Analysis Summary:

The article snippet makes a general claim about the safety of air travel. This claim is generally supported by available sources, although the sources don't directly verify the specific wording. The article appears to be reasonably accurate and presents a common understanding of air travel safety.

Detailed Analysis:

• Claim:** "Plane travel is statistically one of the safest modes of travel."
  • Verification Source #1: Supports the general idea that flying is safer than driving, at least in terms of accidents per mile traveled.
  • Verification Source #2: Implies air travel is relatively safe by comparing the percentage of fatal car accidents to aviation accidents.
  • Verification Source #3: Defines aviation accidents, providing context but not directly verifying the safety claim.
  • Verification Source #4: Does not directly address the safety of air travel.
  • Verification Source #5: Provides information about a specific air disaster, but doesn't address the overall safety of air travel.

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

• Verification Source #1: "India has more people killed in car/air/sailing accidents than any other ... planes simply have fewer things to crash into, the ground or other..." This suggests that while accidents happen, the environment makes crashes less likely.
• Verification Source #2: "...less than one percent of U.S. car accidents are fatal." This implies that air travel, by comparison, has a lower accident rate, although it doesn't explicitly state this.
• The available sources generally support the claim that air travel is statistically safe, although none provide a direct statistical comparison.