Commercial Airplanes

Statistical
Summary of
Commercial Jet
Airplane Accidents
Worldwide Operations
1959 - 2010

1959 2010
Contents

Introduction 2
Definitions 3
Boeing Terms 6
Exclusions 7
Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definitions 8
2010 Airplane Accidents 10
Departures, Flight Hours, and Jet Airplanes in Service 14
Accident Summary by Type of Operation 15
Accident Summary by Injury and Damage 16
Accident Rates and Onboard Fatalities by Year 17
U.S. and Canadian Operators Accident Rates By Year 18
10-Year Accident Rates by Type of Operation 19
Accident Rates by Airplane Type 20
Fatal Accidents and Onboard Fatalities by Phase of Flight 21
Fatalities by CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT) Aviation Occurrence Categories 22
CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT) Aviation Occurrence Categories 23

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June 2011

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Introduction

The accident statistics presented in this summary are confined to worldwide commercial jet airplanes that are heavier than 60,000
pounds maximum gross weight. Within that set of airplanes, there are two groups excluded:
1) Airplanes manufactured in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
are excluded because of the lack of operational data; and
2) Commercial airplanes operated in military service. (However, if a military-owned commercial jet transport is used for civilian
commercial service, those data will be included in this summary.)
The following airplanes are included in the statistics:
717 DC-8 A300 BAe 146 F-28 Concorde L-1011 BAC 1-11 Comet 4
707/720 DC-9 A300-600 Avro RJ-70/-85/-100 F-70 Trident
727 DC-10/MD-10 A310 CRJ-700/-900/-1000 F-100 Caravelle
737 MD-11 A320/321/319/318 EMB-170/-190 Mercure
747 MD-80/-90 A330 CV-880/-990
757 A340 VC-10
767 A380
777
Flight operations data for Boeing airplanes are developed internally from airline operator reports. Flight operations data for non-Boeing
airplanes are compiled from www.ascendworldwide.com, by Ascend. The source of jet airplane inventory data is Jet Information
Services, Inc.
Accident data are obtained, when available, from government accident reports. Otherwise, information is from operators,
manufacturers, various government and private information services, and press accounts.
Readers may note that cumulative accident totals from year to year may not exactly correlate with the expected change from the
previous year’s accidents. This is a result of periodic audits of the entire accident history for updates to the data.
Definitions related to development of statistics in this summary are primarily based on corresponding International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) terms as explained in the next
section.

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Definitions

Airplane Accident: An occurrence associated with the operation of an airplane that takes place between the time any person boards
the airplane with the intention of flight and such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which:
• Death or serious injury results from:
– Being in the airplane; or
– Direct contact with the airplane or anything attached thereto; or
– Direct exposure to jet blast;
Excluding:
 Fatal and nonfatal injuries from natural causes; and
 Fatal and nonfatal self-inflicted injuries or injuries inflicted by other persons; and
 Fatal and nonfatal injuries of stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew; and
 Nonfatal injuries resulting from atmospheric turbulence, maneuvering, loose objects, boarding, disembarking, evacuation,
and maintenance and servicing; and
 Nonfatal injuries to persons not aboard the airplane; or
• The airplane sustains substantial damage; or
• The airplane is missing or is completely inaccessible.
The following occurrences are not considered airplane accidents – those that are the result of experimental test flights or the result
of a hostile action, including sabotage, hijacking, terrorism, and military action.

Note: This is generally consistent with the ICAO and the NTSB definition of an accident (see the Referenced ICAO and NTSB
Definitions section). The differences are:
1) The ICAO and NTSB references to “aircraft” were changed to “airplane” and references to propellers and rotors were
eliminated; and
2) This publication excludes events that result in nonfatal injuries from atmospheric turbulence, maneuvering, etc.; nonfatal
injuries to persons not aboard the airplane; and any events that result from an experimental test flight or from hostile
action, such as sabotage, hijacking, terrorism, and military action.

Note: Within this publication, the term “accident” is used interchangeably with “airplane accident.”

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Definitions (continued)

Destroyed: The estimated or likely cost of repairs would have exceeded 50 percent of the new value of the airplane had it still been in
production at the time of the accident.

Note: This definition is consistent with the FSF definition. NTSB defines “destroyed” as damaged due to impact, fire, or
in-flight failures to an extent not economically repairable.

Fatal Injury: Any injury that results in death within 30 days of the accident.

Note: This is consistent with both the ICAO and the NTSB definitions.

Major Accident: An accident in which any of three conditions is met:

• The airplane was destroyed; or
• There were multiple fatalities; or
• There was one fatality and the airplane was substantially damaged.

Note: This definition is consistent with the NTSB definition. It is also generally consistent with FSF, except that FSF confines
multiple fatalities to occupants. ICAO does not normally define the term “major accident”.

Serious Injury: An injury which is sustained by a person in an accident and which:

• Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within seven days from the date the injury was received; or
• Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose); or
• Involves lacerations which cause severe hemorrhage, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; or
• Involves injury to any internal organ; or
• Involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface; or
• Involves verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation.

Note: This is consistent with the ICAO definition. It is also consistent with NTSB’s except for the last bullet item, which is not
included in the NTSB definition.

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Definitions (continued)

Substantial Damage: Damage or failure which adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the
airplane, and which would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component.
Substantial damage is not considered to be:
• Engine failure or damage limited to an engine • Damage to wheels
if only one engine fails or is damaged • Damage to tires
• Bent fairings or cowlings • Damage to flaps
• Dents in the skin • Damage to engine accessories
• Small puncture holes in the skin • Damage to brakes
• Damage to wingtips

Note 1. – This is generally consistent with the NTSB definition of substantial damage except: 1) It deletes reference to “puncture
holes in the fabric” and “ground damage to rotor or propeller blades”; and 2) It deletes “damage to landing gear” from the
list of items not considered to be substantial damage.

Note 2. – ICAO does not define the term substantial damage. Still, the above definition is generally consistent with the ICAO
definition of structural damage contained within part (b) of the ICAO accident definition.

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Boeing Terms

The terms on this page were created by Boeing for this publication and do not have corresponding equivalents in
ICAO, NTSB, etc.

Accident Rates: In general, this expression is a measure of accidents per million departures. Departures (or flight cycles) are
used as the basis for calculating rates, since there is a stronger statistical correlation between accidents and departures than
there is between accidents and flight hours, or between accidents and the number of airplanes in service, or between accidents
and passenger miles or freight miles. Airplane departures data are continually updated and revised as new information and
estimating processes become available. These form the baseline for the measure of accident rates and, as a consequence,
rates may vary between editions of this publication.

Airplane Collisions: Events involving two or more airplanes are counted as separate events, one for each airplane. For
example, destruction of two airplanes in a collision is considered to be two separate accidents.

Fatal Accident: An accident that results in fatal injury.

Hull Loss: Airplane totally destroyed or damaged and not repaired. Hull loss also includes but is not limited to events in which:

• The airplane is missing; or

• The search for the wreckage has been terminated without it being located; or
• The airplane is completely inaccessible.

Note: Neither ICAO nor NTSB has a definition for hull loss.

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Exclusions

Certain airplanes and events are excluded from consideration as accidents in this summary. This is a complete list of
those exclusions.

Excluded Airplanes
Airplanes manufactured in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) are
excluded because of the lack of operational data. Commercial airplanes operated in military service are also excluded. (However,
if a military-owned commercial jet transport is used for civilian commercial service, those data are included in this summary.)

Excluded Events
• Fatal and nonfatal injuries from natural causes;
• Fatal and nonfatal self-inflicted injuries or injuries inflicted by other persons;
• Fatal and nonfatal injuries of stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew;
• Nonfatal injuries resulting from atmospheric turbulence, maneuvering, loose objects, boarding, disembarking, evacuation,
and maintenance and servicing;
• Nonfatal injuries to persons not aboard the airplane;
• Experimental test flights (however, maintenance test flights, ferry, positioning, training, and demonstration flights are not
excluded);
• Sabotage, hijacking, terrorism, and military action.

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Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definitions

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) definitions are included
below for reference.
Accident
ICAO defines an accident as follows:
An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the
intention of flight until such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which:
a) A person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of:
• Being in the aircraft, or
• Direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have become detached from the aircraft, or
• Direct exposure to jet blast,
except when the injuries are from natural causes, self-inflicted or inflicted by other persons, or when the injuries are to
stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available to the passengers and crew; or
b) The aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which:
• Adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and
• Would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component,
except for engine failure or damage, when the damage is limited to the engine, its cowlings or accessories; or for damage
limited to propellers, wing tips, antennas, tires, brakes, fairings, small dents or puncture holes in the aircraft skin; or
c) The aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
NTSB defines an aircraft accident as follows:
Aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person
boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious
injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage.

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Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definitions (continued)

Serious Injury
ICAO defines serious injury as follows:
An injury which is sustained by a person in an accident and which:
a) Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within seven days from the date the injury was received; or
b) Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose); or
c) Involves lacerations which cause severe hemorrhage, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage; or
d) Involves injury to any internal organ; or
e) Involves second or third degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface; or
f) Involves verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation.
NTSB defines serious injury as follows:
Serious injury means any injury which:
1) Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within 7 days from the date the injury was received;
2) Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes, or nose);
3) Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle, or tendon damage;
4) Involves any internal organ; or
5) Involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 percent of the body surface.

Substantial Damage
NTSB defines substantial damage as follows:
Damage or failure that adversely affects the structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft, and that would
normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component. Engine failure or damage limited to an engine if only one
engine fails or is damaged, bent fairings or cowling, dented skin, small puncture holes in the skin or fabric, ground damage to rotor or
propeller blades, and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine accessories, brakes, or wingtips are not considered
“substantial damage.”
ICAO does not define the term substantial damage.

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 2010 Airplane Accidents
All Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
Event Airline Model Type of Accident Phase Event Description Damage Hull Injury Onboard Fatalities Major
Date (A/P Age Operation Location of Flight Category Loss Category / Occupants Accident
in Years) (External Fatalities)
2-Jan-10 Compagnie 727 Charter Kinshasa, Landing The crew reported an hydraulic problem shortly after takeoff and elected Destroyed X X
Africaine (29) Cargo Congo DR to return. The airplane touched down normally, but veered off the
d'Aviation runway, collapsing the landing gear. There were no injuries.
15-Jan-10 Iran Air F100 Sched Isfahan, Landing The airplane's nose landing gear collapsed after a hard landing. The Substantial
(19) Pax Iran airplane stopped on the runway. There were no injuries.
16-Jan-10 Utair 737-500 Sched Moscow, Taxi The airplane's nose gear collapsed when it departed the runway during Substantial
(15) Pax Russia exit onto a taxiway. Light snow was reported at the time. There were no
injuries.
19-Jan-10 Mexicana A318 Sched Cancun, Takeoff During the takeoff roll, after the airplane had begun rotation, the fan Substantial
Airlines (5) Pax Mexico cowls on the left engine opened and were torn off. Parts of the cowls
struck the engine pylon, the wing and the rear fuselage. The crew
elected to return where a safe landing was carried out. There were no
injuries.
25-Jan-10 Ethiopian 737-800 Sched (near) Climb The airplane crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after takeoff Destroyed X Fatal 90/90 X
Airlines (8) Pax Beirut, from Beirut. The accident happened in darkness and in poor weather (0)
Lebanon with heavy rain associated with local thunderstorm activity.
30-Jan-10 Spring A320 Sched Shenyang, Landing Following a reportedly normal approach, the airplane suffered a tail Substantial
Airlines (< 1) Pax China strike on landing. There were no injuries.
6-Feb-10 SAS MD-82 Charter Grenoble, Landing During the landing flare, a high rate of descent developed and the Substantial
(18) Pax France airplane suffered a heavy tail strike. There were no injuries.
11-Feb-10 Click F100 Sched Monterrey, Landing The left main landing gear failed to fully extend on approach. After Substantial
Mexicana (18) Pax Mexico touchdown, the airplane veered off the runway onto soft ground. There
were no injuries.
13-Feb-10 Southwest 737-700 Sched (near) Santa Approach During approach the flight crew responded to a Traffic and Collision Serious
Airlines (4) Pax Clarita, Avoidance System (TCAS) Resolution Advisory (RA). As a result of the
USA avoidance maneuver one flight attendant was injured.
1-Mar-10 ACT A300-B4 Charter Bagram, Landing During landing rollout, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed. Substantial X
Airlines (29) Cargo Afghanistan The airplane came to a stop off the left side of the runway, resting on its
left wing, left engine, and rear fuselage. There were no injuries.
1-Mar-10 Air 737-200 Sched Mwanza, Landing On landing, the airplane veered off the runway. It ran roughly parallel to Substantial X
Tanzania (23) Pax Tanzania the runway until the nose gear dug in, and collapsed. There were no
injuries.

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 2010 Airplane Accidents
All Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
Event Airline Model Type of Accident Phase Event Description Damage Hull Injury Onboard Fatalities Major
Date (A/P Age Operation Location of Flight Category Loss Category / Occupants Accident
in Years) (External Fatalities)
4-Mar-10 China 747-400 Sched Anchorage, Takeoff The airplane suffered a tail strike on takeoff. It continued to its Substantial
Airlines (3) Cargo USA destination and made an uneventful landing. Inspection revealed
extensive damage to the rear lower fuselage. There were no injuries.
4-Mar-10 Cobham 717 Sched Ayers Rock, Parked During preparation for departure, a flight attendant fell from the airplane Serious
Aviation (8) Pax Australia during the passenger door closing operation when the portable stairs
Australia were being pulled away. There was no damage to the airplane.

2-Apr-10 Egyptair A330 Sched Cairo, Taxi During taxi for departure the crew followed the wrong taxi routing. The Substantial
(4) Pax Egypt left wing struck two light poles. There were no injuries.
9-Apr-10 Southwest 737-300 Sched Los Angeles, Pushback During pushback operation, an unmanned baggage cart tug contacted Substantial
Airlines (14) Pax USA the #1 engine cowl, passed under the fuselage, and came to a stop
after impacting the #2 engine cowl. There were no injuries.
13-Apr-10 Merpati 737-300 Sched Manokwari, Landing The airplane sustained significant damage when it overran the end of Destroyed X Serious X
Nusantara (20) Pax Indonesia the runway and went down a slope into a small river bed. The accident
Airlines occurred in daylight but in rain and mist.
13-Apr-10 AeroUnion A300-B4 Sched (near) Approach The airplane impacted the ground approximately 2 km short of the Destroyed X Fatal 5/5 X
(31) Cargo Monterrey, runway during final approach to land. The accident occurred at night in (1)
Mexico rain showers.
12-May-10 Afriqiyah A330 Sched (near) Tripoli, Approach The airplane impacted the ground approximately 1 km short of the Destroyed X Fatal 103/104 X
Airways (< 1) Pax Libya runway on a non-precision approach. The accident occurred at dawn. (0)

22-May-10 Air India 737-800 Sched Mangalore, Landing The airplane landed long, overran the runway, contacted the localizer Destroyed X Fatal 158/166 X
Express (2) Pax India antenna structure, and went down a steep ravine. It was consumed by (0)
fire. The accident occurred in daylight.
5-Jun-10 US Airways A321 Sched Charlotte, Parked The airplane's rudder was struck by another taxiing airplane's wingtip. Substantial
(1) Pax USA There were no injuries.
6-Jun-10 Royal Air 737-400 Sched near Initial Shortly after takeoff, the airplane suffered multiple bird strikes (geese) Substantial
Maroc (19) Pax Amsterdam, Climb to the left engine, lower fuselage, and tail. The crew shut down the
Netherlands engine and turned back to a safe landing. There were no injuries.

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 2010 Airplane Accidents
All Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
Event Airline Model Type of Accident Phase Event Description Damage Hull Injury Onboard Fatalities Major
Date (A/P Age Operation Location of Flight Category Loss Category / Occupants Accident
in Years) (External Fatalities)
21-Jun-10 Hewa Bora MD-82 Sched Kinshasa, Takeoff Damage from a burst tire on takeoff caused the loss of one hydraulic Substantial
Airways (26) Pax Congo DR system and led the crew to shut down an engine. During the return to
land, the crew were unable to lower all the gear. The airplane veered off
the runway after touchdown. There were no injuries.
27-Jul-10 Lufthansa MD-11 Sched Riyadh, Landing The airplane made a hard, bounced landing that heavily damaged the Destroyed X X
Cargo (17) Cargo Saudi Arabia landing gear and fuselage, causing the airplane to veer off the runway.
A fire broke out that consumed the airplane. There were several minor
injuries.
28-Jul-10 AirBlue A321 Sched (near) Approach The airplane crashed into a hillside apparently during the downwind leg Destroyed X Fatal 152/152 X
Limited (10) Pax Islamabad, of a circling visual approach. The accident occurred in daylight but in (0)
Pakistan adverse weather conditions.
28-Jul-10 Mauritania, 737-700 Sched Conakry, Landing The airplane overran the runway on landing, impacted the localizer Substantial X
Airways (9) Pax Guinea antenna supports and stopped after the nose gear collapsed. There
were no injuries.
12-Aug-10 Azerbaijan A319 Sched Istanbul, Landing Following a VOR/DME approach, the airplane reportedly landed long. Substantial
Airlines (4) Pax Turkey To avoid an overrun, the pilot attempted to steer the airplane onto a
taxiway. It overran the taxiway which caused the nose landing gear to
collapse. There were no injuries.
16-Aug-10 Aires 737-700 Sched San Andres Landing The airplane touched down short of the runway threshold. The fuselage Destroyed X Fatal 2/121 X
Colombia (7) Pax Island, broke into three main sections which came to rest on the runway. The (0)
Colombia accident occurred at night in rainy, gusty weather.
20-Aug-10 Chanchangi 737-200 Sched Kaduna, Landing The airplane undershot on approach, striking the localizer antenna and Substantial
Airlines (27) Pax Nigeria approach lights before touching down short of the runway threshold. It
came to a stop on the runway, where it was evacuated. There were no
injuries.
24-Aug-10 Henan EMB 190 Sched Yichun, China Final Following a non-precision approach, the airplane undershot the normal Destroyed X Fatal 42/96 X
Airlines (2) Pax Approach approach, impacted treetops before touching down and came to a stop (0)
about 1000m short of the runway. The airplane was consumed by fire.
The accident occurred at night in reported foggy conditions.

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2010 Airplane Accidents
All Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
Event Airline Model Type of Accident Phase Event Description Damage Hull Injury Onboard Fatalities Major
Date (A/P Age Operation Location of Flight Category Loss Category / Occupants Accident
in Years) (External Fatalities)

26-Aug-10 Iran F100 Sched Tabriz, Iran Landing The airplane overran the runway on landing. It came to a stop about Substantial X
Aseman (17) Pax 500 m past the runway when its nose landing gear went into a drainage
Airlines channel and its nose hit the ground. There were several minor injuries.

3-Sep-10 UPS 747-400 Sched (near) Cruise In cruise, upon reporting a fire and smoke in the flight deck, the crew Destroyed X Fatal 2/2 X
(2) Cargo Dubai, India requested an emergency descent and return. After overflying the (0)
airport, the airplane began a turn, descended rapidly, and crashed.
6-Sep-10 easyJet A320 Sched London, Parked A flat bed truck, that was maneuvering into position, struck the Substantial
(5) Pax United airplane's bulk cargo door and surrounding structure. There were no
Kingdom injuries.
24-Sep-10 Wind Jet A319 Sched Palermo, Landing On a VOR approach, the airplane touched down short of the runway Substantial X
(5) Pax Italy after encountering thunderstorms and windshear. It impacted the
localizer antenna and came to rest off the side of the runway. There
were minor injuries.
25-Sep-10 Atlantic CRJ900 Sched New York, Landing The crew broke off the initial approach when the right main landing gear Substantial
Southeast (1) Pax USA failed to extend. The airplane touched down and came to a stop on the
Airlines runway resting on its right wing. There were no injuries.
3-Oct-10 Thomsonfly 767 Sched Bristol, Landing The airplane touched down hard on the runway causing buckling of the Substantial
(15) Pax United upper fuselage skin as well as significant internal structural deformation
Kingdom and failure. There were no injuries.
31-Oct-10 Turkish A310 Sched Casablanca, Landing The airplane lost directional control during the landing roll and veered Substantial
Airlines (22) Cargo Morocco off the side of the runway. There were no injuries.
2-Nov-10 Lion Air 737-400 Sched Pontianak, Landing The airplane overran the runway on landing. It came to rest in soft Substantial
(19) Pax Indonesia ground; all landing gear were damaged. There were no injuries.
4-Nov-10 Global Air 737-200 Charter Puerto Landing The airplane landed with the nose landing gear retracted. The airplane Substantial
(35) Pax Vallarta, came to rest on its nose on the runway. There were no injuries.
Mexico
4-Nov-10 QANTAS A380 Sched near Batam Cruise The airplane suffered an uncontained engine failure shortly after takeoff Substantial
(2) Pax Island, during climb. There were no injuries.
Indonesia
10-Nov-10 Kuwait A300-600 Sched Kuwait City, Parked After a fire indication, the flight crew elected to return. The airplane Fatal 1/238
Airways (18) Pax Kuwait stopped on the runway where passengers evacuated using the escape (0)
slides.

Total 555 Onboard

40 16 11
Accidents (1) External

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 Departures, Flight Hours, and Jet Airplanes in Service*
Worldwide Operations 1991 Through 2010
50
Annual departures and flight hours (millions)

47.8
45
• 586 million departures since 1959
Flight hours (445 million on Boeing airplanes)
40
Departures
35
• 1,043 million flight hours since 1959
30 (797 million on Boeing airplanes)
25
22.3
20

15

10

0
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Year
25
Number of airplanes* (thousands)

Worldwide Fleet * Certified jet airplanes greater than

Boeing Fleet
60,000 pounds maximum gross weight,
20 20,746
including those in temporary non-flying
status and those in use by non-airline
15 operators. Excluded are commercial
12,495 airplanes operated in military service and
10
CIS/USSR-manufactured airplanes.

5
Source: Jet Information Services, Inc.
0
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Year

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Accident Summary by Type of Operation
Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet

Type of operation All Accidents Fatal Accidents Onboard Fatalities Hull Loss Accidents
(External Fatalities)*
1959-2010 2001-2010 1959-2010 2001-2010 1959-2010 2001-2010 1959-2010 2001-2010

Passenger 1,390 308 481 69 28,381 4,711 669 132

(777) (157)
– Scheduled 24,267 4,707 602 126
1,276 287 436 67
– Charter 114 4,114 4 67 6
21 45 2

Cargo 250 80 75 15 262 46 169 50

(330) (74)

Maintenance test, ferry, 117 11 44 3 208 17 73 8

positioning, training, and (66) (0)
demonstration
Totals 1,757 399 600 87 28,851 4,774 911 190
(1,173) (231)
U.S. and Canadian Operators 541 75 178 12 6,158 265 219 29
(381) (15)
Rest of the World 1,216 324 422 75 22,693 4,509 692 161
(792) (216)
Totals 1,757 399 600 87 28,851 4,774 911 190
(1,173) (231)

*External fatalities include on-ground fatalities as well as fatalities on other aircraft involved.

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Accident Summary by Injury and Damage
All Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet

1959 Through 2010

600 Fatal Accidents 1157 Non-Fatal Accidents
(34% of Total) (66% of Total)

487 Fatal accidents with hull loss 424 Hull loss without fatalities

25 Fatal accidents with

676 Substantial damage without fatalities
substantial damage

88 Fatal accidents 57 Accidents without substantial

without substantial damage damage (but with serious injuries)
Total 1757

Number of Accidents

2001 Through 2010

87 Fatal Accidents 312 Non-Fatal Accidents
(22% of Total) (78% of Total)

72 Fatal acc. w/ hull loss 118 Hull loss without fatalities

2 Fatal accidents with

substantial damage 180 Substantial damage without fatalities

13 Fatal accidents without 14 Accidents without substantial

substantial damage damage (but with serious injuries)

Total 399

Number of Accidents
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 Accident Rates and Onboard Fatalities by Year
Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet – 1959 Through 2010

50 1500
All accident rate
Fatal accident rate
Hull loss accident rate
Onboard fatalities
40 1200

Annual
accident
rate 30 900 Annual
(accidents onboard
per million fatalities
departures)

20 600

10 300

0 0
59 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 Year
86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10

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 U.S. and Canadian Operators Accident Rates by Year
Fatal Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet – 1959 Through 2010

50

Rest of the world

U.S. & Canadian operators 1991 Through 2010
2.0
40 Rest of the world
U.S. & Canadian operators
1.5

Annual 1.0
fatal
accident 30
0.5
rate
(accidents
per million 0.0
departures) 91 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10

20 Year

10

0
5960 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06 08 10
Year

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10-Year Accident Rates by Type of Operation
Fatal and Hull Loss Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet – 2001 Through 2010
3.0

Fatal accident rate

2.5 Hull loss accident rate
2.15

2.0
10-year
accident
rate
(accidents
1.5
per million
departures)

0.96
1.0
0.75
0.67

0.40 0.44
0.5

0.0
Scheduled commercial All other operations* Total
passenger operations 29.8 million departures 198.6 million departures
168.8 million departures

*Charter passenger, charter cargo, scheduled cargo, maintenance test, ferry, positioning, training, and demonstration flights

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Accident Rates by Airplane Type
Hull Loss Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet – 1959 Through 2010
Hull
Losses H/L with
Sorted by Year of Introduction (H/L) Fatalities

*No longer in service 99 53 4.64/8.68

707/720 152 74 4.27/8.78
DC-8 75 51 4.01/5.90
727 91 52 0.68/1.19
DC-9 91 49 0.78/1.46
BAC 1-11 27 12 1.40/3.15
737-100/-200 98 49 0.85/1.70
F-28 43 22 2.38/4.65
747-100/-200/-300/SP 35 19 1.47/2.71
DC-10/MD-10 28 12 1.33/3.10
L-1011 4 3 0.56/0.75
A300 14 4 0.62/2.17
MD-80/-90 24 13 0.31/0.57
767 6 2 0.13/0.38
757 5 5 0.24/0.24 Hull loss accident rate – total bar
BAe146, RJ-70/-85/-100 12 7 0.68/1.17
Hull loss with fatalities accident rate – lighter shaded portion
A310 10 8 1.76/2.20
737-300/-400/-500 35 19 0.28/0.52
A300-600 5 3 0.55/0.92
A320/321/319/318 18 11 0.20/0.33
F-100/F-70 10 3 0.31/1.03
747-400 4 2 0.31/0.62
MD-11 8 5 2.30/3.69
A340 2 0 0/0.87
A330 2 2 0.46/0.46
777 1 0 0/0.18
737-600/-700/-800/-900 10 6 0.18/0.30 * The Comet, CV880/990, Caravelle, Concorde, Mercure, Trident and VC-10
0 0 are no longer in commercial service.
717 0/0 **These types have accumulated fewer than 1 million departures.
CRJ-700/-900/-1000 0 0 0/0
EMB-170/-190 2 1 0.26/0.52
**A380 0 0 0/0

Total 911 487 0.83/1.55

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 Hull loss accident rate per million departures
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 Fatal Accidents and Onboard Fatalities by Phase of Flight
Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet – 2001 Through 2010
Percentage of fatal accidents and onboard fatalities
Taxi, load/ 17% 36%
unload
parked, Initial Climb Initial Final
tow Takeoff climb (flaps up) Cruise Descent approach approach Landing

Fatal accidents 15% 10% 7% 5% 11% 3% 13% 14% 22%

Onboard fatalities 0% 13% 12% 10% 21% 2% 18% 9% 15%

25%
Q 24%
Initial
approach Final
Exposure fix approach
(Percentage of flight fix
time estimated for a 11% 12% 3%
1% 1% 14% 57% 1%
1.5 hour flight)
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to numerical rounding.

100 2000
Fatal accidents Distribution of fatal accidents and onboard fatalities
80
Onboard fatalities 1500

Fatal 60 Onboard
accidents
1002
855
Fata
1000 fatalities
40 620 709
551 469 453
19 500
20 12
13 9 10 11
6 4 3 111
4
0 0
Taxi, load/ Takeoff Initial Climb Cruise Descent Initial Final Landing
unload climb approach approach
parked,
tow
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 Fatalities by CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT)
Aviation Occurrence Categories
Fatal Accidents – Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet – 2001 Through 2010
2000
ARC Abnormal Runway Contact
1756 (85) External fatalities [Total 231] CFIT Controlled Flight Into or Toward Terrain
EVAC Evacuation
1800 F-NI Fire/Smoke (Non-Impact)
Onboard fatalities [Total 4774]
FUEL Fuel Related
LOC-I Loss of Control – In flight
MAC Midair/Near Midair Collision
1600 OTHR Other
RAMP Ground Handling
RE Runway Excursion (Takeoff or Landing)
RI-VAP Runway Incursion – Vehicle, Aircraft or Person
1400 SCF-NP System/Component Failure or Malfunction (Non-Powerplant)
SCF-PP System/Component Failure or Malfunction (Powerplant)
UNK Unknown or Undetermined
USOS Undershoot/Overshoot
1200 WSTRW Windshear or Thunderstorm
Fatalities
1007 (0) Onboard fatalities No accidents were noted in the following principal categories:
ADRM Aerodrome
1000
External fatalities AMAN Abrupt Maneuver
ATM Air Traffic Management/Communications, Navigation, Surveillance
BIRD Bird
766 (17) CABIN Cabin Safety Events
800
F-POST Fire/Smoke (Post-Impact)
GCOL Ground Collision
ICE Icing
LALT Low Altitude Operations
600
LOC-G Loss of Control – Ground
RI-A Runway Incursion – Animal
SEC Security Related
400 352 (0) TURB Turbulence Encounter
For a complete description go to: http://www.intlaviationstandards.org/
156 (69) 225 (0)
154 (38)
200
122 (3) 110(8) 96 (1)
23 (0) 1 (8) 2 (2) 3 (0) 1 (0)
0
LOC-I CFIT RE UNK MAC SCF-NP RE OTHR RI-VAP WSTRW FUEL RAMP SCF-PP F-NI EVAC
(Landing) (Takeoff)
+ ARC
Number of
+ USOS
fatal accidents
(87 total) 20 17 17 3 2 1 5 4 1 1 1 9 3 2 1
Note: Principal categories as assigned by CAST.
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CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT)
Aviation Occurrence Categories
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), which includes government
officials and aviation industry leaders, have jointly chartered the CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT). CICTT includes
experts from several air carriers, aircraft manufacturers, engine manufacturers, pilot associations, regulatory authorities, transportation
safety boards, ICAO, and members from Canada, the European Union, France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the
United States. CICTT is co-chaired by a representative from ICAO and CAST.
The team is charged with developing common taxonomies and definitions for aviation accident and incident reporting systems.
Common taxonomies and definitions establish a standard industry language, thereby improving the quality of information and
communication. With this common language, the aviation community's capacity to focus on common safety issues is greatly enhanced.
The CICTT Aviation Occurrence Taxonomy is designed to permit the assignment of multiple categories as necessary to describe the
accident or incident. Since 2001, the Safety Indicator Steering Group (SISG) has met annually to assign CICTT occurrence categories
to the prior year’s accidents.
In a separate activity, the CAST assigned each accident to a single principal category. Those accident assignments and a brief
description of the categories are reported in the preceding chart.
The CAST use of principal categories has been instrumental in focusing industry and government efforts and resources on accident
prevention. Pareto charts using principal categories are used by CAST to identify changes to historic risk and to help to determine if
the safety enhancements put in place are effective.
For a complete description of the categories go to: http://www.intlaviationstandards.org/

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