August 1, 1995 NTSB Accident Statistics for 1994 |
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Here are the latest-available figures to save for the next time someone asks you "How safe is flying?" or "Are airlines really that much safer than small planes?"
August 1, 1995
 The NTSB has released preliminary statistics covering aircraft
accidents during 1994.
1994 Aviation Fatalities
FATALITIES 1994 1993
Private Planes
725 740
Airlines
237 1
Commuter
25 24
Air
taxi
63 42
Foreign, unregistered
21 16
Total 1071 823
1994 Airline and Commuter Fatalities
PART 121 (Airlines)
DATE CARRIER AIRCRAFT LOCATION FATALITIES
Jul 2 US Air
DC-9-31
Charlotte, NC 37
Sep 8 US Air
B737-3B7 Pittsburgh,
PA 132
Oct 31 Am. Eagle
ATR72-212 Roselawn,
IN 68
Total: 237
PART 135 (Commuters)
DATE CARRIER AIRCRAFT LOCATION FATALITIES
Jan 7 Un. Express BAe Jetstream 41 Columbus,
OH 5
Dec 1 Ryan Air Cessna
402C Elim,
AK
5
Dec 13 Am. Eagle BAe Jetstream 31 Raleigh,
NC 15
Total: 25
Analysis of 1994 Statistics
TOTAL: 1,071 people were killed in 2,106 U.S. civil aviation
accidents in 1994, compared with 823 fatalities in 2,150 accidents
during 1993. The 262 air carrier fatalities were the highest since
1988 when there were 306 deaths.
MAJOR AIR CARRIERS had 20 accidents, four involving
fatalities, for a total of 237 deaths, versus 22 accidents (one fatal)
in 1993. The fatal accident rate per million miles
flown in 1994 was 0.0008, compared with 0.0002 in 1993. Per 100,000
aircraft departures, the fatal rate was up to 0.049 in 1994 from
0.013 in 1993.
SCHEDULED COMMUTER AIRLINES had 10 accidents in 1994, down
from 16 in 1993. Fatalities rose from 24 people killed in four
accidents in '93, to 25 killed in 10 accidents in '94.
'94 fatal accident rate per million aircraft miles declined to
0.006 in '94 from 0.008 in '93. Fatal accident rate per 100,000
departures fell to 0.097 in '94 from 0.125 during '93.
CHARTER AIRLINES had their fifth consecutive year
without a fatality. There were two charter accidents in '94, compared
with one in '93. The '94 accident rate per million miles flown
was 0.0066, compared with 0.0033 in '93. In terms of 100,000
aircraft hours, the '94 rate was 0.299, compared with 0.141 in
'93.
AIR TAXI accidents total 84, of which 27 involved fatalalities,
compared with 69 total accidents, of which 19 were fatal, during 1993.
Total accident rate for air taxis per 100,000 hours flown rose
from 3.29 in '93 to 4.20 in '94. Fatal accident rate per 100,000
hours flown was 0.90 in '93, increasing to 1.35 in '94.
GENERAL AVIATION accidents declined to 1,989 in '94 from
2,042 in '93. In '94 there were 392 fatal GA accidents in which
725 people were killed, compared with 399 fatal accidents in with
737 were killed during '93. The aircraft accident rate per 100,000
aircraft hours flown rose to 9.47 in '94 from 9.09 reported in
'93. Fatal accident rate per 100,000 aircraft hours rose to 1.87
in '94 from 1.78 in '93. The accident and fatal accident rates rose —
even though the number of accidents and fatal accidents declined —
because fewer hours were flown in '94 than in '93.
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