Aircraft/Boeing
Is the Boeing 737-800 safe?
The honest safety record for the Boeing 737-800, straight from the accident data — context, not spin.
Informational only — not safety, operational, or travel advice. These are estimates from public records, provided as-is; see our terms & disclaimer.
0.11
modelled fatal rate / million flights
95.0M
flights flown since 1998
10 / 20
fatal accidents / hull losses on record
The rate is the model's shrinkage-adjusted estimate — the same figure used in a flight's score, not a raw count ÷ flights ratio. See the methodology.
Specifications
What the record shows
Strong safety record relative to its enormous fleet size, the most-flown narrowbody in history. Most incidents involve human factors or external events, not aircraft design.
Engine programme: CFM56-7B, among the most proven engines in aviation history (tens of millions of flights).
Accidents on record
2020: Shot down by Iranian military missile shortly after takeoff
Tehran · 176 fatalities
2016: Crashed during go-around in adverse weather
Rostov-on-Don · 62 fatalities