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I was curious how common fires are on flights. Searching NTSB data for the keyword "fire" on part 121 flights (ie regular scheduled air carrier flights, this ex
by advisedwang 3y ago
I was curious how common fires are on flights. Searching NTSB data for the keyword "fire" on part 121 flights (ie regular scheduled air carrier flights, this excludes general aviation, private jets etc)
Year | # accidents
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2023 | 6
2022 | 0
2021 | 4
2020 | 3
2019 | 5
2018 | 3
So rare but not super rare.
[1] https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/ResultsV2.aspx?queryId=262a5b32-93b5-41aa-bc79-0f6838cb507d https://www.ntsb.gov/Pages/ResultsV2.aspx?queryId=262a5b32-9...
- thelastparadise 3y ago> 2023 | 6 Why the sudden spike and this year only just got started?
- pests 3y agoI think 6 is within average just 2022 has no incidents? You didn't list data from this year. 2023 is last year. We're just getting started in 2024.
- DylanSp 3y agoMuch less common than when smoking was allowed on aircraft, thankfully. This article [1] about Air Canada flight 797, back in 1983, gives a good impression of how fires in aircraft bathrooms were much more common back then, which led to pilots treating fires much more casually. [1]
- panick21_ 3y agoYeah, the procedures regarding fire were also bad. 'Swissair Flight 111' changes a lot.