In general, however, seating arrangements and the actions of crew on board can contribute to survivability. Specifically, seats in the rear of a plane - where Azerbaijan survivors were found - are historically the safest, data shows.
Federal data analyzed by Time Magazine in 2015, looking at 17 crashes between 1985 and 2000, found the back third of the aircraft had a fatality rate of 32%. The aft middle seats had the lowest fatality rate at 28%.
The report followed a 2007 analysis by the science and technology magazine Popular Mechanics, which analyzed 20 crashes and found survival rates in the aft section at 69%, a 31% fatality rate, compared to lower survival rates in middle and front sections.
The back of the plane may be safer because, when a plane crashes, the front and middle sections often absorb much of the impact energy. This can allow the back of the aircraft to sustain less G-force.
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