The safest airliners are the Airbus A330, A340 and Boeing 777, BusinessWeek found
Which plane is more likely to be involved in a plane crash resulting in the death of passengers - the American Boeing 737 JT 8
D or Russian Il-76? If you think that the IL-76 is more dangerous, then you are mistaken.
The very first versions of the familyBoeing 737s were created back in 1988, but more than 500 of these aircraft are still in operation. In August last year he crashed in KazakhstanBoeing 737JT 8D belonging toItekAir, shortly after the European Union banned the ship from flying to Europe due to its lack of safety. Such incidents help to understand why this model tops the rating of aircraft most prone to accidents. Older aircraft require more intensive maintenance than new ones. Nevertheless, used liners operated by airlines that often there are not enough funds to fully Maintenance and pilot training, writes BusinessWeek.
Using data from a London insurance consultantAscend,BusinessWeek has compiled a ranking of the most dangerous and safest aircraft based on the number of plane crashes since fatal. The rating included aircraft models that are in operation around the world in quantities of 100 or more. The ranking did not take into account plane crashes related to terrorism.
1.
Boeing 737JT 8D
So, the most dangerous passenger aircraft in terms of the number of accidents is recognized Boeing 737JT 8D. There is one fatal aircraft accident per 507,500 flight hours. The lower this number, the higher the risk of an accident. This average over the past five years. Years of production of the airliner: 1967-1988. Quantity models located in operation (on end 2008): 517 pieces.
The most old version familiesBoeing 737JT 8D are still operated by airlines in poor countries. Almost 30 years old Boeing 737JT 8D, operated by Kyrgyz airline Itek Air, crashed near Bishkek in August 2008. 68 people died in the disaster.
2.
IL-76
One plane crash per 549 900
flight hours.
Years of production: from 1974 to the present day
247
.
This cargo model is most often found in the fleets of airlines in the former countries. Soviet Union, Middle East and Africa. In 2003, the crashed Il-76 of the Iranian airline IranRevolutionaryGuard claimed the lives of 275 people.
One plane crash per 1,041,000 flight hours.
Years of production: from 1971 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 336.
The Tu-154 is also used by most airlines from the countries of the former Soviet Union and neighboring countries. Tu-154 Iranian airline
CaspianAir, traveling from Tehran to Yerevan (Armenia) crashed on July 15 this year, killing 168 people. This was the fourth plane crash involving a Tu-154 in Iran since 2002.
4.
AirbusA 310
One plane crash per 1,067,700 flight hours.
Years of production: 1983-1998
Number of aircraft in service: 191.
Major airlines have already stopped using this model of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus. However, some carriers from poor countries, for example PakistanInternationalAirlines continue to flyA 310. The final disaster withA 310 occurred on June 30 this year. LinerA 310 Yemenia Airlines, en route from Yemen to the Comoros Islands, crashed into the open sea, killing all 153 people on board. Miraculously, only a 12-year-old girl managed to escape.
5 . McDonnell-Douglas DC-9
One plane crash per1 068 700
flight hours.
Years release: 1965-1982
Number of aircraft in service: 315.
This aircraft model began to belong to
Boeingafter the merger in 1997 with
McDonnellDouglas.DC -9 is still in service with the airlineDeltaAirlines, which inherited them fromNorthwestAirlines, as well as many other small carriers in the world. In April 2008, the Dominican Republic of Congo crashedDC-9 airlinesHewaBoraAirways, 44 people killed.
6. Tu-134
One plane crash per1 087 600
flight hours.
Years of production: 1964-1986 gg.
Number of aircraft in service: 223.
Tu-134, comparable in size to
DC-9 is widely used by airlines from the former Soviet Union and the Middle East. In terms of noise level, the engine of this airliner does not meet Western European standards, so the Tu-134 flies mainly in domestic directions in Russia. In August 2004, a Volga-Aviaexpress Tu-134 crashed, killing all 43 people on board.
7.
Boeing 727
One plane crash per2 306 300
flight hours.
Years of production: 1963-1984 gg.
Number of aircraft in service: 412.
Most major carriers have long since replaced the old onesBoeing 727 to newer and more modern aircraft. Airline United Airlines, for example, donated one such airliner to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry back in 1993. However, outside the United States, many carriers, especially charter ones, continue to operate the Boeing 727. One of the plane crashes with this airliner occurred on Christmas Day 2003 in the African state of Benin, killing 151 people.
8. McDonnell - Douglas MD-80
One plane crash per2 332 300
flight hours.
Years of production: 1980-1999 gg.
Number of aircraft in service: 923.
The MD-80, designed to replace the DC-9, is still used by the American airline Delta, as well as by a number of European carriers, notably Alitalia and SAS. The most recent plane crash involving this airliner in the United States occurred in January 2000: MD -80 airlines AlaskaAirlines crashed into the Pacific Ocean. In August 2008, 153 people were killed flying on such a plane, owned by the Spanish airline Spanair, from Madrid to Canary Islands.
9.
McDonnell -
Douglas
MC-10
One plane crash per2 908 800
flight hours.
Years of production: 1971-1989 gg.
Number of aircraft in service: 153.
The DC -10 is one of a rare number of aircraft whose safety has, on the contrary, improved with age. A number of fatal crashes in the 1970s involving the aircraft led to the development of changes and improvements to the aircraft. As a result, the last accident with fatalities occurred in 1999, when the airliner of the former French carrierAOM crashed in Guatemala. The aircraft is now primarily used by cargo and charter operators. AirlineBimanBangladesh is the latest company to be usedDC -10 on regular flights.
10.
McDonnell -
Douglas
MD-11
One plane crash per3 668 800
flight hours.
Years of production: 1990-2001
Number of aircraft in service: 187.
The MD-11 brought its creator commercial disappointment, as it showed poor performance in fuel efficiency and other parameters. True, Finnair and KLM still fly these aircraft, but they mainly use them for cargo transportation. Last plane crash occurred in 1999 when the airline's DC -11 ChinaAirlines caught fire while landing in Hong Kong during a typhoon, killing three people.
11. Boeing 737 CFMI
One plane crash per4 836 900
flight hours.
Years of production: 1984-2000
Number of aircraft in service: 1,796.
12. Boeing 757
One plane crash per13 744 400
flight hours.
Years of production: 1982-2005
Number of aircraft in service: 973
13.
Airbus
A 320
One plane crash per14 050 200
flight hours.
Years of production: 1988 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 3604
14. Boeing 767
One plane crash per14 895 100
flight hours.
Years of production: 1982 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 867
15. Boeing 737NG
One plane crash per16 047 900
flight hours.
Years of production: 1997 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 2583
16. Boeing 747
One plane crash per17 358 500
flight hours.
Years of production: 1970 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 935
17. AirbusA 330
No fatal accidents during 2008
Number of aircraft in service: 577
18. Airbus A 340
Years of production: 1993 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 341
19. Boeing 777
No fatal accidents
Years of production: 1995 to present
Number of aircraft in service: 742
Every 2-3 seconds someone lands or takes off. Some are happy about this, others are afraid. Is it worth giving in to fear? The answer will be given by statistics: how often planes crash, where it happens and how high the probability of a crash is.
About 100 thousand planes take off into the sky every day, and, oddly enough, the same number successfully land. Aircraft transport about 4.5 billion people annually, which is more than half the world's population. How many of them do you think add up to the statistics of those killed in plane crashes? No more than 1000 per year. The ratio is impressive, right?
Throughout its existence civil aviation(almost 100 years) less than 150 thousand people died. This is less than the number of deaths per month in traffic accidents around the world.
How many planes crash per year?
According to Wikipedia, over the past 6 years, there have been 107 fatal plane crashes worldwide, killing 3,245 people. This is approximately 540 victims per year. It is important to clarify that the statistics take into account both commercial airliners and private small aircraft, and the number of victims is indicated taking into account those killed on the ground. That is, if a falling plane rammed a bus with 10 passengers, then they are also included in the statistics. Therefore, the real numbers of passenger plane crashes are much lower.
2010: 14 accidents in which 792 people died. The most massive tragedy- unsuccessful landing of an Indian low-cost airline on a Boeing 737 (158 casualties) and the crash of a Polish TU-154 near Smolensk (96 fatalities).
2011 passed without any loud plane crashes. The most big number There were 77 casualties in the Iranian Boeing 727, which could not be landed due to bad weather conditions. In total, 45 plane crashes were recorded, in which 552 people died. As is clear from the statistics, these were mainly light aircraft with no more than 10 people on board.
year 2012: 23 accidents, 315 dead. The worst case was the crash of a Pakistani Boeing 737, in which everyone on board (127 people) died.
year 2013 was relatively calm: only 5 aircraft accidents, the total number of victims was 128 people. 50 of them died in a Boeing 737 that crashed near Kazan.
year 2014 severely spoiled airline statistics: 15 accidents, with a total number of victims - 980 people. The most significant incident was the downing of a Boeing 777 over Ukraine, with 298 people on board.
2015 claimed 478 lives in just 5 plane crashes. The loudest was the Russian Airbus A321 that crashed over the terrorist attack, killing 224 people.
2016 remembered for the crash of the TU-154 of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in which 100 people died (92 passengers and 8 crew members. In total, over 12 months, air transport caused the death of 389 people.
2017 went down in history as the safest in the entire history of civil aviation. In just 12 months, 67 people died.
In which country do planes crash more often?
If we take into account exclusively passenger air transportation, then a pronounced “ Bermuda Triangle", in which planes most often crash, no. But if you take statistics on all air transport, the result will be somewhat unexpected.
Over the same 6 years, the most plane crashes occurred... in Russia - 41, the number of deaths - 559 people. During the same period, there were 11 aircraft accidents in the United States. It's interesting to note that the last one was back in 2013. Next comes Ukraine (7 disasters), Congo (6) and Germany (4, all in 2010).
Overall, the numbers are very encouraging. Having learned how often planes crash according to statistics, we hope you will feel more confident in flight.
In this post I would like to tell you about biggest and worst plane crashes in the history of world aviation. Most of the stories below are truly creepy. In general, it’s hard to believe that all this is possible... For some reason, real life not everything always ends with a happy ending, this is not a movie for you, friends...
In this context, about the most terrible disasters oh, I judged by the total number of victims in the plane accident. The September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, in which thousands of civilians and passengers on Boeing 767 and 757 aircraft hijacked by terrorists were injured, were not taken into account in the rating. Another interesting piece of information is that from the 1970s to 2017, the number of disasters occurring decreased by more than 3 times:
Plane crash in New York in 2009 with a happy outcome
The article will be full of terrible disasters that claimed thousands of lives. I want to start this tragic article with a rare incident in world aviation. Thanks to the professionalism of the pilots, on January 15, 2009, the lives of 155 people were saved. The US Airways Airbus A320 took off from New York Airport, but a few minutes later problems developed in the engine. Both engines were damaged and stopped due to the plane colliding with a flock of birds. The pilots managed to land the almost uncontrollable car directly into the Hudson River. More than 1,000 people took part in saving the lives of passengers. Read more about this terrible plane crash, but happy ending, you will learn from the video:
Plane crash in Tenerife - 1977
1. The largest and most tragic plane crash in aviation history occurred on March 27, 1977. On this tragic day on the Spanish island of Tenerife, 2 Boeing 747 airlines Pan Am and KLM collided on the runway. You can read more about the worst plane crash in which 583 people died.
Film about the plane crash in Tenerife:
Plane accident in Japan - 1985
2. On August 12, 1985, a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 crashed near the famous Mount Fuji in Japan. The plane crash in Japan is the second after the tragedy in Tenerife in terms of the total number of victims, and the largest air accident in the history of aviation involving a single aircraft. As a result of the Boeing 747 crash, 520 people died; only 4 passengers of the ill-fated Japan Airlines flight managed to survive. As a result of the investigation into the plane crash in Japan, it was found that the main cause of the tragedy was errors and negligence made during the repair of the aircraft, as a result of which, during the fatal flight, the Boeing 747 with tail number JA 8119 lost control and crashed.
Film with details of a terrible plane accident in Japan (in English):
Delhi plane crash - 1966
3. On November 12, 1996, two aircraft collided in the air over Delhi: an Il-76 of Kazakhstan Airlines and a Boeing 747 of Saudi Arabian Airlines. As a result of a misunderstanding by the crew of the Kazakh IL-76 of the air traffic controller's commands, the plane landing at a speed of 500 km/h crashed into the fuselage of a Boeing 747 flying towards the meeting. In a plane crash on November 12, 1996 over Delhi, all those on board the 2 planes died - 349 people. In addition to the error of the IL-76 crew, one of the reasons for the accident was that both airliners were not equipped with a collision avoidance system.
First film excerpt National Geographic about the plane crash in Delhi (you can also find the rest on YouTube):
Turkish Airlines plane crash - 1974
4. The largest Turkish Airlines plane crash occurred on March 3, 1974 in France near Paris Orly airport. A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 airliner crashed. The cause of the largest air disaster in the history of the DC-10 aircraft was an error in the design of the cargo compartment door, as a result of which the door was simply torn off during the flight, which led to subsequent depressurization of the cabin. The airliner became completely uncontrollable and crashed in the forests near Paris. The Turkish Airlines McDonnell Douglas crash killed all 346 people on board the plane.
Air India plane bombing - 1985
5. June 23, 1985 over Atlantic Ocean south of the coast In Ireland, extremists blew up an Air India Boeing 747 flying on the route Montreal (Canada) - London (UK) - Delhi (India). As a result of what happened terrorist attack(bomb explosion) on board the plane in the plane crash of flight No. 182, all 329 people were killed. The Sikh extremists also planned to blow up another Air India plane, but the bomb exploded prematurely in luggage compartment Tokyo airport.
Saudi Arabian Airlines plane fire - 1980
6. On August 19, 1980, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Lockheed L-1011-200 TriStar on flight 163 from Riyadh to Jeddah caught fire after takeoff from International airport Riyadh International Airport. 7 minutes after takeoff, a fire occurred in the cargo compartment of the plane, and the crew decided to return and make an emergency landing at Riyadh airport. As a result of numerous crew errors after a successful landing, all passengers of flight No. 163 died from poisoning poisonous gases caused by fire. In total, 301 people died in this tragic and terrible plane crash; no one managed to get out of the cabin of the burning Lockheed plane...
Iranian airliner shot down by US missile - 1988
7. On July 3, 1988, the American cruiser Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian Airbus A300 airliner with 290 people on board over the Persian Gulf. Subsequently, in 1996, the United States paid Iran compensation in the amount of 61.8 million US dollars for 248 victims, at the rate of 300 thousand dollars for each able-bodied victim and 150 thousand for each dependent.
American Airlines plane crash - 1979
8. On May 25, 1979, the worst air disaster in US history occurred when an American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashed 31 seconds after takeoff from Chicago International Airport. The terrible tragedy was caused by errors in pilot training and DC-10 repair technology. The horrific plane crash in Chicago killed 271 people on board and killed two residents when the plane crashed to the ground in a trailer park just outside the airport. But there could have been many more victims...
Watch the video investigation itself terrible plane crash in US history. Only in English, but very detailed.
Pan Am plane bombing by Libyan terrorists - 1988
9. On December 21, 1988, Libyan terrorists blew up a Pan Am Boeing 747 flying from London to New York over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. The plane crash over Lockerbie killed 270 people.
Korean Airlines crash - 1983
10. September 1, 1983 in the airspace of the USSR over the waters Pacific Ocean A Korean Airlines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet interceptor fighter. The incident occurred due to the severe diversion of the New York-Seoul flight and its intrusion into closed Soviet airspace. As a result, the Boeing with 246 passengers on board and 23 crew members was shot down by 2 Soviet R-98 missiles.
11. In 2016, a TU-154 plane of the Russian Ministry of Defense crashed, killing 100 people (92 passengers and 8 crew members).
12. 2017 turned out to be a relatively calm year. In Kyrgyzstan, due to fog, a passenger Boeing 747 crashed during landing, falling on residential buildings. 37 people died.
Every day in the world someone asks the question - what are the statistics of plane crashes? After all, every minute any air transport is exposed to the same risk of crash:
- passenger;
- cargo;
- military.
Statistics of plane crashes in the world indicate that last years most often occurred in the USA. Unfortunately, Russia's rating is second place. The United States is trying to improve the situation, especially with passenger transportation. Russian government pays more attention to military aircraft.
Under the Soviet Union, aircraft crash statistics were difficult to accurately determine, as they were almost always kept silent. Today this is almost impossible to do.
Why do planes crash?
Every person going on an air trip for the first time tries to find information about the main reasons for flying cars. Despite the fact that aircraft are noted as the most safe transport movement in the world, the future passenger does not even think that on land he is accompanied by danger much more often than in the air.
The invented one does not allow one to calmly analyze the situation. After all, in a million flights there may be one accident, which will be reported on by everyone. information sources. Moreover, they sometimes happen without victims. How many things happen every day where more than one person dies?
Statistics on the causes of plane crashes confirm that the fault is not a malfunction of the aircraft, but human carelessness. Often, dispatchers, staff or passengers, not adhering to technology, contribute to the occurrence of malfunctions in the operation of devices, which leads to a crash.
Airlines also have direct relation to tragedies. Many of them save on pilot training and hire pilots whose entire practice comes down to training in simulators.
Some companies, especially those involved in the transportation of goods, are more interested in income. They are not particularly worried about the safety of the flight and often ignore maintenance. Very often they use old machines that are dangerous to use in such conditions.
There are airlines that, when purchasing an old aircraft, make repairs. Wanting to save money, they replace old parts with new ones that do not have certification. Although their cost is cheaper, reliability remains a big question.
Countries leading in plane crashes
Air crash statistics by country indicate that the leaders in tragedies are:
- United States.
- Russia.
- Canada.
In the United States, looking at each year since 1945, more than 630 disasters have occurred, killing more than 10,500 people.
In Russia and the USSR during this time, less than 307 accidents occurred, where approximately 7,000 fatalities were counted.
In Canada during this period, there were 173 accidents, where approximately 1,755 fatalities were counted.
Ecuador ranks last among countries. The planes of this country crashed the least.
Aircraft crash statistics
Statistics of aircraft accidents in the world highlight the Boeing brand. These aircraft are considered the most dangerous and are most often found in the zone. The Boeings 747 and 737 are highlighted in particular. They are the most frequently crashed.
The statistics of those killed in plane crashes in Russia and other countries on Boeing aircraft is astounding. To avoid trouble, a special accident assessment service strongly recommends correcting certain errors so that this does not happen again in the future.
Many airlines have already stopped transporting people on the Boeing 737, but some countries still operate this brand of aircraft. Despite its poor performance, the Boeing 737 is considered the safest passenger transport.
The Tu 154 has also been noted for the number of aircraft crashes in the world. During the period of its use, starting in 1973, at least once every twelve months one of these aircraft crashes. However, experts say that this model is one of the most reliable for transporting passengers. The reasons for their accidents are the carelessness of pilots and dispatchers, since the complexity of the structure of this equipment requires appropriate professionalism and attention.
Statistics of plane crashes in the world by year make it possible to evaluate the actions of specialists who are trying to correct all the shortcomings and make sure that planes are exposed to a minimal risk of crashing. This can be seen on Wikipedia where a table is provided as with exact numbers, and as a percentage, showing accidents and the number of deaths in each of them. The five worst crashes in the last two years:
| Year | A country | Airline | Aircraft brand | Flight course | Number of victims |
| 2015 | Taiwan | TransAsia Airways | ATR 72 | Songshan–Kinmen | 43 |
| 2015 | Germany | Germanwings | Airbus A320-211 | Barcelona – Dusseldorf | 150 |
| 2015 | Russia | Kogalymavia | Airbus-321 | Sharm el-Sheikh – St. Petersburg | 224 |
| 2016 | Russia | Boeing 737-800 | Dubai – Rostov-on-Don | 62 | |
| 2016 | Egypt | EgyptAir | A320 | Paris-Cairo | 66 |
Despite all the efforts of the experts, the statistics of plane crashes in the USA and Russia have not changed much. They still rank first. Considering separately accidents during freight transport, we can confidently say that they occur due to improper maintenance and violations of safety regulations. Mostly they use old cars, the repair of which no one monitors. And the statistics of plane crashes due to dangerous ones only confirms this.
Often cargo planes are loaded with much more weight than necessary. Considering the still old design, this is the most main reason crashes of such transport. Airline crash statistics for airlines are difficult to determine. No one can say with certainty which one is better or worse. It all depends on the transport and how its working condition is monitored. The twenty safest airlines today:
| Place | A country | Airline |
| 1 | China (Hong Kong) | Cathay Pacific Airway |
| 2 | UAE | Emirates |
| 3 | Taiwan | Eva Air |
| 4 | Qatar | Qatar Airways |
| 5 | China | Hainan Airlines |
| 6 | Netherlands | KLM |
| 7 | New Zealand | Air New Zealand |
| 8 | UAE | Etihad Airways |
| 9 | Japan | Japan Airlines |
| 10 | Portugal | TAP Portugal |
| 11 | USA | JetBlue Airways |
| 12 | Germany | Lufthansa |
| 13 | Australia | Qantas |
| 14 | Great Britain | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| 15 | Japan | All Nippon Airways |
| 16 | Canada | Air Canada |
| 17 | USA | Delta Air Lines |
| 18 | Great Britain | British Airways |
| 19 | China | Sichuan Airlines |
| 20 | Germany | Air Berlin |
As for Russia, it ranks 35th.
Plane crashes in Russia
The statistics of plane crashes in Russia and the USA are in the lead for both airlines and aircraft for one reason. These two countries are most involved by air transportation. Considering that there is one crash per million flights, then with such a busy schedule it is difficult to avoid such tragedies.
Statistics of air accidents in the USSR show that at that time air accidents were rare - one every couple of years. The frequency of accidents began after a long period of use of the equipment, when vehicle repair work was ignored.
The considered statistics of air crashes in Russia by airline are noted by Aeroflot. It is one of the oldest. Perhaps that is why it is considered dangerous for passengers. At the same time, few people pay attention to the fact that these are mainly her “daughters”. In the company itself, accidents have decreased greatly over the past 20 years.
Despite the fact that according to statistics, Aeroflot plane crashes are off the charts, the company is doing its best to correct the situation and reduce the number of accidents to a minimum. To do this, it is modernizing its aircraft fleet and certifying its pilots for professionalism. Such tests help determine how capable an employee is of adequately assessing critical situations.
Judging by Russian airlines and those killed in plane crashes, the statistics of victims at Aeroflot is frightening. Over the entire history of its existence, there have been approximately 130 crashes.
However, over the past 10 years, airlines have proven that flight safety is much better than ground travel. At the same time, over the past 5 years in Russia the number of accidents has decreased significantly. This proves that the country is worried not only about income, but also about security. Experts try to reduce flow disruption to a minimum.
Looking at recent years, 2015 was an unusually quiet year. There were only 16 disasters, killing 560 people. But it was like the calm before the storm. In 2016, there were as many accidents with victims as there were in several years.
But, regardless of the statistics of plane crashes in Russia in 2016, the popularity of air travel has not decreased. Every day there are more and more people wanting to fly.
Since 2011, Russia has become the absolute leader in the number of plane crashes with human casualties.
Plane crash of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team © Reuters
The plane crash near Tyumen, in which 31 people died, was the first disaster of this magnitude in 2012.
After the tragic year for Russian aviation in 2011, Russia again leads the world statistics of air crashes by a large margin.
We tried to figure out how often planes crash in Russia, why this happens, and remembered the largest plane crashes of the decade.
Deadly statistics
The United States is the historical leader in the number of plane crashes. According to the Aviation Safety Network, 653 aircraft have crashed there since 1945. civil aircraft. Almost 10 thousand people died as a result of the accidents.
Since 2007, 293 people have died in plane crashes in Russia.
Russia takes second place. Over the past 66 years, 266 accidents occurred on the territory of the USSR and the Russian Federation, in which 6.5 thousand people died. It should be noted that Russia and the United States are leading largely due to the volume of air traffic - the more flights, the higher the likelihood of an accident.
But the number of plane crashes in the world and in the United States in particular has been decreasing over the years. If in the 1990s 12 thousand people died in plane crashes, then in the 2000s the number of victims was 8.2 thousand. Here is a graph of the number of deaths in plane crashes in the United States for 1945-2010:
Against this background, statistics for Russia look depressing. So, if since 2007, 118 people have died in plane crashes in the United States, then in Russia during the same period - 293 people.
The most tragic event for Russian aviation was last year. Russia took first place in fatal plane crashes, second only to Congo. In 2011, 514 people died in plane crashes worldwide, 120 of them in the Russian Federation, that is, more than 20% of the total number of victims. The year 2012, which began with only strengthened the position of the Russian Federation.
See the graph of plane crash victims in the USSR and Russia over the past 65 years:
Causes of disasters
Experts cite poor pilot training as the main cause of plane crashes in Russia. To release one pilot, it is necessary to burn from 60 to 160 tons of kerosene. Due to the high cost of fuel, pilots are often taught to fly only in simulators. And according to statistics, the cause of 80% of plane crashes is the human factor.
Another cause of disasters is the dilapidation of the Russian aircraft fleet. Thus, in 2005, only 37% of passenger turnover was accounted for by new generation aircraft. The remaining 63% are still Soviet aircraft.
For example, the Yak-42, which crashed the Lokomotiv hockey team, was banned in the European Union in 2009 due to serious safety deficiencies.
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Il-76 and Boeing-737 JT8D topped the ranking of the most dangerous aircraft compiled by the American business magazine BusinessWeek. There is one plane crash for every 500 thousand flight hours. Also in the top three is the Tu-154: on average, every thousandth flight crashes.
The most frequently crashed aircraft in Russia are the An-2, which is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the only aircraft in the world that have been in production for more than 60 years. The An-2 is not necessarily the most unreliable aircraft - it is simply the most common. But over the years, equipment failure becomes the cause of disasters more and more often.
Disasters of the decade in Russia
21st of June 2011 year there was a Tu-134 plane crash in Karelia. The plane made a hard landing near Petrozavodsk airport. The fuselage collapsed and a fire started. 46 of the 52 people on board were killed.
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In July in the Tomsk region. During the flight, the engine caught fire, but the pilots managed to land the plane on the water, although not without casualties - out of 37 passengers and crew members, seven died.
On September 7, a Yak-42 with the Lokomotiv hockey team on board crashed near Yaroslavl. Of the 45 people on board, only one flight engineer survived.
In August 2010 An An 24 plane crashed in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. It crashed during landing at Igarka airport and caught fire. 12 people died in the disaster.
In September 2008 While landing at Perm airport, an Aeroflot Nord Boeing 737 flying from Moscow crashed. All 88 people on board were killed. The cause of the plane crash was the erroneous actions of the pilots.
July 9 2006 An Airbus A310 crashed at Irkutsk airport. The plane skidded off the runway. 125 people died.
On August 22, a Pulkovo Airlines Tu 154M crashed near Donetsk. The plane, flying flight 612 from Anapa to St. Petersburg, tried to fly over a thundercloud, instead of going around it from the side, fell into a flat tailspin and crashed into the ground at a speed of 300 km/h. There were 170 people on board, all of them died on the spot. This tragedy became the largest plane crash in the history of Russian aviation.
24 August 2004 two Russian planes crashed as a result of terrorist attacks. Tu 154 and Tu 134 took off from Moscow Domodedovo airport to Sochi and Volgograd. There was one female suicide bomber on board each of them. Almost simultaneously they set off explosions and both planes fell. All 90 people on the two planes were killed. The leader later took responsibility for the attacks. Chechen militants Shamil Basayev. He stated that organizing the explosions cost him $4 thousand.
In August 2002 The worst helicopter accident in the world occurred in Chechnya. An Mi-26 with military personnel on board was shot down by a missile. At the same time, the helicopter was overloaded twice, and even landed on a minefield. 127 people died.
In July 2001 Tu-154 crashed at Irkutsk airport. The pilot made a mistake while approaching to land. All 145 people died.
In October, a Russian Tu-154 flying from Tel Aviv crashed into the Black Sea. Everyone on board died - 77 people. The plane was accidentally shot down by a Ukrainian missile.
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