Originally Posted by
Sallyann1234
Has any other passenger transport aircraft achieved a death rate of 137 per annum ?
Actually yes... if you go back and research DC6 or Lockheed Constellation or even DC3s, there were many accidents each year that added up to that number of fatalities and much more! Many of the accidents were no due to the aircraft itself. Even the B707 and DC8 had more annual fatalities.