Originally Posted by
TFE731
Yes:
Gulf Air 072: A disorientated pilot dived into the sea with forward pressure on the side stick.
Air France 447: A disorientated pilot maintained back pressure on the stick until a stalled aircraft crashed into the sea.
In both these incidents having the two sticks physically connected together could have prevented both of these.
Not in the GulfAir case, if we're honest about the root cause. On the other side, Armavia 967 does belong on the list.
The only relevance the "boeing" label has is circumstantial. Since they have been producing aircraft longer than Airbus and their older models are less efficient. many fine aircraft are operated be companies and people who chose not to pay for something better. A little money only gets you to certain lengths, which will apply in all aspects of the operation.
The statistics of out-of-production AB are the same as BA. More importantly, creating statistics and comparisons on single (digit) data points is meaningless.
And long may it stay that fatal aviation accidents are rare, too few for statistical processing.