Aircraft with the most fatalities

Can you guess the commercial aircraft that have had the most passengers killed in a fatal accident as of 2023?

A high number of fatalities doesn't necessarily mean the aircraft is unsafe

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Country	Fatalities	Answer
USA	5,585	Boeing 737 family
USA	4,211	Boeing 727
USA	~3,700	Boeing 747
USA	3,697	McDonnell Douglas DC-9
USA	3,039	Boeing 707
USA	2,255	Douglas DC-8
USA	1,446	McDonnell Douglas MD-80
Multinational	1,436	Airbus A300
Multinational	1,393	Airbus A320 family
France	~1,300	Sud Aviation Caravelle
USA	1,261	McDonnell Douglas DC-10
USSR	1,141	Ilyushin Il-62
USSR	1,140	Tupolev Tu-104
USA	854	Boeing 767
Multinational	825	Airbus A310

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7 Comments

Level 61

Mar 27, 2023

Kinda surprised that there aren't more Soviet aircraft on here since there were so many deadly crashes involving Soviet planes.

Level 61

Mar 27, 2023

there aren't many large soviet aircraft that can hold a lot of people, and especially not many that were widely sold.

Level 73

Jun 10, 2023

USA had more crashes overall

Level 67

Jun 10, 2023