Aircraft age
Not a complete record. A partial collection of documented occurrences: counts, not rates, and no measure of aviation risk. Coverage
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Age is the year of the occurrence minus the year the aircraft was built, as recorded by the NTSB, so it can be a year more than the true age. The year built is recorded for 39 of 219 aircraft in these occurrences. These are counts of occurrences, not rates: they do not account for how many aircraft of each age are flying, so they do not show whether older aircraft are riskier.
Median age: 42 years
Age at the time of the occurrence
An occurrence involving aircraft of different ages counts under each age.
| Aircraft age | Occurrences | Share | Fatal occurrences | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| 5–9 years | 0.9% | 1 | 3 | |
| 10–19 years | 4.7% | 4 | 7 | |
| 20–29 years | 1.4% | 0 | 0 | |
| 30–39 years | 1.4% | 1 | 1 | |
| 40–49 years | 4.7% | 3 | 5 | |
| 50–59 years | 4.2% | 5 | 11 | |
| 60 years or more | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | |
| Not recorded | 82.7% | 32 | 79 |
Median age by operation
| Operation | Aircraft | Age known | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter & commuter | 5 | 0 | — |
| General aviation | 210 | 39 | 42 years |
| Government | 4 | 0 | — |