Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
And catastrophic incidents that do compromise the airframe are so rare (last one I can remember was that British 732 that burst into flame during an aborted take-off like a decade ago)
Well here's one (of many) a lot more recent). Nice and survivable. Note how the fuselage is broken preventing access to the regular exits.
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/327987/L/