Damn it! We are going to Crash!




All over the world, thousands of people died in airplane accidents every year.
What can we learn from such tragedies?

About MH370




  • March 8, 2014

    Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, carrying 239 passengers, vanished on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

    Death: 137, 93, 7

  • RESCUE:

    Disappointed by the official investigations, grieving and frustrated relatives of passengers are still scouring the southern Indian Ocean coast for possible evidence that might help to unlock the mystery of their fate.

    “Vulnerable life, gone in light, leaving behind the beloved all in black…”




  • Prayers from all over the world wishing for bringing MH370 back home safely.

STATISTICS OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 370



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HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF AIRPLANE ACCIDENTS?

The number of people died in Air Crash accidents from 1908 to 2015 is around 105479.
The survival rate of passengers on a fatal plane crash is 24%.
Recently aviation has been considerably safer; still, 170 incidents or so have taken place every year from 2009 to 2015.

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Accidents Detail

ANALYSIS of CAUSES AND PHASES

The causes of most crashes fall into four categories: Pilot Error, Mechanical, Weather, and Sabotage.
Among the series of phases that an aircraft experiences, "En route" has the highest accident rate.




Evaluation and Comparision


Airplane accidents can be catastrophic, we want to be as safe as possible. From past accidents and airlines rankings, we can choose to stay a little far away from danger...




Air Accidents by Month and Year

From 1919 to 2014

Airlines Evaluation

Which is safer?

Our Amazing Team

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Reference



Inspiration

  • Wolrd Map of Air Accidents: Our inspiration comes from the refugee visualization.
  • Life Span of MH 370 Passengers: We borrow the ideas from the famous Gun Shot visualization

Datasets

Images

  • International school students light candles to pray for passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, in Zhuji, Zhejiang province, March 10, 2014.
  • Relatives crying and praying fortheir lost lovers in the early morning, at Lido Hotel, in Beijing April 8, 2014
  • Causes of air accidents, by Harun Maruf
  • An air hijacking example.
  • Solar Impulse ground crew perform pre-flight checks before takeoff just a few hours later

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