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Content: 4 times less likely to develop problems in TWO of its engines. Surprisingly safety doesn't improve significantly with 3 or 4 engines. A dual failure in the 3 engine types usually 

  creates an unacceptable loss of performance. In the 4 engine types a dual failure on the same side creates a 

  directional control dilemma. The Pilot Makes All The Difference
Two engines are better than one, but ...
Proficiency
Incompletely trained or rusty pilots can fly multi engine airplanes, but not safely. In normal 

    operations they would be at least twice safer flying a single engine airplane. This is due to the higher probability 

    of any of the engines failing in a multi and the consequences of not being prepared to handle those cases. Oceans
Long over water flights are safer in multi-engine airplanes, but only with proper preflight planning. The pilot needs 

    to make computations which prove that, in case of an engine failure, enough range is available to reach the 

    destination, the departure, or the alternate airport. The computations should assume the worst possible moment for 

    engine failure - the equal time point - and take into consideration existing winds and temperatures.