There were 8 crew and 31 passenger fatalities; no survivors.
The March 27, 1977, Tenerife disaster remains the accident with the highest number of airliner passenger fatalities.
To date, EVA Air has not had any aircraft losses or passenger fatalities in its operational history.
There were 41 passenger fatalities and 8 amongst the crew, with no survivors.
"There has never been a passenger fatality in the United States ever with a certified blimp," he said by telephone from Orlando.
According to the website www.planecrashinfo.com, at least 101 airlines have never been involved in an accident that resulted in passenger fatalities, as of 2009.
Twelve of the passenger fatalities were children, while three were parents.
"Only 48 passenger fatalities, up to the accident we had the other day, in all of Amtrak's history."
This was the only accident involving a passenger fatality in the 70 year history (1889-1959) of the Union Steamship Company.
As of 2013, it remains the most recent accident involving a Boeing 747 to result in passenger fatalities.