Table 2-9:  U.S. Air Carriera Safety Data,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991b,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001c ,2002,2003,2004,2005,(R) 2006,2007
Total fatalities,499,261,146,124,1,526,39,50,33,1,239,168,380,8,1,12,92,531,0,22,14,22,50,1
Total seriously injured persons,N,N,107,81,19,30,29,26,22,19,31,25,77,43,30,67,29,19,(R) 24,(R) 31,(R) 20,(R) 14,9,15
Total accidents,90,83,55,37,19,21,24,26,18,23,23,36,37,49,50,51,56,46,41,54,30,40,33,26
Fatal accidents,17,9,8,3,1,7,6,4,4,1,4,3,5,4,1,2,3,6,0,2,2,3,2,1
Aircraft-miles (millions),"1,130","1,536","2,685","2,478","2,924","3,631","4,948","4,825","5,039","5,249","5,478","5,654","5,873","6,697","6,737","7,101","7,524","7,294","7,193","7,280","7,930","8,166","8,139","8,140"
Rates per 100 million aircraft-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,44.159,16.992,5.438,5.004,0.034,14.486,0.788,1.036,0.655,0.019,4.363,2.971,6.470,0.119,0.015,0.169,1.223,7.280,0.000,0.302,0.177,0.269,0.614,0.012
Seriously injured persons,N,N,3.985,3.269,0.650,0.826,0.586,0.539,0.437,0.362,0.566,0.442,1.311,0.642,0.445,0.943,0.385,0.260,(R) 0.334,(R) 0.426,(R) 0.252,(R) 0.171,0.111,0.184
Total accidents,7.965,5.404,2.048,1.493,0.650,0.578,0.485,0.539,0.357,0.438,0.420,0.637,0.630,0.732,0.742,0.718,0.744,0.631,0.570,0.742,0.378,0.490,0.405,0.319
"Total accidents, fatal",1.504,0.586,0.298,0.121,0.034,0.193,0.121,0.083,0.079,0.019,0.073,0.053,0.085,0.060,0.015,0.028,0.040,0.082,0.000,0.027,0.025,0.037,0.025,0.012
Aircraft departures (thousands),N,N,N,N,"5,479","6,307","8,092","7,815","7,881","8,073","8,238","8,457","8,229","10,318","10,980","11,309","11,468","10,955","10,508","10,433","11,023","11,130","10,821","10,900"
"Rates per 100,000 aircraft departures",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,N,N,N,N,0.018,8.340,0.482,0.640,0.419,0.012,2.901,1.986,4.618,0.078,0.009,0.106,0.802,4.847,0.000,0.211,0.127,0.198,0.462,0.009
Seriously injured persons,N,N,N,N,0.347,0.476,0.358,0.333,0.279,0.235,0.376,0.296,0.936,0.417,0.273,0.592,0.253,0.173,(R) 0.228,(R) 0.297,(R) 0.181,(R) 0.126,0.083,0.138
Total accidents,N,N,N,N,0.347,0.333,0.297,0.333,0.228,0.285,0.279,0.426,0.450,0.475,0.455,0.451,0.488,0.420,0.390,0.518,0.272,0.359,0.305,0.239
"Total accidents, fatal",N,N,N,N,0.018,0.111,0.074,0.051,0.051,0.012,0.049,0.035,0.061,0.039,0.009,0.018,0.026,0.055,0.000,0.019,0.018,0.027,0.025,0.012
Flight hours (thousands),N,"4,691","6,470","5,607","7,067","8,710","12,150","11,781","12,360","12,706","13,124","13,505","13,746","15,838","16,817","17,555","18,299","17,814","17,290","17,468","18,883","19,390","19,263","19,305"
"Rates per 100,000 flight hours",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,N,5.564,2.257,2.212,0.014,6.039,0.321,0.424,0.267,0.008,1.821,1.244,2.764,0.051,0.006,0.068,0.503,2.981,0.000,0.126,0.074,0.113,0.260,0.005
Seriously injured persons,N,N,1.654,1.445,0.269,0.344,0.239,0.221,0.178,0.150,0.236,0.185,0.560,0.271,0.178,0.382,0.158,0.107,(R) 0.139,(R) 0.177,(R) 0.106,(R) 0.072,0.047,0.078
Total accidents,N,1.769,0.850,0.660,0.269,0.241,0.198,0.221,0.146,0.181,0.175,0.267,0.269,0.309,0.297,0.291,0.306,0.258,0.237,0.309,0.159,0.206,0.171,0.135
"Total accidents, fatal",N,0.192,0.124,0.054,0.014,0.080,0.049,0.034,0.032,0.007,0.030,0.022,0.036,0.025,0.006,0.011,0.016,0.034,0.000,0.011,0.011,0.015,0.010,0.005
KEY:  N = data do not exist; R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"a Air carriers operating under 14 CFR 121, scheduled and nonscheduled service. Includes all scheduled and nonscheduled service accidents involving all-cargo carriers and commercial operators of large aircraft when those accidents occurred during 14 CFR 121 operations. Since Mar. 20, 1997, 14 CFR 121 includes aircraft with 10 or more seats formerly operated under 14 CFR 135. This change makes it difficult to compare pre-1997 data for 14 CFR 121 and 14 CFR 135  with more recent data. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b Does not include the 12 persons killed aboard a SkyWest commuter aircraft when it and a U.S. Air aircraft collided.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"c Other than the persons aboard the aircraft who were killed, fatalities resulting from the September 11 terrorist acts are excluded. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Miles, departures, and flight hours are compiled by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration. Rates are computed by dividing the number of fatalities, serious injuries, total accidents, and fatal accidents by the number of miles, departures, or flight hours.  These figures are based on information provided by airlines to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Fatalities, accidents, miles, departures, and flight hours:",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960: National Transportation Safety Board, Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1967 (Washington, DC: December 1968). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1965-70: Ibid., Calendar Year 1975, NTSB/ARC-77/1 (Washington, DC: January 1977). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975 (all categories except miles): Ibid., Calendar Year 1983, NTSB/ARC-87/01 (Washington, DC: February 1987), table 18. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1975 (miles): Ibid., Calendar Year 1975, NTSB/ARC-77/1 (Washington, DC: January 1977 ). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980: Ibid., Calendar Year 1981, NTSB/ARC-85/01 (Washington, DC: February 1985), tables 2 and 16. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1985-2007: Ibid., National Transportation Safety Board, Aviation Accident Statistics, available at http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Stats.htm as of December 2008.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Serious injuries:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-85: Ibid., Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data: U.S. Air Carrier Operations (Washington, DC: Annual issues). ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-2007: Ibid., Analysis and Data Division, personal communication, as of November 2008.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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