Here are the most commonly used commuter aircraft, number of seats in each, and the number of fatal accidents between 1979 and 1994, as provided Monday by the International Airline Passengers Association:
Under 31 seats:
Beech 99, 15 seats, 6 fatal accidents.
Beech 1900, 19 seats, 2 accidents.
British Aerospace Jetstream 31, 19 seats, 3 accidents.
British Aerospace J-41, 29 seats, 1 accident.
CASA 212, 26 seats, 2 accidents.
deHavilland DHC-6, 20 seats, 6 accidents.
Dornier 228, 19 seats, no accidents.
Dornier 328, 30 seats, no accidents.
Embraer EMB-110, 19 seats, 2 accidents.
Embraer EMB-120, 30 seats, 2 accidents.
Fairchild Metro, 19 seats, 5 accidents.
Shorts 330, 30 seats, no accidents.
Over 31 seats:
ATR-42, 46 seats, no accidents.
ATR-72, 66 seats, no accidents.
British Aerospace ATP, 64 seats, no accidents.
British Aerospace 146 and RJ70, 70-103 seats, no accidents.
Canadair Regional Jet, 50 seats, no accidents.
deHavilland DHC-8, 36-50 seats, no accidents.
deHavilland DHC-7, 50 seats, no accidents.
Fokker F-27, 50 seats, no accidents.
Hawker Siddely 748, 44 seats, 1 accident.
Saab 340, 34 seats, no accidents.
Shorts 360, 36 seats, no accidents.
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