Building on a Trend

Accidents in the worldwide onshore resource sector crept slightly higher in 2018 to seven accidents, including four fatal accidents, but data gathered by Flight Safety Foundation’s Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) program for 2017 and 2018 showed that accidents in those years were at the lowest levels in the past 11 years (Figure 1).

The data showed that a downward trend in both total accidents and fatal accidents began after both numbers peaked in 2012 at 36 total accidents, including 15 fatal accidents.

BARS, which is based in the Foundation’s Melbourne, Australia, office, works to improve safety in contracted aircraft operations within remote and hazardous environments, to raise aviation safety standards and to assist organizations in managing their aviation risk. In addition to its risk-based international aviation standard and safety auditing program, BARS also conducts aviation safety training programs and global safety data analysis.