Between 2014 and 2024, there were 275 business travel occurrences in Australia reported to the ATSB.
There were 88 incidents classified as business aviation (turbofan/turboprop aircraft) with 3 being serious incidents.
| Engine type | Accident | Serious Incident | Incident | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Piston | 24 | 16 | 129 | 169 |
| Turbofan | 0 | 2 | 42 | 44 |
| Turboprop | 0 | 1 | 43 | 44 |
| Turboshaft | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 25 | 20 | 230 | 275 |
Source: ATSB occurrence database (2014 to 2024)
Accidents per million flying hours
We analysed ATSB Occurrences rates for business aviation.
Figure 1 shows the occurrences trend of business aviation from 2000 to 2024. It shows that occurrence rates are decreasing.
Airspace classes and flight rules
Figure 2 shows that from 2000 to 2024 Class G had:
- 1 accident
- 3 serious incidents
- 46 incidents.
It also shows that from 2000 to 2024 business aviation had 118 occurrences for flights operating under the Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
