Occurrences by aircraft

Not a complete record. A partial collection of documented occurrences: counts, not rates, and no measure of aviation risk. Coverage

8,975 of 183,362 records: Airline. · Show all 183,362

Most common aircraft types

Variants are merged (Cessna 172N and 172S count as Cessna 172). Popular types appear more often partly because more of them fly. Select a type to see it on the map with these filters.

Most common aircraft types
Aircraft type	Occurrences	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Boeing 737	1,355	117	6,041
Boeing 727	606	67	4,099
Boeing 747	464	43	3,861
Boeing 767	243	9	2,953
Airbus A320	235	16	1,135
Douglas DC-8	231	42	1,858
Boeing 707	223	79	3,300
Boeing 757	221	11	854
Boeing 777	207	7	546
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	177	43	1,848

Deadliest aircraft types

Deadliest aircraft types
Aircraft type	Fatalities	Fatal occurrences	Average per fatal occurrence
Boeing 737	6,041	117	51.6
Boeing 727	4,099	67	61.2
Boeing 747	3,861	43	89.8
Boeing 707	3,300	79	41.8
Boeing 767	2,953	9	328.1
Tupolev TU-154	2,829	38	74.4
Ilyushin IL-18	2,251	45	50.0
Douglas DC-8	1,858	42	44.2
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	1,848	43	43.0
Antonov AN-24	1,790	63	28.4

Highest share of fatal occurrences

Aircraft types with at least 50 occurrences, by the share that were fatal.

Highest share of fatal occurrences
Aircraft type	Fatal share	Fatal occurrences	Occurrences
Antonov AN-24	88.7%	63	71
Tupolev TU-154	74.5%	38	51
Douglas DC-3	69.6%	96	138
Douglas DC-6	55.1%	43	78
de Havilland DHC-6	49.4%	39	79
Boeing 707	35.4%	79	223
Piper PA-31	28.8%	17	59
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	24.3%	43	177
Airbus A300	22.2%	16	72
Beechcraft 18	21.1%	31	147

Aircraft category

Aircraft category
Category	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Airplane	Airplane: 8,862 occurrences, 98.7% of the occurrences shown. 2,265 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	98.7%	2,265	74,867
Helicopter	Helicopter: 103 occurrences, 1.1% of the occurrences shown. 59 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Airplane, 8,862).	1.1%	59	710
Blimp	Blimp: 2 occurrences, 0.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Airplane, 8,862).	0.0%	1	36
Not recorded	Not recorded: 24 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Airplane, 8,862).	0.3%	11	119

Engine type

The type of the first engine listed for each aircraft.

Engine type
Engine	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Turbo Fan	Turbo Fan: 1,945 occurrences, 21.7% of the occurrences shown. 69 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 6,310).	21.7%	69	5,175
Turbo Prop	Turbo Prop: 353 occurrences, 3.9% of the occurrences shown. 34 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 6,310).	3.9%	34	371
Turbo Jet	Turbo Jet: 352 occurrences, 3.9% of the occurrences shown. 11 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 6,310).	3.9%	11	79
Reciprocating	Reciprocating: 45 occurrences, 0.5% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 6,310).	0.5%	7	101
Unknown	Unknown: 19 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 6,310).	0.2%	1	1
Geared Turbofan	Geared Turbofan: 16 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 6,310).	0.2%	0	0

Amateur-built aircraft

Amateur-built aircraft
Construction	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Amateur-built	Amateur-built: 3 occurrences, 0.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not amateur-built, 4,645).	0.0%	1	3
Not amateur-built	Not amateur-built: 4,645 occurrences, 51.8% of the occurrences shown. 366 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	51.8%	366	18,727
Not recorded	Not recorded: 4,327 occurrences, 48.2% of the occurrences shown. 1,965 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not amateur-built, 4,645).	48.2%	1,965	56,949

Aircraft damage

The most severe damage to any aircraft in the occurrence.

Aircraft damage
Damage	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Destroyed	Destroyed: 616 occurrences, 6.9% of the occurrences shown. 492 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (None, 2,519).	6.9%	492	17,549
Substantial	Substantial: 1,785 occurrences, 19.9% of the occurrences shown. 47 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (None, 2,519).	19.9%	47	447
Minor	Minor: 1,779 occurrences, 19.8% of the occurrences shown. 25 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (None, 2,519).	19.8%	25	27
None	None: 2,519 occurrences, 28.1% of the occurrences shown. 49 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	28.1%	49	49
Unknown	Unknown: 60 occurrences, 0.7% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (None, 2,519).	0.7%	1	5
Not recorded	Not recorded: 2,216 occurrences, 24.7% of the occurrences shown. 1,718 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (None, 2,519).	24.7%	1,718	57,602

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