what is the safest seat row in an air plane if an accident hapen?

Answer 1

the one occupied by someone else cosing you to miss the flight

Answer 2

Before I answer this question, I would like to point it out that there have been some crashes where infants have survived the crash. You know why? Because they don't try to save themselves. Let me emphasize it. When someone is driving a car at 100 kmph and suddenly something comes on a way, say another car perpendicular to this fellow. Then this fellow will slam on his brakes just to stop his car. Now imagine he is exerting his maximum force (in fact the complete body weight is getting shifted to the legs) on the brake pedals and bang!.....he get a solid hit. His knee caps will tear open and the bones will come out it. Newton's Law.....is responsible which says "To every action there is an equal & opposite reaction". The sudden stopping reacted against the legs and the knee caps gave way.

Now in an aircraft same thing happnes. Someone is trying to save himself in the falling aircraft by reacting to the free fall. And when the aircraft THUDS on the ground this reaction is fatal.

An infant is 'same' in all conditions because he/she is not aware what's going on, hence less reactive forces. Of course, he/she has a flexible, soft and spongy body. I have read, heard & seen similar cases that the infant survived a free fall from the building...in train accidents etc. Most of the times....yes.

OK, Now the seat positions....If there is a fire in the engine and the wings also explod (as they contain the fuel) the fire will go backwards due to the wind direction. In that case, the extereme front passengers (first class or business class) should be out of reach of this fire until the aircraft comes to a halt. But I am not sure if the aircraft lands nose down first what is going to happen to these first class passengers.

However, in my view the middle seats near the wings are safest beacuse this is the area which takes minimum roling as compared to front and last. However, immediate escape from the fire (if there is any) is a question mark. That's why avaition fuel is now is a blend which catches fire slightly 'slow' than 'earlier'.

The disaster some years back between a Saudi Arabian Airline's 747 and a Kazhakistan Transport plane took place in view of my cousin brothers around 10 kilometers from there residence in my ancestral village. He along with other relatives ran (in all available vehicles) to the crash site and witnessed the scene. Later, he told me that there were many people tied to their seats with the belts...unconcious...yet breathing (hicupps). I couldn't believe it but he swears it. These people died on way to hospital. The hospital authority reported for some....'died of shock'...as in some bodies clothes were torn but bodies were intact, except minor bruisings.

This topic has no definite answer as yet...God Almighty...

Answer 3

there really isn't a "safest" row of a plane. many are scared of flying after the 9/11 accident , like myself...especially since I'm going to new york this week. Some say a plane is safer than your car even your bathroom..the accident rate of a plane crash is 1 in 400,000 through 1 in 10,000,000. it just depends on what type of aircraft you are flying on. even though there is no "safest" row of a plane but there are some safer places of a plane. One being by the wing because there is more protection and strength in that part of the plane...another safe spot is toward the back of the plane because most crashes that happen usually go foreword. another safe spot would be by the emergency exits in case of an evacuation. and one last thing to make you feel less nervous is to not think about it and to keep yourself busy and just remember the chances of crashing in very slim.

Answer 4

The safest seat (as safe as possible anyway) is at the very rear of the plane. Naturally, the is the last part of the plane to impact whatever structure or object that the plane will hit in a crash. The crushing of the forward fuselage and cabin acts as somewhat of a shock absorber, limiting the impact to the rear of the plane.

The more dangerous seat in the house is in the cockpit. Ever notice that in at least 75% of plane crashes that the pilots never survive? We're the first ones to arrive at the scene of the crash, if you will. More direct impact forces and more fatal results.

Hypothetically speaking, if you're sitting in a row that faces to the rear of the plane, you will much safer than any row facing forward. According to a Discovery Channel production, rear-facing seats save the body from much of the impact forces associated with crashes and prevents spinal and head injuries (to an extent).

Regardless, trust your pilots but review the emergency cards!

Answer 5

Statistically, the safest seats are the ones in the back of the cabin. During most crashes, the plane runs into something while going forward, and the forward part of the plane absorbs the brunt of the impact. (Look at a car that's been in a head-on collision...the front is totaled but the back is often untouched.)

But of course it depends wholly on the type of crash. If say, the airplane's wing is torn off at 30,000 feet, there's not gonna be any safe seats.

Answer 6

The safest seats in a plane are often over the wings in the exit
row (extra reinforcement). Exit row seats also provide more leg room. But you must be physically capable of operating the emergency exit (e.g., capable of lifting 40 to 50 pounds) and read/speak English

Answer 7

If you look at most aircraft crashes on the news etc, you will notice that usually the tail component seems to survive somehow. Also most survivors of large jet crashes have emerged from the tail section. So if I had to asnwer the question, I would say that anywhere as far back as possible is safest.

Answer 8

Since commercial airplanes are so large, it depends on what kind of accident. If it crashes into something, then the back exit row, if the engine explodes, the front exit row. It's very hard to say, and so it's probably best to sit where you are most comfortable and try to relax and not worry about it.

Answer 9

I am a trained accident investigator. My personal preference is the wing box, the area directly above the wing. Structurally it is one of the strongest areas on the aircraft.

Keep something in mind. Any investigator will tell you that people walk away from unsurvivable accidents and die in survivable ones. Witness the Sioux City DC10 crash. the aircraft cartwheeled and many people survived. Even now when I see the film of that accident I cringe. In my opinion that should have been a total loss, unsurvivable crash.

Answer 10

There is no sciencetifically "safe" seat but statistics tells us that...

If you look at air crash, most of them broke into 2 at the wings ( the middle seats area).

So..."relatively safer seats would be the front seats and the back seat".

Happy trying...

Answer 11

There are no "safe" seats. If a plane crashes, you pretty much are done for, no matter where you sit. If someone survives by sitting in a particular section, it would be by mere coincidence.