We don't count those that are eaten after the crash as they survived the impact and immediate aftermath.
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But for those unlucky enough to be involved in the small percent of fatal air accidents, what are the odds of survival if your plane does crash?
The NTSB says that despite more people flying than ever, the accident rate for commercial flights has remained the same for the last two decades, and the survivability rate is a high 95.7 percent.
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The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has also examined the survivability of aircraft accidents worldwide, estimating that 90 percent are survivable (no passengers died) or “technically survivable," where at least one occupant survives.
Most of those fatalities were a result of impact and fire-related factors including smoke inhalation after impact.
I guess it counts in minor accident that managed to land successfully and those more serious but crash landed with little or no casualties at all? As far as I know, there were no survivors in recent Boeing crashes. Correct me if I was wrong.
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-- ~ https://abcnews.go.com/International/odds-surviving-plane-cr...