2007-09-18 22:32:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Bestonnet is right, most crashes are caused by pilot error. It would be hard to pigeon hole once certain type of aircraft as having more crashes than others. For example, the Boeing 737 has been involved in numerous accidents worldwide lately. However, this doesn't mean the plane is not safe by any standard. In fact, the 737 is one of the safest airplanes out there if you look at it from the view point of hours flown vs. number of accidents. Back in the 1970's and early 80's people were terrified of the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 because of a few very high profile accidents( AA191, UA232, etc.) Again, however, when looked at on a hours flown vs accident perspective it reveals that the DC-10 is in fact a statistically very safe airplane. Now, to answer your question I'll provide you with a link that shows which aircraft are the safest, statistically. While this doesn't exactly relate to the most crashes, it serves the same general idea. Happy hunting! http://www.airdisaster.com/statistics/
2007-09-18 23:06:30 · answer #1 · answered by ethereal_slumber 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the 737 has had a good number of accidents. But it's the most widley used plane in the world. With all those hours it's the safest plane in the sky. It's irrelevant how many accidents an aircraft had. That has to be divided by it's total hours in the air.
2007-09-19 05:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by Charles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about the figure, if there were something wrong with the aircraft they'd be grounded.
Most crashes are due to pilot error and most of the ones that aren't are due to maintenance errors, very few are caused by design flaws in aircraft.
2007-09-19 05:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's like asking what automaker manufactured vehicles in the most wrecks.
Check out the NTSB website and you'll be able to perform searches by make and model, as well as tail number if you want.
Fly the Friendly Skies!
JT
2007-09-19 10:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by jettech 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's not the aircraft you should be asking about but the airlines all the planes are in perfict working order when the leave the factory it's when the airlines start servicing them they cut corrners to save money and thats when accdents happen.
2007-09-19 11:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by flyboy_3dx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋