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Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2018 (1)

		Number of accidents
	Flight hours (000)	Total	Fatal	Number of fatalities (2)	Total accidents per 100,000 flight hours
Commercial airlines
10 or more seats
Scheduled	18,731,201	27	1	1	0.144
Nonscheduled	557,095	3	0	0	0.539
Less than 10 seats
Commuter	421,319	2	0	0	0.475
On-demand	3,842,566	41	6	12	1.067
General aviation (3)	21,663,367	1,275	225	381	5.876
Total civil aviation	NA	1,347	231	393	NA

(1) Preliminary data. Totals do not add because of collisions involving aircraft in different categories.
(2) Includes nonpassenger deaths.
(3) Private transport and recreational flying.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board.

Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2017 (1)

		Number of accidents
	Flight hours (000)	Total	Fatal	Number of fatalities (2)	Total accidents per 100,000 flight hours
Commercial airlines
10 or more seats
Scheduled	18,089,503	29	0	0	0.160
Nonscheduled	482,642	2	0	0	0.414
Less than 10 seats
Commuter	401,054	8	1	1	1.995
On-demand	3,509,451	43	7	15	1.225
General aviation (3)	21,702,719	1,233	203	330	5.667
Total civil aviation	NA	1,316	211	346	NA

(1) Preliminary data. Totals do not add because of collisions involving aircraft in different categories.
(2) Includes nonpassenger deaths.
(3) Private transport and recreational flying.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board.

Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2016 (1)

		Number of accidents
	Flight hours (000)	Total	Fatal	Number of fatalities (2)	Total accidents per 100,000 flight hours
Commercial airlines
10 or more seats
Scheduled	17,853,752	27	0	0	0.151
Nonscheduled	420,475	4	0	0	0.951
Less than 10 seats
Commuter	379,761	8	2	8	2.107
On-demand	3,499,517	31	7	19	0.886
General aviation	21,333,747	1,266	213	386	5.925
Total civil aviation	NA	1,335	221	408	NA

(1) Preliminary data. Totals do not add because of collisions involving aircraft in different categories.
(2) Includes nonpassenger deaths.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board.

Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2015 (1)

		Number of accidents
	Flight hours (000)	Total	Fatal	Number of fatalities (2)	Accidents per 100,000 flight hours
Commercial airlines
10 or more seats
Scheduled	17,435	27	0	0	0.155
Nonscheduled	385	1	0	0	0.260
Less than 10 seats
Commuter	343	5	1	1	1.458
On-demand	3,566	38	7	27	1.066
General aviation	20,576	1,209	229	376	5.851
Total civil aviation	NA	1,280	237	404	NA

(1) Preliminary data. Totals do not add because of collisions involving aircraft in different categories.
(2) Includes nonpassenger deaths.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board.

Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2014 (1)

		Number of accidents
	Flight hours (000)	Total	Fatal	Number of fatalities (2)	Accidents per 100,000 flight hours
Commercial airlines
10 or more seats
Scheduled	17,226	27	0	0	0.157
Nonscheduled	373	1	0	0	0.268
Less than 10 seats
Commuter	349	4	0	0	1.448
On-demand	3,448	35	8	20	1.015
General aviation	18,103	1,221	253	419	6.744
Total civil aviation	NA	1,287	261	439	NA

(1) Preliminary data. Totals do not add because of collisions involving aircraft in different categories.
(2) Includes nonpassenger deaths.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board.

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2013 (1)

		Number of accidents
	Flight hours (000)	Total	Fatal	Number of fatalities (2)	Accidents per 100,000 flight hours
Commercial airlines
10 or more seats
Scheduled	17,150	20	1	2	0.117
Nonscheduled	478	3	1	7	0.628
Less than 10 seats
Commuter	322	8	3	6	2.481
On-demand	3,562	44	10	27	1.240
General aviation	20,887	1,222	221	387	5.850
Total civil aviation	NA	1,297	236	429	NA

(1) Preliminary data. Totals do not add because of collisions involving aircraft in different categories.
(2) Includes nonpassenger deaths.

NA=Data not available.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board.