This safety study examines the Canadian experience with respect to the evacuation of passengers from large aircraft and identifies safety deficiencies associated with communications during evacuations, exit operation, passenger preparedness for evacuations, and the presence of fire, smoke, and toxic fumes. Some 36 fatalities and 8 serious injuries occurred during the evacuation process. These 21 occurrences involved 2,305 passengers and 139 crew members and resulted in 91 fatalities and 78 serious injuries. In addition, there were 3 evacuations in Canada of foreign aircraft. (1) (A83F0006)įrom 1978 through 1991 there were 18 evacuations of large, Canadian-registered, passenger-carrying aircraft. The survivors stated that they barely possessed the strength and mental capacity to negotiate the exits.
When the airplane landed the visibility in the cabin was virtually non-existent at heights higher than one foot above the cabin floor. SA9501 - A Safety Study of Evacuations of Large, Passenger-Carrying Aircraft
