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Table 1 - Number of Commercial Aviation Fatalities by Type of Operation: 1990-2001

Monday, September 10, 2012

Table 1 - Number of Commercial Aviation Fatalities by Type of Operation: 1990-2001

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Year Air carriers Commuter carriers On-demand air taxis
1990 39 6 51
1991 62 99 78
1992 33 21 68
1993 1 24 42
1994 239 25 63
1995 168 9 52
1996 380 14 63
1997 8 46 39
1998 1 0 45
1999 12 12 38
2000 92 5 71
2001 1531 13 60

1 Does not include ground fatalities, which are normally part of the total fatalities and are included in the other years shown in the table.

NOTE: Data for 2001 are preliminary.

SOURCE: National Transportation Safety Board, Accidents, Fatalities, and Rates: 1982-2001 (Washington, DC: 2002).