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Safety Record of U.S. Air Carriers

Dec 24, 2022

The U.S. government began publishing statistics on the safety of commercial aviation in 1927. While 1978 legislation eliminated economic regulation of the U.S. airline industry, it left safety regulation very much in place. The following table depicts the safety record of U.S. airlines performing scheduled services worldwide, from 2000 to present, as recorded by NTSB.

Safety Record of U.S. Air Carriers (Part 121 Scheduled Service): 2000 to Present

Year Accidents: Total Accidents: Fatal Fatal Accidents per 100,000 Departures Fatalities: Total Fatalities: Onboard
2000 49 2 0.018 89 89
2001 41 6 0.019 531 525
2002 34 0 0.000 0 0
2003 51 2 0.020 22 21
2004 23 1 0.009 13 13
2005 34 3 0.027 22 20
2006 26 2 0.019 50 49
2007 26 0 0.000 0 0
2008 19 0 0.000 0 0
2009 26 1 0.010 50 49
2010 28 0 0.000 0 0
2011 29 0 0.000 0 0
2012 23 0 0.000 0 0
2013 18 0 0.000 0 0
2014 29 0 0.000 0 0
2015 27 0 0.000 0 0
2016 26 0 0.000 0 0
2017 30 0 0.000 0 0
2018 28 1 0.011 1 1
2019 36 1 0.010 1 1
2020 10 0 0.000 0 0
2021 21 0 0.000 0 0

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Statistics, Table 6. Fatal Accident Rate excludes incidents resulting from illegal acts, consistent with NTSB practice.

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