Plane Crash Statistics since 1950.

PlaneCrashInfo.com  is maintaining all statistics of plane crashes since 1950s. The following table shows different causes of plane crashes by decades. The table clearly shows errors by pilots are main reason for most of the crashes.




Cause 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s All
 Pilot Error 40 34 24 26 27 30 29
 Pilot Error  (weather related) 10 17 14 18 19 19 15
 Pilot Error (mechanical related) 6 5 5 2 5 5 5
 Total Pilot Error 57 56 43 46 51 54 50
 Other Human Error 2 9 9 6 9 5 7
 Weather 16 9 14 14 10 8 12
 Mechanical Failure 21 19 20 20 18 24 22
 Sabotage 5 5 13 13 11 9 9
 Other Cause 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
Table Source: PlaneCrashInfo.com  
A total of 1,085 fatal accidents involving commercial aircraft, world-wide, from 1950-2010 for which a specific cause is known. This does not include aircraft with 18 or less people aboard, military aircraft , private aircraft or helicopters.


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