The NTSB wishes to make clear to all users of the following list of accidents that the information it contains cannot, by itself, be used to compare the safety either of operators or of aircraft types. Airlines that have operated the greatest numbers of flights and flight hours could be expected to have suffered the greatest number of fatal-to-passenger accidents (assuming that such accidents are random events, and not the result of some systematic deficiency). Similarly, the most used aircraft types would tend to be involved in such accidents more than lesser used types. The NTSB also cautions the user to bear in mind when attempting to compare today's airline system to prior years that airline activity (and hence exposure to risk) has risen by almost 100% from the first year depicted to the last.
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Date Location Operator Aircraft Type Fatal Surv
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01/13/82 WASHINGTON, DC AIR FLORIDA BOEING 737-222 70 4
01/23/82 BOSTON, MA WORLD AIRWAYS MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-30 2 198
07/09/82 NEW ORLEANS, LA PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS BOEING 727-235 137 0
11/08/82 HONOLULU, HI PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS BOEING 747-100 1 274
01/09/83 BRAINERD, MN REPUBLIC AIRLINES CONVAIR 580-11-A 1 29
10/11/83 PINCKNEYVILLE, IL AIR ILLINOIS HAWKER SIDDELEY HS-748-2A 7 0
01/01/85 LA PAZ, BOLIVIA EASTERN AIR LINES BOEING 727-225 21 0
01/21/85 RENO, NV GALAXY AIRLINES LOCKHEED 188C 64 1
08/02/85 DALLAS/FT WORTH, TX DELTA AIRLINES LOCKHEED L-1011-385-1 126 26
09/06/85 MILWAUKEE, WI MIDWEST EXPRESS AIRLINES DOUGLAS DC-9-14 27 0
12/12/85 GANDER, NEWFOUNDLAND ARROW AIRWAYS DOUGLAS DC-8-63 248 0
02/04/86 NEAR ATHENS, GREECE TRANS WORLD AIRLINES BOEING 727-231 4 110
02/14/87 DURANGO, MX PORTS OF CALL BOEING 707-323B 1 125
08/16/87 ROMULUS, MI NORTHWEST AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-82 148 1
11/15/87 DENVER, CO CONTINENTAL AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-14 25 52
12/07/87 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA PACIFIC SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-146-200 38 0
08/31/88 DALLAS/FT WORTH, TX DELTA AIRLINES BOEING 727-232 12 89
12/21/88 LOCKERBIE, SCOTLAND PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS BOEING 747-121 243 0
02/08/89 SANTAMARIA, AZORES INDEPENDENT AIR BOEING 707 137 0
02/24/89 HONOLULU, HI UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 747-122 9 328
07/19/89 SIOUX CITY, IA UNITED AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-10-10 110 175
09/20/89 FLUSHING, NY USAIR BOEING 737-400 2 55
12/27/89 MIAMI, FL EASTERN AIR LINES BOEING 727-225B 1 46
10/03/90 CAPE CANAVERAL, FL EASTERN AIR LINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-31 1 90
12/03/90 ROMULUS, MI NORTHWEST AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9-14 7 33
02/01/91 LOS ANGELES, CA USAIR BOEING 737-300 20 63
03/03/91 COLORADO SPGS, CO UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 737-291 20 0
03/22/92 FLUSHING, NY USAIR FOKKER 28-4000 25 22
07/02/94 CHARLOTTE, NC USAIR DOUGLAS DC-9-30 37 20
09/08/94 ALIQUIPPA, PA USAIR BOEING B-737-300 127 0
10/31/94 ROSELAWN, IN AMERICAN EAGLE ATR-72-212 64 0
12/20/95 CALI, COLOMBIA AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING B-757 152 4
05/11/96 MIAMI, FL VALUJET AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS DC-9 105 0
07/06/96 PENSACOLA, FL DELTA AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-88 2 140
07/17/96 MORICHES, NY TRANS WORLD AIRLINES BOEING 747 212 0
08/02/97 LIMA, PERU CONTINENTAL AIRLINES BOEING 757-200 1 141
12/28/97 PACIFIC OCEAN UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 747 1 373
06/01/99 LITTLE ROCK, AR AMERICAN AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-80 10 129
01/31/00 POINT MUGU, CA ALASKA AIRLINES MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-83 83 0
09/11/01 NEW YORK CITY, NY AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 767-200 81 0
09/11/01 NEW YORK CITY, NY UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 767-200 56 0
09/11/01 ARLINGTON, VA AMERICAN AIRLINES BOEING 757-200 58 0
09/11/01 SHANKSVILLE, PA UNITED AIRLINES BOEING 757 37 0
11/12/01 BELLE HARBOR, NY AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A300-600 251 0
01/08/03 CHARLOTTE, NC US AIRWAYS EXPRESS Beech 1900 19 0
10/19/04 KIRKSVILLE, MO CORPORATE AIRLINES British Aerospace Jetstream 32 11 2
12/19/05 MIAMI, FL CHALKS OCEAN AIRWAYS Grumman G-73T 18 0
08/27/06 LEXINGTON, KY COMAIR Bombardier CRJ-100 47 0
02/12/09 CLARENCE, NY COLGAN AIR Bombardier DHC-8 45 0
The NTSB wishes to make clear to all users of the preceding list of accidents that the information it contains cannot, by itself, be used to compare the safety either of operators or of aircraft types. Airlines that have operated the greatest numbers of flights and flight hours could be expected to have suffered the greatest number of fatal-to-passenger accidents (assuming that such accidents are random events, and not the result of some systematic deficiency). Similarly, the most used aircraft types would tend to be involved in such accidents more than lesser used types. The NTSB also cautions the user to bear in mind when attempting to compare today's airline system to prior years that airline activity (and hence exposure to risk) has risen by almost 100% from the first year depicted to the last.
