Table 2-13: U.S. On-Demand Air Taxia Safety Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998 ,1999 ,2000,,,, Total fatalities,69,105,76,51,78,68,42,63,52,63,39,R45,38,71,,,, Total seriously injured persons ,N,43,R44,36,26,19,24,32,14,R22,23,10,14,12,,,, Total accidents,152,171,157,107,88,76,69,85,75,90,82,77,R73,81,,,, Fatal,24,46,35,29,28,24,19,26,24,29,15,R17,12,22,,,, Flight hours (thousands),"2,526","3,618","2,570","2,249","2,241","R2,844","R2,324","R2,465","R2,486","R3,220","R3,098","R3,802","R3,298","3,553",,,, 6.5,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Rates per 100,000 flight hoursb",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Fatalities,2.73,2.90,2.96,2.27,3.48,R2.39,R1.81,R2.56,R2.09,R1.96,R1.26,R1.18,R1.15,2.00,,,, Seriously injured persons,N,1.19,R1.71,1.60,1.16,R0.67,R1.03,R1.30,R0.56,R0.68,R0.74,R0.26,R0.42,0.34,,,, Total accidents,6.02,4.73,6.11,4.76,3.93,R2.67,R2.97,R3.45,R3.02,R2.80,R2.65,R2.03,R2.21,2.28,,,, Fatal,0.95,1.27,1.36,1.29,1.25,R0.84,R0.82,R1.05,R0.97,R0.90,R0.48,R0.45,R0.36,0.62,,,, KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "a Air carriers operating under 14 CFR 135, nonscheduled service. Accidents on foreign soil and in foreign waters are excluded.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "b Rates are computed by dividing the number of fatalities, serious injuries, total accidents, and fatal accidents by the number of flight hours. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "NOTE: Hours are estimated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Fatalities, accidents, and flight hours:",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1975-80: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1981, NTSB/ARC-85/01 (Washington, DC: February 1985), table 61.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1985-00: Ibid. Internet site www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Table9.htm as of May 8, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, Serious injuries:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1980-90: Ibid., Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations (Washington, DC: Annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1995-00: Ibid., Analysis and Data Division, personal communications, 1996; 1997; 1998; Mar. 28, 2000, and May 7, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,