Do private jets crash more often than commercial?

Private Jets still have a higher accident rate than commercial airlines, but fatal crashes have declined over the last two decades. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the total number of private flying accidents has dropped by up to a quarter since 2002.



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On a commercial aircraft, there are fewer than 0.01 fatalities per 100,000 hours of flying. On a private plane, that number jumps to 2.3 fatalities per 100,000 hours flown.

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Private Plane Accident Facts On a large, commercial airliner, fewer than 0.01 fatalities per 100,000 hours flying occur. On private aviation craft, however, that ratio jumps to more than 2.3 fatalities per 100,000 hours flown.

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Therefore, the wealth of those who possess private jets rises in proportion to the size of their planes. The typical owner of large luxury private jet has a net worth between $60 million and $70 million. The average wealth of owners of midrange and super-midsize aircraft is around $120 million.

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However, while both have modern radar and advanced weather reading technology, private jets have certain advantages over commercial aircraft. Photo: Rob Hodgekins via Wikimedia Commons. Because of their size and maneuverability, they can fly around or above areas of turbulence.

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Additionally, the safety of traveling in chartered and privately operated aircraft falls far short of what passengers of commercial aircraft can expect; the numbers of accidents and fatalities bear this out: over the past 20 years, charter and private aircraft have a far greater probability of crashing over commercial ...

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In a nutshell, the size of an airplane is not in any way linked to safety, explains Saj Ahmad, chief analyst at StretegivAero Research.

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In the middle, at the back Nonetheless, a TIME investigation that looked at 35 years of aircraft accident data found the middle rear seats of an aircraft had the lowest fatality rate: 28%, compared with 44% for the middle aisle seats. This logically makes sense too.

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Top 8 Safest Private Jets in the World
  • 1 – Cessna Citation 680 Sovereign. Image Author: Rafael Luiz Canossa, Edited by Wijet. ...
  • 2 – Dassault Falcon 2000. Image Author: John Davies, Edited by Wijet.
  • 3 – Bombardier Challenger 300. ...
  • 5 – Gulfstream G650. ...
  • 6 – Dassault Falcon 900. ...
  • 7 – Airbus Corporate Jet. ...
  • 8 – Embraer Phenom 300.


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