Questions tagged [accident-statistics]
Questions about statistics regarding aircraft accidents should be fact-based; questions asking for opinions are off-topic.
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What are the statistical probabilities of commercial aircraft accidents?
Is there any study showing how probabilities of various kinds of aviation (e.g. crash-landings, fatal crashes, mid-air collisions) accidents have increased or reduced over time?
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Where is the safest seat in the plane?
If I'm going on holiday with my family on an airliner such as one of the ones listed on this page, then where is the safest place to sit?
The answers to this question seem to imply that the seats at ...
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Are there any data on the safety rate of gliders vs single-engine GA aircraft?
Can anyone point me to statistics on the safety record of gliders vs. single engine general aviation aircraft?
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Has any airliner ever collided with a glider?
I've read about many near-collisions between gliders and airliners, but did such a collision ever happen in mid-air, actually?
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Is this statistic about the fatal accident rate correct?
This link says that:
fatal accidents occurred once every 200,000 flights in the 50s and 60s. Now, fatal accidents only occur once every two million flights
While many sources, including this one, ...
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Brace position - does it really save lives?
There are some people say the brace position was invented so that passengers don't experience pain when they die in a crash. The brace is designed so that you die quicker (by breaking your neck).
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Will dual-learning in a glider make my airplane learning safer?
This question got me thinking, would attending gliding lessons at the same time as my airplane training make me safer in a small plane or microlight?
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Are there statistics showing the relationship between safety and the age of aircraft?
Some people seem to believe that some airplanes are less safe to fly just because they are older than others. As a pilot myself who has learned that the safety of aircraft is nothing to do with their ...
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Has turbulence ever killed a passenger?
The question is on my mind, because many passengers think there is no need to wear the seatbelt when the seatbelt sign is not illuminated.
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Which is safer? The Piper Tomahawk or the Cessna 152?
I have booked my first flying lesson for 2 weeks time, in my first step to obtain a PPL or LAPL. I had done all of my research on the Cessna family, assuming that is what I would learn in. I was ...
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Should reliance on Auto-Flight Systems continue to increase in favor of manual flying skills?
In recent years there has been ongoing debate as to whether or not increased reliance on auto-flight systems (autopilot, auto-thrust, etc.) in favor of manual flying proficiency has had a negative ...
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Which jet airliner types have had the fewest accidents per million departures?
Passenger jet transport is very safe, but are there any jet airliners with a lower recorded accident rate?
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number of accidents per se is of course never a good indicator since it will always ...
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Which simulator is appropriate to learn the minimum to land an airliner?
If one has zero flight training, but wants to learn the basics, so that they might be able to land an airbus in a Helios 522 type scenario (or any double pilot incapacitation for that matter), what ...
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Are there any safety data on the aircraft used for skydiving?
I am planning a (first) skydive, a tandem jump with an instructor. However, I have not picked which school I will use yet.
I am convinced about the safety of the jump itself, but cannot find reliable ...
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What are the differences between the two main brace positions? [duplicate]
Why are there two different brace positions (pictured below) ?
(If there is a difference between the official and true reason, please state both. In many planes the reduced seating spacing does not ...
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