Statistics is an impartial science. It does not detract from or embellish details. She presents the picture as it is. The statistics of crashes in Russia is one complete disappointment in the domestic aviation. When you start looking at the causes of plane crashes, you often come across the phrase “pilot error” or “crew error”.
It's right. The human factor is leading among the causes in Russia and the world. What are the largest plane crashes in Russia over the past 10 years? Unfortunately, there are many of them. And if in the USA the statistics of crashes is falling, in Russia it is only growing. What are the main reasons for this?
So, it is leading by a clear margin - human factor... Insufficient and unqualified pilot training largely leads to such sad results.
Airbus A330-300 of Aeroflot company.
Many experts point out that the old Soviet models are still used, which it is high time to write them off.
Another reason is the greed of airlines, saving on the quality of aircraft maintenance and the purchase of new parts and equipment.
As a result, equipment wears out, parts are not replaced, and the aircraft becomes unusable. But it is not being removed from service. There are cases when the plane flew to full wear and tear, up to a disaster!
List of Russia's largest air crashes
Over the past few years, Russia has had quite a few very sad disasters. One of the most recent is the crash of a Tu-154 heading for Syria, December 25, 2016... This is the largest accident in 2016.
TU-154 by Utair.
The causes of the disaster have not yet been clarified, due to the difficulties in decoding the black boxes. It is only known that the plane crashed into the Black Sea, taking with it the lives of all passengers and crew.
March 19 of the same year a FlyDubai plane crashed on its way to Rostov-on-Don from the UAE. All people died. The causes of the disaster are also being investigated, and so far only interim results have been announced.
That night there were difficult weather conditions, because of which the plane came in twice for landing. After the second time, it began to decline sharply and simply collapsed to GDP.
Biggest disaster in 2013 crash of Boeing 737, near Kazan. All passengers and crew were killed. The accident also occurred during the landing approach.
The reason is the negligence and failure of the crew to fulfill their duties, as well as its insufficient preparedness for flights.
Airplane TU-134.
Another terrible catastrophe that occurred on the territory of Karelia death of TU-134 when landing. The plane collided with trees and crashed. One of the reasons is poor visibility in foggy conditions. 47 people died, but 5 managed to survive.
Plane crash near Yaroslavl aircraft Yak-42 led to the death of the entire hockey team “Lokomotiv”. In this disaster only 1 person survived... During takeoff, the plane crashed into a radio beacon and crashed on the river bank. The reason was also the lack of preparation of the crew.
Monday - April 2, 2012 - turned out to be the last day for most passengers and the crew of flight 120 of Utair. Only 10 managed to survive this disaster. The accident occurred after takeoff, 42 seconds later.
The reason was the PIC's refusal of anti-icing treatment, which led to a deterioration in the aircraft's aerodynamic capabilities. Plus, the crew was unable to notice the plane stall in time.
Which Russian planes crash more often?
In the article on our website, you can see that the second place in the ranking of the most dangerous aircraft in the world is occupied by the IL-76, and the third - the notorious - TU-154. TU-134 ranks sixth.
Three models of Russian manufacturers were included in this list. It says something. However, for example, the same TU-154 was never decommissioned, as a result of which accidents continue to occur.
Floods, fires, earthquakes, crashes ... Let us recall the most destructive natural disasters of the past year.
1. At the very beginning of the year, a state of emergency was declared in several regions of Chile - forest fires began. Photo taken on January 2, 2017 in Valparaiso. (Photo by Rodrigo Garrido):
2. In the Argentine province of La Pampa, which is located in the center of the country, for several weeks they could not put out forest fires. At the beginning of the year, the fire covered an area of \u200b\u200bmore than a million hectares. Photo taken on January 5. (Photo by Eitan Abramovich):
3. On the morning of January 16 near Bishkek, which followed from Hong Kong to Istanbul. More than half of the village, on which the cargo 747-400 collapsed, was destroyed. (Photo by Vladimir Pirogov):
5. An earthquake struck central Italy on January 18th. Initially, no serious damage was reported, but at night it became known that an avalanche descended on the hotel in the Abruzzo region in the mountains and buried the hotel, where 40 people were. This is one of the survivors. 29 people died. (Photo by Vigili del Fuco):
8. A violent explosion occurred on February 8 at a chemical plant in China in Anhui province. For 10 seconds, the city where the enterprise is located was as bright as day.
9.In the city of San Jose, California, flooding - the Coyote Creek River overflowed and flooded southern regions, February 22, 2017. (Photo by Noah Berger):
10. And in Chile, in Valparaiso, forest fires continued on March 12, 2017. (Photo by Raul Ramora):
12.March 22 in Switzerland on railway station Lucerne derailed passenger traintraveling to Basel from Milan. There were 160 passengers on the train at the time of the incident. (Photo by Michael Buholzer):
13. On 16 April 2014, the Sewol ferry, which was sailing from Incheon to Jeju, sank off the southwest coast of Korea. As a result, 304 people died, most of whom were high school students. In March 2017, he got it from the day of the sea. (Photo by Yonhap):
14. Hurricane Debbie, Tropical Cyclone Debbie is the first tropical cyclone in the 2017 season near Australia, and the strongest cyclone in the Australian region since 2014-2015. Photo taken April 1, 2017. (Photo by Patrick Hamilton):
17. A car and a bus fell into a huge hole on a highway in Chennai on April 9, 2017.
18. End of April. Almost one and a half thousand hectares of forest are on fire. The most difficult situation is in the Irkutsk Region and the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The fire is rapidly moving from house to house, firefighters can hardly cope with the work. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin | Reuters):
21. In May, in the Canadian province of Quebec, due to incessant downpours, severe flooding began on May 7, 2017. (Photo by Chris Watti):
22. At the same time, there was a flood in Colombia. (Photo by Luis Robayo):
23. The death toll from floods in Sri Lanka exceeded 200, May 29, 2017. (Photo by Sri Lanka Air Force):
24. A powerful earthquake occurred off the coast of the Greek island of Lesvos in the Aegean Sea. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea, about 84 km northwest of the Turkish city of Izmir. Photo taken on June 12, 2017. (Photo by Giorgos Moutafis):
25. In Kenya, 15 people disappeared as a result of the collapse of a seven-story building, June 13, 2017. (Photo by Baz Ratner):
26. In June, a fire broke out in a residential building in west London. 71 people are on the official list of identified victims. (Photo Toby Melville):
27. The fire spread with lightning speed. (Photo Toby Melville):
28. One can see the burnt insulation, through which, it seems, the fire was spreading. (Photo by Dan Kitwood):
29. Mid June. ... (Photo by Patricia de Melo Moreira):
30. And the cause of fires in Portugal was lightning, which simply hit a tree. At least that's the official version. (Photo by Rafael Marchante):
31. The Portuguese fires in the summer killed 63 people. (Photo by Miguel Riopa):
32. In June, in the area of \u200b\u200bXinmo Village, a landslide came down early in the morning. According to preliminary data, about 46 households were left under the rubble. Dozens of people died. (Photo by An Yuan):
33. Didn't get there. In the US state of Washington, an accident occurred on railroad, during which the Amtrak train derailed, July 2, 2017. (Photo by West Pierce Fire Department):
34. On the morning of July 6, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the central Philippines. The earthquake caused a landslide in the city of Ormoc. There are people injured. (Photo by Lito Bagunas):
35. California was particularly hot this year, with forest fires blazing all the time. It's July. (Photo by Josh Edelson):
37. In mid-July, there were fires in Nice. (Photo by Valery Hache):
39. A medieval fortress on the Greek island of Kos was damaged by a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea. The fortress of the Knights of the Order of St. John, known as the Hospitallers, was built on the island in the XIV-XVI centuries to protect against the Ottoman invaders and played a decisive role in the fight against them. The epicenter of the 6.7 earthquake was located 10.3 kilometers from the resort town of Bodrum in southwestern Turkey and 16.2 kilometers from the Greek island of Kos. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki):
40. Never give up. A local resident fights a fire in the Portuguese town of Castelo Branco, July 25, 2017 (Photo by Rafael Marchante)
41. In July, in the south of France, near the famous resort town of Saint-Tropez, powerful forest fires raged, due to which the authorities evacuated local residents and tourists to temporary shelters. However, some people liked to watch more. (Photo by Valery Hache):
42. Injured cat in fires in Manila, Philippines, August 11, 2017. But cats are strong, he will recover. (Photo by Noel Celis):
43. Blazed in August and in Greece, north of Athens. (Photo by Giorgos Moutafis):
44. Forest fire in the village of Vale de Abelha in Macau, Portugal, August 16, 2017. (Photo by Patricia de Melo Moreira):
45. Graves. Over 310 people were killed by floods and landslides in Sierra Leone, 17 August 2017. (Photo by Seyllou):
46. \u200b\u200bOn 19 August, a passenger train derailed in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. As a result of the incident, 20 people died, another 150 were injured. (Photo by Adnan Abidi):
47. About 1,300 people died and more than 41 million people were affected by large-scale flooding caused by monsoons in South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan, from July to September 2017. India is most affected - more than a thousand deaths. This is a snapshot from Bangladesh. (Photo by Mohammed Ponir Hussain):
48. is a tropical cyclone that caused catastrophic flooding in southeastern Texas in August 2017 as a result of heavy rains. This is the first major hurricane to hit a landfall in the United States. It is also the largest hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Photo by Adrees Latif):
49. Harvey is the eighth named storm, the third hurricane, and the first major hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. And on your Twitter, he noted that scientists agree that a flood after a hurricane like Harvey happens once every 500 years. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman):
51. And then there was Irma. Experts believe that Irma is stronger than Hurricane Harvey, which hit the Texas coast at the end of August and caused catastrophic flooding. One of the hardest hit islands is Saint Martin, which is located in the northern part of the Windward Islands. (Photo by Lionel Chamoiseau):
52. The strongest impact over the past hundred years and more than fifty aftershocks is an earthquake of magnitude 8.4 in Mexico. Photo taken on September 8, 2017. (Photo by Victoria Razo):
53. On September 19 in Mexico at 18:14 local time (21.14 Moscow time), another earthquake of magnitude 7.1 was recorded. To find survivors under the rubble of buildings, they worked hard in Mexico. (Photo by Edgard Garrido):
54. No sooner had the Caribbean countries recovered from hurricane Irma than nature prepared for them an even more serious test: tropical storm Maria in just 30 hours turned into a hurricane of the highest - fifth - category. The wind speed reached 257 km per hour with gusts up to 300 km per hour. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo):
55. And bushfires continued in California ... October, 2017. (Photo by Josh Edelson):
56. Save the pig! October floods in Vietnam.
57. The area of \u200b\u200bPuerto Rico on October 20, 2017, visited by tropical storm Maria a month ago. Full recovery is still a long way off. (Photo by Alvin Baez):
60. The fires in California have destroyed about 1,500 houses, about 2,000 km² of land turned into a charred desert, 14 people were killed and more than 70 injured. About 10,700 firefighters took part in the fight against the fire, using special helicopters specially designed to extinguish the fire from the air. (Photo by Mike Blake):
61. This will be the last disaster of this review. On December 18, in Washington state, on a railroad overpass at 7.40 local time on Monday near the town of Dupont, 80 kilometers south of Seattle, a derailed carriage crashed right onto the highway. It is reported that at least six people have died and another 77 have been hospitalized. (Photo by Steve Dipaola):
These are the cataclysms and catastrophes that happened in 2017.
Every day about 100 thousand planes take off into the air and about the same number make a successful landing. At the same time, the statistics of the deaths is replenished by no more than 1000 per year - this is relatively less compared to the deaths in road accidents in just a month around the world.
How often planes crash statistics
How many planes fall per year is a question that interests many people, even those who are not going on a flight. You can give the following data:
- As statistics show, about 10,000 airliners take off into the sky every day.
- About 4.5 billion people fly in aircraft - that's more than half of the world's population.
- Of these, about 1000 people are killed in plane crashes.
- Over 100 years passenger aviation 150,000 people died.
Airplane crash statistics in the world
According to the world statistics of plane crashes, the leaders are:
- Russia
- Canada
Where are the most victims of plane crashes?
(from 1945 - 2013)
- USA: 763 disasters, 10,514 casualties
- Russia: 307 disasters, 7061 casualties
- Canada: 173 disasters, 1,755 fatalities
- Brazil: 172 fatalities, 2,681 fatalities
- Colombia: 164 disasters, 2,774 fatalities
- UK: 102 disasters, 1,278 casualties
- France: 101 disasters, 2,240 casualties
- India: 93 disasters, 2,341 casualties
- Indonesia: 93 disasters, 1902 casualties
- Mexico: 88 disasters, 1,226 casualties
Aircraft crash statistics in Russia
Speaking about our country, we have to admit with bitterness that over the past six years we have taken the first place in the world in the number of plane crashes.
So during this time, 38 air crashes occurred in Russia, in which 378 people died, while in the United States there were only 11 air accidents.
Airplane crash statistics by airline
Which airlines had the most accidents? To answer this question, you need to make a rating of airlines by the number of aircraft crashes.
Turkish Airlines
The most massive and popular (especially among russian tourists) the airline has not had any accidents since the 1970s, but a series of minor incidents, as well as the 2009 crash near the Dutch Schiphol Airport, which claimed nine lives, have significantly damaged the airline's reputation.
China Airlines
The Taiwanese airline is considered one of the most unsafe in Asia.
Over the past thirty years, about 755 people have died in accidents with the aircraft of this air carrier, which gives reason to suspect this company of an unprofessional approach to the safety of its customers.
Korean Airlines
The largest air carrier in South Korea spent over $ 1 billion on various passenger comfort systems. The ships of this company are constantly involved in some small accidents, fortunately, so far without casualties. The last tragic incident took place back in 1997.
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Main air carrier Saudi Arabia... Since the year 2000, it has had a reputation for not being a very safe company; various incidents often occur with the aircraft of this carrier, although only one person died in them (during the crush that occurred during the evacuation), the frequency of various accidents involving aircraft of this company is very alarming.
Skywest airlines
A well-known American airline specializing in local transportation. After the 1990s, which dealt a serious blow to the company's reputation, it was only marked by the disaster of 2008 in San Antonio. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the carrier's reputation was severely damaged.
South African Airways
Largest airline South Africa, specializes in domestic and international flights... The company's reputation was shattered by a failed Zimbabwean terrorist who hijacked a plane belonging to the carrier in 2006. As a result of the incident, no one was injured, and although the responsibility lies with the airport security, this did not save the carrier's reputation from a serious blow.
The fall of Aeroflot aircraft
Several dozen airlines are registered in our country. To determine their reliability and safety, one or another company is evaluated according to various criteria, one of which is the technical safety of aircraft. The European Aviation Safety Agency has compiled a rating of the most reliable air carriers in the list of which the domestic company Aeroflot was included.
The company was founded in 1923. After the collapse of the USSR, many small carriers separated from it. In 1992, JSC Aeroflot - Russian International Airlines was created, which marked the beginning modern history airlines. Today Aeroflot is the largest air carrier in Russia. During the period from 1992 to the present, there were 4 air catastrophes that claimed the lives of people. There is also information about 5 more accidents, which, fortunately, were without casualties.
The most famous disaster that happened in the history of the airline is the tragedy near Mezhdurechensk. In the spring of 94th, a passenger plane crashed on a flight from Moscow to Hong Kong. During the investigation, it turned out that the crash was the fault of the aircraft commander. The man put his fifteen-year-old son at the wheel. This disaster took the lives of 75 people.
Going on a trip to another country, people are interested not only in the reliability of airlines, but also in the safety of the aircraft themselves. Therefore, it will not be superfluous to give a rating of the most unreliable and dangerous aircraft.
Boeing 737, was recognized as one of the dangerous aircraft, since most of the accidents occurred on this type of aircraft.
IL 76 is also considered an unsafe aircraft, since it was on this ship that a major catastrophe occurred 13 years ago, which claimed many lives.
TU 154, recognized as very dangerous and unreliable, this airliner also experienced many accidents and emergency situations.
The Airbus A 310 is also notorious; it was on this ship that a disaster occurred on June 30, 2009, which claimed more than 150 lives.
McDonnell-Douglas DC 9, this type of aircraft has not been produced for a long time and has been taken out of production, however, during its entire existence, there have been several accidents that resulted in the death of 44 people.
2016 was the busiest year in terms of aviation accidents. This conclusion can be reached by referring to the statistics of air crashes that occurred during this period.
On February 24, a DHC-6 passenger plane crashed in Nepal, there were 20 passengers and 3 crew members on board. As a result of the disaster, no one managed to survive.
A month later, on March 9, AN 26 crashed in Bangladesh, the plane fell into the sea. There were 4 people on board, all of them were citizens of Ukraine. As a result, three people died, and only one managed to survive.
On the night of March 19 of the same year, a Boeing 737 plane crashed in Rostov-on-Don during the climb, the airliner began a sharp descent and crashed onto the airport's runway. Onboard there were 55 people and 7 crew members. As a result of the plane crash, everyone on board died.
Two months later, on May 18, AN 12 B crashed in Dwyer. There were 9 people on board. As a result of the crash, 7 people died, only two technicians managed to survive.
The next day, May 19, another disaster occurred, an Airbus A 320 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All 66 people (56 passengers, 10 crew members) on board were killed.
Two months later, on July 1, when extinguishing forest fires, due to poor visibility, the transport plane IL 76 of the Russian Emergencies Ministry crashed. All 10 crew members on board were killed.
Six months later, on 28 November, a BAe 146 crashed in Colombia due to a lack of fuel. There were 77 people on board. As a result of the incident, 71 people died and only 6 people were saved.
A month later, on December 7, an ATR 42 plane crashed near the city of Havelian. All 47 people on board were killed.
On December 25 of the same year, a major catastrophe occurred, the aircraft TU 154 of the Russian Air Force, as a result of an error by the crew commander during landing approach, crashed and completely collapsed. All 92 people on board were killed.
In general, looking at the statistics, we can conclude that it is much safer to travel by airplane than by land transport the estimated probability of dying in a plane crash is 1: 8,000,000. Therefore, you should not be afraid to fly on airliners, because the risk of dying on the ground is much higher than in the air.
Airplane crash statistics for 2017
Over the past months of this year, there have been only 4 plane crashes, which is significantly less compared to the past 2016.
On January 16, while landing, a Boeing 747 crashed. 39 people were killed and 14 were injured.
Three months later, on March 20, approaching landing, an accident occurred with the AN 26 aircraft. As a result of the incident, 37 people were injured.
On April 29, AN 26 crashed. There were 8 people on board. Everyone on board died.
Three months later, on June 7, the Y8 airliner crashed, half an hour after the plane took off, the liner crashed into the Andaman Sea. On board there were 122 people. As a result of the disaster, no one managed to survive.
Every day in the world, someone asks the question - what are the statistics of plane crashes? After all, any air transport is exposed to the same risk of crash every minute:
- passenger;
- cargo;
- military.
The statistics of plane crashes in the world indicate that in recent years, most often occurred in the United States. Unfortunately, Russia's rating is second. The United States is trying to rectify the situation, especially with passenger transportation... The Russian government pays more attention to military aircraft.
Under the Soviet Union, it was difficult to determine the statistics of plane crashes with accuracy, since this was almost always silent. It is almost impossible to do this today.
Why planes crash
Every person who goes on air travel for the first time tries to find information about what the main causes of flying cars are. Despite the fact that airplanes are marked as the safest transport of movement in the world, the future passenger does not even think that on land he is accompanied by danger much more often than in the air.
In the United States, looking over the years since 1945, there have been more than 630 disasters, with more than 10,500 victims.
In Russia and the USSR, fewer than 307 accidents occurred during this time, where approximately 7,000 deaths were counted.
In Canada, there were 173 accidents during this period, where approximately 1,755 fatalities were counted.
Ecuador ranks last in terms of countries. The planes of this country suffered the least crashes.
Aircraft crash statistics by aircraft
Airplane crash statistics worldwide mark the Boeing brand. These aircraft are considered the most dangerous and most of all in the zone. The Boeings 747 and 737 are especially highlighted. These are the most frequently wrecked.
The statistics of fatalities in plane crashes in Russia and in other countries on Boeing planes is amazing. In order to avoid trouble, the special accident assessment service strongly recommends correcting certain errors so that this does not happen again in the future.
Many airlines have already refused to carry people on the Boeing 737, but some countries still operate this brand of aircraft. Despite its poor performance, the Boeing 737 is considered the safest passenger transport.
In terms of the number of aircraft crashes in the world, Tu 154 was also noted. During the period of its use, starting from 1973, at least once every twelve months, one of these aircraft crashes. However, experts say that this model is one of the most reliable for transporting passengers. The reasons for their accidents are the carelessness of pilots and dispatchers, since, due to the complexity of the structure, this technique requires appropriate professionalism and attention.
The statistics of air crashes in the world over the years makes it possible to assess the actions of specialists who are trying to correct all the shortcomings and make sure that the planes are exposed to the minimum risk of crash. This can be seen on Wikipedia, where a table is provided, both with exact numbers and in percentages, showing accidents and the death toll in each of them. Top five terrible crashes over the past two years:
| Year | A country | Airline | Liner brand | Flight course | Number of victims |
| 2015 | Taiwan | TransAsia Airways | ATR 72 | Songshan - Kinmen | 43 |
| 2015 | Germany | Germanwings | Airbus A320-211 | Barcelona - Dusseldorf | 150 |
| 2015 | Russia | Kogalymavia | Airbus-321 | Sharm El Sheikh - Saint Petersburg | 224 |
| 2016 | Russia | Boeing 737-800 | Dubai - Rostov-on-Don | 62 | |
| 2016 | Egypt | EgyptAir | A320 | Paris-Cairo | 66 |
Despite all the efforts of the craftsmen, the statistics of plane crashes in the USA and Russia have not changed much. They still rank first. Considering separately accidents during cargo transportation, we can confidently say that they occur due to incorrect maintenance and violations of safety rules. Basically, they operate old cars, the repair of which no one monitors. And the statistics of plane crashes due to dangerous only confirms this.
Frequently cargo planes are loaded with much more weight than necessary. Given the still old structure, this is the main reason for the collapse of such a transport. Airline crash statistics are difficult to determine. No one can say with certainty which one is better or worse. It all depends on the transport and how its working condition is monitored. The twenty most safe airlines to date:
| A place | A country | Airline |
| 1 | China (Hong Kong) | Cathay pacific airway |
| 2 | UAE | Emirates |
| 3 | Taiwan | Eva Air |
| 4 | Qatar | Qatar Airways |
| 5 | China | Hainan Airlines |
| 6 | Netherlands | KLM |
| 7 | New Zealand | Air New Zealand |
| 8 | UAE | Etihad airways |
| 9 | Japan | Japan airlines |
| 10 | Portugal | TAP Portugal |
| 11 | USA | Jetblue airways |
| 12 | Germany | Lufthansa |
| 13 | Australia | Qantas |
| 14 | Great Britain | Virgin atlantic airways |
| 15 | Japan | All Nippon Airways |
| 16 | Canada | Air Canada |
| 17 | USA | Delta Air Lines |
| 18 | Great Britain | British airways |
| 19 | China | Sichuan Airlines |
| 20 | Germany | Air Berlin |
As for Russia, it ranks 35th.
Plane crashes in Russia
The statistics of plane crashes in Russia and the USA are leading both by airlines and by planes for one reason. These two countries are most involved in air travel. Considering that there is one crash per million sorties, it is difficult to avoid such tragedies with such a tight schedule.
The statistics of plane crashes in the USSR show that at that time air accidents were rare - one for a couple of years. The frequency of crashes began after long-term use of equipment, when repair work on vehicles was ignored.
The considered statistics of air crashes in Russia by airlines is noted by Aeroflot. She is one of the oldest. Perhaps that is why it is considered dangerous for passengers. At the same time, few people pay attention to the fact that these are mainly her "daughters". In the company itself, accidents have dropped dramatically over the past 20 years.
Despite the fact that Aeroflot's plane crashes are going through the roof according to statistics, the company is doing its best to rectify the situation and reduce the number of accidents to a minimum. To this end, it is modernizing its aircraft fleet and certification of its pilots for professionalism. Such tests help determine how an employee is able to adequately assess critical situations.
Judging by the Russian airlines and those killed in plane crashes, the statistics of victims at Aeroflot are scary. Over the entire history of its existence, there have been approximately 130 wrecks.
However, over the past 10 years, airlines have proven that flight safety is much higher than that of terrestrial travel. Moreover, over the past 5 years, the number of accidents in Russia has decreased significantly. This proves that the country is concerned not only for income, but also for safety. Specialists try to reduce flow disruption to a minimum.
Looking at recent years, it can be noted that 2015 was unusually calm. There were only 16 disasters, the victims of which were 560 people. But it was like the calm before the storm. In 2016, there were as many fatal accidents as in several years.
But, regardless of the statistics of aircraft accidents in Russia for 2016, the popularity of air travel has not diminished. Every day there are more and more people who want to fly.
The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on March 8, 2014 is far from the only air tragedy that raises more questions than answers. Aviation history knows of cases when planes also did not send a distress signal, and after disappearing did not leave any traces and debris. Here are just some of the loudest and most mysterious air crashes, which also involved mysticism ...
Amelia Earhart (1937)
The mystery of the last flight of Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot, remains unsolved. In 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan went missing in the central Pacific while attempting to fly around the world in a Lockheed Model 10 Electra twin-engined aircraft.
According to one version, the plane simply ran out of fuel, according to another, Amelia Earhart and Frederic Noonan were captured by the Japanese, who were building their military bases on the islands located in this part of the Pacific Ocean.
Airplane "Cessna" (1972)
On October 16, 1972, Democratic Congressman Thomas Hale Boggs and politician Nick Begich boarded the twin-engine Cessna bound for the Alaskan capital, Juneau.
However, the plane was never destined to deliver passengers to their destination - it disappeared without a trace. Even the 39-day searches, which were called "the largest in the history of Alaska," 70 aircraft were involved in them, they did not give any results.
Various assumptions were made about the cause of the plane crash. It was rumored that the plane was shot down by the Serbs because of Begic's Croatian roots. Another version pointed to the political past of Boggs, who was a member of the Warren Commission.
Flight 800 TWA (1996)
A Boeing 747, heading from New York to Rome, exploded mid-air and fell into the Atlantic Ocean. All 230 passengers on board were killed. Experts from the National Transportation Safety Board determined that the likely cause of the plane crash was an explosion in a fuel tank, which occurred due to faulty electrical wiring.
However, conspiracy theorists believe that the explosion was caused by a bomb or a collision with a US Navy missile.
During a briefing last summer, the National Security Council confirmed that neither eyewitness testimony, wreckage found, nor flight recorder records support the assumption of a missile collision.
EgyptAir flight 990 (1999)
Boeing 767 aircraft performing regular flights between Los Angeles and Cairo, crashed and fell into the Atlantic Ocean almost immediately after takeoff. The disaster took the lives of 200 people. After a 2-year investigation, it was established that the plane crash was caused by the wrong actions of the crew commander.
All evidence collected by the National Council, including the flight path of the aircraft and data from the flight recorders, indicated that the commander and senior assistant in the last minutes of their lives tried to take control of the aircraft into their own hands. The senior officer said repeatedly, "I trust in God." This version did not suit the Egyptian side, and it put forward its own - the cause of the disaster was a malfunction of the aircraft control system.
Air France flight 447 (2009)
This fatal air incident occurred in 2009 with an Airbus A 330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The plane with 228 passengers on board fell into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
As with the missing Malaysian plane, the Air France pilots did not send a distress signal. A full-scale search and rescue operation for five days yielded no results. Then some fragments of the tail section of the plane were found.
The search for the plane that fell to the ocean floor dragged on for two years. And a year later, as a result of the investigation, it was found that ice crystals blocked the aircraft's airspeed sensors - this is what led to the tragedy.
Missing Malaysian Boeing (2014)
Version about terrorist act still possible in the story of the missing Malaysian Airlines plane. According to one of the hypotheses, the passengers on board the ill-fated Boeing could be seriously injured or killed due to heavy overloads, but those who were in the cockpit could survive and land the airliner, in order, perhaps, to raise it into the air for some goals ... About how this version is being built, said Sergey MELNICHENKO, a member of the World Flight Safety Fund.
- The plane took off ... Literally 40 minutes later, ACARS stopped working, the crew said goodbye to the dispatcher and never got in touch again, - reminds Sergey Melnichenko. “Three minutes after the last radio contact, the transponder was disconnected. After that, the plane turned to the left and proceeded in fact in the opposite direction, crossed Malaysia, entered the Strait of Malacca. Further, the military reported that the plane began to climb to the 450th echelon - this is an altitude of 15 km.
And at the very beginning I thought: if the investigators received information that someone was trying to make the plane invisible to radars and dispatchers, then, probably, it was necessary to ask all radiotelephone providers, because the region of China Malaysia is known for the fact that there are people probably just sleep without smartphones, phones, iPads, etc. This information was not available for eight days. On March 18, this information appeared. Indeed, all providers were requested and the result is this: the passengers did not even try to turn on the phone. Not to mention sending SMS or trying to call.
To make it clear: Boeing-777 is allowed to fly at a maximum altitude of 43,100 feet (13.1 km). He also scored 13.7 thousand km. A few days ago, the Americans simulated a Boeing-777 flight at an altitude of 45 thousand feet, and came to the conclusion that flying on autopilot was impossible. The autopilot immediately returns the plane to safe altitudes, so piloting at 45 thousand feet was carried out by a man. An American pilot who worked on the simulator said the plane had become completely unstable at this altitude. The air is thin and the plane is about to stall.
The question arises: why was this done? I'm afraid to assume ... I really don't like to speculate when a possible action or inaction is related to the life and health of people, but here one involuntarily has to assume that as a result of malicious intent, someone raised the plane to such an altitude that is beyond operational parameters, with the aim of depressurize the cabin where the passengers were.
At an altitude of 15 km, 15 thousand meters, or about 45 thousand feet, during depressurization, a person without oxygen and without an emergency descent, which the crew must take according to all the rules, can live from 9 to 15 seconds: the blood, as they say, boils. That is, during the time when the plane was traveling at such an extremely high level, the health of passengers could be inflicted either too serious, for irreparable damage. After that, the plane very sharply with a high vertical speed dropped to flight level 230 (this is 23 thousand feet).
The speed with which this plane was descending suggests that the workload on people was very serious. If someone was alive, then it could become just a load that the person could not stand. Further, the Malay military say that the plane reached echelon 295 and disappeared somewhere from the field of view of military radars. The situation is very serious. This speaks of the criminal intentions of the person or people who performed it.
This may indicate that there was hardly one person behind the thought of such a blasphemous plan. And hardly one person could spontaneously perform such actions. A very serious preliminary preparation was required. It was necessary to determine at what point to turn off everything, it was necessary to determine the order of actions with a set of exceptionally high echelon and with a sharp decline.
If the ship was hijacked, then hijacked for some subsequent purpose. The fact that today already 26 states are participating in the search indicates concern over the fate of the aircraft. If an airliner has managed to land somewhere already with inanimate people, then there is a danger that it will take off somewhere somewhere, and none of us knows what it will have on board. The fact that all terrorist organizations are silent also makes one think. Maybe their plan hasn't been completed yet? I have such a concern.
- When the differences in altitude began, the pilots themselves could survive and fly the plane, right?
- Pilots or pilot or the person who was in the cockpit. This person could put on an oxygen mask and could, if he knows how to turn off all those systems that we talked about, make sure that oxygen masks would not fall out in emergency mode. And he himself could perform his functions.
