Helicopter Safety | UK Accident Roles

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Taken from a study of the of the Griffin Helicopters accident database since 09 Jan 1997 the study comprises a review of 366 rotary wing accidents and incidents involving UK registered aircraft of which 348 involved helicopters and 35 were fatal.

It should be noted that the role of the aircraft is not always clear from the accident report, as such the total number accidents will always be lower than that shown in the rest of the study.

UK Helicopter Accident Roles+/-

Role During Accident
Dual Training (12.64%) 44
Solo Student Training (8.91%) 31
Offshore Support (4.31%) 15
Load Lifting (1.44%) 5
Filming (1.15%) 4
Search and Rescue (1.15%) 4
Test Flight (1.15%) 4
Emergency Medical Service (0.86%) 3
Commercial Air Transport (0.57%) 2
Corporate (0.57%) 2
Total 114

A graph of UK Helicopter Accident Roles.+/-

CountOfCause


Dual Training	44
Solo Student Training	31
Offshore Support	15
Load Lifting	5
Filming	4
Search and Rescue	4
Test Flight	4
Emergency Medical Service	3
Commercial Air Transport	2
Corporate	2