Description

This list includes sole survivors of aviation accidents and incidents that involved ten or more onboard. Within this list, "sole survivor" refers to a person who survived an air accident in which all other aircraft occupants died as a direct consequence of the accident. This list does not include initial survivors who later died due to injuries sustained during the accident, and aircraft collisions in which the sole occupant of the opposing aircraft survives. Also excluded are the numerous incidents of sole survivors of accidents and combat losses related to heavy bombers during World War II which frequently had ten or more crewmembers. It is noteworthy that some of the sole survivors listed have their names, nationalities, and age at the time of crash unknown or undisclosed.