CAP 763

CAP 763 Aviation Safety Review 2005
UK Airspace and Aerodromes - Foreign Registered Aircraft
have been broken down by class/operation of aircraft in the same way as the previous
section. Small public transport aeroplanes, public transport helicopters and airships
are not listed because the accidents involving these classes/operations of aircraft did
not result in any injuries.
Class/operation Injury 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
Large public transport
aeroplanes
Fatal 4 4
Serious 1 1
Minor 2 3 1 1 7
Total 2 3 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 12
Large non-public
transport aeroplanes
Fatal 1 4 5 10
Serious 0
Minor 3 8 2 13
Total 0 4 0 12 0 0 0 7 0 0 23
Small non-public
transport aeroplanes
Fatal 1 2 9 5 6 1 24
Serious 1 4 1 6
Minor 1 4 1 4 4 4 4 3 25
Total 0 1 3 4 2 13 13 5 10 4 55
Non-public transport
helicopters
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Minor 4 1 2 7
Total 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 7
Microlights Fatal 0
Serious 2 1 3
Minor 2 2
Total 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5
Table 6.4
Injuries sustained in reportable accidents
2.6 Serious incidents
2.6.1 There have been 39 serious incidents, as classified by the UK Air Accidents
Investigation Branch (AAIB), in UK airspace involving foreign registered/operated
aircraft over the last ten years. Figure 6.3 shows the annual number of serious
incidents, broken down by whether they involved public transport or non-public
transport flights.
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