TableĀ 6

Severity of injury by type of accident

Type of accidentMinor (%)Major (%)Fatal (%)
Collision with terrain/obstruction on ground62.518.818.8
Power plant equipment malfunction10000
Body contact with spinning prop44.455.60
Hard landing74.122.23.7
Fall54.540.94.5
Wing malfunction or deflation31.256.212.5
Other80020
Handling53.823.123.1
Line tangle/damage10000
Collision with other aircraft/ultralight404020
Water immersion14.314.371.4
All types of accident56.631.212.2