| Synopsis: |
This document summarises a study of CAA Accident Analysis Group analysed worldwide fatal accidents to jet and turboprop aeroplanes above 5,700 kg engaged in passenger, cargo and ferry/positioning flights for the ten-year period 1997 to 2006. There was a total of 283 worldwide fatal accidents, which resulted in 8,599 fatalities to passengers and crew members on board the aircraft. The proportion of aircraft occupants killed in these fatal accidents was 69 per cent. There was an overall decreasing trend in both the number of fatal accidents and fatalities, although there was more fluctuation in the number of fatalities.The approach, landing and go-around phases accounted for 47 per cent of all fatal accidents and 42 per cent of all onboard fatalities. Take-off and climb accounted for a further 30 per cent of the fatal accidents and 29 per cent of the onboard fatalities. In the ten-year period from 1997 to 2006, the number of flights flown increased by 17 per cent, which equated to an average annual growth of 1.5 per cent. The equivalent values for hours flown were 31 per cent for overall growth and 2.8 per cent for average annual growth.The overall fatal accident rate for the ten-year period 1997 to 2006 was 0.79 fatal accidents per million flights flown or 0.49 when expressed as per million hours flown. |