Originally Posted by
iluvdoco
It's not that I'm afraid of flying prop planes, it's that I'm afraid of flying ATR-42/72s in particular, which have a long history of accidents, not all of which were due to icing issues. Some of the accidents seem to have been caused by engine issues. Fortunately TAP hasn't had any fatal accidents so far and the flight would be during the summer, but I'm still concerned.
So, you made me Google it and found this,
ATR 42 and ATR 72 plane crashes. I would agree that is a decent amount but would be curious about the statistics of those incidents versus number of flights. I would bet it is extremely low percentage wise. I know that doesnt do much for you probably but there are a ton of those planes out there and they have a ton of take-offs and landings so think the odds are on our side. I dont have any numbers to back it up though.