Table 5. Helicopter accident status

Mission Mission phases Risk rate Weighting Rank Accident (HE)
Fire fight (0.286) Take off with snorkel 0.116 0.0332 11 1
Approach & dipping 0.260 0.0744 7 2(2)
Take off from dip site 0.186 0.0532 9 -
Drop approach 0.266 0.0761 6 3(2)
Landing with snorkel 0.172 0.0492 10 -
Aerial spray (0.296) Take off with spray 0.269 0.0796 4 -
Spraying 0.523 0.1548 2 6(6)
Landing with spray 0.208 0.0615 8 1(1)
Cargo sling (0.417) Lifting cargo 0.312 0.1301 3 4(1)
Load delivering 0.188 0.0784 5 4(2)
Dropping cargo 0.500 0.2085 1 1(1)