This document summarizes aviation statistics and safety trends in South Africa for 2016. As of November 2016, there were over 12,000 registered aircraft in South Africa, including over 6,800 type certified and over 5,100 non-type certified aircraft. There were also over 21,000 active pilot licenses. In 2015, there were 37 serious incidents reported through mandatory occurrence reports and 111 accidents, resulting in 40 fatalities. The accident rate has been decreasing since 2013, which may be due to less flying. Two accident case studies are presented to illustrate the effects of hazardous attitudes like taking chances and invulnerability.

1. Facing tomorrow’s challenges today.
10th National Safety Seminar
17 November 2016
PRESENTED BY: Erik du Rand
DATE: 17 November 2016
State of the Aviation 2016

2. CONTENTS
• Know Your Spots
• Aircraft statistics
• License statistics
• 2015 Incidents and Accidents
• Incident/Accident Trends
• Accident Case study

3. KNOW YOUR SPOTS

4. AIRCRAFT STATISTICS
As of 9 November 2016 there are 12 684
Type and Non type certified registered aircraft
in South Africa

5. Type certified
• Fixed wing: 4633
• Helicopters: 1284
• Gliders: 595
• Agricultural: 223
• Hot air balloon: 136
6871

6. Non Type certified & Amateur build
• NTCA : 949
• Amateur build Micro light: 2180
• Amateur build Fixed wing: 1687
• Amateur build gyrocopter: 224
• Amateur build helicopter: 93
5133

7. Other
• Limited aircraft: 186
• Veteran single engine: 162
• Hot air balloon 136
• Para plane: 14
• Research aircraft: 4
• Air ships: 1
• RPAS 408
• Santjie White’s Broom 1

8. LICENSE STATISTICS
As of 09 November 2016 there are 21 771
active licences excluding Student Pilot
licenses licences registered in South Africa

9. Active Licenses fixed wing
• Private Pilots fixed wing: 8765
Night ratings 358
IF ratings 1
• Commercial Pilots fixed wing: 5524
Instructors 707
IF ratings 699
• ATPL fixed wing: 3863
Instructors 737

10. Active Licenses Helicopter
• Private Pilots helicopter: 1769
Night ratings 16
IF Ratings 0
• Commercial pilots Helicopter: 1179
Instructors 193
IF ratings 82
• ATPL Helicopter: 327
IF Ratings 126

11. SERIOUS INCIDENTS
In 2015 there was 6220 Mandatory Occurrence
Reports(MOR) on record of which 37 was
serious incidents
of the MOR’S was reported by ATNS
NOTE: Most of the MOR’S was reported by ATNS

12. ACCIDENTS
In 2015 there was 111 Accidents of which 26 was
fatal Accidents with 40 fatalities.
It is worth noting that the scheduled commercial
passenger sector continue with a 0% fatal accident record

13. Accident rates/aircraft on register
4.4%
2.3%
0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
4.5%
5.0%

14. ACCIDENT / INCIDENT TRENDS
2013 2014 2015
Accidents
Serious
Incidents
WHY ?

15. THE COST OF FLYING.
LESS FLYING = DECREASE IN ACCIDENTS

16. ACCIDENT CASE STUDY
Knowing your Hazardous Attitudes

17. C172 Low level flying collided with power lines
“I can do it”
TAKING CHANCES IS FOOLISH

18. Raven 500 did a Fly past and lost control
of the aircraft
“It Wont happen to me”
IT COULD HAPPEN TO
YOU

19. Questions ?