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> I read that the odds of a plane crash is 1 in 1.2 million, That's a very misleading figure. In 2017 there were zero (read: 0) accident deaths on a commercia
by chx 8y ago
> I read that the odds of a plane crash is 1 in 1.2 million,
That's a very misleading figure. In 2017 there were zero (read: 0) accident deaths on a commercial passenger jet. That a Turkish cargo jet smashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan doesn't affect me in the slightest.
Flying on a jet in the USA had a zero accident death record for over a decade. In this millenium, not counting 9/11, American Airlines Flight 587 in November 12, 2001 and Comair Flight 5191 on August 27, 2006 were the only deaths involving a jet. Three more involving turboprops. That's it. In 2019 February we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of the last one. No matter what happens to the plane they land them. It's quite amazing how bad shape some of them are but yet land in one piece.
- txcwpalpha 8y agoWhile I'd agree that the likelihood is incredibly small, the second paragraph of your comment is incorrect. SWA 1380 happened just ~3 months ago and caused 1 fatality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380 There was also Asiana 214 in 2013, which caused 3 fatalities when landing in SF. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214 Aside from those, it also seems disingenuous to exclude turboprops. 49 more deaths happened in America on turboprops during this millennium. That's not an insignificant number.
- chx 8y agoSWA 1380 I acknowledge of omitting but Asiana 214 is not an US airline. I said there were only three deadly accidents involving a turboprop -- although I admit not remembering the exact counts for each or are you saying there were more than three?
- txcwpalpha 8y agoYour comment says "flying on a jet in the USA". The Asiana accident was on a jet, and was in the USA, regardless of if it was a US based airline or not. Regarding turboprops, your comment seems to be dismissive of those accidents as if they were not as important or relevant, which I disagree with.