Table 2 Quantity of fatal accidents regarding the core parameters.

From: A new scoring system to predict fatal accidents in General Aviation and to facilitate emergency control centre response

Category

Subcategory

p-value

Total (n)

Month

 

0.054

285

January

0.291

14

February

0.711

9

March

0.71

20

April

0.661

32

May

0.152

29

June

0.722

26

July

0.256

28

August

0.364

44

September

0.329

38

October

0.112

16

November

0.402

15

December

0.005

14

Quarter of the year

 

0.03

285

First quarter of the year

0.081

43

Second quarter of the year

0.309

87

Third quarter of the year

0.04

110

Last quarter of the year

0.02

45

Weekday

 

0.447

285

Monday

0.118

32

Tuesday

0.403

35

Wednesday

0.795

42

Thursday

0.517

29

Friday

0.443

38

Saturday

0.930

56

Sunday

0.112

53

Fire

 

 < 0.0001

285

No

214

Yes

71

Over three persons on board

 

0.112

284

No

232

Yes

52

Distance > 10 km away from runway

 

 < 0.0001

284

No

230

Yes

54

Flight phase

 

 < 0.0001

284

Landing

 < 0.0001

79

Cruise

 < 0.0001

70

Take-off

0.811

83

Approach

0.051

52

Night

 

0.709

285

No

261

Yes

24

Icing conditions

 

0.308

285

No

267

Yes

18