Interesting accident data

OhioStatePilot

OhioStatePilot

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I ran across this image on Digg and found it to be interesting. I'm not sure I believe much of it is terribly relevant, but I still think it's worth a look.

It's a really long image, so be prepared to scroll!

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If I didn't know better from this I would say the US is the most dangerous place to fly and the 737 is the most dangerous airplane to fly on.
 
That's what it looks like, but then again, that's kind of a gripe I have against the data. I'd like to see it laid out in comparison to the number of operations over the same period. Even their 2nd Squadron statistics, while better, still aren't quite accurate in my view. The 737 comes in better, but that's in comparison to the number of 737s in the fleet, not the number of 737 accidents compared to the number of 737 operations. But hey, you get what you pay for, right?
 
What percentage of aviation has been in the US vs the rest of the world over the last 50 years? Im going with quite a bit more. No American??? WTF they crash more than anybody.
 
I would be more interested in seeing "fatal crashes per miles flown" rather than the amount of fatal crashes per airplane.

Airplane A could have 100 fatal crashes for 1,000 in existance but Airplane B could have 5 fatal crash for 10 in existance. Statistically speaking, you have a higher chance dying in a crash on Airplane B than Airplane A, even though there have been more crashes on Airplane A. (10% chance on Airplane A and 50% chance on Airplane B).

Bad information.
 
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