An event doesn't have to be purely random (whatever that means) to be an accident.
An accident is something that happens unintentionally. Though I'm sure many crashes are down to genuine negligence, I'd be surprised if most crashes are deliberate, even indirectly (e.g. "Whoops! I've cross-threaded this bolt, oh well, I'm sure it will be fine" vs "Ha Ha! I'll cross-threaded this bolt. That'll make the plane crash one day!").
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An event doesn't have to be purely random (whatever that means) to be an accident.
An accident is something that happens unintentionally. Though I'm sure many crashes are down to genuine negligence, I'd be surprised if most crashes are deliberate, even indirectly (e.g. "Whoops! I've cross-threaded this bolt, oh well, I'm sure it will be fine" vs "Ha Ha! I'll cross-threaded this bolt. That'll make the plane crash one day!").
That's true, I guess I didn't fully describe what I meant.
It seems to me that when people use 'accident' to describe something they are trying to remove attribution or disconnect causes.
I don't think that people do that at all. All accidents are investigated thoroughly to find the cause(s).