Rotorcraft v Fixed Wing Accident Rates
PPL here.
The organisation I work for is considering replacing a Cessna R172 with a Robinson R44. Part of the business case for the purchase requires an assessment of the relative risks of operating the two aircraft.
Does anyone know of any published stats that can be reliably quoted (no hear-say) for rotorcraft v fixed wing accident / fatality rates. I have some NTSB data from the mid 90s, but nothing bang up to date. (For anyone interested, that raw data suggested a 25% higher fatality rate per 100,000 operating hours.)
Yes, bear with me, I know the S&R / Emergency use of helicopters in hazardous conditions often results in skewed 'accident' figures, but I need the hard actual data for others to draw conclusions from.
Many thanks!