How safe is flying on a major airline in the USA and are we do for a major plane crash since it has been 10 years since one in the USA?

I feel like it is any time now. When I was a kid major plane crashes were once or twice a year. When I was 12 and my Mom's cousin died in one it was Valuejet in May and TWA 800 in July which was the one he and his son died on. I have been creeped out to fly ever since.

If you flip a coin today you have the same chances at getting heads as you do tomorrow. It doesn't matter how long it's been since you got heads. Statistically flying is much safer than any other form of transportation. Every time you get in a car you are placing yourself at much greater risk of fatality.

It's not like earthquakes where they're 'due' every so often. Plane crashes are less because airline and plane safety, and pilot training, have all improved.

We're way overdue for a crash and the big earthquake

So you are now in your Mid-30's and still "creeped out". I would highly suggest you find a good psychologist who can help you through your fears and perhaps provide you some ways to deal with your issues.

As for flight safety, if you go by the statistics it is safer to fly than it is to drive where you have a much greater risk of dying in a car accident than you do in a plane crash.

Although before you do fly please post the flight information here, as your family doesn't have the best track record and I would probably want to make sure I'm not on your flight.

Plane crashes are not random events that are subject to the laws of probability. The deregulation that allowed Boeing to put a plane on the market before it had been adequately tested resulted in greater risk- until they were grounded. Meanwhile, 30,000 people a year die in the US because of car accidents. You should probably worry more about that.

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