The accident rate of U.S. airliners has been decreasing over the last two decades, with there being only two years with fatal accidents since 2014 - 2018 and 2019. In these years, the respective accident rates were 0.01 and 0.02 fatal accidents per 100,000 departures. This compares to there being only one year in the prior decade where there were no fatal aircraft accidents.
Fatal accident rate for U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2019*
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NTSB. (October 20, 2020). Fatal accident rate for U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035211/us-air-carrier-fatal-accident-rate/
NTSB. "Fatal accident rate for U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2019*." Chart. October 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035211/us-air-carrier-fatal-accident-rate/
NTSB. (2020). Fatal accident rate for U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035211/us-air-carrier-fatal-accident-rate/
NTSB. "Fatal Accident Rate for U.S. Air Carriers between 2000 and 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035211/us-air-carrier-fatal-accident-rate/
NTSB, Fatal accident rate for U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035211/us-air-carrier-fatal-accident-rate/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Fatal accident rate for U.S. air carriers between 2000 and 2019* [Graph], NTSB, October 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035211/us-air-carrier-fatal-accident-rate/