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Aviation Accident Facts
Accident Rates 1983 through 2002
Accidents
Aircraft Hours Flown
Accidents per Million Hours Flown
Year
Ma-jor
Seri-ous
In-jury
Da-mage
(mill.)
Ma-jor
Seri-ous
In-jury
Da-mage
1983
4
2
9
8
7.299
0.548
0.274
1.233
1.096
1984
2
2
6
6
8.165
0.245
0.245
0.735
0.735
1985
8
2
5
6
8.710
0.918
0.230
0.574
0.689
1986
4
0
13
7
9.976
0.401
0.000
1.303
0.702
1987
5
1
12
16
10.645
0.470
0.094
1.127
1.503
1988
4
2
13
11
11.141
0.359
0.180
1.167
0.987
1989
8
4
6
10
11.275
0.710
0.355
0.532
0.887
1990
4
3
10
7
12.150
0.329
0.247
0.823
0.576
1991
5
2
10
9
11.781
0.424
0.170
0.849
0.764
1992
3
3
10
2
12.360
0.243
0.243
0.809
0.162
1993
1
2
12
8
12.706
0.079
0.157
0.944
0.630
1994
4
0
12
7
13.124
0.305
0.000
0.914
0.533
1995
3
2
14
17
13.505
0.222
0.148
1.037
1.259
1996
6
0
18
13
13.746
0.436
0.000
1.309
0.946
1997
2
4
24
19
15.838
0.126
0.253
1.515
1.200
1998
0
3
21
26
16.817
0.000
0.178
1.249
1.546
1999
2
2
20
27
17.555
0.114
0.114
1.139
1.538
2000
3
3
20
30
18.299
0.109
0.109
1.093
1.475
2001
5
1
18
21
17.752
0.282
0.056
1.014
1.183
2002
1
1
14
25
18.012
0.056
0.056
0.777
1.388
Note Since March 20, 1997, aircraft with 10 or more seats
used in scheduled passenger service have been operated under 14
CFR 121.
Definitions of NTSB Classifications
Major - an accident in which any of three conditions is met:
a Part 121 aircraft was destroyed, or
there were multiple fatalities, or
there was one fatality and a Part 121 aircraft was substantially
damaged.
Serious - an accident in which at least one of two conditions is
met:
there was one fatality without substantial damage to a Part
121 aircraft, or
there was at least one serious injury and a Part 121 aircraft
was substantially damaged.
Injury - a nonfatal accident with at least one serious injury and
without substantial damage to a Part 121 aircraft.
Damage - an accident in which no person was killed or seriously
injured, but in which any aircraft was substantially damaged.
Work-related aircraft crashes are the leading cause of occupational fatality in Alaska
With civilian pilots having the highest fatality rate (410/100,000/year). Between 1990 and 1998, aviation accidents in Alaska caused 100 occupational pilot deaths. Most fatalities resulted from Controlled Flight Into Terrain - (CFIT) poor visibility & pilot error were big factors.
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Definition:
A clearance to begin taxiing, but enroute to the taxi clearance limit you must hold short of another taxiway or a crossing runway as specified by the controller.
Taxi to
Definition:
In the absence of holding instructions, a clearance to “taxi to” any point other than an assigned takeoff runway is a clearance to cross all runways that intersect the taxi route to that point. It does not include authorization to taxi onto or cross the assigned takeoff runway at any point.
Duck-Under Syndrome
Definition:
A pilot may be tempted to make it into an airport by descending below minimums during an approach. There may be a belief that there is a built-in margin of error in every approach procedure, or a pilot may want to admit that the landing cannot be completed and a missed approach must be initiated.
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