Aviation accidents in 2004

1,837 accidents and incidents are recorded in 2004, with 1,059 people killed and 355 seriously injured. 21% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• General aviation accounts for 85% of these accidents and 76% of deaths. Airline flights account for 2% of accidents.

Deadliest accidents

1. Flash Airlines Flight 604, Red Sea (Jan 3, 2004) · 148 killed
2. China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210, Baotou (Nov 21, 2004) · 53 killed
3. Kish Air Flight 7170, United Arab Emirates (Feb 10, 2004) · 43 killed
4. Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154, Uzbekistan (Jan 13, 2004) · 37 killed
5. Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815, Brazil (Apr 14, 2004) · 33 killed
6. Gabon Express Flight 221, Gabon (Jun 8, 2004) · 19 killed
7. British Aerospace Jetstream 32, Kirksville, MO (Oct 20, 2004) · 13 killed
8. Beech 200, Stuart, VA (Oct 24, 2004) · 10 killed
9. Cessna 208B, Chimanta Tepuy, VE (May 4, 2004) · 7 killed
10. MK Airlines Flight 1602, Halifax Stanfield International Airport (Oct 14, 2004) · 7 killed

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Nearby years

• 2002 · 1,910 accidents
• 2003 · 1,999 accidents
• 2005 · 1,902 accidents
• 2006 · 1,576 accidents

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.