Between 2014 and 2020, there were 12 accidents in the ATO-LA sector, all from scheduled passenger operations.
None of the accidents were fatal. However, 9 of the 12 accidents resulted in serious injury with two-thirds of the injuries sustained by cabin crew.
In 8 of the 12 accidents, turbulence, windshear, or microburst was a causal or contributing factor to the accident. 3 accidents resulted in aircraft damage.
Sector occurrences (2014-2020)
| Total number of occurrences: | 18, 427 |
|---|---|
| Average number of occurrences per year: | 2,632 (7.2 per day) |
| Accidents: | 12 |
| Serious incidents: | 63 |
| Incidents: | 18,352 |
Scheduled passenger operations had an average rate of 1.98 accidents per million flying hours (2014-2020), or almost 2 per year.
Non-scheduled passenger operations* and scheduled freight during this time period has a rate per million hours at 0 as there were no accidents recorded.
Scheduled freight had a serious incident rate of 45.7 per million flying hours. This is twice that of non-scheduled passenger operations and over 5 times that of scheduled passenger operations.
*Please note: there have been two accidents using Cessna C208 aircraft during this period. But it is not clear if their operations were under Part 121 or Part 135.
Occurrence rates per million flying hours (average 2014-2020)
| Type of operation | Accident | Serious Incident | Incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled passenger operations | 1.98 | 7.9 | 2882 |
| Non-scheduled passenger operations | 0 | 21 | 677 |
| Scheduled freight operations | 0 | 45.7 | 3630 |