More accidents involving the worldwide commercial jet airplane fleet from 2008 through 2017 were classified as loss of control accidents than any other category, according to data from Boeing Commercial Airplanes (Figure 1).
Data showed that loss of control–in flight (LOC-I) accidents totaled 14 over the 10-year period, followed by accidents classified as controlled flight into terrain (13) and runway excursion on landing (8).
Onboard fatalities followed a similar pattern, with 1,129 fatalities in LOC-I accidents, 600 fatalities in controlled flight into terrain accidents and 201 fatalities in runway excursion landing accidents.
The data were contained in Boeing’s annual Statistical Summary of Commercial Jet Airplane Accidents, made public in early October. The document includes accidents involving commercial jet airplanes weighing more than 60,000 lb (27,216 kg) but excludes those manufactured in the Commonwealth of Independent States or the former Union of Soviet …
