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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...
- thegrim33 3y agoThey very first report I randomly clicked in your linked page was for a hydraulic failure that very clearly states at the end "Aircraft Fire: None" so I'm not sure your query, or at least the link you supplied, is very correct in searching for "fires".
- quest88 3y agoThe latest 2 out of 3 for 2023 did not have fires. They had mentions of the word "fire" for fire department and fire trucks, where a fire truck was dispatched for a plane hitting the tow truck on taxi after pushback. The one fire-related was an engine reporting a fire.