[wrench]

There is a very strict definition of "airplane accident" in the FAA. It involves major structural damage, and occurs while operating the aircraft.(the long, full version can be found in the F.A.R.s)

Inflight breakups are exceedingly rare. A loss of power while inflight doesn't sentence the occupants to death.

If you try to fly through a mountain, sure, you will turn into a grease spot: no different than if you try to drive your SUV through a bridge support.

Even most commercial aviation accidents are survivable if the occupants unass the wreck before the fire gets them.

What you are saying is that "teeth, hair, and eyballs wrecks" aren't survivable....no kidding. But they are the exception, not the rule.

Probably the most dramatic example of a horrible aviation wreck that many survived was the Souix City DC10 that grenaded an engine, and lost all hyd flight controls while at altitude. That widebody airliner cartwheeled on landing in a corn field, and all but disintegrated, but people walked away. If you ever get the chance, you should attend a lecture given by the pilot, he travels the country and talks about the ordeal.

[wrench]

http://www.airdisaster.com/special/special-ua232.shtml

Here is a good article on the crash.

[monday]

“What you are saying is that “teeth, hair, and eyballs wrecks” aren’t survivable....no kidding. But they are the exception, not the rule.”

In my post I was talking about the exceptions then since this article was about planes manufactured in China, and posters are worried about their safety given China's dismal record of safety for other products manufactured in China. I am sorry you didn’t understand that this is what I meant in my post.