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Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2019 (1)
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    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 19,180,620 36 1 1 0.188
          Nonscheduled 605,927 4 1 3 0.660
     Less than 10 seats          
          Commuter 415,162 9 1 2 2.168
          On-demand 3,765,242 34 12 32 0.903
General aviation (3) 21,800,689 1,220 233 414 5.592
Total civil aviation NA 1,302 248 452 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.

 

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AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 2008 (1)
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    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 18,730 20 0 0 0.107
          Nonscheduled 621 8 2 3 1.288
     Less than 10 seats          
          Commuter 290 7 0 0 2.410
          On-demand 3,673 56 19 66 1.52
General aviation 21,931 1,559 275 495 7.11
Total civil aviation NA 1,649 296 564 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, 2009 (1)
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    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 17,470 26 1 50 0.149
          Nonscheduled 531 4 1 2 0.753
     Less than 10 seats          
          Commuter 292 2 0 0 0.685
          On-demand 2,875 47 2 17 1.63
General aviation 20,456 1,474 272 474 7.2
Total civil aviation NA 1,551 275 534 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, 2010 (1)
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    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 17,082 26 0 0 0.152
          Nonscheduled 489 3 1 2 0.613
     Less than 10 seats          
          Commuter 316 6 0 0 1.899
          On-demand 2,960 31 6 17 1.05
General aviation 20,900 1,435 267 450 6.86
Total civial aviation NA 1,500 274 469 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, 2011 (1)
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    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 17,285 28 0 0 0.162
          Nonscheduled 471 3 0 0 0.637
     Less than 10 seats          
          Commuter 307 4 0 0 1.303
          On-demand 3,325 50 16 41 1.500
General aviation 22,514 1,466 263 444 6.510
Total civil aviation NA 1,550 279 485 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, 2012 (1)
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    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 17,449 27 0 0 0.155
          Nonscheduled 453 0 0 0 0
     Less than 10 seats          
          Commuter 320 4 0 0 1.251
          On-demand 2,902 37 9 15 1.270
General aviation 21,697 1,471 271 432 6.780
Total civil aviation NA 1,539 280 447 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)
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    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.

 
Aircraft Accidents In The United States, 2014 (1)
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    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, 2015 (1)
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    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, 2016 (1)
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    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, 2017 (1)
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    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, 2018 (1)
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    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.