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Table 31:
GA rotorcraft occurrence categories number of accidents 2009-2014
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Occurrence Category
Accidents and SIs
2009-2013 average
2014
LOC‑I: Loss of control – inflight
25.8 22
LOC‑G: Loss of control – ground
12.4 15
ARC: Abnormal runway contact
10.8 13
SCF‑PP: powerplant failure or malfunction
9
9
SCF‑NP: System/component failure or malfunction [non‑powerplant]
4.8
9
LALT: Low altitude operations
5
4
UNK: Unknown or undetermined
4
4
CFIT: Controlled flight into or toward terrain
2.4
3
RE: Runway excursion
1.4
3
F‑POST: Fire/smoke (post‑impact)
5
2
CTOL: Collision with obstacle(s) during take‑off and landing
3.8
2
OTHR: Other
2.2
2
AMAN: Abrupt manoeuvre
1.6
2
FUEL: Fuel related
1.6
2
GCOL: Ground Collision
1.8
1
WSTRW: Windshear or thunderstorm.
1.4
1
UIMC: Unintended flight in IMC
1.2
1
BIRD: Birdstrike
0.2
1
LOLI: Loss of lifting conditions en‑route
0.2
1
TURB: Turbulence encounter
1.6
0
MAC: Airprox/ACAS alert/loss of separation/(near) midair collisions
1.2
0
F‑NI: Fire/smoke (non‑impact)
0.4
0
RAMP: Ground Handling
0.4
0
USOS: Undershoot/overshoot
0.2
0
15 Occurrence categories missing from the table where deliberately deleted as they showed no data.