LATAM 2213 ACCIDENT

Here is an infographic we created on the events leading to the accident of LATAM 2213. This is what we know so far.

Aircraft Evacuation Statistics

Several incidents in the late 90s prompted the NTSB to conduct a study on commercial aircraft evacuations. This study investigated 46 aircraft evacuations to help identify passenger behavior and the effectiveness of crewmembers training. Here are the results:

- The most frequent event leading to an evacuation was an engine fire.
- The fastest ARFF response time was under 2 minutes and 10 seconds. The longest response time was 10 minutes [The ARFF was impaired by low visibility].
- 70 percent of evacuations were unplanned when the aircraft was either at the gate, taxiing, in the takeoff roll, or in the landing roll.
- In 1/3 of evacuations, a slide malfunctioned.
- Only 10 percent of evacuations used all available exits.
- Nearly 50 percent of passengers took their carry-on bag during the evacuation.
- Nearly 20 percent of passengers were pushed during the evacuation.
- 8 percent [ 6 minor and 2 serious] sustain injuries.