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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.

Southwest Partially to Blame for 2005 Crash

October 17, 2007 -

Early this week federal investigators concluded that the pilots aboard the Boeing 737 that crashed at a Chicago airport weren't the only ones to blame.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that not only did the pilots fail to follow flight regulations, but the absence of clear safety zones at the Midland airport also contributed to the crash which killed a six-year-old boy and injured 20 others.

Discoveries Upon Further Investigation

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, when the plane was set to land, there was reportedly a gap in the safety procedures.

At the time of the crash, the jet allegedly skidded off the runway because the pilots were unaware braking procedure that was being used in hazard weather at Southwest.

The lack of knowledge on behalf of the pilots apparently prevented them from engaging the aircraft's engine thrust reversers before skidding off the runway.

When the jet slid off the runway it ran over a fence and into a car where a little boy was instantly crushed.

Southwest Safety Questioned

The safety board found in their research that Southwest Airlines didn't provide consistent guidance and training for their employees and therefore the pilots couldn't properly stop the plane in the slippery conditions.

“This crew knew they were flying on the edge. The problem was, they didn't really know where the edge was,” Debbie Hersman, a safety board member, explained.

(Source: Chicago Tribune)

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