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PAGE 1 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2016 2017
PAGE 1 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Contents
General Aviation Accidents Summary .......................................................1
SECTION I Fixed Wing Non-Commercial and Commercial
General Aviation Accidents, 2008-2017 .............................................. 4
General Aviation Accident Rates, 2008-2017 ................................... 5
Summary of General Aviation Fixed-Wing Accidents by Year ....... 6
2017 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Fixed-Wing ........... 7
2017 Accident Conditions: Commercial Fixed-Wing ..................... 9
2016 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Fixed-Wing ..........11
2016 Accident Conditions: Commercial Fixed-Wing ................... 13
SECTION II Helicopter Non-Commercial and Commercial
General Aviation Accidents, 2008-2017 ............................................16
General Aviation Accident Rates, 2008-2017 .................................17
Summary of General Aviation Helicopter Accidents by Year .......18
2017 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Helicopter ...........19
2017 Accident Conditions: Commercial Helicopter .....................21
2016 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Helicopter .......... 24
2016 Accident Conditions: Commercial Helicopter .................... 26
he GA Accident Scorecard is produced by the Air Safety Institute to provide a broad view of GA safety performance and trends. The GA Scorecard precedes ASI’s Joseph
T. Nall Report, which provides much deeper analysis of GA accidents, trends and causes. The Nall Report relies heavily on NTSB accident investigations, which can take up to two years to complete for fatal accidents. The GA Scorecard is produced to provide an earlier view of GA performance to include total numbers of GA accidents, and the GA accident rate viewed in total and broken into several broad categories of GA activity. Each year, the GA Scorecard provides an initial look at the most recently completed year (2017 in this issue), and then completes the data for the initial look that was provided in the preceding year (2016 in this issue).
The news across GA is once again encouraging. For the third straight year, the overall GA fatal accident rate declined. Initial data from 2017 indicates that 2017 will reveal a fourth straight year. GA is benefiting from the combined impact of more activity and fewer numbers of fatal accidents, producing a substantial reduction in the overall fatal accident rate. Such overall performance indicates the constant work by all in the GA industry to drive safety initiatives is producing results in preserving aircraft and saving lives.
There is so much more we can do…must do to drive the GA accident rates even lower. Every fraction of a point improvement in the accident rate represents lives saved. ASI joins others in the GA industry in relentless pursuit of enhancing training, proficiency, equipment and the GA culture to continue these inspiring results.
General Aviation Accidents Summary
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2016 2017
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GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Overall General Aviation Accident Rate 2008-2017
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
5.83
1.04
6.01
1.08
5.59
1.0
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
5.80
1.03
5.22
0.91
5.04
0.99
4.87
0.92
4.92
0.80
Overall General Aviation Accidents 2008-2017
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
1505
269
1417
255
1377
247
1433
261
1405
249
1188
206
1164
229
1173
221
1211
196
1193
185
PAGE 3 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
SECTION 1FIXED-WING NON-COMMERCIAL & COMMERCIAL
PAGE 4 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
General Aviation Accidents, 2008-2017
NON-COMMERCIAL FIXED-WING
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
COMMERCIAL FIXED-WING
16
72
16
8 12 11 108
18
127
81 83
113
79 81
68
77
62
76
223 233 215 227 218167 196 194 161 157
12311179 1161
1184 1163
961 9611037
990952
PAGE 5 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
General Aviation Accident Rates, 2008-2017
NON-COMMERCIAL FIXED-WING
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
1.13 1.30 1.17 1.23 1.01 1.19 1.120.88
6.226.59
6.30N
O D
ATA
AVA
ILA
BLE
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
6.55
5.81 5.785.53 5.67
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
COMMERCIAL FIXED-WING
0.570.07 0.25 0.27 0.37 0.32 0.24
0.56
4.53
3.01 2.972.62 2.50
2.002.33
1.92
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
NOTE: ACCIDENT RATES ARE PER 100,000 FLIGHT HOURS
PAGE 6 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Summary of General Aviation Fixed-Wing Accidents by Year
Number of accidents
Number of aircraft*
Number of fatal accidents
Lethality (percent)
Fatalities
Non-Commercial CommercialFIXED-WINGFIXED-WING
1037
1052
161
15.5
305
62
63
18
29
34
2016
Number of accidents
Number of aircraft*
Number of fatal accidents
Lethality (percent)
Fatalities
Non-Commercial CommercialFIXED-WINGFIXED-WING
990
1000
157
15.9
263
76
76
10
13.2
12
2017
*EACH AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IS COUNTED SEPARATELY.
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GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2017 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Fixed-Wing
Single-engine fixed-gear
SEF tailwheel
Single-engine retractable
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine
Multiengine turbine
Unknown/Unclassified
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONFIGURATION FATAL ACCIDENTS
AIRCRAFT CLASS
724
302
200
14
74
15
2
72.4%
19.9%
7.4%
0.2%
98
32
40
3
20
4
0
62.0%
25.3%
12.7%
0.0%
143
43
73
4
47
7
0
54.4%
27.8%
17.9%
0.0%
Personal
Instructional
Public use
Positioning
Aerial observation
Business
Other work use
Other or unknown
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
754
158
4
13
5
25
15
26
75.4%
15.8%
0.4%
1.3%
0.5%
2.5%
1.5%
2.6%
128
20
0
0
1
5
1
3
81.0%
12.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.6%
3.2%
0.6%
1.9%
215
33
0
0
1
10
1
3
81.7%
12.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
3.8%
0.4%
1.1%
SECTION 12017 PRELIMINARY DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 8 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Non-Commercial Fixed-Wing, 2017 (Continued)
ATP
Commercial
Private
Sport
Student
None
Other or unknown
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCERTIFICATE LEVEL FATAL ACCIDENTS
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
149
248
486
14
56
7
40
125
192
495
14.9%
24.8%
48.6%
1.4%
5.6%
0.7%
4.0%
12.5%
19.2%
49.5%
26
48
75
4
4
0
1
24
34
96
16.5%
30.4%
47.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0.0%
0.6%
15.2%
21.5%
60.8%
46
74
133
5
4
0
1
44
61
162
17.5%
28.1%
50.6%
1.9%
1.5%
0.0%
0.4%
16.7%
23.2%
61.6%
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
Night IMC*
Not Reported
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONDITIONS FATAL ACCIDENTS
LIGHT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
* INCLUDES DUSK
858
70
28
12
22
86.7%
7.1%
2.8%
1.2%
2.2%
118
13
15
6
5
75.2%
8.3%
9.6%
3.8%
3.2%
173
30
41
12
5
66.3%
11.5%
15.7%
4.6%
1.9%
SECTION 1: 2017 PRELIMINARY DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 9 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2017 Accident Conditions: Commercial Fixed-Wing
Single-engine fixed-gear (SEF)
SEF tailwheel
Single-engine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
AERIAL APPLICATION (PART 137)
40
38
20
100.0% 6
6
5
100.0% 100.0%6
6
5
Day VMC
Day IMC
CONDITIONS
37
3
92.5%
7.5%
4
2
66.7%
33.3%
66.7%
33.3%
4
2
ATP
Commercial
Other or unknown
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
1
37
2
3
19
2.5%
92.5%
5.0%
7.5%
47.5%
0
6
0
1
2
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
16.7%
33.3%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
16.7%
33.3%
0
6
0
1
2
Aerial application (Part 137)
Charter or cargo (Part 135)
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
40
36
52.6%
47.4%
6
4
60.0%
40.0%
6
6
50.0%
50.0%
SECTION 1: 2017 PRELIMINARY DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 10 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
SECTION 1: 2017 PRELIMINARY DATA FIXED-WING
Commercial Fixed-Wing, 2017 (Continued)
Single-engine fixed-gear (SEF)
SEF tailwheel
Single-engine retractable
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
CHARTER AND CARGO (PART 135)
23
6
3
6
10
7
63.9%
8.3%
27.8%
2
0
1
2
1
0
50.0%
25.0%
25.0%
33.3%
50.0%
16.7%
2
0
3
4
1
0
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
Night IMC*
Not reported
CONDITIONS
* INCLUDES DUSK
26
3
2
3
2
72.2%
8.3%
5.6%
8.3%
5.6%
1
0
0
1
2
25.0%
0.0%
0.0%
25.0%
50.0%
16.7%
0.0%
0.0%
50.0%
33.3%
1
0
0
3
2
ATP
Commercial
Other or unknown
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
10
23
3
2
15
31
27.8%
63.9%
8.3%
5.6%
41.7%
86.1%
2
2
0
0
3
3
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
75.0%
75.0%
66.7%
33.3%
0.0%
0.0%
83.3%
83.3%
4
2
0
0
5
5
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
PAGE 11 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2016 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Fixed-Wing
Single-engine fixed-gear (SEF)
SEF tailwheel
Single-engine retractable gear
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONFIGURATION FATAL ACCIDENTS
780
324
193
22
79
20
74.1%
18.3%
7.5%
102
37
44
4
20
3
61.4%
26.5%
12.0%
180
60
78
7
47
6
59.0%
25.6%
15.4%
AIRCRAFT CLASS
Personal
Instructional
Public use
Positioning
Aerial observation
Business
Other work use
Other or unknown
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
777
175
7
11
9
24
23
26
73.9%
16.6%
0.7%
1.0%
0.9%
2.3%
2.2%
2.5%
129
15
3
2
1
5
5
6
77.7%
9.0%
1.8%
1.2%
0.6%
3.0%
3.0%
3.6%
242
22
5
3
3
12
12
6
79.3%
7.2%
1.6%
1.0%
1.0%
3.9%
3.9%
2.0%
TYPE OF OPERATION
NOTE: PERCENTAGES ARE PERCENT OF ALL
ACCIDENTS, ALL FATAL ACCIDENTS, OR INDIVIDUAL
FATALITIES, RESPECTIVELY.
SECTION 12016 UPDATED DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 12 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Non-Commercial Fixed-Wing, 2016 (Continued)
ATP
Commercial
Private
Sport
Student
None
Other or unknown
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCERTIFICATE LEVEL FATAL ACCIDENTS
197
265
472
20
83
7
8
152
260
555
18.7%
25.2%
44.9%
1.9%
7.9%
0.7%
0.8%
14.4%
24.7%
52.8%
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
33
49
79
2
2
0
1
31
41
93
19.9%
29.5%
47.6%
1.2%
1.2%
0.0%
0.6%
18.7%
24.7%
56.0%
65
86
148
2
3
0
1
64
74
182
21.3%
28.2%
48.5%
0.7%
1.0%
0.0%
0.3%
21.0%
24.3%
59.7%
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
Night IMC*
Not yet reported
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONDITIONS FATAL ACCIDENTS
LIGHT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
* INCLUDES DUSK
921
86
23
5
2
88.8%
8.3%
2.2%
0.5%
0.2%
126
23
6
5
1
78.3%
14.3%
3.7%
3.1%
0.6%
223
45
11
10
3
76.4%
15.4%
3.8%
3.4%
1.0%
SECTION 1: 2016 UPDATED DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 13 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2016 Accident Conditions: Commercial Fixed-Wing
Single-engine fixed-gear (SEF)
SEF tailwheel
Single-engine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
AERIAL APPLICATION (PART 137)
38
37
22
100.0% 12
12
9
100.0% 100.0%12
12
9
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
CONDITIONS
35
2
1
92.1%
5.3%
2.6%
12
0
0
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
12
0
0
ATP
Commercial
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
2
36
5
15
5.3%
94.7%
13.2%
39.5%
0
12
2
6
0.0%
100.0%
16.7%
50.0%
0.0%
100.0%
16.7%
50.0%
0
12
2
6
Aerial application (Part 137)
Charter or cargo (Part 135)
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
38
25
60.3%
39.7%
12
7
63.2%
36.8%
12
22
35.3%
64.7%
* INCLUDES DUSK
SECTION 1: 2016 UPDATED DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 14 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Commercial Fixed-Wing, 2016 (Continued)
Single-engine fixed-gear
SEF tailwheel
Single-engine retractable
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
CHARTER AND CARGO (PART 135)
16
5
1
6
8
6
64.0%
4.0%
32.0%
4
0
0
3
3
2
57.1%
42.9%
54.5%
45.5%
12
0
0
9
10
8
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
Night IMC*
CONDITIONS
* INCLUDES DUSK
16
3
4
2
64.0%
12.0%
16.0%
8.0%
2
2
2
1
28.6%
28.6%
28.6%
14.3%
36.4%
22.7%
22.7%
18.2%
8
5
5
4
ATP
Commercial
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
16
9
2
10
24
64.0%
36.0%
8.0%
40.0%
96.0%
4
3
1
4
7
57.1%
42.9%
14.3%
57.1%
100.0%
68.2%
31.8%
13.6%
45.5%
100.0%
15
7
3
10
22
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
SECTION 1: 2016 UPDATED DATA FIXED-WING
PAGE 15 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
SECTION 2HELICOPTER NON-COMMERCIAL & COMMERCIAL
PAGE 16 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
NON-COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
116
23
126
16
99
20
101
11
127
19
105
20
108
14 14
75
13
90 90
11
General Aviation Accidents, 2008-2017
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER
7 7 78
7
4 4 4 45
31 31
3435 36
41
36 37 3840
PAGE 17 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
NON-COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
1.320.92 1.07 1.20 1.40
0.810.63 0.76
6.647.22
5.29
8.02
7.37
6.28
5.15
4.37
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
General Aviation Accident Rates, 2008-2017
FATAL ACCIDENTSALL ACCIDENTS
COMMERCIAL HELICOPTER
0.470.32 0.33 0.21 0.46 0.53 0.45 0.28
2.10 2.22
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
NO
DAT
A A
VAIL
ABL
E
2.461.93
2.692.36
2.59 2.69
NOTE: ACCIDENT RATES ARE PER 100,000 FLIGHT HOURS
PAGE 18 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Summary of General Aviation Helicopter Accidents by Year
Number of accidents
Number of aircraft*
Number of fatal accidents
Lethality (percent)
Fatalities
Non-Commercial CommercialHELICOPTERHELICOPTER
75
75
13
17.3
23
37
37
4
10.8
7
2016
Number of accidents
Number of aircraft*
Number of fatal accidents
Lethality (percent)
Fatalities
Non-Commercial CommercialHELICOPTERHELICOPTER
90
90
14
15.6
21
38
38
4
10.5
8
2017
*EACH AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IS COUNTED SEPARATELY.
PAGE 19 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2017 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Helicopter
Single-engine piston
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONFIGURATION FATAL ACCIDENTS
AIRCRAFT CLASS
63
23
4
70.0%
25.6%
4.4%
8
4
2
57.1%
28.6%
14.3%
11
7
3
52.4%
33.3%
14.3%
Personal
Instructional
Public use
Positioning
Aerial observation
Business
Other work use
Other or unknown
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
28
27
6
7
6
8
6
2
31.1%
30.0%
6.7%
7.8%
6.7%
8.9%
6.7%
2.2%
5
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
35.7%
7.1%
7.1%
14.3%
7.1%
14.3%
14.3%
0.0%
7
2
2
4
2
2
2
0
33.3%
9.5%
9.5%
19.0%
9.5%
9.5%
9.5%
0.0%
SECTION 22017 PRELIMINARY DATA HELICOPTER
PAGE 20 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Non-Commercial Helicopter, 2017 (Continued)
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONDITIONS FATAL ACCIDENTS
LIGHT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
Night IMC*
80
7
2
1
88.0%
7.8%
2.2%
1.1%
9
3
1
1
64.3%
21.4%
7.1%
7.1%
11
7
1
2
52.4%
33.3%
4.8%
9.5%
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCERTIFICATE LEVEL FATAL ACCIDENTS
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
ATP
Commercial
Private
Student
Other or unknown
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
17
47
20
5
1
22
41
57
18.9%
52.2%
22.2%
5.6%
1.1%
24.4%
45.6%
63.3%
2
7
4
0
1
2
4
9
14.3%
50.0%
28.6%
0.0%
7.1%
14.3%
28.6%
64.3%
3
10
5
0
3
4
7
14
14.3%
47.6%
23.8%
0.0%
14.3%
19.0%
33.3%
66.7%
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
* INCLUDES DUSK
SECTION 2: 2017 PRELIMINARY DATA HELICOPTER
PAGE 21 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2017 Accident Conditions: Commercial Helicopter
Single-engine piston
Single-engine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
AERIAL APPLICATION (PART 137)
13
9
59.1%
40.9%
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0
0
ATP
Commercial
Private
None
Other or unknown
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
1
17
1
1
2
6
12
4.5%
77.3%
4.5%
4.5%
9.1%
27.3%
54.5%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Aerial application (Part 137)
Charter or cargo (Part 135)
External load (Part 133)
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
22
12
4
57.9%
31.6%
10.5%
0
2
2
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0
5
3
0.0%
62.5%
37.5%
Day VMC
Night VMC*
CONDITIONS
21
1
95.5%
4.5%
0
0
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0
0* INCLUDES DUSK
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GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Single-engine piston
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
CHARTER AND CARGO (PART 135)
3
6
3
25.0%
50.0%
25.0%
0
1
1
0.0%
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
20.0%
80.0%
0
1
4
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Night IMC*
CONDITIONS
* INCLUDES DUSK
9
2
1
75.0%
16.7%
8.3%
1
0
1
50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
80.0%
0.0%
20.0%
4
0
1
ATP
Commercial
Other or unknown
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
3
7
2
4
8
25.0%
58.3%
16.7%
33.3%
66.7%
1
1
0
0
2
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
20.0%
80.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
1
4
0
0
5
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
Commercial Helicopter, 2017 (Continued)
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GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Single-engine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
EXTERNAL LOAD (PART 133)
4 100.0% 2 100% 100%3
Day VMC
CONDITIONS
4 100.0% 2 100% 100%3
Commercial
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
4
4
4
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
2
2
2
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
3
3
3
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
Commercial Helicopter, 2017 (Continued)
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GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2016 Accident Conditions: Non-Commercial Helicopter
Single-engine piston
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONFIGURATION FATAL ACCIDENTS
AIRCRAFT CLASS
46
25
4
61.3%
33.3%
5.3%
5
6
2
38.5%
46.2%
15.4%
6
13
4
26.1%
56.5%
17.4%
Personal
Instructional
Public use
Positioning
Aerial observation
Business
Other work use
Other or Unknown
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
23
18
10
4
6
5
2
7
30.7%
24.0%
13.3%
5.3%
8.0%
6.7%
2.7%
9.3%
4
1
1
1
3
1
0
2
30.8%
7.7%
7.7%
7.7%
23.1%
7.7%
0.0%
15.4%
6
1
1
2
7
1
0
5
26.1%
4.3%
4.3%
8.7%
30.4%
4.3%
0.0%
21.7%
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Non-Commercial Helicopter, 2016 (Continued)
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Day IMC
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCONDITIONS FATAL ACCIDENTS
LIGHT AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
69
5
1
92.0%
6.7%
1.3%
10
2
1
76.9%
15.4%
7.7%
19
3
1
82.6%
13.0%
4.3%
ATP
Commercial
Private
Student
None
Other or unknown
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
FATALITIESACCIDENTSCERTIFICATE LEVEL FATAL ACCIDENTS
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
15
42
12
2
3
1
18
38
50
20.0%
56.0%
16.0%
2.7%
4.0%
1.3%
24.0%
50.7%
66.7%
5
7
1
0
0
0
4
8
12
38.5%
53.8%
7.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
30.8%
61.5%
92.3%
11
11
1
0
0
0
8
17
22
47.8%
47.8%
4.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
34.8%
73.9%
95.7%
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
* INCLUDES DUSK
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GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
2016 Accident Conditions: Commercial Helicopter
Single-engine piston
Single-engine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
AERIAL APPLICATION (PART 137)
10
11
47.6%
52.4%
0
1
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0
1
ATP
Commercial
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
2
19
8
10
9.5%
90.5%
38.1%
47.6%
0
1
0
0
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0
1
0
0
Aerial application (Part 137)
Charter or cargo (Part 135)
External load (Part 133)
FATALITIESACCIDENTSPURPOSE OF FLIGHT FATAL ACCIDENTS
TYPE OF OPERATION
21
13
3
56.8%
35.1%
8.1%
1
2
1
25.0%
50.0%
25.0%
1
5
1
14.3%
71.4%
14.3%
Day VMC
Night VMC*
CONDITIONS
18
3
85.7%
14.3%
1
0
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
1
0
* INCLUDES DUSK
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PAGE 27 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
Single-engine turbine
Multiengine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS FATAL ACCIDENTS
CHARTER AND CARGO (PART 135)
12
1
92.3%
7.7%
2
0
100.0%
0.0%
100.0%
0.0%
5
0
Day VMC
Night VMC*
Night IMC*
CONDITIONS
* INCLUDES DUSK
9
2
2
69.2%
15.4%
15.4%
1
0
1
50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
20.0%
0.0%
80.0%
1
0
4
ATP
Commercial
Second pilot on board
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
1
12
1
4
12
7.7%
92.3%
7.7%
30.8%
92.30%
1
1
0
1
1
50.0%
50.0%
0.0%
50.0%
50.00%
80.0%
20.0%
0.0%
80.0%
80.0%
4
1
0
4
4
* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
Commercial Helicopter, 2016 (Continued)
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PAGE 28 2016-2017
GA ACCIDENT SCORECARD
ATP
Commercial
CFI on board*
IFR pilot on board*
PILOT QUALIFICATIONS
1
2
2
1
33.3%
66.7%
66.7%
33.3%
0
1
1
0
0.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0
1
1
0* INCLUDES SINGLE-PILOT FLIGHTS
Day VMC
CONDITIONS
3 100.0% 1 100.0% 100.0%1
Commercial Helicopter, 2016 (Continued)
Single-engine turbine
FATALITIESACCIDENTSAIRCRAFT CLASS
EXTERNAL LOAD (PART 133)
3 100.0% 1 100.0% 100.0%1
FATAL ACCIDENTS
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