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Originally Posted by AADFW
jimworcs, I am confused. What qualifies as an "event" exactly? As I seem to remember, WN1248 plowed into a highway near MDW killing 6-year-old Joshua Woods on December 8, 2005 because the pilots failed to activate the thrust reversers until there was less than 1,000 feet of runway left after touchdown. The accident sent 12 other people to the hospital and substantially damaged the aircraft. Why does that not count?
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Because the person killed was not a passenger or crew member. Statistically Southwest has zero fatalities but when you account for "collateral damage" that number is just a bit higher.
Still for the number of years they have been in operation and the number of passengers they carry their overall safety record is excellent.