
Air New Zealand Flight 901
, an
Antarctic
sightseeing flight, collided with
Mount Erebus
on
Ross Island
, Antarctica, killing all 257 occupants on board.
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[38]
The flight crew had not been informed that the computer coordinates for the flight path of the
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
had been changed the night before, directing the flight directly into Mount Erebus rather than the usual path down
McMurdo Sound
.
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256:
On December 12, 1985, a
Douglas DC-8
,
Arrow Air Flight 1285
, carrying American military personnel on a charter flight home for Christmas, crashed in
Newfoundland
; all 256 occupants on board died.
[40]
The Canadian Aviation Safety Board investigating the cause of the crash issued two different reports: the majority report cited ice on the wings as cause of the crash; the minority report suggests an explosion was the likely cause. This has been the deadliest aviation incident in Canadian history.
239:
On March 8, 2014, a
Boeing 777-200ER
,
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
, flying from
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
, to
Beijing
,
China
, lost contact with air traffic controllers over the
South China Sea
, deviated from its planned route, and was presumed lost in the southern
Indian Ocean
. It carried 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 15 nations, who are all presumed dead. A multinational search effort, the most extensive and expensive in aviation history, has thus far failed to locate the aircraft, though debris from the aircraft has been recovered from beaches around the
Indian Ocean
. Numerous
theories
have been offered to explain the disappearance of the flight, but none have been confirmed.
234:
On September 26, 1997, an
Airbus A300B4-220
,
Garuda Indonesia Flight 152
, which departed from
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
, and was preparing to land at
Medan
,
North Sumatra
, crashed into mountainous terrain, killing 234 occupant on board. The causes included turning left instead of right as instructed by ATC and descending below the assigned altitude of 2,000 feet due to pilot error. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Indonesia's history.
230:
On July 17, 1996, a
Boeing 747-131
,
TWA Flight 800
, carrying 230 occupants, exploded and crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean
near
East Moriches
,
New York
, shortly after departing from
John F. Kennedy International Airport
on a flight to
Paris
and
Rome
. A lengthy investigation concluded that the probable cause of the accident was a short circuit in a fuel tank that contained an explosive mixture of fuel vapor and air. As a result, new requirements were developed to prevent future fuel tank explosions in aircraft.
229:
On September 2, 1998, a
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
,
Swissair Flight 111
, carrying 215 passengers and 14 crew from
New York City
to
Geneva
,
Switzerland
, crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean
near
Halifax, Nova Scotia
,
Canada
, killing all 229 people aboard. After a lengthy investigation, an official report stated that flammable material used in the aircraft's structure, specifically the Personal TV Systems recently installed in the Business Class Cabin, allowed a fire to spread, resulting in a loss of control.
228:
On June 1, 2009, an
Airbus A330-203
,
Air France Flight 447
, carrying 228 occupant, was en route from
Rio de Janeiro
,
Brazil
to
Paris
,
France
, when it crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean
. The aircraft's
flight recorders
were not recovered from the ocean floor until May 2011, and the final investigative report was released in July 2012. It determined that the disaster was likely due to the aircraft's
pitot tubes
being obstructed by ice crystals, causing the
autopilot
to disconnect. The crew reacted incorrectly, leading to an
aerodynamic stall
from which the jet did not recover.
228:
On August 6, 1997, a
Boeing 747-3B5
,
Korean Air Flight 801
, crashed on approach to the international airport in the United States territory of
Guam
, killing 228 of the 254 people aboard. Contributing factors in the crash were fatigue and errors by the flight crew, inadequate flight crew training, and a modification of the airport's altitude warning system that prevented it from detecting aircraft below a minimum safe altitude.
227:
On January 8, 1996, an
Antonov An-32B
aircraft with six crew members on board overshot the runway at
N'Dolo Airport
,
Kinshasa
,
Democratic Republic of Congo
, and plowed into a market place. Four on board survived but 225 people on the ground were killed and an estimated 500 were injured (estimated 253 seriously injured). It is the crash with the most non-passenger ground fatalities (not including
9/11
). It is usually known as the
1996 Air Africa crash
.
225:
On May 25, 2002, a
Boeing 747-209B
,
China Airlines Flight 611
, bound for
Hong Kong International Airport
in
Hong Kong
, disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the
Taiwan Strait
20 minutes after takeoff from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
) in
Taiwan
. It was determined that the crash, which killed all 206 passengers and 19 crew members aboard the plane, was caused by improper repairs to the aircraft 22 years earlier when the aircraft encountered a
tailstrike
.
224:
On October 31, 2015, an
Airbus A321-231
,
Metrojet Flight 9268
, crashed in the
Sinai Peninsula
after departing
Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport
,
Egypt
, en route to
Pulkovo Airport
,
Saint Petersburg
,
Russia
. All 224 occupants on board were killed. A branch of the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
claimed responsibility for bringing down the jet, and a Russian investigation concluded that a bomb was detonated inside the plane at a high altitude.
223:
On May 26, 1991, a
Boeing 767-3Z9ER
,
Lauda Air Flight 004
, broke up in midair over a remote area of
Thailand
due to an uncommanded deployment of a
thrust reverser
on one of the plane's engines, killing all 223 occupants aboard. The flight, which originated at
Kai Tak Airport
,
Hong Kong
, and made a stopover at
Don Mueang International Airport
in
Bangkok
,
Thailand
, was en route to
Vienna International Airport
,
Vienna
,
Austria
, when the accident occurred.
217:
On October 31, 1999, a
Boeing 767-366ER
,
EgyptAir Flight 990
, flying from
Los Angeles International Airport
,
United States
, to
Cairo International Airport
,
Egypt
, with a stop at
John F. Kennedy International Airport
,
New York City
, crashed into the
Atlantic Ocean
south of
Nantucket Island
,
Massachusetts
, killing all 217 occupants onboards. The
National Transportation Safety Board
determined that the probable cause of the crash was deliberate action by the relief first officer in response to his removal from international service within
Egyptair
, a finding disputed by Egyptian authorities who maintain another cause of the accident.
213:
On January 1, 1978, a
Boeing 747-237B
,
Air India Flight 855
, crashed into the
Arabian Sea
just off the coast of
Bombay
,
India
, killing all 213 occupants on board. An investigation concluded that the captain became disoriented after the failure of one of the flight instruments in the cockpit, leading to "irrational control inputs" that caused the plane to crash.
202:
On February 16, 1998, an
Airbus A300B4-622R
,
China Airlines Flight 676
, en route from
Ngurah Rai Airport
in
Bali
,
Indonesia
, to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now
Taoyuan International Airport
),
Taiwan
, crashed into a road and residential neighborhood in
Taoyuan, Taiwan
, killing 182 passengers, 14 crew, and six people on the ground. An investigation determined that when the control tower ordered the pilot to abort his landing and "go around" for a second attempt, the pilot, who had unintentionally released the plane's autopilot, did nothing to take control of the plane for 11 seconds as he apparently thought the autopilot would initiate the go around. As the aircraft approached the airport, the pilot executed a sudden steep ascent that produced a
stall
and crash.
China Airlines
was also criticized for "insufficient training".
200:
On July 10, 1985, a
Tupolev Tu-154B-2
,
Aeroflot Flight 7425
, on a domestic
Karshi
?
Ufa
?
Leningrad
route, crashed near
Uchkuduk
,
Uzbek SSR
,
Soviet Union
, on the first leg of its route. All 200 occupants onboard were killed. An investigation concluded that the plane went down due to pilot error. The air crew used an inappropriately low airspeed, causing vibrations that they incorrectly interpreted as engine surges. As a result, they further reduced engine power, causing the aircraft to
stall
and crash.
Safety
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In over one hundred years of implementation, aviation safety has improved considerably. In modern times, two major manufacturers still produce heavy passenger aircraft for the civilian market:
Boeing
in the
United States
, and the
European
company
Airbus
. Both of these manufacturers place a huge emphasis on the use of aviation safety equipment, now a billion-dollar industry in its own right; safety is a key selling point for these companies, as they recognize that a poor safety record in the aviation industry is a threat to corporate survival.
Some major safety devices now required in commercial aircraft are:
- Evacuation slides, to aid rapid passenger exit from an aircraft in an emergency situation
[41]
- Advanced
avionics
, incorporating computerized auto-recovery and alert systems
[42]
- Turbine engines
with improved durability and failure containment mechanisms
[43]
- Landing gear
that can be lowered even after loss of power and hydraulics
[44]
Measured on a passenger-distance calculation, air travel is the safest form of transportation available: Figures mentioned are the ones shared by the air industry when quoting air safety statistics. A typical statement, e.g., by the BBC: "UK airline operations are among the safest anywhere. When compared against all other modes of transport on a fatality per mile basis, air transport is the safest ? six times safer than travelling by car and twice as safe as rail."
[45]
When measured by fatalities per person transported, however,
buses
are the safest form of transportation. The number of air travel fatalities per person is surpassed only by bicycles and motorcycles. This statistic is used by the insurance industry when calculating insurance rates for air travel.
[46]
For every billion kilometers traveled, trains have a fatality rate that is 12 times higher than that of air travel, and the fatality rate for automobiles is 62 times greater than for air travel. By contrast, for every billion
journeys
taken, buses are the safest form of transportation; using this measure, air travel is three times more dangerous than car transportation, and almost 30 times more dangerous than travelling by bus.
[47]
A 2007 study by
Popular Mechanics
magazine found that passengers sitting at the back of an aeroplane are 40% more likely to survive a crash than those sitting at the front. The article quotes Boeing, the FAA, and a website on aircraft safety, all of which claim that there is no "safest" seat. The study examined 20 crashes, not taking into account the developments in safety after those accidents.
[48]
However, a
flight data recorder
is usually mounted in the aircraft's
empennage
(tail section) where it is more likely to survive a severe crash.
Between 1983 and 2000, the survival rate for people in U.S. plane crashes was greater than 95 percent.
[49]
Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System
[
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]
In an effort to prevent incidents such as the disappearance of
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370
, a new standard has been issued requiring all commercial aircraft to report their position every 15 minutes to air traffic controllers regardless of the country of origin. Introduced in 2016 by the
ICAO
, the regulation has no initial requirement for any new aircraft equipment to be fitted. The standard is part of a long-term plan, called the Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS), which will require new aircraft to be equipped with data broadcast systems that are in constant contact with air traffic controllers.
[50]
The GADSS is similar to the
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
(GMDSS) used for maritime safety.
[51]
Aviation Safety Reporting System
[
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]
The
Aviation Safety Reporting System
(ASRS) collects voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident/situation reports from pilots, controllers and others. The ASRS uses reports to identify system deficiencies, issue alert messages, and produce two publications,
CALLBACK
, and
ASRS Directline
. The collected information is made available to the public, and is used by the FAA, NASA and other organizations working in research and flight safety.
[52]
Statistics
[
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]
Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)
[
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]
The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A),
[53]
formerly known as the Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO), a non-government organization based in
Geneva
,
Switzerland
, compiles statistics on aviation accidents of aircraft capable of carrying more than six passengers, excluding helicopters, balloons, and combat aircraft. ACRO only considers crashes in which the aircraft has suffered such damage that it is removed from service, which will further reduce the statistics for incidents and fatalities compared to some other data. The total fatalities due to aviation accidents since 1970 is 83,772. The total number of incidents is 11,164.
[54]
According to ACRO, recent years have been considerably safer for aviation, with fewer than 170 incidents every year between 2009 and 2017, compared to as many as 226 as recently as 1998.
[55]
The annual fatalities figure is less than 1,000 for ten of the fourteen years between 2007 and 2020, the year 2017 experiencing the lowest number of fatalities, at 399, since the end of World War II.
[56]
2014 included the
disappearance of flight MH370
over the
Indian Ocean
and the
shootdown of flight MH17
as part of the
war in Donbas
. The total number of fatalities in 2014 was 869 more than in 2013.
Deaths and incidents per year according to ACRO and Bureau of Aircraft Accident Archives data, as of January 1, 2019
[update]
:
Year
|
Deaths
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|
Number of incidents
[58]
|
1970
|
2,226
|
298
|
1971
|
2,228
|
271
|
1972
|
3,346
|
344
|
1973
|
2,814
|
333
|
1974
|
2,621
|
270
|
1975
|
1,856
|
316
|
1976
|
2,419
|
277
|
1977
|
2,449
|
340
|
1978
|
2,042
|
356
|
1979
|
2,511
|
328
|
1980
|
2,203
|
325
|
1981
|
1,506
|
272
|
1982
|
1,958
|
250
|
1983
|
1,921
|
238
|
1984
|
1,273
|
234
|
1985
|
2,968
|
261
|
1986
|
1,763
|
238
|
1987
|
2,064
|
277
|
1988
|
2,313
|
254
|
1989
|
2,507
|
265
|
1990
|
1,631
|
261
|
1991
|
1,957
|
240
|
1992
|
2,299
|
266
|
1993
|
1,760
|
275
|
1994
|
2,018
|
231
|
1995
|
1,828
|
266
|
1996
|
2,796
|
251
|
1997
|
1,768
|
232
|
1998
|
1,721
|
225
|
1999
|
1,150
|
221
|
2000
|
1,586
|
198
|
2001
|
1,539
[a]
|
210
|
2002
|
1,418
|
197
|
2003
|
1,233
|
201
|
2004
|
767
|
178
|
2005
|
1,463
|
194
|
2006
|
1,298
|
192
|
2007
|
981
|
169
|
2008
|
952
|
189
|
2009
|
1,108
|
163
|
2010
|
1,130
|
162
|
2011
|
828
|
154
|
2012
|
800
|
156
|
2013
|
459
|
138
|
2014
|
1,328
|
122
|
2015
|
898
|
123
|
2016
|
629
|
102
|
2017
|
399
|
101
|
2018
|
1,040
|
113
|
2019
|
578
|
125
|
2020
|
463
|
90
|
2021
|
414
|
113
|
2022
|
357
|
100
|
2023
|
229
|
82
|
(Data have significantly changed since November 2015 after a major upgrade to the death rate and crash rate web pages.
[59]
[60]
This may reflect a change between a
static
and
dynamic web page
, where data were made to be automatically updated based on the incidents in their
archives
.)
|
|
Annual Aviation Safety Review (EASA)
[
edit
]
The
European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) is tasked by Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 20, 2008, to provide an annual review of aviation safety.
The
Annual Safety Review
presents statistics on European and worldwide civil aviation safety. Statistics are grouped according to type of operation, for instance, commercial air transport, and aircraft category, such as aeroplanes, helicopters, gliders, etc.
The Agency has access to accident and statistical information collected by the
International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO).
[61]
States are required, according to ICAO Annex 13, on Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, to report to ICAO information, on accidents and serious incidents to aircraft with a maximum certificated take-off mass (MTOM) over 2250 kg. Therefore, most statistics in this review concern aircraft above this mass. In addition to the ICAO data, a request was made to the EASA Member States to obtain light aircraft accident data. Furthermore, data on the operation of aircraft for commercial air transport were obtained from both ICAO and the
NLR Air Transport Safety Institute
.
[62]
Investigation
[
edit
]
Annex 13 of the
Chicago Convention
provides the international
Standards And Recommended Practices
that form the basis for air accident and incident investigations by signatory countries, as well as reporting and preventive measures.
[63]
The
International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) is specifically focused on preventing accidents, rather than determining liability.
Australia
[
edit
]
In Australia, the
Australian Transport Safety Bureau
is the federal government body responsible for investigating transport-related accidents and incidents, covering air, sea, and rail travel. Formerly an agency of the
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
, in 2010, in the interests of keeping its independence it became a stand-alone agency.
[64]
Brazil
[
edit
]
In Brazil, the
Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center
(CENIPA) was established under the auspices of the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center, a Military Organization of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The organization is responsible for the activities of aircraft accident prevention, and investigation of civil and military aviation occurrences. Formed in 1971, and in accordance with international standards, CENIPA represented a new philosophy: investigations are conducted with the sole purpose of promoting the "prevention of aeronautical accidents".
[65]
Canada
[
edit
]
In Canada, the
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
(TSB), is an independent agency responsible for the advancement of transportation safety through the investigation and reporting of accident and incident occurrences in all prevalent Canadian modes of transportation ? marine, air, rail and pipeline.
[66]
China
[
edit
]
In China, the
Civil Aviation Administration of China
(CAAC) is totally responsible for all air investigations and safety inside the country after the split from the formal
CAAC Airlines
.
[67]
Ethiopia
[
edit
]
In Ethiopia, the Civil Aviation Accident Prevention and Investigation Bureau of the
Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority
(ECAA), which is an agency of the
Ministry of Transport and Communications
, conducts aircraft accident investigations in Ethiopia or involving Ethiopian aircraft.
[68]
France
[
edit
]
In France, the agency responsible for investigation of civilian air crashes is the
Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses pour la Securite de l'Aviation Civile
(BEA). Its purpose is to establish the circumstances and causes of the accident and to make recommendations for their future avoidance.
[69]
Germany
[
edit
]
In Germany, the agency for investigating air crashes is the
Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation
(BFU). It is an agency of the
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
.
[70]
The focus of the BFU is to improve safety by determining the causes of accidents and serious incidents and making safety recommendations to prevent recurrence.
[70]
Hong Kong
[
edit
]
The
Air Accident Investigation Authority
(AAIA) is responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in Hong Kong, as well as those in other territories involving a Hong Kong-registered aircraft. It is led by Darren Straker, Chief Inspector of Accidents, and headquartered at
Hong Kong International Airport
. AAIA was established in 2018 in response to an ICAO directive instructing that member states maintain air accident investigation authorities that are independent of civil aviation authorities and related entities. Prior to 2018, accident investigation duties were held by the
Civil Aviation Department
's Flight Standards & Airworthiness Division and Accident Investigation Division.
[71]
[72]
India
[
edit
]
Until May 30, 2012, the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
investigated incidents involving aircraft. Since then, the
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau
has taken over investigation responsibilities.
[73]
Indonesia
[
edit
]
In Indonesia, the
National Transportation Safety Committee
(NTSC;
Indonesian
:
Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi
, KNKT) is responsible for the investigation of incidents and accidents, including air accidents. Its aim is the improvement of transportation safety, not just aviation, in Indonesia.
Italy
[
edit
]
Created in 1999 in Italy, the
Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo
(ANSV), has two main tasks: conducting technical investigations for civil aviation aircraft accidents and incidents, while issuing safety recommendations as appropriate; and conducting studies and surveys aimed at increasing flight safety. The organization is also responsible for establishing and maintaining the "voluntary reporting system". Although not under the supervision of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the ANSV is a public authority under the oversight of the
Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy
.
[74]
Japan
[
edit
]
The
Japan Transport Safety Board
investigates aviation accidents and incidents. The
Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission
investigated aviation accidents and incidents in Japan until October 1, 2001, when the
Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission
(ARAIC) replaced it,
[75]
and the ARAIC did this function until October 1, 2008, when it merged into the JTSB.
[76]
Malaysia
[
edit
]
Established in 2016, the
Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Malaysia
is the main investigation body for aircraft accident/incident. Separate from
Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia
(CAAM) and
Malaysian Aviation Commission
(MAVCOM) that is the national aviation authority and commission that oversee aviation economy respectively. The AAIB operates from the ministry of transport headquarters in
Putrajaya
, and its
black box
laboratory situated in STRIDE, the ministry of defenses research institute. AAIB Malaysia is teamed by civilians and seconded
Royal Malaysian Airforce
senior officer and a group of pool investigators from
Malaysia Institute of Aviation Technology
Mexico
[
edit
]
In Mexico, the
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGAC) investigates aviation accidents.
[77]
Netherlands
[
edit
]
In the Netherlands, the
Dutch Safety Board
(
Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid
) is responsible for the investigation of incidents and accidents, including air accidents. Its aim is the improvement of safety in the Netherlands. Its main focus is on those situations in which civilians are dependent on the government, companies or organizations for their safety. The Board solely investigates when incidents or accidents occur and aims to draw lessons from the results of these investigations. The Safety Board is objective, impartial and independent in its judgment. The Board will always be critical towards all parties concerned.
[78]
New Zealand
[
edit
]
In New Zealand, the
Transport Accident Investigation Commission
(TAIC) is responsible for the investigation of air accidents.
[79]
"The Commission's purpose, as set out in its Act, is to determine the circumstances and causes of aviation, rail and maritime accidents, and incidents, with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future, rather than to ascribe blame to any person."
[80]
The TAIC investigates with accordance with annex 13 of the
ICAO
[81]
and specific New Zealand legislation.
[82]
Poland
[
edit
]
In Poland,
State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation
(Polish:
Pa?stwowa Komisja Badania Wypadkow Lotniczych
,
PKBWL
) is responsible for investigating all civil aviation accidents and incidents occurring in the country. Headquartered in Warsaw, the commission is a division of the
Ministry of Infrastructure
. As of November 2022, the head of the PKBWL is Bogusław Trela.
Russia
[
edit
]
In Russia, the
Interstate Aviation Committee
(IAC, MAK according to the original Russian name) is an executive body overseeing the use and management of civil aviation in the
Commonwealth of Independent States
. This organization investigates air accidents in the former
USSR
area under the umbrella of the Air Accident Investigation Commission of the Interstate Aviation Committee.
[83]
There are active discussion to dismantling the committee, and in 2020, Armenia and Russia has signed on a joint agreement establishing the
International Bureau for investigating aviation accidents and serious incidents
(In
Russian
: Международное бюро по расследованию авиационных происшествий и серьезных инцидентов), designed to replace the committee and to act as upper body for investigation of aviation incidents and, subordinate to the
Eurasian Union
. The new body has been assigned duties to investigate serious accidents and incidents in accordance with the requirements of ICAO documents, ensuring independent investigation of accidents, cooperation and interaction between the parties in relation to investigating aircraft accidents, development and use of common rules and procedures for investigating aircraft accidents.
Taiwan
[
edit
]
In Taiwan, the
Taiwan Transportation Safety Board
(TTSB) is the independent government agency that is responsible for major transportation accident investigations. TTSB's predecessor was ASC, which was established in 1998. TTSB is under the administration of the Executive Yuan and independent from
Civil Aviation Administration
. The TTSB consisted of five to seven board members, including a chairman and a vice chairman, appointed by the
Premier
. The managing director of TTSB manages the day-to-day function of the organization, including accident investigations.
[84]
United Kingdom
[
edit
]
In the
United Kingdom
, the agency responsible for investigation of civilian air crashes is the
Air Accidents Investigation Branch
(AAIB) of the
Department for Transport
. Its purpose is to establish the circumstances and causes of the accident and to make recommendations for their future avoidance.
[85]
United States
[
edit
]
United States
civil aviation incidents are investigated by the
National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB). NTSB officials piece together evidence from the crash site to determine likely cause, or causes. The NTSB also investigates overseas incidents involving US-registered aircraft, in collaboration with local investigative authorities, especially when significant loss of American lives occurs, or when the involved aircraft is American-built.
[86]
Retirement of flight numbers
[
edit
]
Out of respect for the deceased and injured, it is common for an airline to cease using the
flight number
of a fatal crash.
[
failed verification
]
For example, following the shootdown of
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
, the flight number was changed to MH19.
[87]
However, that is not always the case.
[88]
For example,
China Southern Airlines
continued using the flight number 3456 even after
a fatal crash in 1997
.
[89]
See also
[
edit
]
- By person(s) killed
- Lists of airliner accidents
- Types of accidents
- Lists of military aircraft accidents
- Aviation safety
- Aviation authorities
- Agencia Nacional de Aviacao Civil
(ANAC, Brazil)
- Civil Aviation Administration of China
(CAAC, China)
- Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
(CAA, NZ)
- Civil Aviation Authority (United Kingdom)
(CAA, UK)
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority
(CASA, Australia)
- Directorate General for Civil Aviation (France)
(DGAC, France)
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA, India)
- European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA)
- Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA, United States)
- International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO)
- Italian Civil Aviation Authority
(ENAC, Italy)
- Luftfahrt-Bundesamt
(LBA, Germany)
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
(CAA, Pakistan)
- Transport Canada
(TC, Canada)
- Other
Notes
[
edit
]
- ^
Does not include victims of the
September 11 attacks
outside the planes. There were 2740 fatalities outside the planes, which would bring the total to 4279 if counted.
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Bibliography
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- KLu Crash Archief; Ongevallenfoto's 1945 ? 1965, 'Flash Aviation', 2003.
- KLu Crash Archief 2; Ongevallenfoto's 1964 ? 1974, 'Flash Aviation', 2004.
- BLu Crash Archief; Ongevallenfoto's 1945 ? 1965, 'Flash Aviation', 2004.
- USAF & NATO Report RTO-TR-015 AC/323/(HFM-015)/TP-1 (2001).
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