波音报告 2022
波音报告 2022
波音报告 2022
Commercial Jet
Airplane Accidents
Worldwide Operations | 1959‑2022
September 2023
2022 Boeing
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Table of Contents
Leadership Message
Leadership Message 3 Asia and Pacific (APAC) 15
2022 Statistical Summary 2022 Statistical Summary 4 Eastern and Southern Africa (ESAF) 16
Fatal Accidents and Fatalities by Phase of Flight 13 Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definitions 29
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Definitions and Terms
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Leadership Message
Leadership Message
Boeing designs and builds aircraft that must operate safely every second of every day in every region of the world.
2022 Statistical Summary We take that responsibility seriously. Data is a powerful tool to proactively manage safety risks, and it helps the
entire industry know where to focus to continue to enhance safety in the worldwide fleet.
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This year’s report offers a deeper, more global view of actionable data to help us make that progress.
Accident Summaries In this 54th edition of the Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents, we have organized accident
and Rates data by regions in alignment with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Previously, the report
presented these statistics in a two-region format: U.S. and Canada and rest of the world.
CAST/ICAO Common With air traffic in every region of the world expected to grow at a rate faster than that of North America – it is time
Taxonomy Team Aviation for a more globally diverse approach when reviewing the data. The new regional breakouts can help complement
Occurence Categories ICAO and the industry’s efforts to improve aviation safety within each region across the globe.
Fatalities The industry is expanding its worldwide safety engagement in a variety of ways.
At Boeing, we have proactively joined airlines in implementing a Safety Management System (SMS), a framework
Regional Statistics used for identifying and managing safety risks throughout the product and service life cycle. SMS is recognized as
a best practice for managing safety, and it aligns with the standards set by ICAO and global regulators.
The transparent, global nature of this report, combined with these broader safety initiatives, is part of our
industry’s collective work to help prevent accidents, injuries and loss of life.
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Statistical Summary 2022 Airplane Accidents | Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
737-800
5/6/22 Blue Air Charter Pax Naples, Italy Landing The airplane sustained damage due to a tail strike during landing. No injuries were reported. Substantial (0)
(12)
The airplane sustained damage while performing a rejected takeoff, subsequently contacting the runway,
2022 Statistical Summary 5/12/22 Tibet Airlines
A319
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Sched Pax Chongqing, China Takeoff which caused the nose landing gear to collapse. The airplane veered off the runway and a post-crash fire Destroyed X Minor (0)
ensued. There were multiple injuries sustained during evacuation.
737-300 Kananga, Democratic The airplane sustained damage after landing when the left main landing gear collapsed during rollout. No
6/16/22 Gomair Sched Cargo Landing Substantial (0)
(33) Republic of the Congo injuries were reported.
2022 Airplane Accidents 777-200 The airplane was involved in a ground collision with another airplane and was substantially damaged.
6/17/22 Air France Sched Pax New York City, USA Parked Substantial (0)
(21) There were no injuries or fatalities.
The aircraft experienced a left main gear collapse during landing roll and subsequently veered off the
MD-82
6/21/22 RED Air Sched Pax Miami, USA Landing runway. There was a post-crash fire. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. There were minor injuries Destroyed X Minor (0)
(30)
Accident Summaries sustained during the evacuation.
A320 The aircraft experienced a hard landing. One flight attendant sustained serious injuries. No damage to the
and Rates 6/23/22 Jetstar Japan
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Sched Pax Kochi, Japan Landing
aircraft was reported.
None Serious (0)
Southwest 737-700 The aircraft experienced a hard landing. One flight attendant sustained serious injuries. No damage to the
7/1/22 Sched Pax Santa Ana, USA Landing None Serious (0)
Airlines (17) aircraft was reported.
A320
CAST/ICAO Common 7/25/22 AVIANCA
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Sched Pax Rionegro, Colombia Taxi The airplane stopped abruptly while taxiing. There was one serious injury. The airplane was undamaged. None Serious (0)
Taxonomy Team Aviation 737-800 The airplane sustained damage when it veered off the runway while landing. The accident occurred in a
7/30/22 NOK AIR Sched Pax Chiang Rai, Thailand Landing Substantial (0)
(7) thunderstorm and heavy rain. No injuries were reported.
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777-F While taxiing, the airplane collided with a light pole and was substantially damaged. There were no
8/5/22 Qatar Airways Sched Cargo Chicago, USA Taxi Substantial (0)
(7) injuries or fatalities.
757-200 While performing a go-around, the airplane experienced a tail strike and was substantially damaged.
8/6/22 Delta Air Lines Sched Pax Atlanta, USA Landing Substantial (0)
(26) There were no injuries or fatalities.
Fatalities
A320NEO During landing, the airplane struck a motorcycle with two airport security officers on board. There were 0/79
9/2/22 Air Portugal Sched Pax Conakry, Guinea Landing Substantial Fatal X
(1) two fatalities as a result. (2)
A320NEO The airplane experienced a tail strike on landing and was substantially damaged. There were no injuries
9/4/22 Iberia Airlines Sched Pax Madrid, Spain Landing Substantial (0)
(0) or fatalities.
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777-F
9/4/22 AeroLogic Sched Pax Frankfurt, Germany Taxi Ground handler injured by jet blast during airplane taxiing. None Serious (0)
(10)
737-800 Ground equipment collided with the airplane, and the airplane was substantially damaged. There were no
9/22/22 SunExpress Sched Pax Cologne, Germany Parked Substantial (0)
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737-400 The airplane overran the runway upon landing and came to rest partially submerged in water. No injuries
9/24/22 Swiftair Sched Cargo Montpellier, France Landing Destroyed X (0)
(11) were reported.
737-800 The airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway while landing. The nose gear
9/25/22 COPA Airlines Sched Pax Panama City, Panama Landing Substantial (0)
Definitions and Terms (12) collapsed. The accident occurred in heavy rain. No injuries were reported.
Transavia 737-800 The aircraft experienced a hard landing and nose landing gear tire burst. The aircraft sustained
10/1/22 Sched Pax Nantes, France Landing Substantial X (0)
France (14) substantial damage. No injuries were reported.
A330 The airplane overran the runway upon landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage. No injuries
10/23/22 Korean Air Sched Pax Cebu, Philippines Landing Destroyed X (0)
(23) were reported.
Corse A320NEO Ground equipment collided with the airplane, and the airplane was substantially damaged. There were no
11/7/22 Sched Pax Ajaccio, France Parked Substantial (0)
Mediteranee (2) injuries or fatalities.
LATAM A320NEO During takeoff, the airplane struck two occupied fire engines participating in simulation training. There 0/108
11/18/22 Sched Pax Lima, Peru Takeoff Destroyed X Fatal X
Airlines Group (4) were two fatalities as a result. (2)
ERJ 175 0/63
12/31/22 Envoy Sched Pax Montgomery, USA Parked While parked at the gate with engines still running, a ramp worker was fatally ingested into an engine. Minor Fatal
(4) (1)
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Accident 1959‑2022
Summary by
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Injury and
2022 Statistical Summary 515 with 89%
hull loss
2,123 300
886 with substantial damage
Damage
87 without substantial damage
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total total
accidents accidents
Accident Summaries 635 Fatal accidents 11%
and Rates Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet 30% 513 with hull loss
1959‑2022 28 with substantial damage
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268 Nonfatal accidents
70%
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2,123 300
167 with substantial damage
24 without substantial damage
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accidents accidents
11% 32 Fatal accidents
30% 24 with hull loss
1 with substantial damage
7 without substantial damage
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Departures, Departure and Flight Hours (millions) Flight hours Departures
Flight Hours
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2022 Airplane Accidents of total hours logged were
on Boeing flights. (1,147
40 million on Boeing airplanes)
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and Rates Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet 26.3 million departures
901 million departures
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2003‑2022 since 1959. 65% of those
departures were on Boeing
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Accident Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
Type of Operation All Accidents Fatal Accidents Onboard Fatalities Hull Loss Accidents
Summary by
Leadership Message (External Fatalities)*
Type of
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Passenger 1,697 249 510 26 29,643 1,119 757 74
(810) (19)
Operation
2022 Airplane Accidents – Scheduled 1,573 244 463 25 25,446 1,048 686 72
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Accident Rates Accident Rates and Onboard Fatalities per One Million Departures
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Onboard fatalities
Leadership Message All accident rate
Fatal accident rate
Hull loss accident rate
Fatalities
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and Rates Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
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Taxonomy Team Aviation The first decade of the jet age saw dramatic
improvements in fatal accident rates. Since then, 10 300
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Accident Rates by Airplane Type
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Hull Loss Accidents | Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet | 1959‑2022
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CRJ-700/-900/-1000 0 0 0.00 / 0.00
EMB-170/-175/-190 5 1 0.04 / 0.18
**A380 0 0 0.00 / 0.00
*The 707/720, Caravelle, Comet, CV-880-990, Concorde, Mercure,
Definitions and Terms 787 0 0 0.00 / 0.00
Trident, VC10, DC-8, BAC1-11, L-1011, and 747-100/-200/-300/SP
**747-8 0 0 0.00 / 0.00
have not operated commercially in the last five years.
A350 0 0 0.00 / 0.00
0.00 / 0.00 **These types have accumulated fewer than one million departures.
**C-Series/A220 0 0
A320/321/319 NEO 1 1 0.11 / 0.11
737 MAX 2 2 1.48 / 1.48
Total 1,027 513 0.56 / 1.13
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Fatalities by CICTT Aviation Occurrence Categories
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Fatal Accidents | Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet | 2013‑2022
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Fatal Accidents Percentage of Fatal Accidents and Onboard Fatalities | 2013‑2022
Taxi, load/
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and Fatalities by
unload,
Leadership Message parked, Initial Climb Initial Final
tow Takeoff climb (flaps up) Cruise Descent approach approach Landing
Phase of Flight
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Onboard fatalities 0% 15% 2% 30% 24% 6% 0% 13% 7%
17% 20%
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Worldwide Commercial Jet Fleet
2013‑2022 Exposure
Accident Summaries (percentage Initial Final
of flight time approach approach
and Rates estimated for a fix fix
While cruising at altitude makes up the majority 1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
of time in the air, this phase of flight accounts for Note: Percentages may not sum to 100% because of numerical rounding.
CAST/ICAO Common 9% of all fatal accidents. Conversely, almost half
Taxonomy Team Aviation of all fatal accidents occur during final approach
Occurence Categories and landing. Most safety-related improvements Distribution
Distribution ofoffatal
Fatal Accidents
accidents and and Onboard
onboard Fatalities
fatalities | 2013‑2022
| 2013 through 2022
over the past few decades have focused on the 25 500
Onboard fatalities
Fatal accidents
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Fatalities
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Exposure
(percentage Initial Final
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of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
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RI-VAP 0 0% 0%
SCF-NP 1
Exposure
(percentage Initial Final
SCF-PP 0
of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
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RI-VAP 1 6% 30%
SCF-NP 0
Exposure
(percentage Initial Final
SCF-PP 0
of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
ICE 0
RI-VAP 1 0% 100%
SCF-NP 0
Exposure
(percentage Initial Final
SCF-PP 0
of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
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RI-VAP 0 94% 4%
SCF-NP 1
Exposure
(percentage Initial Final
SCF-PP 1
of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
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RI-VAP 1 6% 0%
SCF-NP 0
Exposure
(percentage Initial Final
SCF-PP 0
of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
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SCF-NP 0
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(percentage Initial Final
SCF-PP 0
of flight time approach approach
estimated for a fix fix
1.5-hour flight) 1% 1% 14% 57% 11% 12% 3% 1%
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About This Document
Leadership Message
The accident statistics presented in this summary are confined to 2. Commercial airplanes operated in military service. (However, if a
worldwide commercial jet airplanes that are heavier than 60,000 military-owned commercial jet transport is used for civilian commercial
2022 Statistical Summary pounds (27,216 kilograms) maximum gross weight. Within that set of service, that data will be included in this summary.)
airplanes, there are two groups excluded:
Definitions and Terms Flight operations data for Boeing airplanes is developed internally from Readers may note that cumulative accident totals from year to year may
airline operator reports. Flight operations data for non-Boeing airplanes not exactly correlate with the expected change from the previous year’s
is compiled by Cirium. The source of jet airplane inventory data is accidents. This is a result of periodic audits of the entire accident history
Jet Information Services, Inc. for updates to the data.
Accident data is obtained, when available, from government Definitions related to the development of statistics in this summary are
accident reports. Otherwise, information is from operators, primarily based on corresponding ICAO, U.S. National Transportation
manufacturers, various government and private information Safety Board (NTSB) and Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) terms, as
23 services, and press accounts. explained in the next section.
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Definitions
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Airplane Accident Excluded Events
2022 Statistical Summary An occurrence associated with the operation of an airplane that takes • Fatal and nonfatal injuries from natural causes.
place between the time any person boards the airplane with the intention
of flight and such time as all such persons have disembarked, in which: • Fatal and nonfatal self-inflicted injuries or injuries inflicted by
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• The airplane sustains substantial damage. • Fatal and nonfatal injuries of stowaways hiding outside the areas
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• Death or serious injury results from:
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• Nonfatal injuries resulting from atmospheric turbulence, normal
- Being in the airplane.
maneuvering, loose objects, boarding, disembarking, evacuation,
CAST/ICAO Common - Direct contact with the airplane or anything attached thereto. and maintenance and servicing.
Taxonomy Team Aviation - Direct exposure to jet blast.
Occurence Categories • Nonfatal injuries to persons not aboard the airplane.
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Definitions
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Excluded Events (continued) Destroyed
2022 Statistical Summary The following occurrences are not considered airplane accidents: The estimated or likely cost of repairs would have exceeded 50% of the
new value of the airplane had it still been in production at the time
• Those that are the result of experimental test flights. (However, of the accident.
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maintenance test flights, ferry, positioning, training and
demonstration flights are not excluded.) Note: This definition is consistent with the FSF definition. NTSB defines
Accident Summaries “destroyed” as damaged due to impact, fire, or in-flight failures to an
• Those that are the result of a hostile action, including sabotage, extent not economically repairable.
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hijacking, terrorism and military action.
Fatal Injury
CAST/ICAO Common Note: This is generally consistent with the ICAO and the NTSB definition
Taxonomy Team Aviation of an accident. (See the “Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definition” section.)
Any injury that results in death within 30 days of the accident.
Occurence Categories
The differences are:
Note 1: This is consistent with both the ICAO and the NTSB definitions.
Fatalities
1. The ICAO and NTSB references to “aircraft” were changed to
Note 2: External fatalities include on-ground fatalities as well as fatalities
“airplane” and references to propellers and rotors were eliminated.
on other aircraft involved.
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atmospheric turbulence, normal maneuvering, etc.; nonfatal injuries
to persons not aboard the airplane; and any events that result from
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an experimental test flight or from hostile action, such as sabotage,
hijacking, terrorism and military action.
Definitions and Terms
Note: Within this publication, the term “accident” is used interchangeably
with “airplane accident.”
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Major Accident Serious Injury
2022 Statistical Summary An accident in which any of three conditions is met: An injury that is sustained by a person in an accident and that:
2022 Airplane Accidents • The airplane was destroyed. • Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing
within seven days from the date the injury was received.
• There were multiple fatalities.
• Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of
Accident Summaries • There was one fatality and the airplane was substantially damaged. fingers, toes or nose).
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Note: This definition is consistent with the NTSB definition. It also is • Causes severe hemorrhage, nerve, muscle or tendon damage.
CAST/ICAO Common generally consistent with FSF, except that the FSF definition specifies that
• Involves injury to any internal organ.
Taxonomy Team Aviation fatalities include only occupants of the airplane. ICAO does not normally
Occurence Categories define the term “major accident.” • Involves second- or third-degree burns or any burns affecting
more than 5% of the body surface.
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consistent with the NTSB definition except for the last bullet, which is not
included in the NTSB definition.
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Definitions
Leadership Message
Substantial Damage Note 1: This definition is generally consistent with the NTSB definition of
substantial damage except it (1) deletes the reference to “small puncture
2022 Statistical Summary Damage or failure that adversely affects the structural strength, holes in the fabric” and “ground damage to rotor or propeller blades,”
performance, or flight characteristics of the airplane, and that would and (2) deletes “damage to landing gear” from the list of items not
normally require major repair or replacement of the affected component. considered to be substantial damage.
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Substantial damage is not considered to be: Note 2: ICAO does not define the term “substantial damage.” Still, the
Accident Summaries definition is generally consistent with the ICAO definition of damage or
and Rates • Engine failure or damage limited to an engine, structural failure contained within part (B) of the ICAO accident definition.
if only one engine fails or is damaged.
Note 3: Boeing does not consider damage to be substantial if repairs
CAST/ICAO Common • Bent fairings or cowlings. to an event airplane enable it to be flown to a repair base within
Taxonomy Team Aviation 48 hours of the event.
Occurence Categories • Dents in the skin.
• Damage to tires.
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• Damage to flaps.
• Damage to brakes.
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• Damage to wingtips.
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Boeing Terms*
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Accident Rates Hull Loss
2022 Statistical Summary In general, this expression is a measure of accidents per million Airplane totally destroyed or damaged and not repaired. Hull loss also
departures. Departures (or flight cycles) are used as the basis for includes, but is not limited to, events in which:
calculating rates because there is a stronger statistical correlation
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between accidents and departures than there is between accidents • The airplane is missing. An aircraft is considered to be missing
and flight hours, or between accidents and the number of airplanes when the official search has been terminated and the wreckage
Accident Summaries in service, or between accidents and passenger miles or freight miles. has not been located.
and Rates Airplane departures data is continually updated and revised as new
information and estimating processes become available. These form • The airplane is completely inaccessible.
the baseline for the measure of accident rates, and, as a consequence,
CAST/ICAO Common rates may vary between editions of this publication. State of Operation
Taxonomy Team Aviation
Occurence Categories Regional data is reported based on the ICAO member state that serves
Airplane Collisions
as the headquarters location of the operator involved in the accident.
Fatalities Events involving two or more airplanes are counted as separate events,
one for each airplane. For example, destruction of two airplanes in a
collision is considered to be two separate accidents.
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Fatal Accident
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An accident that results in fatal injury.
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Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definitions*
Leadership Message
Accident B. The aircraft sustains damage or structural failure which:
2022 Statistical Summary • Adversely affects the structural strength, performance or flight
ICAO defines an “accident” as follows:
characteristics of the aircraft.
2022 Airplane Accidents Accident. An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft • Would normally require major repair or replacement of the affected
that, in the case of a manned aircraft, takes place between the time any component, except for engine failure or damage, when the damage
person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all is limited to a single engine (including its cowlings or accessories), to
Accident Summaries such persons have disembarked, or in the case of an unmanned aircraft, propellers, wingtips, antennas, probes, vanes, tires, brakes, wheels,
and Rates takes place between the time the aircraft is ready to move with the fairings, panels, landing gear doors, windscreens, the aircraft skin
purpose of flight until such time as it comes to rest at the end of the flight (such as small dents or puncture holes), or for minor damages to
and the primary propulsion system is shut down, in which: main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, landing gear, and those resulting
CAST/ICAO Common
from hail or bird strike (including holes in the radome).
Taxonomy Team Aviation A. A person is fatally or seriously injured as a result of:
Occurence Categories C. The aircraft is missing or is completely inaccessible.
• Being in the aircraft.
NTSB defines an “aircraft accident” as follows:
Fatalities • Direct contact with any part of the aircraft, including parts which have
become detached from the aircraft.
Aircraft accident means an occurrence associated with the operation
Regional Statistics • Direct exposure to jet blast, except when the injuries are from natural of an aircraft that takes place between the time any person boards the
causes, self-inflicted or inflicted by other persons, or when the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked,
injuries are to stowaways hiding outside the areas normally available and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which
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definition of “aircraft accident” includes “unmanned aircraft accident,”
as defined in 49 CFR 830.2.
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Referenced ICAO and NTSB Definitions*
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Safety Management System (SMS) NTSB defines “serious injury” as follows:
2022 Statistical Summary ICAO defines an “SMS” as follows: Serious injury means any injury that:
2022 Airplane Accidents An SMS is a systematic approach to managing safety, including 1. Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing within
the necessary organizational structures, accountabilities, policies seven days from the date the injury was received.
and procedures. Visit www.icao.int/safety/SafetyManagement for 2. Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers,
Accident Summaries more information. toes, or nose).
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3. Causes severe hemorrhages, nerve, muscle or tendon damage.
Serious Injury
4. Involves any internal organ.
CAST/ICAO Common
ICAO defines “serious injury” as follows: 5. Involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting more
Taxonomy Team Aviation
Occurence Categories than 5% of the body surface.
Serious injury. An injury that is sustained by a person in an accident
and which: Substantial Damage
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A. Requires hospitalization for more than 48 hours, commencing NTSB defines “substantial damage” as follows:
within seven days from the date the injury was received.
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B. Results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of Substantial damage means damage or failure that adversely affects the
fingers, toes or nose). structural strength, performance, or flight characteristics of the aircraft,
About This Document C. Involves lacerations that cause severe hemorrhage, nerve, and which would normally require major repair or replacement of the
muscle or tendon damage. affected component. Engine failure or damage limited to an engine if only
one engine fails or is damaged, bent fairings or cowling, dented skin,
Definitions and Terms D. Involves injury to any internal organ. small puncture holes in the skin or fabric, ground damage to rotor or
E. Involves second- or third-degree burns, or any burns affecting propeller blades, and damage to landing gear, wheels, tires, flaps, engine
more than 5% of the body surface. accessories, brakes, or wingtips are not considered “substantial damage”
F. Involves verified exposure to infectious substances or for the purpose of this part.
injurious radiation.
ICAO does not define the term “substantial damage.”