The Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 formally defines an aviation accident as an … See more

The first aircraft accident in which 200 or more people died occurred on March 3, 1974, when 346 died in the crash of Turkish Airlines Flight 981. As of May 2024 , there have been a total of 33 aviation incidents in which 200 … See more

In over one hundred years of implementation, aviation safety has improved considerably. In modern times, two major manufacturers still produce heavy passenger aircraft for the civilian market: … See more

The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A), formerly known as the Aircraft Crashes Record Office (ACRO), a non-government organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, compiles statistics on aviation accidents o… See more

Annex 13 of the Chicago Convention provides the international Standards And Recommended Practices that form the basis for air accident and incident investigations by signatory countries, as well as rep… See more

Out of respect for the deceased and injured, it is common for an airline to cease using the flight number of a fatal crash. For example, following the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the flight number wa… See more