Book Description

This report is a compilation of all accidents world-wide involving aircraft in commercial service which resulted in the loss of the airframe or one or more fatality, or both. This information has been gathered in order to present a complete inventory of commercial aircraft accidents. Events involving military action, sabotage, terrorist bombings, hijackings, suicides, and industrial ground accidents are included within this list. Each accident is presented with information in the following categories: date of the accident, airline and its flight numbers, type of flight, type of aircraft, aircraft registration number, construction number/manufacturers serial number, aircraft damage, accident flight phase, accident location, number of fatalities, number of occupants, cause, remarks, or description (brief) of the accident, and finally references used. The third edition is an expanded and updated version of the earlier second edition. All accidents listed in the second edition are included in the third edition as well as accidents which occurred since the publication of the second edition and other studies in preparation at the time the second edition was being prepared. Also included in the third edition are additional sorts of commercial aircraft accidents by aircraft types.