Over the last decade, around 39 fatal airplane accidents and 1,775 onboard fatalities were reported worldwide. From 2011 to 2020, 54 percent of the fatal airplane accidents occurred during final approach and landing of the aircraft, leaving 702 fatal victims (40 percent of the total).
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Boeing. (September 30, 2021). Number of commercial airplane fatal accidents and onboard fatalities worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by phase of flight [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298118/fatal-airplane-accidents-fatalities-worldwide-by-phase-flight/
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Boeing. (2021). Number of commercial airplane fatal accidents and onboard fatalities worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by phase of flight . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298118/fatal-airplane-accidents-fatalities-worldwide-by-phase-flight/
Boeing. "Number of Commercial Airplane Fatal Accidents and Onboard Fatalities Worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by Phase of Flight ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298118/fatal-airplane-accidents-fatalities-worldwide-by-phase-flight/
Boeing, Number of commercial airplane fatal accidents and onboard fatalities worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by phase of flight Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298118/fatal-airplane-accidents-fatalities-worldwide-by-phase-flight/ (last visited July 07, 2024)
Number of commercial airplane fatal accidents and onboard fatalities worldwide from 2011 to 2020, by phase of flight [Graph], Boeing, September 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1298118/fatal-airplane-accidents-fatalities-worldwide-by-phase-flight/