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Analysis of fatality trends involving civil aviation aircraft in Australian airspace between 1990 and 2005
Analysis of fatality trends involving civil aviation aircraft in Australian airspace between 1990 and 2005
Summary
The research paper examined fatal accidents and fatalities
involving civil aviation aircraft in Australian airspace between
1990 and 2005. The purpose of the paper was to provide accurate
data to industry and the public by identifying key trends and
characteristics. Specifically, the objectives of the paper were to
(1) identify trends for fatal accidents and fatalities from 1990 to
2005, (2) examine the number of fatal accidents from 1990 to 2005
by pilot licence type, type of operation, level of proficiency, and
aircraft weight, and (3) examine the number of fatalities from 1990
to 2005 by pilot licence type, type of operation, level of
proficiency and aircraft weight. The ATSB aviation database was
searched to identify all fatal accidents involving civil aviation
aircraft operating in Australian airspace from 1 January 1990 to 31
December 2005. It was found that the number of reported fatal
accidents and fatalities declined significantly between 1990 and
2005, with the highest number of fatal accidents and fatalities in
1990. The number of fatal accidents and fatalities reported in 2005
was below the annual average calculated for the 16-year period.
Fatal accidents associated with both professional and
non-professional pilots declined significantly between 1990 and
2005. In relation to type of operation, the findings show that both
commerical and non-commerical operations experienced a significant
decrease in the number of fatal accidents between 1990 and 2005.
For commercial operations, 2004 was the lowest for the 16-year
period for both fatal accidents and fatalities. An elevated
fatality rate for 2005 was primarily because of a fatal accident at
Lockhart River in Queensland, which involved 15 fatalities. The
fatal accident and fatality rates for commercial and non-commercial
operations in Australian airspace have been very low.
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Type: Research and Analysis Report
Publication Date: 14/03/2006
ISBN: 1 921092 32 7
Publication Number: 0388