Depending on plane, it could. For example, 777 has had very few incidents, but its figure is impacted by MH370 and MH17. 747's number is also skewed (by about

Depending on plane, it could. For example, 777 has had very few incidents, but its figure is impacted by MH370 and MH17. 747's number is also skewed (by about 10%) due to 3 incidents involving bombing and missile shootdown. By and large though, most plane crashes are due to human error, mostly by pilot. Terrorism, as well as maintenance or engineering defects are pretty rare.