Ten of the world's most dangerous aircraft

Fatal aircraft accidents happen more and more in the world. Based on statistical indicators death (the number of flying hours / number of fatal accidents), The Business Week ranked the safety of a number of aircraft currently in use around the world.

Based on data of the insurance consultancy Ascend, BusinessWeek has ranked the safest aircraft not currently in use around the world. Standing on the number of fatal accidents, eliminate terrorist-related accident, the aircraft is considered to be the most dangerous is the Boeing 737 JT8D. Here is a category 10 safest aircraft in the world, the level of danger descending numerical order.

1.Boeing 737 JT8D 

The aircraft crashed in 8/2008 in Kazakhstan, not long after the European Union banned the Itek Air's flights to Asia because of its planes do not meet safety standards, with 68 people killed.

According to BusinessWeek, for every 507,500 hours of flying Boeing 737 JT8D happened a deadly plane crash. So far, the version of "oldest" of their Boeing are still airlines exploitation in poor countries.

2.Il-76

Aircraft Il-76 (Il - their abbreviations general engineer Iliushin) previously used in the countries of the former Soviet Union with the number of 100 aircraft on the road anywhere in the world. For every 549,900 hours of Il-76 fatal accident occurs. Currently the world is still 247 Il-76 "antique born 1976" is being used.

One of the largest accident of Il-76 aircraft occurred in 2003. A company's aircraft Iranian Revolutionary Guard crashed, taking the lives of 275 passengers.

3.Tu-154

Tu-154 (Tu - their acronym of General engineers Tupolev) is the most popular aircraft in most of the CIS countries today, we make domestic flights and long-haul international flights. Every 1.041 million flight hours, a fatal accident. Currently in the world with 326 aircraft Tu-154 is being used.

In 2002, Iran had happened four plane crash of Tu-154. Last accident occurred on 07.15.2002, when the Tu-154 Caspian Airlines Iran Air is fly from Tehehan to Erevan, 168 people were killed.

4.Airbus A310

1,067,700 hours flying deadly accident happened first for Airbus A310. Most airlines have banned the use of the aircraft. However, the airlines in poor countries still used to transport passengers, including Pakistan International Airlines.

30/6/2009 Airbus A310 of Yemenia Airlines crashed at sea, 153 passengers died, only a 12-year-old girl survived.

5.McDonnell-Douglas DC-9

McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 aircraft was discontinued in 1982. However, so far it has been Delta Airlines and many other small airlines used to transport passengers. Number of accidents - 1,068,700 flight hours / a deadly accident.

On 06/04/2008 a DC-9 aircraft of Hewa Bora Airways crashed in Dominika Republic of Congo, 44 dead.

6. Tu-134

This is the most popular aircraft in the history of Russian aviation. Although production stopped in 1986, the Tu-134 has so far been the airlines of the countries of the former Soviet Union and the Near East to use.

Death index - 1,087,600 flight hours / 1 deadly accident. One of the biggest crash of the aircraft occurred in 8/2004. A Tu-134 aircraft company Volga-Aviaekspress crashed, they found 44 dead bodies in the passenger compartment.

7.Boeing 727

Death index is 2.3063 million flight hours / 1 deadly accident. The aircraft stopped production since 1984 and most of the major airlines have replace Boeing 727cu carefully with the more modern Boeing.

However, outside the U.S. the majority of carriers under contract continue exploiting Boeing 727. A major accident occurs with the aircraft in the State of Benin in Africa on nativity in 2003 to 151 passengers died.

8.McDonnell-Douglas MD-80

In the early 80s of the last century, the McDonnell-Douglas MD-80 aircraft were built to replace the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 and has been discontinued since 1999. However, Delta (USA) and a number of other European airlines, including Alitalia and SAS, mining continues with the first 923 MD-80 aircraft.

Death index - 2,332,300 flight hours / 1 deadly accident. Dated 06.08.2008 an aircraft of this type of carrier Spanair (West Nan Houses) crashed en route to the island Canar, killing 153 passengers.

9.McDonnell-Douglas DC-10

The world currently has 153 aircraft of this type are used. Death index - 2,908,800 flight hours / 1 deadly accident.

Currently, the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 aircraft used primarily to transport cargo or under contract. Accident last aircraft of this type occurred in 1999, when a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 aircraft of the French transport airlines AOM (which is now defunct) crashed in Guatemala. Only one airline to use DC-10 for regular flights.

10.McDonnell-Douglas MC-11

McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft MC-11 was discontinued in 2001 due to fuel useful index and a range of other parameters low. Currently, 187 aircraft of this type are used in the world's airlines, including Finnair and KLM firms.

Death index - 3,668,800 flight hours / 1 deadly accident. Last accident occurred in 1999, when a McDonnell-Douglas aircraft MC-11 China Airlines caught fire while landing at Hong Kong to avoid the storm.