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• Approximately 80 percent of all plane crashes occur shortly before or after takeoff or landing due to human error or mechanical failures.
• According to an aviation accident survey of nearly 2,200 plane crashes from 1950 to 2004, the number one cause of aviation accidents is pilot error, which results in 45 percent of accidents. Undetermined causes: 33 percent. Mechanical failure: 13 percent.
• In 2005, there were a total of 1,764 aviation accidents in the United States that resulted in 600 fatalities. Low-level maneuvering of an aircraft was the leading cause of fatal aviation accidents from 1998 to 2004.
• In 2004, more than 70 percent of all plane crashes that ended in serious injury or fatality occurred during a personal flight. General aviation accidents occur more frequently than airline or business aviation accidents.
• The most recent statistics on midair collisions has shown a steady decline. In 2004, there were 10 midair accidents resulting in 10 fatalities compared to 11 collisions in 2003 with 23 deaths.

Some of the most common causes of aviation accidents include:

• pilot error,
• negligence by a flight service employee or air traffic controller,
• faulty equipment or mechanical failure,
• weather,
• and sabotage.
• Violations of Federal Aviation Administration safety regulations and aviation law are also a frequent cause of aviation accidents.

Engineer Claims 787 Dreamliner is Unsafe

September 19, 2007 -

A former aerospace engineer at Boeing's Phantom Works research unit is voicing his concern about the possibility that the new 787 Dreamliner will soon go public.

Allegations Made by Engineer

Vince Weldon, who has been an aerospace engineer for over 40 years, claims that the 787 wouldn't be able to effectively crash since the innovative plastic materials that its made with would shatter too easily and burn with toxic fumes.

Weldon has stated that without more research, Boeing shouldn't continue to build the Dreamliner and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shouldn't allow the jet to fly.

Opinion Supported by Boeing Employees

Weldon has backed his claims with several e-mails sent from colleagues employed at Boeing.

The employees also claim that the company isn't doing enough to test the aircraft before getting approval.

Weldon Writes Letter to FAA

Weldon recently wrote a letter to the FAA, which detailed his concerns about the jet and its general safety.

In the letter, Weldon claims:

• * The plastic material, which Boeing used to build the 787, would create more of a severe shock to passengers than an aluminum plane would if it were to crash
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  * If the jet were to crash, the plastic fuselage would shatter and create a hole that would instantly fill the passenger cabin with toxic fumes and smoke
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  * The highly toxic fumes would not only likely kill passengers aboard the jet, but they would also have a negative impact on the environment surrounding the area where the plane crashed
  

(Source: The Seattle Times)

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