Aviation Safety Network releases 2019
airliner accident statistics
1 January 2020
The Aviation Safety Network today released the 2019 airliner
accident statistics showing a total of 20 fatal airliner accidents, resulting
in 283 fatalities.
Despite the high-profile Boeing 737 MAX accident, the year 2019
was one of the safest years ever for commercial aviation, Aviation Safety
Network data show. Yet, while the number of fatalities has decreased, the
number of accidents has increased to a level above the five-year average.
Over the year 2019, the Aviation Safety Network recorded a total
of 20 fatal airliner accidents [1], resulting in 283 (occupant) fatalities.
This makes 2019 the seventh safest year ever by the number of fatal accidents
and the third safest in terms of fatalities. The safest year in aviation
history was 2017 with 10 accidents and 44 lives lost.
Looking at that five-year average of 14 accidents and 480 fatalities, last year showed a markedly higher number of accidents.
Thirteen accidents involved passenger flights, six were cargo
flights. One out of 20 accident airplanes were operated by airlines on the E.U.
"blacklist", down by two compared to 2018.
Surprisingly more than half of the accidents (11) occurred in
North America (compared to just one in 2018 and three in 2017). Five
accidents occurred in remote or rugged parts of Canada and Alaska. Despite
progress made through various safety initiatives by Canadian and U.S.
regulators, this still is an area of concern.
Given the estimated worldwide air traffic of about 39,000,000
flights, the accident rate is one fatal accident per almost two million
flights.
Reflecting on this accident rate, Aviation Safety Network's CEO Harro Ranter stated that the level of safety has increased significantly: "If the accident rate had remained the same as ten years ago, there would have been 34 fatal accidents last year. At the accident rate of the year 2000, there would even have been 65 fatal accidents. This shows the enormous progress in terms of safety in the past two decades."
[1] Statistics are based on all worldwide fatal commercial
aircraft accidents (passenger and cargo flights) involving civil aircraft of
which the basic model has been certified for carrying 14 or more passengers.
The Aviation Safety Network is an independent organisation located
in the Netherlands. Founded in 1996. It has the aim to provide everyone with a
(professional) interest in aviation with up-to-date, complete and reliable
authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues. ASN is an
exclusive service of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). The figures have been
compiled using the airliner accident database of the Aviation Safety Network,
the Internet leader in aviation safety information. The Aviation Safety Network
uses information from authoritative and official sources.
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