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Aircraft safety ranking

How safe is each airliner?

Passenger risk per flight for every airliner family in service.

We count every fatal accident on a passenger flight, weigh it by the share of people on board who died, and divide by the number of flights the type has made. Sabotage, shoot-downs, hijackings and deliberate crew actions are listed on each page but not counted. Types with few flights are pulled toward the average until they have a long record. Full methodology

The safety lineup53 aircraft in service · safer to the right
  1. Embraer E-Jet (E1 and E2), score 97, grade A
  2. Embraer ERJ 135/140/145, score 97, grade A
  3. Airbus A340, score 96, grade A
  4. Airbus A350, score 96, grade A
  5. Airbus A220, score 96, grade A
  6. Airbus A380, score 95, grade A
  7. Airbus A320 family, score 94, grade A
  8. COMAC C919, score 94, grade A
  9. Boeing 777, score 93, grade A
  10. Boeing 737 Next Generation, score 93, grade A
  11. Boeing 717, score 91, grade A
  12. Airbus A330, score 89, grade A
  13. Boeing 767, score 89, grade A
  14. Boeing 787 Dreamliner, score 88, grade A
  15. Bombardier CRJ, score 87, grade A
  16. Fokker 70, score 87, grade A
  17. COMAC ARJ21 (C909), score 86, grade A
  18. Tupolev Tu-204 / Tu-214, score 86, grade A
  19. Sukhoi Superjet 100, score 84, grade B
  20. Boeing 757, score 84, grade B
  21. Boeing 737 MAX, score 83, grade B
  22. De Havilland Canada Dash 8, score 82, grade B
  23. McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series, score 81, grade B
  24. Boeing 737 Classic, score 77, grade B
  25. Fokker 100, score 77, grade B
  26. Airbus A300, score 75, grade B
  27. Antonov An-148 / An-158, score 75, grade B
  28. Boeing 747, score 75, grade B
  29. Saab 340, score 75, grade B
  30. BAe 146, score 74, grade B
  31. Dornier 328, score 73, grade B
  32. ATR 72, score 73, grade B
  33. Avro RJ, score 73, grade B
  34. Saab 2000, score 71, grade B
  35. Fokker 50, score 70, grade B
  36. Boeing 737-100/200, score 70, grade B
  37. ATR 42, score 68, grade C
  38. Yakovlev Yak-40, score 66, grade C
  39. Airbus A310, score 66, grade C
  40. Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, score 65, grade C
  41. BAe Jetstream 31/32/41, score 64, grade C
  42. Yakovlev Yak-42, score 62, grade C
  43. Antonov An-24, score 60, grade C
  44. Let L-410 Turbolet, score 58, grade C
  45. Xian MA60, score 57, grade C
  46. Beechcraft 1900, score 57, grade C
  47. Dornier 228, score 55, grade C
  48. Harbin Y-12, score 55, grade C
  49. Antonov An-26, score 55, grade C
  50. Fairchild Swearingen Metro, score 55, grade C
  51. Britten-Norman Islander, score 53, grade D
  52. De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, score 52, grade D
  53. Cessna 208 Caravan, score 51, grade D
Aircraft type
Status

53 families

Aircraft families with safety scores. Use the column buttons to sort.
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Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Embraer E-Jet (E1 and E2)Embraer · since 2004
29 million97A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Embraer ERJ 135/140/145Embraer · since 1996
24 million97A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A340Airbus · since 1993 · few left in service
3.3 million96A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A350Airbus · since 2015
2.8 million96A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A220Airbus (Bombardier) · since 2016
2.6 million96A, Excellent
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Airbus A380Airbus · since 2007
1.8 million95A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A320 familyAirbus · since 1988
240 million94A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
COMAC C919COMAC · since 2023
72,00094A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Boeing 777Boeing · since 1995
23 million93A, Excellent
10
Boeing 737 Next GenerationBoeing · since 1998
170 million93A, Excellent
11
Boeing 717Boeing · since 1999
5 million91A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A330Airbus · since 1993
21 million89A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Boeing 767Boeing · since 1982
23 million89A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Boeing 787 DreamlinerBoeing · since 2011
7.9 million88A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Bombardier CRJBombardier (Canadair) · since 1992
46 million87A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Fokker 70Fokker · since 1994 · few left in service
1.4 million87A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
COMAC ARJ21 (C909)COMAC · since 2016
940,00086A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Tupolev Tu-204 / Tu-214Tupolev · since 1996 · few left in service
620,00086A, Excellent
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Sukhoi Superjet 100Sukhoi (UAC) · since 2011
1.1 million84B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Boeing 757Boeing · since 1983
19 million84B, Good
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Boeing 737 MAXBoeing · since 2017
11 million83B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
De Havilland Canada Dash 8De Havilland Canada (Bombardier) · since 1984
27 million82B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
McDonnell Douglas MD-80 seriesMcDonnell Douglas · since 1980 · few left in service
45 million81B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Boeing 737 ClassicBoeing · since 1984 · few left in service
33 million77B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Fokker 100Fokker · since 1988 · few left in service
4.1 million77B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A300Airbus · since 1974 · few left in service
9.3 million75B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Antonov An-148 / An-158Antonov · since 2009 · few left in service
300,00075B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Boeing 747Boeing · since 1970 · few left in service
21 million75B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Saab 340Saab · since 1984
9.5 million75B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
BAe 146British Aerospace · since 1983 · few left in service
6.3 million74B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Dornier 328Dornier (Fairchild Dornier) · since 1993 · few left in service
2.4 million73B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
ATR 72ATR · since 1989
17 million73B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Avro RJBAE Systems (Avro) · since 1993 · few left in service
2.3 million73B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Saab 2000Saab · since 1994 · few left in service
1.2 million71B, Good
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Fokker 50Fokker · since 1987 · few left in service
4.4 million70B, Good
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Boeing 737-100/200Boeing · since 1968 · few left in service
43 million70B, Good
37
ATR 42ATR · since 1985
6.3 million68C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Yakovlev Yak-40Yakovlev · since 1968 · few left in service
23 million66C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Airbus A310Airbus · since 1983 · few left in service
3.2 million66C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Embraer EMB 120 BrasiliaEmbraer · since 1985 · few left in service
4.6 million65C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
BAe Jetstream 31/32/41British Aerospace · since 1982 · few left in service
9.2 million64C, Fair
42
Yakovlev Yak-42Yakovlev · since 1980 · few left in service
2.9 million62C, Fair
43
Antonov An-24Antonov · since 1962 · few left in service
28 million60C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Let L-410 TurboletLet (Aircraft Industries) · since 1971
12 million58C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Xian MA60Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (AVIC) · since 2000 · few left in service
750,00057C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Beechcraft 1900Beechcraft · since 1984
5.6 million57C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Dornier 228Dornier (RUAG, General Atomics; HAL in India) · since 1982
3.5 million55C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Harbin Y-12Harbin Aircraft Industry Group (AVIC) · since 1985
740,00055C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Antonov An-26Antonov · since 1970 · few left in service
3.2 million55C, Fair
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Fairchild Swearingen MetroSwearingen (Fairchild) · since 1970
4.5 million55C, Fair
51
Britten-Norman IslanderBritten-Norman (also built by IRMA and PADC) · since 1967
20 million53D, Weak
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterDe Havilland Canada (Viking) · since 1966
21 million52D, Weak
Shared rankWithin 1 point of other aircraft types: the difference is not meaningful.More in the glossary
Cessna 208 CaravanCessna (Textron) · since 1984
6.5 million51D, Weak
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