IATA Accident Classification Task Force
The IATA Accident Classification Technical Group "(ACTG), formerly" IATA Accident Classification Task Force (ACTF) or "IATA Accident Classification Working Group" (ACGW) is a working group of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and has been involved for more than 50 years with the classification of air accidents for aircraft in commercial air traffic with a take-off mass of over 20 tons for jets and more than 5.7 tons for turboprops. The group meets in January and analyzes the accidents of the previous year. The aim of the work is to develop correlations (causal chains) and recommendations, which are summarized in the IATA Safety Report . A separate classification scheme, which was presented at the International Air Safety Seminar 2008, is used for classification.
The task force emerged from the Accident Classification Working Group (ACWG) and is composed of flight safety experts from different regions of airlines, manufacturers, representatives of air traffic control, air navigation chart providers , the International Pilots Association and insurance companies. Admission to the working group takes place by invitation. The wide range of expertise ensures that as many aspects of an accident as possible are examined and the accidents are correctly classified. The group meets every six months (since 2010, before that once a year in January).
Previous conference locations
- 2006 Geneva
- 2007 Vienna
- 2008 Lisbon
- 2009 Vienna
- 2010 Geneva, Seattle
- 2011 Miami, Vienna
- 2012 Miami, Seattle
- 2013 Miami, Cartagena
- 2014 Innsbruck , Toulouse
- 2015 Long Beach , Montreal
- 2016 Miami, Brussels
- 2017 Denver , Salzburg
Leading the group
- Stephen Hough (from 2018)
Former group leader
- Thomas Baberg
- Louis Thériolt (until 2005)
- Dr. Dieter Reisinger (2006-2017)
Former Secretaries
- Martin Maurino (Safety Advisor), until 2007
- Mike Goodfellow (Safety Advosor), 2008-2011
- Gordon Margison (Safety Advisor), 2012-2014
- Bruno Ochin (Safety Advisor), 2015–2017
Web links
- IATA Accident Classification Task Force
- Agenda IASS 2008, Waikiki (PDF file; 267 kB)
- IATA Safety Group and Task Forces (PDF file; 150 kB)
- IATA Safety Report