LOC-I, Weather Cited in U.K. Fatal Crashes
Loss of control–in flight (LOC-I) and weather-related issues were the most frequently cited causal factors in fatal aviation accidents in the U.K. in 2017, the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) says.
In its Annual Safety Review, 2017, released in March, the AAIB said 708 occurrences were reported in 2017, including 16 fatal accidents that resulted in 28 fatalities. Most of the fatal accidents involved general aviation aircraft.
The report noted the worldwide absence of fatal accidents involving passenger jet airliners in 2017, but Crispin Orr, the AAIB’s chief inspector of air accidents, cautioned that two fatal crashes in February of this year provided a “reality check” that fatal crashes “are not…
