Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data
U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1995
Annual Review of Aircraft Accident Data
U.S. Air Carrier Operations, Calendar Year 1995
NTSB Number ARC/98-01
NTIS Number PB98-169147
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Abstract: This report presents a statistical compilation and review of air carrier accidents that occurred in 1995, and involved U.S. registered aircraft conducting operations under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 121 and 135. Briefly stated, Part 121 applies to air carriers, such as major airlines and cargo haulers, that fly large transport aircraft. Part 135 applies to commercial air carriers commonly referred to as commuter airlines and to air taxis. For a complete definition of operations under each of these Parts, consult the applicable sections of the CFR.
There were 36 accidents in Part 121 operations in 1995. The overall accident rate for 1995 was 0.266 accidents per 100,000 hours flown, a 58 percent increase from the 1994 rate of 0.168. The 1995 rate was 21 percent higher than the overall rate of 0.219 for the period from 1985 through 1994. There were three fatal accidents involving Part 121 operators in 1995 with a fatal accident rate of 0.022 per 100,000 hours flown, a 27 percent decrease from the 1994 rate of 0.030. The three fatal accidents in 1995 were responsible for a total of 168 fatalities. These three accidents involved a Boeing 757 at Cali, Colombia (160 fatalities), a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 at Guatemala City, Guatemala (six fatalities), and a Convair 440 at La Ramona, Dominican Republic (two fatalities).
There were 11 accidents involving scheduled 14 CFR 135 operations (commuter air carriers) in 1995. The average number of accidents per year in this category for the years 1985 through 1994 was 19.4. The accident rate per 100,000 hours flown for 1995 was 0.444, compared with an overall rate of 0.907 for the period 1985 through 1994. Of the 11 accidents in this category, two were fatal, which resulted in nine fatalities. During the period 1985 through 1994, there were an average of 5.2 fatal accidents and 32.8 fatalities per year in scheduled 14 CFR 135 operations. The fatal accident rate for 1995 was 0.081 per 100,000 hours flown.