Is it because the plane will mostly hit nose first on the ground?
Has it ever been a case where people in front died/suffered injuries and the people in the back were fine? Is the back sturdier because it needs to withstand the force of the tail elevators?
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A couple of factors that others haven’t mentioned:
You are farther away from the wings, so farther away from the fuel tanks.
The fuselage tends to get smaller towards the back. There are also a lot of reinforcements to provide strength for the control surfaces. These add strength so the tail section is less likely to break apart.
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