Aviation accidents and incidents - Quiz
Aviation accidents and incidents
  • 1. What is the name of the agency responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in Hong Kong?
A) Hong Kong Safety Board
B) Air Accident Investigation Authority
C) Flight Standards Division
D) Civil Aviation Department
  • 2. Who leads the Air Accident Investigation Authority in Hong Kong?
A) Director General Straker
B) Darren Straker
C) Straker Hong
D) Chief Inspector Darren
  • 3. What title does Darren Straker hold?
A) Director of Aviation Safety
B) Chief Inspector of Accidents
C) Chief Investigator
D) Head of Civil Aviation
  • 4. Where is the headquarters of Hong Kong's AAIA located?
A) Ministry of Transport
B) Hong Kong International Airport
C) Kai Tak Airport
D) Central Hong Kong
  • 5. In which year was Hong Kong's AAIA established?
A) 2018
B) 1999
C) 2012
D) 2016
  • 6. Why was the AAIA in Hong Kong established in 2018?
A) At the request of local airlines
B) In response to an ICAO directive
C) Due to a major air disaster
D) To replace the police department
  • 7. What did the ICAO directive instruct member states to do regarding accident investigation authorities?
A) Place them under military control
B) Keep them independent of civil aviation authorities
C) Merge them with airline companies
D) Fund them through ticket taxes
  • 8. Who handled accident investigation duties in Hong Kong prior to 2018?
A) Hong Kong International Airport Police
B) The Ministry of Transport
C) An independent civilian committee
D) Civil Aviation Department's Flight Standards & Airworthiness Division and Accident Investigation Division
  • 9. Until what date did India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation investigate aircraft incidents?
A) January 1, 2016
B) October 1, 2001
C) October 1, 2008
D) May 30, 2012
  • 10. What agency took over aircraft incident investigation responsibilities in India after May 30, 2012?
A) Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau
B) National Transportation Safety Committee
C) Indian Aviation Safety Board
D) Directorate General of Civil Aviation
  • 11. What is the acronym for Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee?
A) NTSC
B) ARAIC
C) KNKT
D) ANSV
  • 12. What is the Indonesian name for the NTSC?
A) Dewan Keselamatan Transportasi Nasional
B) Komite Keselamatan Penerbangan
C) Badan Investigasi Kecelakaan
D) Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi
  • 13. What is the broader aim of Indonesia's NTSC besides aviation?
A) Improvement of transportation safety
B) Regulation of maritime laws
C) Airport infrastructure development
D) Economic growth of airlines
  • 14. When was Italy's ANSV created?
A) 2018
B) 1999
C) 2012
D) 2016
  • 15. What does ANSV stand for in Italy?
A) Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo
B) Accademia Nazionale per la Sicurezza
C) Agenzia Nazionale di Volo e Sicurezza
D) Autorità Nazionale per la Sicurezza dei Voli
  • 16. Which of the following is a main task of Italy's ANSV?
A) Designing civil aircraft
B) Conducting technical investigations for civil aviation aircraft accidents and incidents
C) Managing air traffic control towers
D) Issuing commercial pilot licenses
  • 17. Besides investigations, what else does the Italian ANSV issue?
A) Weather warnings
B) Pilot certifications
C) Airline fines
D) Safety recommendations
  • 18. What specific system is the Italian ANSV responsible for establishing and maintaining?
A) Voluntary reporting system
B) Flight ticket database
C) Mandatory radar tracking system
D) Passenger security screening
  • 19. Under whose oversight is Italy's ANSV placed?
A) Ministry of Defense
B) Civil Aviation Authority of Italy
C) Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Italy
D) Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
  • 20. Which organization currently investigates aviation accidents and incidents in Japan?
A) Japan Civil Aviation Bureau
B) Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission
C) Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission
D) Japan Transport Safety Board
  • 21. Until what date did the Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission investigate accidents in Japan?
A) October 1, 2008
B) January 1, 1999
C) May 30, 2012
D) October 1, 2001
  • 22. What commission replaced Japan's Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission in 2001?
A) Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission
B) National Transportation Safety Committee
C) Air Accident Investigation Authority
D) Japan Transport Safety Board
  • 23. When did the ARAIC merge into the JTSB in Japan?
A) January 1, 2018
B) May 30, 2012
C) October 1, 2008
D) October 1, 2001
  • 24. When was the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Malaysia established?
A) 2018
B) 2012
C) 1999
D) 2016
  • 25. What is the main investigation body for aircraft accidents and incidents in Malaysia?
A) National Transportation Safety Committee
B) Air Accident Investigation Bureau
C) Malaysian Aviation Commission
D) Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia
  • 26. What is the role of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM)?
A) Military defense research
B) Aircraft accident investigation
C) National aviation authority
D) Aviation economy oversight
  • 27. What is the role of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM)?
A) Oversee aviation economy
B) Manage the black box laboratory
C) Act as the national aviation authority
D) Investigate aircraft accidents
  • 28. Where does AAIB Malaysia operate from?
A) Civil Aviation Authority offices
B) Ministry of transport headquarters in Putrajaya
C) Kuala Lumpur International Airport
D) STRIDE research institute
  • 29. Where is the black box laboratory of AAIB Malaysia situated?
A) Putrajaya headquarters
B) STRIDE
C) Ministry of Transport
D) Kuala Lumpur Airport
  • 30. What is STRIDE in the context of Malaysia's aviation investigation setup?
A) The civil aviation headquarters
B) The ministry of defenses research institute
C) The national aviation authority
D) The main commercial airline base
  • 31. Who makes up the team of AAIB Malaysia?
A) Exclusively foreign aviation experts and diplomats
B) Only commercial airline pilots and air traffic controllers
C) Staff members from the Ministry of Infrastructure only
D) Civilians, seconded Royal Malaysian Airforce senior officers, and a pool of investigators from MIAT
  • 32. What does MIAT stand for in the description of Malaysia's pool investigators?
A) Malaysia Institute of Aviation Technology
B) Military Institute of Air Technology
C) Malaysian International Aviation Training
D) Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
  • 33. How often are commercial aircraft required to report their position under the 2016 ICAO regulation?
A) Every 15 minutes
B) Every 10 minutes
C) Once an hour
D) Every 30 minutes
  • 34. How are reports submitted to the ASRS?
A) Automatically
B) Secretly
C) Mandatorily
D) Voluntarily
  • 35. Where is the B3A based?
A) Montreal, Canada
B) London, United Kingdom
C) Paris, France
D) Geneva, Switzerland
  • 36. What type of organization is the B3A?
A) Non-government organization
B) United Nations subsidiary
C) Government agency
D) Commercial corporation
  • 37. What is the minimum passenger capacity for aircraft tracked by ACRO?
A) Any capacity
B) More than ten passengers
C) More than six passengers
D) More than twenty passengers
  • 38. What is the total number of fatalities due to aviation accidents since 1970 according to the text?
A) 83,772
B) 246
C) 869
D) 11,164
  • 39. What is the total number of incidents recorded since 1970 according to the text?
A) 83,772
B) 226
C) 170
D) 11,164
  • 40. How many incidents per year were recorded between 2009 and 2017?
A) Fewer than 100
B) Exactly 246
C) More than 226
D) Fewer than 170
  • 41. What was the maximum number of annual incidents recorded as recently as 1998?
A) 869
B) 170
C) 1,000
D) 226
  • 42. For how many of the fourteen years between 2007 and 2020 was the annual fatalities figure less than 1,000?
A) Seven
B) Five
C) Ten
D) Fourteen
  • 43. Which year experienced the lowest number of fatalities since the end of World War II?
A) 2023
B) 2013
C) 2009
D) 2014
  • 44. What was the lowest number of fatalities recorded in 2023 since World War II?
A) 1,000
B) 246
C) 869
D) 170
  • 45. When did data significantly change after a major upgrade to death rate and crash rate web pages?
A) After December 2020
B) After January 2014
C) After November 2015
D) After September 2026
  • 46. What date is mentioned alongside the B3A and ACRO data update in the text?
A) December 31, 2020
B) September 24, 2026
C) September 15, 2016
D) November 24, 2015
  • 47. Which of the following is considered an adverse weather condition contributing to aviation accidents?
A) Calm winds
B) High atmospheric pressure
C) Clear skies
D) Turbulence
  • 48. Roughly how many incidents have occurred every year since civil aviation became widespread in the mid-20th century?
A) Millions
B) Thousands
C) Hundreds
D) Tens
  • 49. According to Annex 13, an accident timeframe begins when a person boards with the intention of flight and ends when:
A) The aircraft reaches the gate
B) The engines are shut down
C) The flight plan is closed
D) All such persons have disembarked
  • 50. What occurs if an aircraft is damaged beyond repair, lost, or completely inaccessible?
A) An engine failure
B) A minor safety violation
C) An aviation incident
D) A hull loss
  • 51. Where did the earliest recorded aviation accident take place?
A) Montreal, Canada
B) Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland
C) Oklahoma City, USA
D) Fort Myer, Virginia, USA
  • 52. What was a consequence of the early hot air balloon crash in Ireland?
A) The creation of Annex 13
B) The founding of the ICAO
C) The invention of the jet engine
D) Over 130 homes were destroyed by fire
  • 53. Where did the Wright Model A crash in 1908?
A) Montreal, Canada
B) Fort Myer, Virginia, USA
C) Oklahoma City, USA
D) Tullamore, Ireland
  • 54. Who was the pilot and co-inventor injured in the 1908 Wright Model A crash?
A) Thomas Selfridge
B) Bobbie R. Allen
C) Wilbur Wright
D) Orville Wright
  • 55. Who was the passenger killed in the 1908 Wright Model A crash?
A) Orville Wright
B) Signal Corps Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge
C) Bobbie R. Allen
D) Wilbur Wright
  • 56. Who led the Civil Aeronautics Board when the National Aircraft Accident Investigation School was established?
A) Wilbur Wright
B) Bobbie R. Allen
C) Thomas Selfridge
D) Orville Wright
  • 57. Where was the ICAO's third accident investigation division meeting held in January 1965?
A) Tullamore, Ireland
B) Oklahoma City, USA
C) Fort Myer, USA
D) Montreal, Canada
  • 58. Which country has the highest number of air crashes in Europe from 1945 to 2021?
A) Germany
B) France
C) United Kingdom
D) Russia
  • 59. How many air crashes were recorded in the United Kingdom between 1945 and 2021?
A) 104
B) 95
C) 583
D) 110
  • 60. Which Asian country recorded the highest number of fatal civil airliner accidents from 1945 to 2021?
A) Indonesia
B) India
C) China
D) Japan
  • 61. How many air crashes were recorded in Indonesia between 1945 and 2021?
A) 583
B) 95
C) 110
D) 104
  • 62. Which country followed Indonesia in the number of air crashes in Asia from 1945 to 2021?
A) China
B) Japan
C) India
D) United Kingdom
  • 63. How many air crashes were recorded in India between 1945 and 2021?
A) 104
B) 95
C) 583
D) 110
  • 64. Which decade saw the most fatalities from civil aviation accidents and the highest total number of them?
A) The 1970s
B) The 1990s
C) The 1980s
D) The 1960s
  • 65. What aircraft types collided in the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster?
A) Two Douglas DC-3s
B) Two Wright Model As
C) Two Boeing 747s
D) A Boeing 747 and a hot air balloon
  • 66. How many fatalities resulted from the 1977 Tenerife airport disaster?
A) 95
B) 104
C) 110
D) 583
  • 67. By nearly what percentage did the rate of fatal accidents fall from the early 1960s to the 1980s in ICAO-member countries?
A) 50%
B) 10%
C) 75%
D) 25%
  • 68. Which decade saw many high-profile crashes despite a previous decline in fatal accident rates?
A) The 1980s
B) The 1990s
C) The 1960s
D) The 1970s
  • 69. Which year was the worst for aviation in terms of death toll from accidents?
A) 1977
B) 1963
C) 1985
D) 1990
  • 70. Which European company is a major manufacturer of heavy passenger aircraft?
A) FAA
B) Boeing
C) Popular Mechanics
D) Airbus
  • 71. What do Boeing and Airbus recognize that a poor safety record is a threat to?
A) Fuel efficiency
B) Passenger ticket sales
C) Corporate survival
D) Government subsidies
  • 72. What device aids rapid passenger exit from an aircraft in an emergency situation?
A) Evacuation slides
B) Flight data recorders
C) Advanced avionics
D) Turbine engine containment mechanisms
  • 73. What incorporates computerized auto-recovery and alert systems in modern commercial aircraft?
A) Advanced avionics
B) Evacuation slides
C) Landing gear
D) Empennages
  • 74. What type of engines feature improved durability and failure containment mechanisms in commercial aircraft?
A) Electric engines
B) Rocket engines
C) Turbine engines
D) Piston engines
  • 75. Which aircraft component can be lowered even after a loss of power and hydraulics?
A) Evacuation slides
B) Landing gear
C) Advanced avionics
D) Flight data recorders
  • 76. According to the BBC, UK airline operations are among what?
A) The safest anywhere
B) The most expensive
C) The least regulated
D) The most dangerous
  • 77. On a fatality per mile basis, how much safer is air transport compared to rail?
A) Six times safer
B) Thirty times safer
C) Twelve times safer
D) Twice as safe
  • 78. When measured by fatalities per person transported, what is the safest form of transportation?
A) Air travel
B) Buses
C) Trains
D) Bicycles
  • 79. In terms of fatalities per person transported, the number of air travel fatalities are surpassed only by bicycles and what other transport mode?
A) Cars
B) Motorcycles
C) Buses
D) Trains
  • 80. Which industry uses the statistic of fatalities per person transported when calculating insurance rates for air travel?
A) The insurance industry
B) The railway industry
C) The automotive industry
D) The aviation industry
  • 81. For every billion kilometers traveled, how many times higher is the fatality rate for trains compared to air travel?
A) 62 times higher
B) 12 times higher
C) 30 times higher
D) 3 times higher
  • 82. For every billion kilometers traveled, how many times greater is the fatality rate for automobiles compared to air travel?
A) 12 times greater
B) 30 times greater
C) 62 times greater
D) 3 times greater
  • 83. Using the metric of journeys taken, how many times more dangerous is air travel compared to car transportation?
A) Twelve times
B) Sixty-two times
C) Three times
D) Thirty times
  • 84. Which magazine published a 2007 study finding that passengers sitting at the back of an aeroplane are 40% more likely to survive a crash?
A) Popular Mechanics
B) FAA
C) Boeing
D) The BBC
  • 85. What is another name for the tail section of an aircraft where flight data recorders are usually mounted?
A) Avionics bay
B) Nosecone
C) Fuselage
D) Empennage
  • 86. Which ICAO annex deals with Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation?
A) Annex 13
B) Annex 8
C) Annex 6
D) Annex 14
  • 87. What does the acronym MTOM stand for in the context of aircraft specifications?
A) Maximum certificated take-off mass
B) Maximum transport operational maximum
C) Minimum tactical operating measure
D) Mean total operating mass
  • 88. In what year did the Australian Transport Safety Bureau become a stand-alone agency to maintain independence?
A) 1995
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 2005
  • 89. What is the name of the Brazilian organization responsible for aviation accident investigation and prevention?
A) ANAC
B) ICAO
C) FAB
D) CENIPA
  • 90. In what year was CENIPA formed?
A) 1991
B) 1980
C) 1971
D) 1965
  • 91. What is the name of the French agency responsible for investigating civilian air crashes?
A) AFNOR
B) DGAC
C) ICAO
D) BEA
  • 92. What is the acronym of the German agency for investigating air crashes?
A) LBA
B) DFS
C) BEA
D) BFU
  • 93. What is the acronym for the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Mexico?
A) PKBWL
B) IAC
C) TAIC
D) DGAC
  • 94. What is the Dutch name for the Dutch Safety Board?
A) Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid
B) Komisja Lotnicza
C) Państwowa Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych
D) Mezhdunarodnoe byuro
  • 95. What is the acronym for the Transport Accident Investigation Commission in New Zealand?
A) PKBWL
B) MAK
C) DGAC
D) TAIC
  • 96. What is the Polish name for the PKBWL?
A) Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid
B) Państwowa Komisja Badania Wypadków Lotniczych
C) Mezhdunarodnoe byuro
D) Komisja Bezpieczeństwa Lotniczego
  • 97. Where is the PKBWL headquartered?
A) Wellington
B) Amsterdam
C) Moscow
D) Warsaw
  • 98. Who was the head of the PKBWL as of November 2022?
A) Ivan Ivanov
B) Jan Kowalski
C) Bogusław Trela
D) Piet de Jong
  • 99. What is the original Russian acronym for the Interstate Aviation Committee?
A) MAK
B) DGAC
C) PKBWL
D) TAIC
  • 100. Which area does the Interstate Aviation Committee investigate air accidents in?
A) Latin America and the Caribbean
B) The European Union only
C) The former USSR area
D) Scandinavia and the Baltics
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