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Aviation accidents and fatalities by flight phase (ASN, 2019)

  • Aviation accidents and fatalities by flight phase (ASN, 2019)

  • Entity Year En route accidents En route casualties Take off accidents Take off casualties Initial climb accidents Initial climb casualties Approach accidents Approach fatalities Landing accidents Landing fatalities
    World 2018 11.0 373.0 1.0 112.0 1.0 112.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 52.0
    World 2017 5.0 25.0 0 0 2.0 13.0 4.0 16.0 2.0 3.0
    World 2016 11.0 171.0 3.0 17.0 1.0 5.0 2.0 65.0 0 0
    World 2015 9.0 91.0 0 0 4.0 91.0 1.0 4.0 0 0
    World 2014 12.0 568.0 0 0 3.0 46.0 3.0 75.0 2.0 3.0
    World 2013 7.0 25.0 3.0 33.0 1.0 1.0 13.0 155.0 4.0 18.0
    World 2012 3.0 51.0 1.0 4.0 6.0 57.0 11.0 357.0 2.0 6.0
    World 2011 16.0 133.0 1.0 1.0 3.0 68.0 12.0 205.0 3.0 115.0
    World 2010 11.0 176.0 0 0 6.0 132.0 10.0 423.0 5.0 212.0
    World 2009 9.0 464.0 4.0 10.0 6.0 37.0 8.0 231.0 4.0 20.0
    World 2008 14.0 153.0 4.0 162.0 2.0 4.0 10.0 208.0 4.0 64.0
    World 2007 15.0 302.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 45.0 4.0 107.0 7.0 318.0
    World 2006 18.0 407.0 1.0 49.0 4.0 152.0 4.0 136.0 5.0 160.0
    World 2005 15.0 687.0 2.0 8.0 6.0 143.0 9.0 115.0 4.0 114.0
    World 2004 13.0 215.0 2.0 13.0 2.0 56.0 12.0 109.0 4.0 65.0
    World 2003 9.0 45.0 5.0 169.0 3.0 106.0 13.0 367.0 0 0
    World 2002 16.0 489.0 2.0 17.0 0 0 20.0 483.0 2.0 6.0
    World 2001 13.0 480.0 3.0 131.0 3.0 31.0 14.0 234.0 1.0 1.0
    World 2000 17.0 585.0 4.0 89.0 5.0 26.0 12.0 434.0 3.0 10.0
    World 1999 20.0 227.0 4.0 77.0 2.0 6.0 11.0 127.0 7.0 41.0
    World 1998 14.0 541.0 4.0 88.0 4.0 20.0 19.0 533.0 3.0 4.0
    World 1997 14.0 308.0 2.0 5.0 4.0 45.0 18.0 756.0 5.0 39.0
    World 1996 18.0 1,060.0 2.0 8.0 5.0 123.0 22.0 554.0 8.0 92.0
    World 1995 14.0 303.0 5.0 58.0 4.0 58.0 29.0 578.0 4.0 62.0
    World 1994 17.0 599.0 7.0 32.0 5.0 15.0 19.0 682.0 5.0 102.0
    World 1993 14.0 408.0 4.0 196.0 6.0 114.0 17.0 337.0 6.0 65.0
    World 1992 18.0 358.0 6.0 176.0 9.0 77.0 22.0 863.0 3.0 58.0
    World 1991 22.0 441.0 4.0 37.0 2.0 17.0 16.0 552.0 7.0 97.0
    World 1990 10.0 130.0 4.0 10.0 9.0 72.0 17.0 418.0 1.0 2.0
    World 1989 16.0 336.0 7.0 71.0 8.0 193.0 22.0 787.0 5.0 132.0
    World 1988 11.0 233.0 7.0 58.0 6.0 100.0 30.0 726.0 3.0 19.0
    World 1987 11.0 470.0 6.0 203.0 1.0 5.0 18.0 402.0 6.0 21.0
    World 1986 8.0 264.0 5.0 9.0 2.0 4.0 24.0 453.0 3.0 75.0
    World 1985 14.0 1,090.0 1.0 55.0 12.0 498.0 11.0 359.0 0 0
    World 1984 18.0 293.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 25.0 8.0 153.0 4.0 180.0
    World 1983 5.0 91.0 4.0 63.0 5.0 65.0 13.0 538.0 3.0 30.0
    World 1982 12.0 284.0 3.0 67.0 4.0 313.0 9.0 412.0 6.0 80.0
    World 1981 22.0 622.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 39.0 13.0 189.0 2.0 32.0
    World 1980 16.0 613.0 2.0 8.0 5.0 16.0 15.0 601.0 3.0 17.0
    World 1979 25.0 963.0 5.0 309.0 11.0 70.0 23.0 311.0 6.0 97.0
    World 1978 21.0 474.0 8.0 15.0 14.0 181.0 17.0 543.0 2.0 43.0
    World 1977 11.0 203.0 4.0 291.0 13.0 170.0 22.0 439.0 4.0 199.0
    World 1976 26.0 753.0 3.0 37.0 8.0 134.0 17.0 628.0 4.0 47.0
    World 1975 16.0 403.0 5.0 16.0 8.0 75.0 21.0 658.0 3.0 29.0
    World 1974 25.0 889.0 6.0 136.0 7.0 44.0 26.0 896.0 0 0
    World 1973 20.0 741.0 7.0 55.0 6.0 126.0 28.0 889.0 4.0 183.0
    World 1972 26.0 738.0 4.0 57.0 11.0 508.0 27.0 1,065.0 0 0
    World 1971 21.0 621.0 1.0 17.0 6.0 80.0 19.0 637.0 1.0 78.0
    World 1970 24.0 649.0 7.0 73.0 16.0 289.0 20.0 311.0 5.0 135.0
    World 1969 25.0 778.0 4.0 10.0 6.0 104.0 27.0 640.0 6.0 132.0
    World 1968 19.0 639.0 2.0 4.0 9.0 181.0 22.0 498.0 5.0 26.0
    World 1967 23.0 538.0 5.0 18.0 11.0 234.0 18.0 486.0 4.0 9.0
    World 1966 29.0 737.0 5.0 33.0 5.0 102.0 17.0 561.0 1.0 1.0
    World 1965 29.0 512.0 1.0 10.0 8.0 70.0 15.0 532.0 1.0 17.0
    World 1964 21.0 552.0 3.0 57.0 5.0 70.0 13.0 306.0 4.0 23.0
    World 1963 32.0 864.0 3.0 14.0 2.0 12.0 14.0 318.0 0 0
    World 1962 28.0 758.0 8.0 185.0 10.0 262.0 17.0 502.0 1.0 15.0
    World 1961 27.0 642.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 246.0 20.0 416.0 2.0 20.0
    World 1960 31.0 606.0 5.0 33.0 9.0 166.0 21.0 604.0 2.0 38.0
    World 1959 32.0 522.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 94.0 25.0 404.0 1.0 2.0
    World 1958 39.0 832.0 4.0 33.0 4.0 35.0 17.0 304.0 2.0 2.0
    World 1957 31.0 491.0 2.0 6.0 7.0 80.0 23.0 309.0 3.0 19.0
    World 1956 29.0 613.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 99.0 15.0 103.0 3.0 19.0
    World 1955 35.0 388.0 5.0 21.0 4.0 37.0 12.0 157.0 3.0 13.0
    World 1954 21.0 324.0 7.0 53.0 3.0 46.0 16.0 199.0 3.0 64.0
    World 1953 34.0 648.0 4.0 30.0 7.0 76.0 19.0 180.0 2.0 10.0
    World 1952 28.0 409.0 3.0 21.0 10.0 159.0 10.0 162.0 4.0 9.0
    World 1951 27.0 528.0 2.0 14.0 10.0 84.0 21.0 243.0 2.0 27.0
    World 1950 36.0 685.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 98.0 14.0 272.0 5.0 31.0
    World 1949 32.0 420.0 8.0 70.0 7.0 98.0 20.0 389.0 3.0 14.0
    World 1948 51.0 877.0 7.0 28.0 6.0 89.0 19.0 191.0 6.0 73.0
    World 1947 36.0 706.0 5.0 84.0 4.0 20.0 16.0 183.0 9.0 39.0
    World 1946 19.0 280.0 1.0 1.0 13.0 143.0 27.0 351.0 5.0 10.0
    World 1945 19.0 184.0 3.0 32.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 66.0 3.0 7.0
    World 1944 20.0 194.0 3.0 23.0 3.0 27.0 5.0 46.0 3.0 10.0
    World 1943 18.0 189.0 1.0 1.0 6.0 34.0 10.0 73.0 2.0 5.0
    World 1942 15.0 196.0 4.0 46.0 4.0 51.0 3.0 24.0 1.0 3.0
  • The total number of aviation accidents and fatalities by flight phase (take-off, climbing, en-route, approach and landing). The figures include corporate jet and military transport accidents.

  • Sources

    Data Published By: Aviation Safety Network (ASN)

    Data publisher source:

    Link: https://aviation-safety.net/statistics/phase/

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