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Old 1st Sep 2018, 12:52
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Originally Posted by atakacs

maybe... Do you have some actual numbers to back this?
Well the sources do exist. Feel free to search. Here is one, although only covering 1998-2007 by the ATSB https://flightsafety.org/files/RERR/ATSB%20Report.pdf
Out of 144 landing accidents, 737s accounted for 35 or almost 25%. Did 737s at the time account for 25% of Commercial Aircraft flights? Probably not.
Other sources excist for those who want to look Aviation Accident Archives - Aviation Accident Database .
Since 2008 there have been quite a lot of 737 runway accidents. Indonesian carries anyone? I am quite sure the percentage has not gone down. So apparently not underrepresented at all.
I have flown the 737 from both pilot seats, in an operation that most of the time was either limited by MTOW og MLGW. And I did not like its appetite for runways, nor mediocre stopping capability.
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