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Key Statistics Business Aviation
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Table 8:
Business aviation fixed wing aeroplane fatal and non‑fatal accidents and serious
incidents last year compared to the 10 year average, all mass categories
Fatal Accidents
Non‑Fatal Accidents
Serious Incidents
2014
1
2
3
2004-2013 average
0.3
1.2
3.3
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Table 9:
Business aviation fixed wing aeroplane fatalities, serious injuries and minor
injuries last year compared to the 10 year average, all mass categories
Fatalities
Serious Injuries
Minor Injuries
2014
4
0
2
2004-2013 average
0.4
0.4
0.5
Table 8 provides a breakdown of the number of accidents, fatal accidents and serious incidents in Business Avi‑
ation during 2014 compared to the previous 10 years. There was a single fatal accident in 2014. Given that there
have only been 3 fatal accidents in business aviation in the past 10 years it can be said that the level of safety is
already high, making it difficult to make meaningful comparisons with previous years. There was an increase in
accidents in 2014 compared to the 10 year average and there was a slight reduction in the number of serious in‑
cidents. Table 9 covers the numbers of fatalities and injuries, with the same comparison with the past 10 years.
The fatal accident in 2014 led to 4 fatalities and there was also an increase in the number of serious and minor
injuries. However, given the size of the business aviation sector and low number of occurrences and therefore
low amounts of available occurrence data, one accident has the ability to significantly influence the analyses. It
is therefore difficult to draw any specific conclusions from the data due to the low numbers involved, but the in‑
creases in accidents, fatalities and injuries compared to the 10 year average shows that there is never room for
complacency.