This statistic displays the number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020. During this period, the year with the most fatal accidents was 2001, with 531 fatalities due primarily to the September 11 terrorist attacks. In 2020, no fatalities were reported involving a U.S. air carrier.
Number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020*
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* Includes scheduled and unscheduled services for US Air Carriers Operating Under 14 CFR 121, which are generally large, U.S.-based airlines, regional air carriers, and all cargo operators.
** Includes victims of the September 11 hijackings.
*** Preliminary data.
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NTSB. (December 11, 2022). Number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031877/us-air-carrier-fatal-accidents-fatalities/
NTSB. "Number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020*." Chart. December 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031877/us-air-carrier-fatal-accidents-fatalities/
NTSB. (2022). Number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031877/us-air-carrier-fatal-accidents-fatalities/
NTSB. "Number of Fatal Accidents and Fatalities Involving U.S. Air Carriers between 2000 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031877/us-air-carrier-fatal-accidents-fatalities/
NTSB, Number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031877/us-air-carrier-fatal-accidents-fatalities/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of fatal accidents and fatalities involving U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2020* [Graph], NTSB, December 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031877/us-air-carrier-fatal-accidents-fatalities/