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Harro Ranter
ASN releases airliner
safety statistics 2011
The Aviation Safety Network today released
the 2011 airliner accident statistics showing a
total of 507 airliner accident fatalities, as a re-
sult of 28 fatal multi-engine airliner accidents.
The year 2011 was a very safe year for civil aviation, Aviation
Safety Network data show. The second safest year by number
of fatalities and the third safest year by number of accidents.
Also, 2011 marked the longest period without a fatal
airliner accident in modern aviation history. This record period
now stands at 80 days and counting (by January 1).
Over the year 2011 the Aviation Safety Network recorded a
total of 28 fatal airliner accidents, resulting in 507 fatalities
and 14 ground fatalities. The number of fatalities is lower
than the ten-year average of 764 fatalities.The worst accident
happened on January 9, 2011 when an Iran Air Boeing
727 crashed while on approach to Orumiyeh, Iran, killing 77.
The number of accidents involving passenger flights was relatively
high with nineteen accidents as compared to the
ten-year average of 16 accidents.
Seven out of 28 accident airplanes were operated by airlines
on the E.U. „black list“ as opposed to six out of 29 the year
before. The E.U. added a total of nine airlines to the „black
list“ and removed three airlines based on improved safety
records.
In 2011 Africa showed a continuing decline in accidents: 14% of
all fatal airliner accidents happened in Africa. Although this is
still out of sync compared to the fact that the continent only
accounts for approximately 3 percent of all world aircraft departures.
Russia suffered a very bad year with six fatal accidents.
The Aviation Safety Network is an independent organisation
located in the Netherlands. Founded in 1996. It has the aim
to provide everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation
with up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information
on airliner accidents and safety issues. ASN is an
exclusive service of the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). The
figures have been compiled using the airliner accident database
of the Aviation Safety Network, the Internet leader in
aviation safety information. The Aviation Safety Network
uses information from authoritative and official sources.
More information:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/year.php?year=2011
Harro Ranter the Aviation Safety Network
http://aviation-safety.net/
e-mail: hr@aviation-safety.net