Air Crash Investigation

Not to make all of you afraid of flying... but.... read it to the end to understand my motive... :)



Notable Accident Causes by Category

Air Traffic Control Error
Bird Strike
Cargo Hold / Cabin Fire
Design Flaw
Sabotage / Explosive Device
Fuel Starvation
Hijacking (resulting in fatalities)
Lightning
Pilot Incapacitation
Pilots Shot by Passenger


Which type of flying is safer?

Type of Flight	Fatalities per million flight hours
Airliner (Scheduled and nonscheduled Part 121)	4.03
Commuter Airline (Scheduled Part 135)	10.74
Commuter Plane (Nonscheduled Part 135 - Air taxi on demand)	12.24
General Aviation (Private Part 91)	22.43

Causes of Fatal Accidents by Decade (percentage)

Cause	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	All
Pilot Error	40	32	24	25	27	25	29
Pilot Error (weather related)	11	18	14	17	21	17	16
Pilot Error (mechanical related)	7	5	4	2	4	3	4
Total Pilot Error	58	57	42	44	53	45	50
Other Human Error	0	8	9	6	8	9	7
Weather	16	10	13	15	9	8	12
Mechanical Failure	21	20	23	21	21	28	22
Sabotage	5	5	11	13	10	9	9
Other Cause	0	2	2	1	0	1	1

but don't worry, fly is still the safest traveling method.. and faster too... they are

always improving the safety of the planes... not like road traveling.. even they are

improving the safety feature of the car, still we an see a lot of car crash or accident...

human factor maybe the major one.... so, the moral is...... drive safely and

think of others... it is 'quite OK' if you are the only one that died...but, don't be a killer.. you might kill someone child or mother or father or even pet.... :)


source--http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm